Hi, I’m Syed

Product Designer, former IB analyst and CFA candidate. Now I design the fintech tools I wish I'd had — and the ones nobody has built yet.
5 years of experience
Specialize in Fintech, B2B, & SaaS.
2x Award Winning Designer
SVA and AIGA NY
MFA Interaction Design,
School of Visual Arts, New York
SELECTED WORK

Street IQ

Financial Research AI Copilot Cutting Research Time by 85%

VoCreate

Empowering Artists with Hand Impairments using Voice Interfaces

Truck It In - Dashboard

Logistics Management Increasing Productivity by 80%

Truck It In - Mobile

Helping Drivers Find Jobs 12x Faster

City Builder Green

Private Equity Investment Platform for Environment Growth

MarKit

Investment Discovery Platform Powered with AI Financial Advisor

ABOUT ME

I came to design through finance — IB, asset management, CFA candidate, I was doing it all. I know the sporadic research, the tedious reports, the Excel models built from scratch at 2am. Behind every inefficiency is a human being — an analyst under pressure, a manager making million-dollar calls, a founder betting everything. I've lived that firsthand, and I believe those people deserve tools built with the same rigor and care they bring to their work. Now I design exactly that — and with AI, we can finally move mountains. I've also led design at startups and studios, so I know how to move fast without losing the craft. I've noticed it hasn't changed much at all, and I'm excited to collaborate with the right team to tackle these problems one by one.

Education
MFA Interaction Design
SVA
PG Visual Design
UAL
Awards
Fresh Grad 23
AIGA NY
Paula Rhodes Award
Thesis Excellence, SVA
Unfair Advantage
Product Designer with Finance background
Diversity
Lived in 10 countries, 11 cities, 3 continents
Favourite Tools
Figma, Adobe, Webflow, Vercel v0, Claude, Reve