Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Remote

• I'm on a mission to help designers transition into building AI-Powered products with confidence. Whether you're a designer looking to break into the AI industry, or you find yourself on a team that is going all in on AI.
• My course 'Become an AI Product Designer' has a 4.9/5 rating. With designers having self-reported a major improvement in knowledge of AI, ability to design AI powered products and confidence in applying to AI roles.
• Find the next cohort here: https://maven.com/maheensohail/aidesign/

Apr 2023 – Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos · New York, United States

• Designed Meta AI, and 28+ other AI experiences across Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. Continuing to build additional zero to one experiences with generative AI.

Jan 2021 – Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos · New York, United States

• I manage design teams focused on building experiences with emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. Our work spans across mobile and emerging devices like Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality.

Jul 2019 – Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · San Francisco Bay Area

• Building new and innovative experiences powered by artificial intelligence, with a primary focus on Generative AI, creative tools, storytelling and memories.

Jun 2016 – Oct 2019 · 3 yrs 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Built Oculus's first two social VR products (Facebook Spaces and Horizon), built immersive 360 and photo/video experiences for mobile, desktop and VR, enabled identity and Social features for the Oculus platform. Launched a VR Innovation lab in Pakistan

Mar 2015 – Feb 2016 · 11 mos · Vancouver, Canada Area

• As the sole UX Designer on my team, I introduced new processes and techniques, to help the team practice Lean UX upon EA products. I worked on multiple products in different mediums, ranging from mobile to console. My responsibilities include, but are not limited to, researching, creating low and high-fidelity wireframes, aiding with mockups and motion design, leading all User Tests for the product, as well communicating with some major stakeholders involved in the process.

Jan 2015 – Jun 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• Sharing learnings and best practices on designing for emerging tech at conferences around the world:
• Machine Learning and UX at Spotify - "Designing for the future"
• Oculus Connect 6 - "Building Identity and Social Experiences in VR
• Keynote at the launch of VR Innovation Lab in Pakistan
• Prototyping for VR workshop at California College of Arts, MBA Design Class.
• Keynote at IVRPA TOKYO 2018 - "VR Lenses - Empowering content for a VR first world"
• Panel at IVRPA TOKYO - "The future of 360 Photo/Video"
• TKSummit 2018 - "Bringing the world closer together using virtual reality"
• Touchpoint 2018 - "Bringing the world into VR"
• STEMS @ LUMS 2017 - "UX Design and Virtual Reality"
• P@SHA 2017 - "Designing for Virtual Reality"
• Side Projects:
• Podcast Host: @FakeIDPodcast
• AI Experiments on IG: @rangeenpakistan

Jul 2013 – Oct 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Vancouver, Canada Area

• LET'S is an International Charity fully devoted to the sustainable spread of education in developing countries, and the raising of awareness of its underdevelopment.
• As the Vice President and co-founder of LET'S international I helped kickstart the NGO from ground up. Building a team, creating a brand, and testing multiple strategies to receive funding and kickstart some of our projects were part of my responsibilities.