MUHAMMAD UMAR

Senior Product Designer

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About

Highly accomplished Senior Product Designer with over 5 years of experience specializing in transforming complex concepts into intuitive, accessible, and pixel-perfect user experiences. Proven ability to lead end-to-end design processes, from wireframing and prototyping to developing scalable design systems that reduce redundant work by 30%. Expert in collaborating cross-functionally to deliver impactful enterprise-level design solutions across diverse industries including Web3, Finance, AI, ML, and automotive.

Work Experience

Working Student - UX Designer

Mercedes-Benz Tech Motion GmbH

Apr 2024 - Mar 2025

Contributed to the design and development of digital platforms within a regulated automotive environment, focusing on enhancing user experience and adherence to industry standards.

  • Contributed to the design and development of the Mercedes-Benz Operating Fluids website and admin portal, ensuring optimal user experience.
  • Facilitated internal design feedback workshops, integrating stakeholder and user input to iteratively enhance UI concepts and drive continuous improvement.
  • Developed comprehensive journey maps and interactive prototypes, effectively resolving complex problems within user onboarding and admin portal workflows.
  • Ensured strict adherence to documentation and UX standards within a regulated, enterprise automotive environment, maintaining high design quality and compliance.

Senior Product Designer

FiveRivers Technologies

Aug 2020 - Mar 2024

Led design initiatives across diverse projects, including Web3, Sports, Finance, AI, and ML, while establishing and maintaining a scalable design system.

  • Created and maintained a scalable design system (using Figma), including icons, vectors, and illustrations, ensuring visual consistency and aesthetics across all digital touchpoints.
  • Developed design system used by 3+ internal product teams, reducing redundant design work by 30%.
  • Collaborated with product managers, engineers, and marketers to deliver concepts for design and front-end engineering of enterprise-level design projects.

UX/UI Designer

Tazteq PK

Nov 2017 - Aug 2020

Designed and presented user-centric UX/UI solutions, developed design systems, and collaborated with developers to ensure seamless product implementation.

  • Presented UX designs and solutions to senior staff, evangelizing for user-centric design decisions.
  • Created design systems for products.
  • Handed off the design specs to developers and collaborated with them on development constraints.

Education

Research in Computer and Systems Engineering

Technische Universität Ilmenau

Sep 2023 - Dec 2024

Computer Science

The University of Lahore

Sep 2013 - Aug 2017

Certificates

Certified Professional for Usability and User Experience (CPUX-F)

UXQB® - International Usability and UX Qualification Board

Apr 2025

Languages

English (Fluent) , German (Basic)

Skills

Design Methodologies

  • UX/UI Design
  • Product Design
  • Design Systems
  • Wireframing
  • Prototyping
  • User Research
  • Journey Mapping
  • User Onboarding
  • UI/UX Standards
  • Design Feedback Workshops
  • User-Centric Design

Technical Skills

  • Front-end Development
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Git
  • SVN

Collaboration & Project Management

  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Remote Team Collaboration
  • Problem Solving
  • Concept Translation
  • Design Handoff

Design Tools

  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Miro
  • Mural
  • Zeplin
  • Illustrator
  • Adobe Creative Suite