Syed Kamran Haider — Curriculum Vitae
Syed Kamran Haider◆UI/UX Front-End Lead◆Digital Transformation Manager
kamran@dnngraphics.com·+966 54 760 4962·kamranhaider.net
The story so far
From Karachi to Jeddah: twenty years of turning complicated journeys into simple ones
Designer-developer behind the ANB mobile banking app — two million customers, five industry awards — now leading UX and front-end at Wataniya Insurance.
UI/UX Design Lead turned Digital Transformation Manager with 20+ years designing and building digital products across insurance, government, retail and e-commerce. I lead end-to-end design for web and mobile — research through prototyping, visual design and front-end delivery — with deep hands-on expertise in OutSystems, HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript, Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud.
Comfortable owning a design system, mentoring delivery teams and shipping across CMS, low-code and native platforms. Sales- and outcome-oriented, and adaptable across multicultural teams.
By the numbers
- 20+
- Years designing and building digital products
- 2M+
- Active customers on the ANB mobile banking app
- 5
- Industry awards won by a redesigned banking app
- 3
- Countries worked in: Pakistan, UK and Saudi Arabia
Recognition & awards
The redesigned ANB mobile banking app was recognised by five industry bodies in the years after launch.
- 2021Best Mobile Banking AppSaudi Arabia · Global Finance Magazine
- 2022Best Mobile ApplicationSaudi Arabia · International Business Magazine
- 2022Best SME BankingSaudi Arabia · International Business Magazine
- 2021–22Mobile Excellence AwardOutSystems Saudi Arabia Summit
- 2021Best Digital BankSaudi Arabia · Digital Banker Awards
Industries shipped in
- Insurance
- Banking
- Government
- Retail
- E-commerce
Work experience
Jan 2023 – Present
UI/UX & Front End Lead
Wataniya Insurance · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · wataniya.com.sa
My first experience in the insurance industry. Led design of a customer self-service portal built on the OutSystems platform and a user-centric quotation creation system, then designed and shipped a companion mobile app for the iOS App Store and Google Play.
- The company’s first customer-facing digital platform
- 24/7 self-service
- 2 live apps · iOS + Android
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023
UI/UX Designer — Mobile Apps & Web
Arab National Bank · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · anb.com.sa
Delivered mobile app design under Agile methodology on the OutSystems platform — rebuilding the app’s information architecture from the ground up so customers could find any function without asking for help, and enabling rapid iteration as business needs shifted.
- 2M+ active customers
- 5 industry awards
- #1 Mobile Banking App, Saudi Arabia · Global Finance 2021
Aug 2018 – Dec 2020
UI/UX SharePoint Designer
Riyadh Chamber of Commerce · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · chamber.sa
Owned design implementation across multiple SharePoint 2013/2016 portals and ASP.NET applications for internal and external audiences. Built relational database reporting in Power BI and delivered full WordPress sites — including ricec.com.sa and alriyadhtrade.com — with SEO optimisation.
May 2017 – 2020
UI/UX Designer — Mobile Apps & Web
Excellent Solutions · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · es-saudi.com
Part of the mobile development team, owning prototyping and design across a portfolio of apps as well as website design end-to-end, from web to mobile UX. Produced mobile motion design in Adobe After Effects and shipped it as JSON animation inside the app.
Oct 2016 – Feb 2017
Front-End Developer
UXBERT · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · uxbert.com
Worked within a user-centred design agency team in an Agile, Java Liferay-backed environment with AngularJS front-end enhancements, integrating design into HTML/CSS with JSP and Angular components. Embedded on-site at Saudi Telecom’s corporate head office in Riyadh.
Jun 2014 – Jul 2015
E-Commerce Manager & Front-End Developer
TechnoCart Limited · Oxford, UK · technocart.co.uk
Built TechnoCart’s e-commerce platform on Magento from template through front-page design, integrating a daily automated product feed (XML/FTP, custom modules) from UK suppliers Ingram Micro and Techdata. Managed the site’s Google Ads and Google Shopping campaigns end-to-end — first sale shipped November 2014.
Sep 2013 – Mar 2014
Web Designer & Developer
Grafton College of Management Sciences · London, UK · graftoncollege.ie
Delivered a consistent, easily-updatable web presence across three campus sites (London, Dublin, Pakistan) on DotNetNuke CMS, with responsive HTML5/CSS and Dynamic Forms.
Design & technical expertise
UX Strategy & Research
- User research & usability testing
- Journey mapping & information architecture
- Stakeholder workshops & design sprints
- Heuristic evaluation
Design & Prototyping
- UI design ideation
- Interactive prototyping
- Wireframing to high-fidelity
- Design handoff
- UI/UX for web & mobile
- Responsive web design
Design Systems & UI Architecture
- Design systems & component libraries
- Style guides & pattern documentation
- Custom SCSS
- Bootstrap 5
- Tailwind CSS
- Expert HTML5/CSS3
Platforms & Enterprise Tools
- OutSystems low-code
- SharePoint Portal Server
- CMS — Strapi, WordPress, DNN
- Magento e-commerce
- Jira / Agile workflows
- Adobe Experience Manager (familiar)
Everyday toolbox
- Figma
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Sketch
- OutSystems
- HTML5 / CSS3
- JavaScript
- AngularJS
- DotNetNuke
- WordPress
- Magento
- SharePoint
- SEO & Google Ads
- HTML email
- Adobe Flash & motion design
- Print & graphics design
- cPanel · Helm · IIS
- eBay store design
Roots & education
Earlier experience
- May 2009 – Jul 2013Founder & Front-End DeveloperDNNgraphics.com · Karachi, Pakistan
- Jun 2005 – Apr 2009Web Designer / Front-End DeveloperE-IngTech · Karachi, Pakistan
- Feb 2004 – May 2005Web Designer / Graphics DesignerTenPearls · Karachi, Pakistan
- Mar 2001 – Jan 2004Web DesignerKASB Technologies · Karachi, Pakistan
Education
- Feb 2015 – Jan 2016Master of Business Administration (MBA)London School of Commerce (LSC), London, UK
- Aug 2013 – Sep 2014BTEC Level 7 Extended Diploma, Strategic Management & LeadershipGrafton College, London, UK
- Mar 2002 – Jun 2004Master of Computer Science (MCS)KASBIT, Karachi, Pakistan
- Jan 2000 – Dec 2002Bachelor of Commerce (BSc/BA)Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan
Languages
- ENEnglishExcellent
- URUrduNative speaker
- ARArabicReading / writing — committed to learn
Global by experience, human by design.
20+ years of international and overseas project experience; able to lead and work across multicultural teams. A fast learner — adaptable and dedicated, with a strong, versatile work ethic and a sales- and marketing-oriented mindset.