Product Design Manager

Leading design teams for complex digital products.

Product Design Manager with 20+ years of experience leading designers, design systems, telecom products, enterprise platforms, and multi-market digital transformation programs.

A hands-on manager for high-stakes product teams.

Combining people leadership, product strategy, design operations, and craft quality to help organizations modernize digital products without losing sight of real user needs.

Team Leadership

Managed designers through coaching, critique rituals, delivery standards, and growth expectations.

Product Strategy

Connected customer insight, business goals, and roadmaps so teams could make sharper decisions.

Design Operations

Created repeatable review models, governance patterns, and handoff practices for distributed teams.

Systems Thinking

Built design systems and reusable foundations that helped complex organizations move faster.

Selected product stories.

A focused view of strategy, operating model, business goals, interface systems, and outcomes.

Leadership

Vodafone Product Design Leadership

Managed 16 product designers supporting 29 squads, with critique rituals, shared standards, and stronger delivery quality.

Telecom

Lebara Global Digital Transformation

Aligned design direction across eight international markets through shared systems, governance, and agency collaboration.

Enterprise

Arya Enterprise Marketplace

Created product foundations, journey architecture, and operational checkout flows for hospitality marketplace teams.

Experience timeline.

2025 - 2026

Product Designer Principal, Vodafone

Led and managed 16 product designers serving 29 squads across product, engineering, and business stakeholders. Defined product vision and design strategy in collaboration with product managers, engineers, and business teams. Mentored designers, ran design reviews, improved design quality standards, and helped teams deliver consistent, user-centered digital experiences.

2022 - 2025

Product Designer Consultant, Digital Transformation, Lebara Group UK

Led digital design transformation across eight international markets including the UK, Germany, Netherlands, France, Denmark, Australia, Spain, and Switzerland. Created a comprehensive design system reflecting Lebara's brand DNA across digital products. Managed collaboration with an India-based agency delivering an Employee Self-Service platform, while improving cross-market workflows and design consistency.

2020 - 2022

Product Designer, Enterprise Marketplace Platform, Arya System Software House, USA

Designed an enterprise marketplace platform for the hospitality sector in the United States. Created scalable design foundations, user-flow architecture, hotel client interfaces, and operational checkout journeys. Led the design of the end-to-end transaction experience, from customer engagement through checkout and label-printing operations.

2018 - 2022

Digital Transformation Lead, Tafeel

Led digital transformation work for Tafeel, supporting enterprise and government-sector digital solutions across service digitization, workflow automation, AI-enabled operations, cloud, cybersecurity, and process automation. Collaborated with business and technical teams to translate transformation goals into usable digital products and scalable service experiences.

2017 - 2020

Product Designer Team Leader, Vodafone

Directed a team of six product designers, setting design direction, delivery standards, and collaboration practices across multiple projects. Led user research, wireframes, prototypes, and design system work to support customer-centered product delivery. Mentored designers and helped build a high-performance, collaborative design culture.

2007 - 2017

UI/UX Designer, Vodafone

Designed responsive web and mobile digital experiences for Vodafone customers and internal teams. Worked closely with developers, stakeholders, and product teams to translate business needs into functional customer journeys. Created user interfaces, layouts, prototypes, and design solutions focused on usability, clarity, and consistent digital experiences.

2005 - 2007

UI/UX Designer, Raya Telecom

Created user-friendly websites with strong attention to typography, layout, content structure, and SEO best practices. Designed digital interfaces that balanced visual quality with functional usability. Worked on website design and content management workflows to support clearer and more effective online experiences.

2002 - 2005

Frontend & UI Designer, Software House

Designed and developed responsive digital interfaces, wireframes, prototypes, and interactive front-end experiences. Used HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to support implementation and collaboration with development teams. Helped translate design concepts into functional websites and digital products.

2000 - 2002

Freelance Web & Graphic Designer / Technical Instructor, Freelancer

Worked as a freelance web and graphic designer, delivering end-to-end digital solutions including website design, web development, and database development for clients. Also served for one year as a technical instructor across multiple training centers, delivering more than six professional courses in web development, website design, and database development. Taught cohorts of 8 to 15 participants through hands-on instruction and practical guidance focused on real-world technical skills.

Licenses & certifications.

Recent learning and professional credentials across AI-assisted UX, design thinking, agile product practice, and interaction design.

Let’s shape the next product chapter.

Available for Product Design Manager roles, design leadership, enterprise UX, design systems, and digital transformation opportunities.