Hi, I’m Sara Ghasemi Gilavan, a Product Designer with over five years of experience shaping fintech products and complex back-office/admin panels. I’m passionate about user-centered design, problem solving, and collaboration, and I strive to transform ideas into intuitive, business-impactful solutions. I thrive in collaborative teams and enjoy conducting usability studies, interviews, and data-driven analysis to optimize performance, conversions, and user satisfaction. I’m seeking a challenging role to continue growing as part of an expert team.

Sara Ghasemi Gilavan

Hi, I’m Sara Ghasemi Gilavan, a Product Designer with over five years of experience shaping fintech products and complex back-office/admin panels. I’m passionate about user-centered design, problem solving, and collaboration, and I strive to transform ideas into intuitive, business-impactful solutions. I thrive in collaborative teams and enjoy conducting usability studies, interviews, and data-driven analysis to optimize performance, conversions, and user satisfaction. I’m seeking a challenging role to continue growing as part of an expert team.

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Hi, I’m Sara Ghasemi Gilavan, a Product Designer with over five years of experience shaping fintech products and complex back-office/admin panels. I’m passionate about user-centered design, problem solving, and collaboration, and I strive to transform ideas into intuitive, business-impactful solutions.

I thrive in collaborative teams and enjoy conducting usability studies, interviews, and data-driven analysis to optimize performance, conversions, and user satisfaction. I’m seeking a challenging role to continue growing as part of an expert team.

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Language

English
Advanced
Korean
Beginner

Work Experience

Product Designer at Bazaarpay
January 1, 2025 - November 10, 2025
Expand and improve design system. Redesign merchant panel.
Product Designer at DG Shahr Marketplace
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Enhancement on login. Redesign Supplier admin panel. Supplier registration flow design.
Product Design Lead at Tabdeal Exchange
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
Improved margin, deposit & withdraw, verification, trade, swap, etc. user experience through usability testing, interview & data analysis. Utilized data-driven insights and tools like Meta-base and GA4 to optimize product performance. Facilitated effective communication between board, technical, marketing, and support teams for user-centric product management. Onboarded new members and led product design team.
UI/UX Designer at LeadoLean Startup
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Conducted UX research, competitor analysis, user journey and user-flow on Miro, UI design.
UI/UX Designer at Copysho Startup
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Benchmark, UI design on Figma, prototype, pitch deck, business plan.
Content and Graphic at Academy Method
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Designed Instagram banners, designed posters, produced Instagram content.
Product Designer at Bazaar-pay
January 1, 2020 - Present
Expanded and improved the UI kit to facilitate and streamline the development process. Redesigned the merchant panel, auto-recharge, direct debit, website landing, and wallet recharge flows; for example, retained suggested amounts in wallet recharge as they were used by 31% of users. Designed the BNPL service.
Product Designer at DG Shahr Marketplace
August 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025
Achieved a 20% decrease in dead clicks on login and a 4% increase in OTP conversion rate through UX improvements. Redesigned the supplier admin panel, resulting in 80% administrator satisfaction. Designed the supplier registration flow, increasing the conversion rate by 20%.
Product Design Lead at Tabdeal Exchange
June 1, 2022 - July 1, 2024
Enhanced margin, deposit & withdrawal, verification, trade, and swap user experience through usability testing, interviews, and data analysis, leading to a 4% reduction in swap-related support calls and chats after redesign. Applied data-driven insights using Meta-base, Clarity and GA4 to optimize performance; achieved a 7% increase in conversion from the margin leaderboard redesign to trade. Improved cross-functional communication between board, technical, marketing, and support teams through better documentation. Onboarded new members and led the product design team. Expanded and improved the UI kit.
UI/UX Designer at Copysho Startup
March 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Financial projection, Pitch deck, Business plan, UX research, Competitor analysis
UI/UX Designer at Leado Lean Startup
February 1, 2020 - September 1, 2021
UX research, Competitor analysis, User journey and user flow on Miro, UI design on Figma

Education

MSC MBA Finance at Amirkabir University
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025
BSC Biomechanics Engineering at Amirkabir University
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025
MSC MBA-Finance at Amirkabir University
January 11, 2030 - January 31, 2026
BSC Biomechanic Engineering at Amirkabir University
January 11, 2030 - January 31, 2026
MSC MBA-Finance at Amirkabir University
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026
BSC Biomechanic Engineering at Amirkabir University
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026

Qualifications

UX Research (Certified – Udemy, Google)
January 11, 2030 - January 31, 2026
UX Research Certification
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026
Data-Driven Interaction Design Certification
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026
Gamification Certification
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026
AI-Assisted UX Design Certification
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Other