Samiha Albakri
Senior Product Designer
Cairo
Summary
Experienced product designer known for leading with dedication and strategic mentorship. Transitioning from a versatile designer to a specialist in key areas of product design since 2020, I have mentored over 100 individuals in navigating the UX/UI landscape. As a senior product designer at Bank of Palestine, I focus on advancing the institution's digital product portfolio strategically. My professional approach is characterized by strict adherence to NDAs, ensuring utmost confidentiality in recent design projects.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
20
20
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Product Designer
Bank of Palestine
02.2022 - Current
- Explaining user research results to internal and external stakeholders
- Developing personas and usage scenarios
- Creating wireframes, user stories, sitemaps, and user flows
- Creating product prototypes
- Analyzing user feedback and activity and iterating to enhance the user experience
- Assisting with content development
- Conducting competitor and customer analysis
- Coordinated with developers throughout the entire product lifecycle, ensuring alignment between design vision and technical specifications.
- Developed innovative product concepts through extensive market research and competitor analysis.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of design elements.
Product Designer
Lindemann Rock (Contract)
11.2024 - 04.2025
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define product goals and design strategies.
- Create high-fidelity wireframes, prototypes, and interactive designs for digital products.
- Analyze user behavior and feedback to iterate and improve product experiences.
- Present design rationale and solutions to leadership and key stakeholders.
- Establish best practices for UX/UI design and process improvements.
- Use data-driven insights to refine and optimize design solutions.
- Managed multiple projects effectively in demanding environment with tight deadlines.
User Interface Designer
Yalla Cooperative
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Creating visually appealing and intuitive user interface for web and mobile applications
- Wireframe and prototype to communicate design concepts
- Adjust and maintain design system components for mobile and web applications
- Create responsive design and computable with different screen sizes
- Design and refine the visual elements of the product, including icons, color schemes and typography
- Create and maintain design documentation including style guides and design specifications to facilitate collaboration and consistency in the design
UX UI Co-mentor
Gaza Sky Geeks
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Help and guide trainees through the course materials, project work, and overall learning journey as they begin on their path to becoming a UI/UX/Product Designer.
User Experience Designer
Dash
08.2021 - 11.2021
- Developing personas
- Consulting with clients to understand their goals and explaining research results
- Creating wireframes, sitemaps and screen flows
- Assisting with content development
- Conducting competitor and customer analysis
UX/UI Designer
Gaza Sky Geeks
08.2020 - 11.2020
- Through this experience in technical training course I learned how to create a better experience when creating or redesigning existing digital products and services by conducting UX research and collecting user needs and product requirements, also creating a creative design ideas based on UX process using process flows and site maps, visual design for elements and components.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science
IUGaza
Gaza, Palestine 04.2001 - 01.2018
Bachelor's degree - Computer Science
Future University in Egypt
Cairo 01.2018 - 01.2021
Skills
Design thinking
Visual design
Responsive design
Design systems
Mobile app design
Problem-solving
Mockups and prototypes
Design process
Product design
Interaction design
Usability testing
Wireframing and prototyping
Websites
Certification
Hive Analytics AI Copilot Diploma
Timeline
UXProduct design Practical Masterclass
08-2025
Cradis UI Design Systems and Design Tokens
07-2025
Tremoloo Advanced UX Bootcamp
03-2025
Product Designer
Lindemann Rock (Contract)
11.2024 - 04.2025
Hive Analytics AI Copilot Diploma
10-2024
User Interface Designer
Yalla Cooperative
01.2023 - 03.2023
Product Designer
Bank of Palestine
02.2022 - Current
User Experience Designer
Dash
08.2021 - 11.2021
UX UI Co-mentor
Gaza Sky Geeks
06.2021 - 12.2021
UX/UI Designer
Gaza Sky Geeks
08.2020 - 11.2020
Bachelor's degree - Computer Science
Future University in Egypt
01.2018 - 01.2021
Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science
IUGaza
04.2001 - 01.2018
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