Izza Babar

About

Hi, I’m Izza! 👋 I’m a UX Designer at Temenos and a funded Master’s student at Purdue University. Before that, I studied Industrial Design in Pakistan and navigated the entire journey of applying to graduate school, securing funding, and building a career in UX. Along the way, I not only earned a fully funded Master's but also had the opportunity to teach as a UX Design Studio lecturer, mentoring and guiding over 60 students. Those experiences taught me just as much as my degree did. Now, I’m passionate about helping aspiring designers make this journey a little less overwhelming by sharing the lessons, mistakes, and opportunities I wish I had known about sooner. Looking forward to meeting you and answering all your questions!

How I can help

What I Can Help With With experience teaching a UX Design Studio of 60+ students and currently leading the Temenos Internship Program, I love helping aspiring designers grow into confident product thinkers. 🐰 Breaking into UX and Product Design 🐰 Building a portfolio that stands out 🐰 Creating compelling case studies with strong storytelling 🐰 Finding your unique “wow” factor to land a UX/Product role 🐰 Conducting research that goes beyond UX and demonstrates product thinking 🐰 Thinking strategically by balancing user needs, business goals, and technical constraints 🐰 Using AI to enhance your design workflow and productivity 🐰 Portfolio reviews, interview preparation, and presentation skills 🐰 Personal branding, networking, and career growth 🐰 Turning good designers into well-rounded product thinkers

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Testimonials

• My mentorship call with Izza was incredibly valuable. It was clear from our conversation that Izza is a very strategic thinker, and I really appreciated how generously she shared the approaches and insights that have helped her in her own career. I left the call with so many practical tips I can actually apply, as well as a clearer perspective on how to navigate my job search. Thanks Izza :)

  Marienoel · Aug 2026

• Izza completely reframed how I approach job-hunting - she taught me her golden strategy which I will begin to implement and she also showed me a few different tools to help boost my job hunting tactics. Really appreciate it!

  Shivam · Aug 2026

• Izza was genuinely exceptional. I walked in expecting a fairly generic career advice session, but instead got incredibly thoughtful and personalized feedback curated based on my background, career trajectory, and aspirations. She actually took the time to really understand my journey and went above and beyond to help me figure out how to make my pivot into design (a literal first for me). I genuinely left the session with a clear, actionable, step-by-step plan for how to break into the field. We also talked quite a bit about product design, and her knowledge, insight, and experience with UX/UI and modern digital products was very obviously apparent. I honestly learned more about what makes a great product and good UX/UI in that one session than I did in many of the design classes I’ve taken. I would genuinely highly recommend Izza to anyone looking for thoughtful career guidance or wanting to learn more about product design. 10/10! 🔥

  Saad · Aug 2026

• Izza is extremely talented, skillful and has a great eye for design which shows through her work and mentorship. I would recommend her to anyone looking for mentorship on not only design program admissions in the US, but general guidance around UX as well.

  Raza · Aug 2026

• This was a refreshing experience. Talking to someone who can guide you when you're stuck is all you need sometimes. I needed some clarity on UI/UX opportunities as well as some feedback on my portfolio and Izza was an amazing help in both regards.

  Someet · Aug 2026

• Talking to Izza was super helpful! As a fellow F1 student, hearing about her journey and what helped her get to where she is is very inspiring. Can't wait to check back in with her!

  Camilla · Aug 2026