Muhammad Abbas
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Toptal member since April 15, 2020
Abbas is a senior product designer at First Abu Dhabi Bank, shaping UX used by millions. He delivers high-impact digital products across fintech, SaaS, banking, healthcare, and eCommerce, specializing in end-to-end product design and simplifying highly complex systems into seamless experiences.
Portfolio
Carolina Green Realty
Work Experience
Senior Product Designer
First Abu Dhabi Bank
- Co-designed the UAE’s First Multi Product Package, letting users open a current account, iSave, and credit card in one session; highly praised by First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) leadership for accelerating new customer acquisition.
- Led end-to-end UX design for core, regulated retail banking products—including onboarding, savings, payments, and credit cards—for one of the MENA region's largest financial institutions.
- Navigated the strict Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) regulatory mandates by collaborating with Product, Tech, and Compliance teams to ship seamless, high-security digital banking experiences that balance user needs with compliance.
Senior Product Designer
Globant
- Deployed as an embedded senior product designer by Omnia/Globant to lead high-stakes digital transformation initiatives full-time within First Abu Dhabi Bank’s (FAB) in-house digital banking division.
- Represented Globant’s design excellence by championing advanced product discovery frameworks and user-centric design methodologies, successfully bridging consultancy strategy with internal client product goals.
- Managed cross-functional stakeholder alignment between external consultancy frameworks and internal FAB squads (Product, Engineering, Compliance), accelerating the delivery of regulated retail banking flows.
Senior Product Designer
Freelance
- Created brand identity, along with the mobile and web app interface for a fintech startup.
- Worked on the full brand identity, including UI/UX for a healthcare company.
- Designed a complete UI, including logo and style guides, for a footwear classified app.
- Developed a full brand identity, as well as the Android and iOS app based on an immersive reading experience.
- Collaborated with developers to ensure pixel perfect coding in majority of the UI/UX projects.
UI & Graphic Designer
Betterhomes
- Rebranded the logo and brand guidelines for the company.
- Worked on UI and UX for the company's website redesign.
- Updated the company's marketing materials design under a record time.
- Developed new ad layouts for print, social media, and email.
- Collaborated with the photographers, developers, and marketing coordinators for day-to-day tasks.
UI and Graphic Designer
Oxygen Middle East
- Designed several social media and email campaigns for company vendors like Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Aruba, Bitdefender, Huawei, Dell EMC, Fortinet, etc.
- Designed a new logo and website for the company and its subsidiaries.
- Created various PowerPoint pitch decks with direct communication with the CEO.
- Designed flyers and marketing materials for events and workshops in the Middle East.
- Managed print orders and dealt with external suppliers for events and workshops.
Communication Designer
AbacusConsulting
- Designed layouts of the website and electronic and print materials for all programs and events (logos, landing pages, flyers, posters, banners, collaterals, invitations, newsletters, newspaper advertisements, etc.).
- Carried design projects from concept to completion while adhering to the brand guidelines.
- Assisted the branding manager with creative concepts and collateral for the corporate events.
- Maintained and enhanced the company's social media channels by adding and improving design and interactive features.
- Managed print orders and dealt with external suppliers.
Graphic Designer
ZAN Solutions
- Developed brand identities and social media campaigns for the company's clients.
- Worked on designing a company's regular social and digital presence.
- Collaborated with content writers to develop digital strategy.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design and Management
Warnborough College - Canterbury, Ireland, UK
Higher National Diploma (HND) in Graphic Design
Pearson, Edexcel - London, UK
Skills
Tools
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Apple Keynote, Microsoft PowerPoint, Jira, Trello, Slack, Zoom, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, Sketch, InVision, Balsamiq, Claude, Figma Make, FigJam, Miro, Confluence
Platforms
Android, iOS, MacOS, Windows, Figma, Vercel
Industry Expertise
Healthcare, Real Estate
Other
Wireframing, Research, Low-fidelity Mockups, High-fidelity Mockups, Logo Design, UI Design, UX Design, Visual Design, Mobile App UI, Web App UI, Brand Guidelines, Dashboard Design, Branding, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Mobile UX, Product Design, PowerPoint Design, Usability Testing, Mobile UI, Harvest, Prototyping, Iconography, UI Style Guides, eCommerce, Video Chat, UI Research, B2B, Brokerage, User Interface (UI), Style Guides, Trade Finance, UX Research, Blockchain Platforms, Digital, Fintech, Digital Wallets, Cryptocurrency, Footwear, Marketplace Design, Mockups, Classifieds Submissions, Educational Platform Design, Information Architecture (IA), Illustration, Mobile Apps, Graphic Design, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude Code, Google Stitch, Fintech Design
Experience
- Visual Design - 9 years
- Wireframing - 6 years
- Low-fidelity Mockups - 6 years
- UI Design - 6 years
- Mobile App UI - 6 years
- Dashboard Design - 4 years
- Adobe Experience Design (XD) - 4 years
Tools
- Adobe Experience Design (XD)
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