PRODUCT DESIGNER

Mo Bashagha

Currently designing WhatsApp

Work history

Currently

Lead IC designer for WhatsAppโ€™s Growth & Broadcast Pillar

Growth, Status, Channels and New Bets.

2026

  • In progress: New bets for WhatsApp, supporting US growth and defining future of Status & Channels.
  • Created AI learning series for designers, engineers and XFN.

2025

  • Channels questions
  • Personalisation
  • Status close sharing
  • Channels posting to status
  • Monetisation

2024

  • Updates tab
  • WhatsApp sharing flows
  • Channels directory

2023

  • Promoted to IC7 (Senior Staff)
  • Shipped Channels and new Status experience globally, growing to 500M users in 7 weeks.

2022

  • Started 0-1 product, WhatsApp Channels.
  • Status reactions, profile rings and audience selection.
  • Redesigned the WhatsApp camera, introducing camera modes.
  • New media editor tools

2021

  • Promoted to IC6 (Staff)
  • Payment flows
  • Interactive business messages
  • Moved from Business to Core Consumer pillar, to set up first consumer teams in London, WhatsApp Sharing.

2020

  • Video calling (Rooms) on Facebook for COVID
  • Work profile on Facebook
  • Invite flows for Groups
  • Joined WhatsApp

2019

  • Promoted to IC5 (Senior) in one half
  • Pricing and packaging
  • Invite flows
  • Started 0-1 product, Work Groups on Facebook

2018

  • Led mobile design at TransferWise
  • Started the High Amount Transfers team
  • Joined Facebook as IC4 (Product Designer)
  • Sign up flows on Facebook
  • Landing pages
  • App Store assets and localisation

2017

  • Joined TransferWise (now Wise)
  • Core money transfer flows
  • Instant transfers

2015-16

  • Moved to Toronto to join Apple + IBM partnership.
  • Designed iOS apps for airlines, finance and logistic industries.

2012-14

  • Joined IBM iX
  • Worked across clients like Santander, Co-Op, Argos, Cathay Pacific and more.

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