Amber Jabeen
About Amber Jabeen
Amber Jabeen is the Director Product Design (Head of Design) at Delivery Hero in the United Arab Emirates, with extensive experience in design leadership and operations.
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Amber Jabeen is the Director of Product Design and Head of Design at Delivery Hero, located in the United Arab Emirates.
Current Role at Delivery Hero
Amber Jabeen currently holds the title of Director Product Design (Head of Design) at Delivery Hero in the United Arab Emirates. She oversees design strategy, operational planning, and team management to deliver exceptional product design outcomes.
Previous Roles at Delivery Hero
Amber Jabeen has held multiple positions at Delivery Hero in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She served as Director DesignOps in 2022 for five months; as Sr. Manager, DesignOps, Design System from 2020 to 2021; and as Design Manager in 2019 for three months. These roles involved driving design operations, scaling design teams, and implementing design systems.
Professional Experience
Amber Jabeen's diverse career spans roles across different companies. She was a UX Design Lead at IBM from 2018 to 2019 in Dubai. At TET Digital, she held positions as Manager Digital Design from 2016 to 2018 and UX/UI Designer from 2011 to 2015. She also worked as Manager Interactive Media at J. Walter Thompson Worldwide from 2003 to 2010 in Pakistan, and as a Multimedia Developer at Beyond Information Technology Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd. from 2000 to 2003 in Pakistan.
Educational Background
Amber Jabeen studied at the Institute of Business Administration, where she earned a certification in Advertising and Communication in 2005. She completed her Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics at Karachi University from 1997 to 2000.
Design Leadership and Achievements
Amber Jabeen led the rebranding of talabat across nine markets, enhancing user engagement. She successfully scaled the design team by 45% within a year and founded an in-house design studio to promote a culture of design excellence. She also established a dedicated Design System team, hiring the first UX engineers and fostering cross-functional partnerships. Her initiatives have significantly increased the team's performance and design maturity.
DesignOps MENA Community
Amber Jabeen established and leads the DesignOps MENA community in Dubai, UAE. This initiative brings together professionals in design, product, tech, and brand through regular events, fostering a collaborative environment for industry experts.