ISIlham Shiraz
Ilham Shiraz 🇱🇰
Product Designer
From ambiguous problem to developer-ready design.
Sri Lanka
UX strategyDesign systemsFront-end

Profile

I design at systems level, not screens.
17+ years taking enterprise products from an ambiguous problem to developer-ready design.
User needsBusiness goalsTechnical constraints

Core expertise

Strategy & systems thinkingUX strategy, IA, design systems
Interaction design & deliveryPrototyping, WCAG, developer-ready specs
User research & testingPersonas, journey mapping, A/B testing
Front-end developmentHTML, CSS, jQuery, Angular, React (foundational)
Leadership & collaborationMentoring, design reviews, stakeholder alignment

✦ Working with AI

Research to problem statements and HMWs
Personas and journey maps, validated
Design systems via MCP: Figma to React
Ideation guided by research findings
Accessibility and heuristic checks with AI agents
Full-stack vibe-coded apps, deployed
I own every design decision

Where it started · 2009 – 2013

Web DesignerVirtual Planet Solutions · May 2011 – Nov 2013
Front-End DeveloperThe Capital Maharaja Organisation · Apr 2009 – Feb 2011

Dec 2013 – Aug 2022

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Lead Consultant, UI/UX
Virtusa · British Telecom
UX/UI and front-end architecture for high-traffic enterprise apps
End-to-end UX research and design principles
Pixel-perfect UI with HTML, CSS, SASS, Angular and React
Mentored UX/UI designers

Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

0
Front-End Architect, UI/UX
Arimac Lanka · du Telecom
Front-end architecture for performance, scalability and SEO
HLD and LLD documents with UML and Confluence
Balanced technical feasibility with UX best practice
UX concepts turned into production-ready solutions

Jul 2023 – Aug 2026

0
Senior Lead UX Designer
IFS R&D International · Asset Management
End-to-end UX with design thinking, research to developer-ready
Personas, journey maps and usability testing
AI-driven UX research and UI design via MCPs
Mentored designers, drove UX strategy and governance

Education

BSc (Hons) Computing, Second UpperTeesside University, UK · 2011 – 2012
DNIIT DiplomaNational Institute of Information Technology · 2009 – 2010
CIMA UK, Foundation & Managerial Level 12006 – 2009

Leadership & community

President, Multimedia UnitComputer Society · 2005
Director for International UnderstandingInteract District 3220, Sri Lanka · 2007 – 2008
President & EditorInteract Club of Zahira College · 2005 & 2006
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Ilham Shiraz
Product Designer · Sri Lanka
https://ilhams.space/
ilhamshiraz@gmail.com
+94 771 120 771
UX strategy · Design systems · Front-end
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