Hi, I'm Haroon Baig - Designer, Builder, Coach, Advisor | Ex-Google
I'm passionate about empowering design leaders and fostering exceptional product experiences. I thrive on helping teams unlock their potential, leveraging my background at Google Maps to guide innovation and build strong, user-centric cultures.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Worked as a Senior Staff UX Designer at Google Maps, shaping global user experiences at scale.
Now serves as a UX Leadership Coach at Product Matters, guiding leaders to build strong design cultures.
Can help others by providing strategic guidance on scaling design organizations and mentoring UX leaders.
🚀 Career trajectory
Foundational UX Design
Began a career in UX design, building core skills and understanding user-centered principles.
✦ UX Design
✦ User Research
Senior UX Leadership at Google
Progressed to Senior Staff UX Designer on Google Maps, leading large-scale projects and mentoring teams.
✦ Google Maps
✦ UX Leadership
✦ Product Design
Transition to Coaching
Shifted focus to empower other design leaders through dedicated coaching at Product Matters.
✦ UX Coaching
✦ Leadership Development
✦ Product Matters
💪🏻 Superpowers
Strategic Product Visionary
Translating complex user needs into clear product roadmaps.
✦ Shaped user experience for Google Maps at a global scale.
✦ Drove innovation by identifying unmet user needs.
✦ Bridged user insights with business objectives.
Empathetic UX Leadership Coach
Cultivating growth in design teams and individuals.
✦ Coaching aspiring and current UX leaders.
✦ Developing frameworks for high-performing design teams.
✦ Fostering impactful design decision-making.
Cross-Functional Collaborator
Building bridges between design, engineering, and product.
✦ Partnered with engineering and product management at Google.
✦ Championed user-centricity across diverse teams.
✦ Facilitated alignment for complex product launches.
I'm excited about
✦ Connecting with innovative product leaders to explore new coaching methodologies.
✦ Discovering emerging design challenges in fast-growing tech companies.
✦ Finding collaborators for workshops on design team effectiveness.
I can help with
✦ Providing strategic guidance on building and scaling design organizations.
✦ Offering mentorship for UX professionals aiming for leadership roles.
✦ Sharing best practices for fostering user-centric product development.
I would love your help on
✦ Insights into unique challenges faced by early-stage startups in product design.
✦ Introductions to founders or VCs focused on sustainable product growth.
✦ Opportunities to share my coaching framework with new communities.