JAAFAR AL HAKEEM

Senior Product Designer with 8+ years across product and visual design, including national digital services and mobile apps designed from concept through development handoff. Combines Figma design-system expertise, engineering collaboration, and multidisciplinary team leadership with a background in branding and motion graphics. Experienced in simplifying complex workflows and designing Arabic and English interfaces with right-to-left and left-to-right layouts.

• Brand DesignExpert
• Design PackagingAdvanced
• Design SoftwareExpert
• Graphic DesignExpert
• InDesignAdvanced
• Layout DesignExpert
• Product DesignExpert
• UI designExpert
• User-Centred DesignExpert
• UX/UI DesignExpert

1. Senior Product Designer

   Starsphere IT Solutions

   Dec 2021 to Jun 2026

   • Led end-to-end UI/UX design for national digital services and consumer mobile apps, translating requirements into user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity interfaces, and Figma walkthroughs. • Built and maintained Figma design systems from scratch, including reusable components, variants, Auto Layout, variables/design tokens, typography and colour styles, interaction patterns, and documentation. • Partnered with engineering on minimum viable product (MVP) planning and technical constraints. Prepared design specifications, defined loading, empty, error, and success states, and reviewed working builds against Figma designs. • Managed a multidisciplinary team of four designers across UI, motion, and graphic design, assigning project tasks, reviewing deliverables, and providing design guidance. • Designed Arabic and English interfaces with right-to-left (RTL) and left-to-right (LTR) layouts, prioritizing clear contrast, readable typography, and consistent interaction patterns. Selected projects • Tamwin | National Ration Card Digitization: Designed the full mobile app and advised on the website and administrative dashboards, translating paper-based service processes into digital workflows. • Riyada | Youth Entrepreneurship Program: Designed the full mobile app, including onboarding and funding-related journeys; provided design input on the website and dashboards. • Multi-service mobile app | Unreleased: Designed the full app and individual service interfaces, brand identity, logo, design language, and Figma walkthroughs with engineering. Working prototype completed; development ongoing. • Delivery mobile app | Unreleased: Designed the full ordering experience, branding, logo, and Figma walkthroughs. Refined designs using colleague feedback from internal testing of a working app prototype; project on hold.

2. Graphic Designer

   Toters Delivery App

   Nov 2020 to Nov 2021

   • Developed creative concepts and produced campaign assets within established brand direction, including the Khoorafi promotion and Basrah market expansion. • Created social media graphics, motion graphics, in-app banners, and outdoor advertising, adapting campaign designs across digital and print formats. • Collaborated with marketing stakeholders to translate campaign briefs into visual concepts and production-ready assets, maintaining brand consistency across concurrent campaigns.

3. Product Designer

   Starsphere IT Solutions

   Sep 2019 to Sep 2020

   • Designed the public-facing website, application form, and branding for Minha, a national emergency grant platform, translating registration requirements into clear user flows. • Created wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity interfaces for web and mobile projects in collaboration with project managers and developers. • Prepared design specifications, clarified interaction states and technical constraints, and reviewed working builds against Figma designs to resolve implementation issues.

4. Graphic Designer

   Rahwanji Print Company

   Mar 2018 to Sep 2019

   • Designed logos and commercial print materials, including outdoor advertising posters, roll-up banners, business cards, magazines, and receipt books. • Prepared artwork for production and assisted with printing and cutting, adapting layouts to format, scale, and production requirements.

1. Al-Farahidi University College

   Telecommunications Engineering

   Baghdad, Iraq

   2018 to 2022