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About

I turn complexity into products people can understand.

Hello, I am Haidar Ali a digital disigner based in Madrid. I have a deep passion for all aspects of Digital Design and Art Direction. I take pleasure in collaborating with agencies and like-minded individuals who are driven to tackle challenges through the creation of stunning designs and exceptional experiences.

Today, I lead design through ambiguity—connecting user needs, business priorities and engineering constraints to create products that are clear, scalable and useful.

I’m particularly interested in how AI changes product behaviour and delivery. I use it to strengthen research, design and building—while keeping human judgment responsible for the outcome.

8+

Years in Product Design

250+

Designers Mentored

06

National Awards

My Perspective /

Technology should adapt to people—not the other way around.

The best product decisions rarely begin with a screen. They begin with understanding people, systems, incentives, constraints and consequences.


That is why I combine HCI, product strategy and technical thinking before deciding what should be designed.


For me, leadership means creating clarity—helping designers make stronger decisions, helping teams understand the whole system and helping product and engineering move forward together.

How I Work /

From uncertainty to shared direction.

Frame the Problem

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Align the user problem, business goal, constraints, risks and measures of success.

Research the Reality

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Model the System

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Design & Validate

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Align, Ship & Learn

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Capabilities /

The disciplines behind the work.

Four connected areas of practice: how products are decided, how complex systems are structured, how teams are led and how design meets engineering.

Product Strategy & HCI

Product thinking

HCI

UX research

Information architecture

Product decisions

Validation

Enterprise UX & Systems

Complex workflows

Multi-role platforms

Permissions

Design systems

Accessibility

Scalable patterns

Design Leadership

Team leadership

Mentoring

Design critique

Hiring

Stakeholder alignment

Design operations

AI & Design Engineering

AI-product UX

Human–AI interaction

AI-assisted workflows

Framer

HTML/CSS

React fundamentals

Design-to-code

Experience /

8+ years across product, systems and leadership.

Team Lead UI/UX Design

Evento Solutions LLC

Dec 2022–Present

Dec 2022–Present

Lead Product Designer

Askolay

Mar 2020–Nov 2022

Mar 2020–Nov 2022

Senior Product Designer

Ozel

Mar 2018–Feb 2020

Mar 2018–Feb 2020

UI/UX Design Mentor

FAST–NUCES

Mar 2018–Apr 2022

Mar 2018–Apr 2022

Enterprise Experience /

Complexity has shaped how I design.

I have contributed to products connected with Saudi Aramco, DP World, Dubai World Trade Centre, World Governments Summit, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, GITEX Global and regional editions, IKTVA and Ithra.

This work spans enterprise events, venue operations, registration, government platforms, recruitment, real estate and other complex digital ecosystems.

Currently Exploring /

Where product design meets AI, HCI and building.

Human control and trust in AI products

AI-assisted design and research workflows

Design-to-code and front-end experimentation

Scalable resources for Product Designers