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I’m Abdufattokh Malikov, a Product Designer based in Munich, Germany, open to relocation. I design for HR tech, fintech, and enterprise, with 5 years of experience across the USA, Germany and Central Asia. I see the product not as it is, but as it could be, always results-oriented, and I focus on bridging design strategy with business goals.
I’m passionate about turning insights into outcomes, collaborating cross-functionally to improve activation, retention, and overall product impact.
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Experience Level
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Intermediate
Language
English
Fluent
German
Intermediate
Work Experience
Senior Product Designer at Knauf Digital
July 1, 2024 - PresentLed the design of 10+ projects in a large German construction enterprise, increasing user engagement by 40% by identifying UX bottlenecks and improving UI. Systematized UI patterns by documenting the Design System, reducing design inconsistencies and cutting developer alignment time from 6 to 2 hours per week. Fostered collaboration between Product Design, UX, and CX teams, increasing bug detection by 21% and reducing drop-offs from 41% to 34% within 4 months.
Senior UX/UI Designer at Applied Labs
June 30, 2024 - August 27, 2025Spearheaded UX/UI design for 5 MVPs across various industries, with 4 achieving business goals and enabling long-term client partnerships. Refined strategy by structuring SOWs to align design with business goals, resulting in over 80% client retention or referrals. Optimized workflows by structuring SOWs into phases and sprints, reducing time per user story by 20% and increasing sprint output by 19%.
Senior Product Designer at Workly
February 28, 2023 - August 27, 2025Led design efforts in a leading HR tech startup in Central Asia, optimizing workflows and reducing feature delivery time by 25%, significantly increasing paying clients. Built and established the company's first Design System from scratch, increasing user engagement and reducing engineering costs. Initiated regular customer development and collaboration to identify UX bottlenecks, enhancing client retention.
UX Designer at AsakaBank
February 28, 2022 - August 27, 2025Optimized user flows and conducted surveys for Asakabank's mobile app, increasing the user base from 500K to 900K in 10 months, boosting customer acquisition and revenue. Enhanced information architecture and UX copywriting validated through focus groups and user testing, increasing task success rates by 23% and reducing friction in core user journeys. Created high-fidelity designs and interactive prototypes, reducing development rework by 30% and improving stakeholder validation.
Senior Product Designer at Knauf Digital
July 1, 2024 - PresentLeading design across 4 projects; improved user engagement by 40% and increased session duration from 3m14s to 5m53s by removing UX bottlenecks and refining UI. Systematised UI patterns via a Design System, reducing inconsistencies and cutting developer alignment time from 6 to 2 hours per week. Fostered cross‑functional collaboration between Product Design, UX, and CX, boosting bug detection by 21% and reducing drop-offs from 41% to 34% in 4 months.
Senior UX/UI Designer at Applied Labs
June 30, 2024 - October 10, 2025Spearheaded UX/UI design for 5 MVPs across various industries, with 4 achieving business goals and enabling long-term client partnerships. Refined strategy by aligning SOWs with goals, resulting in 80%+ client retention or referrals. Optimised workflows by phasing SOWs and sprints, reducing time per user story by 20% and increasing sprint output by 19%.
Senior Product Designer at Workly
February 28, 2023 - October 10, 2025Led design efforts of the product ecosystem, optimising workflows and reducing feature delivery time by 25%. Built and established the company’s first Design System from scratch, increasing user engagement and reducing engineering costs. Initiated regular customer development and client collaboration, identifying and fixing UX bottlenecks in the system and increasing client retention.
UX Designer at AsakaBank
February 28, 2022 - October 10, 2025Optimized user flows and conducted surveys for AsakaBank's mobile app, increasing the user base from 500K to 900K in 10 months, significantly boosting customer acquisition and revenue. Enhanced information architecture and UX copywriting, validated through focus groups and user testing, increasing task success rates by 23% and reducing friction points in core user journeys. Crafted high-fidelity designs and interactive prototypes in Figma and ProtoPie, reducing development rework by 30% and enhancing client and stakeholder validation.
Product Designer at Knauf Digital
July 1, 2024 - PresentDesigned 4 product initiatives for a German construction enterprise, improving activation and retention metrics; collaborated cross-functionally with stakeholders; systematised UI patterns by documenting the Design System, reducing inconsistencies and cutting developer alignment time; expanded the design system with new components, tokenized styles and reviewed updates in Storybook; facilitated cusdev sessions to gather real-user feedback and identify UX bottlenecks.
Senior UX/UI Designer at Applied Labs
March 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024Delivered UX/UI design for 5 systems across diverse industries, achieving business goals and enabling long-term client partnerships. Refined strategy and SOWs to align design with goals, contributing to client retention and referrals. Optimised workflows by structuring SOWs into phases and sprints, reducing time per user story by 20% and increasing sprint output.
Senior Product Designer at Workly
May 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023Built the product ecosystem design, optimising workflows and reducing feature delivery time. Created the company’s first Design System from scratch, increasing user engagement and reducing engineering costs. Initiated regular customer development and client collaboration, identifying and fixing UX bottlenecks to increase client retention.
UX Designer at AsakaBank
March 1, 2021 - February 28, 2022Optimised mobile app user flows and conducted surveys, increasing the user base from 500K to 600K in 4 months. Enhanced information architecture and UX copywriting, validated through focus groups and user testing, increasing task success rates by 23% and reducing friction in core journeys. Crafted high-fidelity designs and interactive prototypes in Figma and ProtoPie, reducing development rework by 30% and improving validation with clients and stakeholders.
Senior Product Designer at y
May 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023Built the product ecosystem design, optimizing workflows and reducing feature delivery time, contributing to a significant increase in paying clients. Established the company's first Design System from scratch, increasing user engagement and reducing engineering costs. Initiated regular customer development and client collaboration to identify and fix UX bottlenecks and improve client retention.
Senior Product Designer
May 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023Built design of the product ecosystem, optimizing workflows and reducing feature delivery time, contributing to a significant increase in paying clients. Built and established the company's first Design System from scratch, increasing user engagement and reducing engineering costs. Initiated regular customer development and client collaboration, identifying and fixing UX bottlenecks in the system and increasing client retention.
Education
Master's degree at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA at Inha University
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2021Master's degree in IMS (Mobile Experience and Mixed Reality) at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Logistics at Inha University
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2021Master's degree at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Logistics at Inha University
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023Master's degree in IMS (Mobile Experience and Mixed Reality) at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Logistics at Inha University
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2023Master's degree in IMS (Mobile Experience and Mixed Reality) at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Logistics at Inha University
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023Master's degree in IMS (Mobile Experience and Mixed Reality) at Inha University
January 1, 2024 - January 30, 2026Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Logistics at Inha University
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2023Master's degree at Inha University
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Logistics at Inha University
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Logistics at Inha University
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023Master's degree in IMS (Mobile Experience and Mixed Reality) at Inha University
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Logistics at Inha University
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023Qualifications
Master's degree in IMS (Mobile Experience and Mixed Reality)
January 1, 2024 - February 17, 2026Industry Experience
Financial Services, Professional Services, Real Estate & Construction, Software & Internet, Manufacturing, Other
Skills
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