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Hi, I’m Siamak Aghebati, a product designer based in Istanbul with extensive experience delivering fintech, social media, and digital banking interfaces. I thrive on turning complex problems into intuitive experiences through research, rapid iteration, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams. I’m passionate about crafting clear design systems, measurable outcomes, and user-centered solutions that drive business value. In every role, I enjoy mentoring teammates, advocating for users, and pairing creative exploration with disciplined delivery. I value curiosity, collaborative critique, and outcomes-focused work that blends aesthetics with usability to help products scale and succeed.…Hi, I’m Siamak Aghebati, a product designer based in Istanbul with extensive experience delivering fintech, social media, and digital banking interfaces. I thrive on turning complex problems into intuitive experiences through research, rapid iteration, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams. I’m passionate about crafting clear design systems, measurable outcomes, and user-centered solutions that drive business value. In every role, I enjoy mentoring teammates, advocating for users, and pairing creative exploration with disciplined delivery. I value curiosity, collaborative critique, and outcomes-focused work that blends aesthetics with usability to help products scale and succeed.

Siamak Aghebati

Product Designer, UI Designer, UX Designer, +3

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Hi, I’m Siamak Aghebati, a product designer based in Istanbul with extensive experience delivering fintech, social media, and digital banking interfaces. I thrive on turning complex problems into intuitive experiences through research, rapid iteration, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams. I’m passionate about crafting clear design systems, measurable outcomes, and user-centered solutions that drive business value. In every role, I enjoy mentoring teammates, advocating for users, and pairing creative exploration with disciplined delivery. I value curiosity, collaborative critique, and outcomes-focused work that blends aesthetics with usability to help products scale and succeed.…Hi, I’m Siamak Aghebati, a product designer based in Istanbul with extensive experience delivering fintech, social media, and digital banking interfaces. I thrive on turning complex problems into intuitive experiences through research, rapid iteration, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams. I’m passionate about crafting clear design systems, measurable outcomes, and user-centered solutions that drive business value. In every role, I enjoy mentoring teammates, advocating for users, and pairing creative exploration with disciplined delivery. I value curiosity, collaborative critique, and outcomes-focused work that blends aesthetics with usability to help products scale and succeed.

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Hi, I’m Siamak Aghebati, a product designer based in Istanbul with extensive experience delivering fintech, social media, and digital banking interfaces. I thrive on turning complex problems into intuitive experiences through research, rapid iteration, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams. I’m passionate about crafting clear design systems, measurable outcomes, and user-centered solutions that drive business value.

In every role, I enjoy mentoring teammates, advocating for users, and pairing creative exploration with disciplined delivery. I value curiosity, collaborative critique, and outcomes-focused work that blends aesthetics with usability to help products scale and succeed.

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English

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Persian

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Work Experience

Product Designer at Pazhuhande Rah

November 1, 2024 - Present

Led discovery and product-design efforts: gathered requirements from stakeholders and researched BNPL, installment loans, and micro-lending; created research plans; conducted user interviews and qualitative usability testing; designed sketches, wireframes, and prototypes; and collaborated with agile software-development teams. Delivered customer portals, merchant dashboards, and admin panels. Achievements include a 20% increase in signing-up/connecting-stores task success for Vibe by presenting a clear vision upfront and a 30% reduction in the time to add products for Refah Kar by simplifying information requirements through stakeholder/user interviews.

Product Designer at RailTown

March 1, 2022 - November 1, 2024

Conducted multi-stage research of social media users to identify archetypes, needs, and pain points, uncover opportunities to attract more users, and provide solutions to increase engagement with Fediverse. Achievements include a 23% faster completion time for related article search in Fediverse Academy, 19% higher task success for finding/ accessing the desired platform in Fediverse City, and a 30% reduction in search/archival asset retrieval time in Kimia due to redesigned search and archives.

Senior UI/UX Designer at Tobank

April 1, 2020 - February 28, 2022

Applied user-centered design methods to translate research findings into wireframes and prototypes. Led user research with interviews of users of similar products to identify needs and frustrations, producing a SWOT map to guide product vision. Contributed to improvements in online banking flows and related interfaces.

UI/UX Designer at Tenian Holding

January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020

Led UI/UX design for multiple projects (Fintech, B2B, B2C, tourism and admin software) from research to final execution. Conducted user research to identify needs and pain points, created personas and journeys, and delivered pixel-perfect interfaces. Achieved high satisfaction ratings from GardeshPay users for handling financial situations.

Co-Founder, Freelance UI/UX Designer at Zarbin Ltd

February 1, 2011 - December 31, 2019

Co-founded and led design efforts across various projects, applying UX research methods and designing solutions aligned with client goals and user needs. Mentored junior designers in research extraction and interface delivery.

Graphic Designer at Setareh Vanak

July 1, 2016 - February 28, 2019

Designed 50+ billboards, catalogs, brochures, social posts and advertisement campaigns from ideation to final output.