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Head Of Product Design

Head of Product Design with 8+ years building and leading product design functions across fintech and e-commerce
platforms in Southeast Asia. Experienced in defining design strategy, scaling design systems, and partnering with
product and executive leadership to drive measurable business outcomes.


Experience: 8 years

Yearly salary: $56,000

Hourly rate: $25

Nationality: 🇲🇾 Malaysia

Residency: 🇲🇾 Malaysia


Experience

Head of Product Design
RAKSUL
2024 - 2026
Led product redesign initiatives across the CUSTA e-commerce ecosystem, increasing checkout conversion by 42% (0.6% → 0.85%) and contributing to a ¥650M (~RM20M+) revenue milestone. • Reduced checkout drop-off by 23% by simplifying purchase flows and improving configuration steps. • Oversaw product experience across 6 platforms and internal systems, ensuring scalable UX patterns and consistent design standards. • Built and governed the CUSTA design system with reusable components and documentation across multiple platforms. • Established design governance practices and cross-team collaboration frameworks across product, engineering, and marketing teams. • Defined product experience strategy and design principles for CUSTA’s ecosystem. • Led design direction across product initiatives, mentoring designers and working closely with product and engineering leadership. • Led UX research programs that informed product roadmap decisions and experience improvements. • Developed analytics dashboards to track funnels, CVR, and behaviour insights. • Embedded AI-assisted workflows (ChatGPT, Claude, Figma AI) to accelerate ideation and prototyping.
Head of UI/UX
Al-Rajhi Bank Malaysia
2022 - 2024
Led product design for the Rize Islamic digital banking app, covering onboarding, deposits, personal financing, referrals, and marketplace journeys. • Improved acquisition and activation by simplifying onboarding and identity verification, reducing friction in account setup. • Conducted quarterly UX audits across iOS, Android, and Huawei to ensure consistency, usability, and accessibility compliance. • Created scalable design components and documentation that improved developer efficiency and UI consistency. • Collaborated with Product, Marketing, Strategy, and Corporate Affairs on high-impact campaigns and growth initiatives. • Partnered with Legal, Compliance, Shariah, and Risk to ensure experiences met regulatory and governance requirements. • Leveraged AI tools for research synthesis, competitor benchmarking, and UX writing to support faster experimentation.
Senior UI Designer
BORN Group
2019 - 2022
Led the Malaysia UI design team delivering multi-platform UX/UI solutions for global enterprise clients. • Worked with international UX/UI teams across regions to maintain design consistency and scalability for cross-market projects. • Designed digital campaign experiences for Apple and Samsung under Digi Telecommunications, supporting high-visibility launches. • Won and delivered first-phase concept design for Oriana Jewellery, shaping the digital brand and product experience. • Provided UI leadership for telecom projects including DTAC Thailand, delivering responsive web and mobile interfaces.
Lead UI/UX Designer
PETRONAS ICT
2018 - 2019
Established UX processes and enhancement governance for RoTF (Refinery of The Future) and other transformation initiatives. • Delivered UX for enterprise web and mobile platforms supporting critical engineering workflows. • Designed UX for major systems including RoTF enhancements, PDCT, and Crude platforms. • Created an MVP mobile game for internal engineering engagement and training, boosting adoption of digital learning. • Introduced usability testing and user-centric design practices to improve internal system adoption and efficiency.
UI/UX Designer
AwanBiru Technology Berhad
2017 - 2018
Led UI design for EduCloud platforms (Job Matching portal, CMS portals, online learning interfaces for users and admins). • Delivered job portals, campaign landing pages, CMS dashboards, distance learning sites, and an e-wallet app. • Collaborated with PTPTN to align the Job Matching portal with national education initiatives. • Produced wireframes, UI concepts, and interactive prototypes for stakeholder alignment and development.
Co-Founder – UI/UX Designer & Front-End Developer
2Kinjo Sdn Bhd
2015 - 2017
Co-founded and ran a 3-person studio delivering end-to-end UI/UX and front-end development for web and mobile products. • Designed and built platforms including Profit Pips trading platform and R.AGE (The Star Group) website/mobile revamp. • Implemented front-end using AngularJS, Ionic, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for responsive, cross-platform apps. • Used Sketch, InVision, Zeplin, Marvel, and Adobe Illustrator for design delivery and dev handoff, managing multiple small projects in parallel.

Skills

design
digital-marketing
front-end
sales
ui-ux-designer
english
indonesian
malaysian