Behzad Khodagholizade

Mentored the design team on B2B UX best practices, agile workflows, iterative approaches, UX writing, and design system improvements.

Enhanced Gapify's AI chatbot user experience and overall design process through strategic guidance.

Supported product designer recruitment by screening resumes and conducting 8 candidate interviews.

Spearheaded the end-to-end design of an all-in-one bundling platform, adopted by over 18,000 Shopify merchants.

Enhanced 8 dual-aspect (B2B & B2C) bundling solutions, driving a 200% engagement boost in the most-used flow.

Integrated Shopify's Polaris design system and developed a dynamic, modular design system, enabling merchants to build customizable bundles for their customers.

Owned and drove 5 organization-level product OKRs across multiple quarters, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.

Collaborated cross-functionally to meet Shopify standards, earning the 'Built for Shopify' badge and contributing to Fast Bundle reaching #1 in the App Store.

Initiated a continuous user interview loop and conducted regular usability tests leveraging fully interactive and AI-generated prototypes to uncover merchant needs.

Redesigned Haamee's website to support its mission of empowering humanities students through financial aid and accessible resources.

Conducted user interviews and analyzed over 20 scholarship recipient experiences to uncover key user needs and inform design decisions.

Utilized card sorting to organize complex information and resources, and applied progressive disclosure to improve long-form usability.

Led interviews with business owners to gather strategic insights, informing intuitive UI/UX designs for 7 websites across diverse sectors including beauty, e-commerce, culture, industrial painting, and advertising.

Built 3 of these websites on WordPress using Elementor, delivering custom, responsive designs efficiently with minimal coding.

Began design career as a freelance Visual & Web Designer, collaborating closely with clients to create posters, logos, Instagram visuals, motion clips, and film edits aligned with branding goals and deadlines.

Expanded into UI design and web development, building UIs and websites for 4 small businesses using WordPress, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.