Sawsan Istaitiea / UX & CX leaderPortfolio / 2026

Beyond screens. Beyond interfaces. Portrait of Sawsan IstaitieaMeaningful human experiences.

I turn complex digital services into clear journeys, scalable systems, and stronger customer outcomes.

Great experiences are not made at the interface alone. They take shape where customer reality, business ambition, and delivery decisions meet.

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Design with human stakes.

Sawsan Istaitiea smiling in a dark blazer and light hijab

My career has moved between hands-on design, research, consulting, and team leadership. That range helps me see both the customer moment and the system behind it.

My leadership style is collaborative and direct: create shared principles, give teams room to grow, and build practical standards that hold up under delivery pressure.

20+Years in experience design
UX + CXProducts, services, and journeys
3Markets led across the region

Experience built across the full journey.

Leadership, consulting, product design, and hands-on delivery across banking, fintech, government, enterprise, and location-based services.

UX Manager / EJADA

Leading UX/CX strategy, governance, design systems, accessibility, and multidisciplinary teams across Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

UX Consultant / RealSoft

User research, usability studies, and experience recommendations for mobile applications and web platforms.

UX Lead / Access To Arabia

Led UX/UI teams and delivered user-centered banking applications aligned with customer and business needs.

Senior UX/UI Designer / Unifonic

Built early cross-platform practice across iOS, Android, BB10, and communication products.

CXAD, DistinctionProfessional Diploma in Customer Experience
SaudiCXACustomer Experience Awards jury member
ADPList + IxDFMentor and local design community leader
BSc Graphic DesignPhiladelphia University

The experience lens.

Turn competing priorities into a shared experience direction that product, business, and delivery teams can act on.

CX strategyExperience principlesGovernance

Find where journeys break, why customers hesitate, and which moments deserve the team's attention and investment.

User researchJourney mappingUsability

Turn fragmented requirements into usable flows and coherent touchpoints across the service.

Product designService designDesign systems

Raise quality across teams through mentoring, standards, governance, and practical design systems people can use.

Team leadershipMentoringQuality systems

For work that crosses teams, channels, and operating models.

VPs and Heads of DigitalCX and Product leadersConsulting partnersHiring and design leaders

Trusted when stakes are high.

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“She thinks about things that the rest of us overlook.”

Mohammed KhrawishFormer manager

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“She is one of the most dedicated professionals I’ve worked with.”

Mais JaberProduct Owner / RealSoft

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“She stimulates creative discussion while finding a pragmatic balance between perfection and productivity.”

Mohammed SmadiFormer manager / Penguin

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Start with the challenge

Let's makeit clear.

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