Product design leader. 18+ years across fintech, crypto, and consumer products, built for 80M+ users, from 0→1 launches to scaled platforms.
Kraken · Neo-Banking · 0→1 Launch · 2025
$7M+ revenue in 8 weeks, 30K+ card orders, 6× weekly transactions
Careem (Uber) · Super App · 2024
150% subscriber growth, 96% retention, 4× service usage
Design that doesn't change an outcome isn't design.
It's decoration.
18 years closing the gap between what a business needs and what actually gets built. Crypto exchanges. Super-apps. Neobanks. Travel platforms. Products used by 80M+ people.
Careem · OpenAI · 10+ Markets · 2025
+67% conversion, 94% intent accuracy across 4 languages
AI Track Record
Metro Bank · UK Retail Banking · AI · 2018
2.4M+ insights, 80% retention — balance shifted negative → positive
"Few leaders inspire enough confidence to follow them from one company to another. Jay is incredible at making sense of business chaos for his design team."

Hakeeb Bashorun
Lead Product Designer· Careem & Almosafer
"What sets Jay apart is his rare combination of creative vision and practical execution."

Sam Rapp
Sr. Director of Product Design· Careem
"He is a role model for any design team, not only for his professional impact but for the way he leads with empathy and purpose."

Samantha Hamadeh
Product Marketing Manager· Careem
I design what moves numbers in production. If it doesn't trace back to an outcome, it doesn't ship.
Alignment before Figma. That's how you deliver fast without throwing work away.
Three companies. Every design org I built kept delivering at the same standard without me. That's the whole point.
Not a slide deck talking point. Faster exploration, better decisions. The taste is mine. The speed is multiplied.
Conversations shaping the future of design.
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"If you get the chance to work with him, take it. You won't just improve, you'll level up."

Khussan Djabbarov
Product Designer· Careem
Started building websites at 15. BSc Product Design, Brunel. MBA Digital Banking, Cranfield. Front-end engineer, IC designer, team lead, design director, co-founder. I've written production code, led teams of 25+, and presented to exec boards. AI is embedded across my entire workflow — the taste is mine, the throughput is multiplied.
Companies I've Shaped