Senior UX Consultant · Product & Strategy

Designing systems that scale teams and ship faster.

I'm Haider Ali, a UX leader at Aramco focused on UX governance, design systems, and AI-powered products. I mentor designers, streamline delivery, and partner with engineering to land real outcomes.

UX Governance Design Systems AI in UX
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Based in Saudi Arabia · Advising teams worldwide

15+
Years
10+
Apps
8+
Mentoring

Work Focus

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UX Governance

Establishing policies, design quality gates, and contribution models across divisions to keep UX consistent and efficient. Learn more about UX governance →

Design system components

Design System

From SharePoint v1 to a robust, token-based system with usage guidelines, code examples, and governance workflow. See design system FAQ →

AI-powered product UI

AI-Powered Products

Enterprise search, summarization, and workflow assistants that reduce toil and accelerate decision-making. Learn about AI integration →

Selected Projects

Board and committee platform

MC Dynamic (Board/Committee)

Consulted on a board & committee management platform—agenda, actions, and secure distribution.

Role: UX consultation · 2024–2025

Corporate intranet

MyHome Intranet

Corporate intranet governance and tiles (e.g., eGRC Cybersecurity Center, AIDA AI assistant tile).

Role: Lead designer · 2022–2025

Operations analytics

OpsInsight

Operations monitoring & predictive analytics with UX for real-time decisioning.

Role: Product design · 2024–2025

AI Experiments

Exploring the intersection of AI and UX through practical experiments and prototypes.

AI-powered design assistant

Design System AI Assistant

Experimenting with AI to generate design tokens, component documentation, and usage guidelines. Automating repetitive design system tasks.

Status: In Development · 2024

AI user research analysis

UX Research AI Analyzer

Building tools to analyze user feedback, interview transcripts, and usability test results. Extracting actionable insights from qualitative data.

Status: Prototype · 2024

AI workflow automation

Workflow Automation

Creating AI-powered workflows for design handoffs, stakeholder communication, and project documentation. Reducing manual overhead in design processes.

Status: Planning · 2024

How I Can Help

Strategic consulting to scale your design operations and accelerate product delivery.

Design System Strategy & Implementation

Build a design system that actually gets adopted. From audit and strategy to tokens, components, documentation, and team training. Includes governance model and rollout playbook.

Duration: 4-8 weeks · Teams: 5-50+

UX Governance & Quality Framework

Establish clear decision rights, quality gates, and contribution workflows. Align design, product, and engineering teams with measurable processes and review cadences.

Duration: 2-4 weeks · Impact: Immediate

AI-Powered UX & Product Workflows

Integrate AI assistants for research, design, and operations. Enterprise-grade search, summarization, and workflow automation that reduces toil and accelerates decision-making.

Duration: 3-6 weeks · ROI: Measurable

Writing

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UXIQ.org — UX Publication

UX governance, design systems, and enterprise design insights. Where practitioners share real-world strategies and lessons learned.

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Newsletter — Black & White

Personal thoughts on business, leadership, and life. Raw perspectives without the corporate filter.

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Reading recommendations

Reading Recommendations

Curated books, articles, and resources that have shaped my thinking on UX, design systems, and product strategy.

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Reading Recommendations

Books, articles, and resources that have shaped my thinking on UX, design systems, and product strategy.

Design Systems book

Design Systems

by Alla Kholmatova. Essential reading for anyone building or scaling design systems. Covers patterns, governance, and team collaboration.

Book · Design Systems

UX Strategy book

UX Strategy

by Jaime Levy. How to create innovative digital products that people want. Focuses on user research, business strategy, and validation.

Book · Product Strategy

More reading recommendations

More Recommendations

Explore my complete collection of books, articles, and resources on UX, design systems, and product strategy.

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Breaking Into Tech

A comprehensive roadmap for aspiring professionals to break into the technology industry. From building your digital presence to securing your first role in tech.

Career paths and specializations

Choose Your Path

Explore 6 different IT career paths: Full-Stack Developer, AI Engineer, Prompt Engineer, Data Scientist, Cybersecurity, and DevOps.

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Step-by-step learning guide

Step-by-Step Guide

Follow our 24-week roadmap from creating LinkedIn and GitHub profiles to landing your first job in tech.

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Tools and resources

Start Your Journey

Comprehensive list of essential tools, learning platforms, communities, and resources to accelerate your learning journey.

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Let's Work Together

Ready to scale your design operations? Let's discuss how I can help accelerate your product delivery. View FAQ

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Email

For project inquiries, speaking opportunities, or strategic consulting.

haiderxayan@gmail.com

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Connect for professional updates, articles, and networking opportunities.

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GitHub

Explore my open-source contributions and design system implementations.

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