Netherlands

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Motion Design

Branding and Identity Design

Design Operations

Service Design

Content Design

Product Design

Customer Experience (CX)

UX Testing

UX Research

Branding

Ahmed Barakat

Global Customer Experience Manager

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Presentation skills

Conflict resolution

Leadership

Analytical skills

2D Animation

Email marketing

Budget management

Product roadmap

Product strategy

Hotjar

Jira

Sketch

Workday

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

How to set up the team for success by defining and measuring team's performance.

Choosing metrics and team goals

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Running effective design critiques

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Running effective meetings

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

Identifying problems vs solutions

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Presenting your work with impact

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Building a design process

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Being the only designer

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Working with product and engineering

I lead global CX digital vision and strategy for one of the most specialized audiences in the world — professional chefs and food operators, across 50+ markets. Understanding how they think, what they need, and what gets in their way to solve their unique problems. This is by far the work and team I’m most proud of.

I do this with the team I built of people who move fast, think long, and care about getting it right for all chefs.

I'm also the global product owner of our flagship digital platform — the most comprehensive destination for professional chefs online, from recipes and trends to video training and products. All with AI-powered personalization. I set the strategy, own the roadmap, and connect what chefs and business need to what actually gets built. Making sure we achieve their goals.

From concept to production, performance marketing to brand and from hyper localy owned contents to multimillion regional integrated campaigns. Covering Europe, Middle East, Pakistan and Africa. Working with our in-house team, freelancers and multiple agencies to shape and create an experience that matches our customers’ expectations.

Creative lead of design for content & campaigning for brands like Coca-Cola, Clorox, Opel, Orange, L'Oreal, Danone, Garnier, Schweppes, Toshiba, among other local brands.

Ahmed Barakat🇳🇱

About Ahmed Barakat

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