Leadership

Impact that scales past my own output.

Design leadership isn't only what ships under my name. It's what other designers can now do because of the time I've put in.

Leadership highlights

Jan 2024 – Present

Community Lead, Charity UX Network

I lead a 300+ member community of UX and product professionals across the charity, public and health sectors, giving people who often work without a design team of their own a place to learn from each other.

That means curating thought-leadership sessions with senior UX leaders on the problems non-profit design actually runs into, and translating sector-wide thinking on accessibility and inclusive design into practices individual contributors can use immediately, not just theory.

Apr 2022 – May 2024

Mentorship at Mentorled

Mentored 200+ junior and self-taught designers through their transition into industry roles, replacing generic career advice with research-informed guidance grounded in how hiring and design teams actually evaluate work.

The mentoring relationship ran both ways: the questions and friction I heard most often directly shaped how I designed Mentorled's own onboarding platform.

Speaking & writing

Talks, judging, and workshops

I'm available for talks and workshops on accessibility and evidence-based design; get in touch via email.

Charity UX Network event card for "Adapting to AI as a UXer," 29 April 2025
29 Apr 2025

Adapting to AI as a UXer

Speaker at a Charity UX Network session on how AI is reshaping UX research and design practice.

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Charity UX Network event card for "How Oxfam Is Implementing User Research to Define Design Objectives," 23 July 2025
23 Jul 2025

How Oxfam Is Implementing User Research to Define Design Objectives

Speaker at a Charity UX Network session, drawing on my own work at Oxfam GB to show how user research shaped real design objectives.

CrossFi Hack Africa hackathon banner, with Hamed Abdulsalam listed as Lead UX Designer and judge
Feb 2025

Judge, CrossFi Hack Africa

Evaluated product submissions as a UX judge for Cross Finance Africa's continent-wide Web3 hackathon.

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Press & recognition

The Guardian Nigeria headline: How Oxfam GB is driving business outcomes through inclusive, accessible design
The Guardian Nigeria · Dec 2024

How Oxfam GB Is Driving Business Outcomes Through Inclusive, Accessible Design

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Daily Times Nigeria headline: Hamed Abdulsalam, Redefining UX Research in Africa
Daily Times Nigeria · Mar 2025

Hamed Abdulsalam: Redefining UX Research in Africa

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Naija News headline: Designing the Designer, Hamed Abdulsalam on growth, grit, and the craft of UX thinking
Naija News · Jun 2024

Designing the Designer: Growth, Grit, and the Craft of UX Thinking

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