Crafting simple and
scalable experiences

Product Design Manager · 8+ years across e-commerce, fintech and on-demand delivery.

Experience

  1. Getir

    Product Design Manager

    • Lead and develop a team of designers across Getir, GetirBüyük, GetirYemek, GetirÇarşı and GetirSu through coaching, structured feedback and performance support.
    • Raise the bar for design quality by improving review practices, ways of working and cross-functional collaboration with Product and Engineering.
    • Shape design impact at an organisational level — aligning teams, strengthening design culture and enabling more strategic, consistent execution.
    • Remain hands-on across key product initiatives, contributing directly to critical design decisions.
    • Drive the adoption of AI-assisted design workflows to accelerate concept exploration, mockup generation, UX writing clarity, research synthesis and design documentation.
    Design LeadershipProduct StrategyTeam ManagementDesign SystemsOKRs

    Lead Product Designer

    • Led end-to-end design initiatives across five verticals, improving experiences for millions of users globally.
    • Owned complex cross-vertical projects — translating strategy, research insights and product data into scalable, high-impact design solutions.
    • Mentored designers while maintaining active hands-on design execution.
    • Contributed to FreshDirect (US) as part of a dedicated 6-month project following Getir's acquisition, shaping key experience improvements.
    End-to-end Product DesignFigmaUX ResearchStakeholder Management

    Senior Product Designer

    • Owned critical grocery shopping journeys within the market vertical, improving customer experience at scale.
    • Led end-to-end design work using research insights and product data to identify and validate opportunities.
    • Partnered cross-functionally to simplify complex problems and deliver measurable, scalable experiences.
    Product DesignDesign SystemsFigmaPrototyping

    Product Designer

    • Designed end-to-end experiences across multiple user journeys within the Getir ecosystem.
    • Contributed to GetirFinans, shaping early product flows and information architecture for financial services.
    • Collaborated with Product, Research and Engineering teams through iterative, user-centred problem solving.
    Product DesignFigmaMobile UX
  2. Akbank

    UX Designer

    • Designed end-to-end mobile experiences for Akbank Mobile and Axess/Juzdan at one of Turkey's largest private banks.
    • Played a lead role in the strategic transformation of the Axess app into the Juzdan application — from concept through delivery.
    • Produced high-fidelity designs and prototypes in Figma; collaborated with R/GA and Pentagram Creative Studio.
    UX DesignFintechUsability TestingFigmaMobile Banking
  3. Hepsiburada

    UX Designer & Researcher

    • Conducted IA studies and improved user journeys across all platforms for Turkey's leading e-commerce platform.
    • Led user research programmes: usability tests, card sorting, tree tests, surveys and competitive analysis.
    • Reported user feedback weekly to cross-departmental stakeholders (IT, Marketing, Operations, CX), driving rapid issue resolution.
    UX DesignE-commerceMobile & WebFigmaUser Research

Skills & Tools

Design & Prototyping

  • Figma
  • FigJam
  • Miro
  • Zeplin
  • Design Systems
  • High-fidelity Prototyping
  • Interaction Design

Research & Strategy

  • Usability Testing
  • Information Architecture
  • Card Sorting
  • Tree Testing
  • Survey Design
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Service Design

Leadership & Collaboration

  • Team Management
  • Coaching & Mentoring
  • Design Critique
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Agile / Scrum

AI-assisted Design Workflows

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Figma Make
  • Stitch
  • Concept Exploration
  • Mockup Generation
  • UX Writing Support
  • Research Synthesis
  • Design Documentation

Let’s work
together.

Open to senior IC, design leadership and product design management opportunities.