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Hi! I’mSarim Naeem aSenior Product Designer fromPakistan 🇵🇰

Product designer who thinks like a product manager — I shape strategy, architect systems, lead teams, and ship real products with AI.

See what i can do

Chai, Bagheera &
a clean wireframe —
my holy trinity.

Observation taught me UX.
Banking taught me trust.
AI makes me fast.

I’m a detective for
user problems — following
clues until the solution
feels obvious.

Sarim Naeem
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My philosophy

For me, good product design is not decoration. It is the alignment of user needs, business goals, and technical reality.

User Technology Business
I work in the overlap Behaviour Interviews Jobs to be done Journeys Usability tests Accessibility Figma Make Cursor Claude APIs HTML / CSS Design tokens Strategy Adoption Roadmaps Experiments North-star metric Risks

Selected Work

A few products where research, strategy, design, and a lot of problem-solving came together.

REHAL case study
2020 - TRANSPORTATION · LOGISTICS · ENTERPRISE SAAS

REHAL

Enterprise UXWorkforce mobilityWeb + Mobile

Designing an Enterprise Transportation
Platform That Simplified Workforce Mobility

See project →
Bank Alfalah internet banking
2023 - WEBAPP

Redesigning Digital
Banking Around Everyday
Financial Habits

FintechUX strategyWeb app

Bank Alfalah Internet Banking

See project →
Bayan Al Arabia app screens
MOBILE APP · EDTECH · PARENT + CHILD

Turning Screen Time
Into Learning Time

Product strategyGamificationArabic UX

Bayan Al Arabia

See project →
I need help now MotoX Services app screens
MOBILE APP · ON-DEMAND · MARKETPLACE

Designing for the
Moment a Bike
Breaks Down

Service designTrust & UXMobile app

MotoX Services

See project →

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Little About Myself

Sarim Naeem
Sarim NaeemSenior Product Designer

I started my career in design, but over time my role moved far beyond screens.

I’ve worked across digital banking, enterprise platforms and client products — leading UX, collaborating with product and engineering teams, and turning complex requirements into simple experiences.

Today I work as much as a product manager as a designer — owning roadmaps, product architecture and delivery, leading a design team, and working side by side with developers.

And when an idea needs proving, I build it myself — vibe-coding real products with AI and shipping them.

Experience

The journey so far

Starting with where I am now — and rewinding all the way to where it began. Five roles, twelve years.

Dec 2023 — Present

Senior Manager · UI/UX & Product Design

Xicom Solutions
  • Led end-to-end product design, from discovery and strategy to delivery, optimization, and iteration across SaaS, fintech, AI, and enterprise products.
  • Managed clients, teams, timelines, and cross-functional delivery while integrating AI tools to accelerate product development and business execution.
Jul 2018 — Nov 2023

Lead UX Designer

Bank Alfalah · Alfa App
  • Owned UX strategy for Alfa and digital banking products, delivering major app revamps and improving navigation, information architecture, and key banking journeys.
  • Designed 0→1 products and high-volume banking experiences including payments, cards, lending, investments, onboarding, and digital/physical banking touchpoints.
Jan 2017 — Jul 2018

Senior UI/UX Designer

Axact · INGIC UAE
  • Designed Android and iOS products for global clients, translating business requirements into modern, user-focused interfaces.
  • Worked with cross-functional teams to deliver UI/UX solutions along with supporting marketing and documentation assets.
Jan 2015 — Nov 2016

Senior Creative Designer

Technosol
  • Designed user-centered web and mobile interfaces based on client requirements and business objectives.
  • Worked directly with clients on requirements while creating digital, social media, print, and branding assets.
Jul 2013 — Sep 2014

Graphic Designer / Game Artist

Bounty Studio
  • Designed UI, environments, characters, props, and visual assets for 2D mobile games.
  • Created sprite animations and gameplay visuals in collaboration with developers to improve the overall player experience.
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How I think

I turn ambiguity into decisions

01

Frame the real problem

Before any pixels, I sit with stakeholders, users and engineers to agree on what we are actually solving and how we will know it worked.

02

Map the trade-offs

User needs, business goals and technical limits go on one page, so every design decision has a clear reason behind it.

