Ikbal Mahmud

Open to full-time and contract work

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Ikbal Mahmud

I design SaaS products people actually trust.

Product Design Lead specializing in SaaS products, web apps, mobile apps, and website design.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

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English, Bangla

About

UI/UX Designer with 6+ years of experience helping 15+ startups and enterprises build simple, high-performing digital products. Bridges beautiful design with clean code.

Led 15+ SaaS/enterprise projects at 6Sense Technologies—boosting satisfaction 30%, cutting errors 20%, and increasing retention 25% via research, A/B testing, and CRO audits. Previously, sole product designer at Valere Healthcare, owning research to final UI.

Builds 0-to-1 design systems, mentors junior designers (+50% productivity), leads C-level presentations, and integrates AI workflows (Figma AI, ChatGPT-4, Claude, Cursor) to accelerate prototyping and handoff.

Based in Dhaka. Available for remote full-time roles and select contracts across Europe, the Middle East, and APAC.

Case Studies

supportdash

SupportDash

A targeted, high-efficiency web dashboard designed to replace a cluttered Google Sheet for a growing SaaS support team, eliminating operational friction without the bloat of enterprise suites.

Mid-Sized SaaS Company

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2026

Fernweh travel planning app on a mobile phone

Fambit

An empathetic multi-generational health and household management mobile application designed to unify family medication tracking, habits, and inventory while hardcoding privacy and consent into its core architecture.

Fambit

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2026

supportdash

Migranium

An end-to-end product redesign for a cross-border scheduling platform, transforming an opaque booking and waitlist process into a transparent, unified workflow designed to eliminate multi-time-zone friction.

Migranium

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2024

homepage

Esky Repairs

A customer-centric digital product redesign for an Australian trades team, introducing upfront pricing transparency, self-service DIY guides, and flexible service tiers to dismantle industry-standard pricing opacity.

Esky Repairs Ltd.

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2024

supportdash

Valere Velvate

A foundational design system and component architecture built single-handedly by a sole product designer to unify fragmented UI patterns, accelerate engineering output, and power the Valere Care telemedicine suite.

Valere Healthcare

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2022

Pulse health tracking app on a mobile phone

Valere Care

A patient-facing telemedicine application built on the Valere Velvate design system, engineered specifically for users experiencing digital healthcare for the very first time in Bangladesh.

Valere Healthcare

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2022

supportdash

Meal Tracker

An innovative, dual-purpose mobile application engineered to bridge the critical gap between daily dietary choices and meal-related expenses, empowering users to achieve long-term nutritional goals alongside absolute financial wellness.

Meal Tracker Ltd.

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2022

Tools

Design

Figma

Figma AI

Adobe Suite

Web Templates

Research

Claude

Perplexity

Maze

Miro

Hotjar

Design Systems

Ant Design

shadcn/ui

Tailwind CSS

Material Design

AI

Claude

Cursor

Midjourney

Prompt Engineering

AI-Assisted Prototyping

Handoff

Figma Dev Mode

Notion

Zeplin

Web Platforms

Framer

Webflow

Wix

Work History

6Sense Technologies

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Senior Product Designer (On-site)

Sep 2023

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Present

Leading end-to-end product design across core platform areas at a growing technology company.

Spearheaded UI/UX strategy for 15+ SaaS/enterprise projects (+25% client retention). Drove 30% satisfaction and 20% error reduction via A/B testing, journey mapping, and CRO audits.

Streamlined dev handoff 35% through scalable design systems (components/tokens). Mentored 5 junior designers (+50% productivity) and led C-level client presentations to secure strategic buy-in.

Integrated AI workflows (ChatGPT, Figma AI) for research synthesis and prototyping. Evaluated v0.dev/Cursor and applied multi-step prompting + agent-style workflows to automate repeatable design tasks.

6Sense Technologies

Senior Product Designer (On-site)

Sep 2023

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Present

Leading end-to-end product design across core platform areas at a growing technology company.

Spearheaded UI/UX strategy for 15+ SaaS/enterprise projects (+25% client retention). Drove 30% satisfaction and 20% error reduction via A/B testing, journey mapping, and CRO audits.

