Ghada Samy

Sr. UI/UX and Product Designer — Design Systems, Enterprise UX & AI-Powered Design

Summary

Sr. UI/UX and Product Designer with 9+ years shipping fintech, banking, automotive and enterprise SaaS products. Specialised in design systems and design tokens, enterprise UX, AI-powered design workflows (generative AI), and UX research, information architecture, usability testing and prototyping in Figma. Has led and mentored design teams of up to 16.

Key Achievements

  • Introduced design system frameworks at two organisations, cutting design inconsistencies by 40%.
  • Led UX-driven digital transformation across five automotive dealership networks and six regional banks, reaching 15M+ users.
  • Founded UI Markets, a design toolkit platform with 10,000+ users.

Professional Experience

UX Strategy & Product Designer – Fintech & Legal AIJan 2023 – Present
Independent Consulting Practice — Malaysia / USA

Merchantrade Asia (Fintech Platform)

  • Provided end-to-end UX and product consultancy across Merchantrade Money, Enrich App, eRemit and the Feego student payment platform, covering mobile application design for onboarding, international money transfer and transaction history.
  • Conducted UX audits and usability testing; prioritised findings with stakeholders and delivered iterative improvements within Agile development cycles.
  • Simplified user flows and optimised form design, increasing conversion rates and reducing abandonment across high-priority journeys.

Magna (Legal AI Platform)

  • Delivered UX strategy and product consulting for an AI-powered legal document analysis platform, designing information architecture and interaction patterns (enterprise UX, generative AI) that reduced cognitive load for legal professionals.
  • Conducted market and competitor analysis, surfacing strategic gaps that informed the product roadmap and go-to-market narrative.
  • Made complex AI capabilities discoverable and trustworthy through intuitive UI patterns, validated through user testing with practising legal professionals.
Lead UI/UX & Product Designer – Enterprise UXNov 2023 – Apr 2025
FPT Software (Client: Petronas) — Malaysia
  • Led a team of 16 designers; mentored 5 juniors on user-centred design and WCAG 2.1 accessibility.
  • Ran user research and co-design workshops, and standardised design specs and documentation to cut design-to-development rework.
Lead Product Designer – Automotive Dealership PlatformsAug 2021 – Sep 2023
Whip Mobility — Malaysia
  • Cut service scheduling time by 60% with streamlined booking workflows across web and mobile for Auto Bavaria, Eurokars, CarVault and more.
  • Defined product vision and roadmap; built a reusable component library and design system shared across client releases.
Sr. UI/UX Designer – Banking & Fintech ProductsJul 2020 – Jul 2021
Aleph-Labs — Malaysia
  • UX strategy for six Southeast Asian banks (Bank Islam, OCBC, AmBank, Alliance Bank and others), reaching 15M+ users.
  • Figma prototypes and usability testing gave 40% faster approvals and 45% better handoff efficiency.
Sr. UI/UX Designer – Recruitment PlatformMar 2020 – May 2020
Recruitable — Malaysia
  • Conducted user research and usability evaluation to identify pain points; designed improved user journeys and high-fidelity prototypes addressing critical usability issues.
Sr. UI/UX Designer – Web & UI ComponentsDec 2018 – Jan 2020
Abundant Academy — Malaysia
  • Designed responsive website experiences and reusable UI component systems aligned with brand identity and user objectives.
  • Improved visual consistency across digital properties through systematised, component-based design.
Creative DesignerAug 2017 – Oct 2018
MOBE — Malaysia
  • Delivered integrated digital and print campaigns, landing pages, and executive presentations — aligning creative output with brand and campaign strategy.

Education & Certifications

Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Education
Faculty of Arts and Education — Egypt (equivalent to Level 7 Bachelor's Degree)
2012 – 2016
  • Google UX Design Professional Certificate
  • AI in Design: Current Tools, Future Applications
  • Design Leadership & Cross-functional Team Management
  • Coursera: Use Generative AI as Your Thought Partner
  • Udemy: Project Management & Effective Project Teams

Languages

EnglishFluent
ArabicNative