03

Prototype to learn

Fast, testable prototypes in Figma, code or AI tools put real flows in front of real users in days, not weeks.

04

Ship and measure

A clean handoff and close pairing with engineering, then I track adoption and usability after launch and keep refining.

Beyond the canvas

Designer by craft. Product manager by habit.

Which hat am I wearing today?

Scopes, priorities and timelines — balancing what users need with what the business must hit.

RoadmapQ3 · sprint 14
NowOnboarding v2Payments fix
NextSaved cardsDark mode
LaterAI insightsNice-to-have
UsersBusinessTech
System mapv1.3 · scalable
App API Payments Auth DB
#product-team4 online

DEVCan we ship this by Friday?

Yes — if we move “export” to v2. Plan’s in the doc 👇SN

PMClient approved the scope 🙌

QATest cases ready ✅

~/quackapizsh

$ claude "add WhatsApp OTP endpoint"

✓ route /otp created · tests passing

$ git push origin main

✓ deployed to production 🚀

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I don’t just design products. I build them too.

I bring product thinking, design leadership, and hands-on
execution together — helping teams turn complex problems
into simple, scalable experiences.

Companies I’ve Contributed To
Bounty Studio, Xicom Solutions, Bank Alfalah, Axact

What I bring to the table

A mix of product thinking, hands-on design, leadership, and
enough technical understanding to keep ideas grounded in
reality.

01 — Experience
10+

years turning messy problems into products people use every day.

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Sarim Naeem
02 — Approach
Product thinking first
Why does it matter? What should we build? How will it work?
03 — Clarity
Complex → Simple
04 — Speed
Days → Hours
Beforedays
With AIhours

AI-assisted research, prototyping & handoff

05 — Ownership
From 0 → Shipped

End to end — from the first user interview to the production release.

  1. Research
  2. Define
  3. Design
  4. Build
  5. Ship
Two major digital banking revamps
Design × Business
06 — Résumé
Download my
résumé
PDF · Updated 2026
Industries
  • Fintech & Banking
  • Logistics
  • Enterprise SaaS
  • B2B Analytics
  • Consumer Apps
  • Games

Why you need me in your team ;)

01

Quality work on tight timelines

ResearchWireframesHi-fiShipped
02

Leading teams, clients & delivery

SNPMDEVQA
To doDoingShipped
03

Architecting products that scale

Atom
Component
Pattern
04

Roadmaps that balance users & business

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05

Not just design — I ship it with AI

figma.design
localhost:3000<Button/>deploy ✓
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Playground

Two tiny UX experiments. Go on, play.

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Pick a mood, I’ll restyle the UI.

Tap a colour (or press 1–6) and watch one token ripple through a whole component.

--accent: Lime
SN
Good evening, Sarim3 trips need attention today
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02

More choices, slower decisions.

That’s Hick’s law. Pick how many buttons to show, find the word, and watch your time climb.

Find Pay0.00s
Tap the word as fast as you can
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Your best time for each round shows up here.

Social media & brand building

Campaigns that had to stop the thumb.

Alongside product, I’ve led brand building and social media for clients across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan — visual identity, creative direction and campaigns for fintech, real estate, automotive, healthcare and lifestyle brands.

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Off the clock · Journeys by Sarim

Away from work, I’m usually chasing a different kind of journey — somewhere on the road with my Bagheera.

Balochistan has been my biggest escape — from coastal roads and rugged landscapes
to remote tracks, mountains, and places far beyond the usual routes. Over the years,
those rides became stories, photographs, and a way of seeing more of Pakistan on two wheels.

Sarim standing with his adventure motorcycle, Bagheera
Meet myBAGHEERA250cc · adventure tourer
RIDE · SHOOT · REPEAT · 2026 ·
On two wheels

Karachi → Balochistan → beyond

BalochistanWhere most of the journeys began.
Early starts out of the city
3+ yearsof travel & storytelling Balochistanmy most explored region Journeys By Sarimtravel • motorcycles • photography
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Plot twist

Still deciding whether to hire me? Let me pitch you back.

Still juggling CVs, interviews, and spreadsheets? Imagine having someone on your team who could build a candidate tracker, an onboarding mini-app, or a custom HR system.

You’re looking for a problem solver. I come with a “let me build that” attitude.

Let’s talk about joining your team →