Streamlined dev handoff 35% through scalable design systems (components/tokens). Mentored 5 junior designers (+50% productivity) and led C-level client presentations to secure strategic buy-in.

Integrated AI workflows (ChatGPT, Figma AI) for research synthesis and prototyping. Evaluated v0.dev/Cursor and applied multi-step prompting + agent-style workflows to automate repeatable design tasks.

Migranium

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Product Designer (Remote Contract)

Mar 2023

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Dec 2025

Senior designer on a SaaS scheduling platform for the Canadian market.

Redesigned booking and checkout interface, achieving 25% conversion uplift and significantly increasing user engagement.

Directed user research (interviews, surveys) uncovering pain points, boosting satisfaction 20%, and directly influencing product roadmap.

Partnered cross-functionally to launch new features, driving 10% month-over-month MAU growth. Accelerated stakeholder approvals 30% with interactive prototypes.

Migranium

Product Designer (Remote Contract)

Mar 2023

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Dec 2025

Senior designer on a SaaS scheduling platform for the Canadian market.

Redesigned booking and checkout interface, achieving 25% conversion uplift and significantly increasing user engagement.

Directed user research (interviews, surveys) uncovering pain points, boosting satisfaction 20%, and directly influencing product roadmap.

Partnered cross-functionally to launch new features, driving 10% month-over-month MAU growth. Accelerated stakeholder approvals 30% with interactive prototypes.

Valere Healthcare

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Product Designer (On-site)

Jan 2022

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Aug 2023

Sole product designer for a telemedicine platform serving patients and clinicians across Bangladesh.

Led patient-facing healthcare platform redesign (+25% engagement, -15% booking time) through simplified navigation and user-centered design.

Conducted usability testing with patients and providers, translating insights into 20% satisfaction gain across the platform.

Collaborated on new feature development, driving 10% MAU growth. Co-created enterprise design system, reducing dev time 25% and ensuring cross-product UI consistency.

Valere Healthcare

Product Designer (On-site)

Jan 2022

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Aug 2023

Sole product designer for a telemedicine platform serving patients and clinicians across Bangladesh.

Led patient-facing healthcare platform redesign (+25% engagement, -15% booking time) through simplified navigation and user-centered design.

Conducted usability testing with patients and providers, translating insights into 20% satisfaction gain across the platform.

Collaborated on new feature development, driving 10% MAU growth. Co-created enterprise design system, reducing dev time 25% and ensuring cross-product UI consistency.

Anun Ltd.

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Graphic & UI Designer (On-site)

Nov 2019

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Dec 2021

First designer on a consumer superapp targeting underserved markets across Bangladesh.

Designed marketing collateral and product packaging, boosting brand awareness 30% in the local market.

Created digital advertising assets and social visuals, driving 20% increase in website traffic.

Overhauled flagship mobile app UI (+25% usability). Executed user testing sessions, raising satisfaction 15% and contributing to 10% app download growth.

Anun Ltd.

Graphic & UI Designer (On-site)

Nov 2019

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Dec 2021

First designer on a consumer superapp targeting underserved markets across Bangladesh.

Designed marketing collateral and product packaging, boosting brand awareness 30% in the local market.

Created digital advertising assets and social visuals, driving 20% increase in website traffic.

Overhauled flagship mobile app UI (+25% usability). Executed user testing sessions, raising satisfaction 15% and contributing to 10% app download growth.

Freelance

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UI/UX Designer & Framer Developer

Jun 2022

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Present

Designs responsive websites, full web templates, and landing pages for startups using Figma and Framer.

Integrates CMS platforms (Wix, Webflow) to deliver scalable, client-managed digital experiences.

Translates complex business requirements into clean, user-friendly interfaces that drive measurable client growth.

Freelance

UI/UX Designer & Framer Developer

Jun 2022

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Present

Designs responsive websites, full web templates, and landing pages for startups using Figma and Framer.

Integrates CMS platforms (Wix, Webflow) to deliver scalable, client-managed digital experiences.

Translates complex business requirements into clean, user-friendly interfaces that drive measurable client growth.

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