Integrating Design, Business & Technology

User experience designer with twelve years of experience. I have delivered products for large and medium enterprises, and partnered with global engineering teams to help them understand their users, develop empathy, gain insights and design cross-platform products that connect with end-users & deliver value. 

Google (March 2022 - Current)
Design Lead
Selected work for Google
Transitioning a subscription product to a more flexible and customer-centric pay-as-you-go offering
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Responsibilities
  • Design lead responsible for transitioning a subscription product to a more flexible and customer-centric pay-as-you-go offering. Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to establish the product vision, understand user needs and requirements, conducted in-depth research to gather insights, and leveraged findings to design a seamless experience for the understanding and adoption of the new pay-as-you-go model.
  • Leading an initiative focused on seamlessly transitioning a standalone legacy product into the Google Cloud platform to increase discoverability, exposure, and drive customer expansion.
SAP Labs (April 2018 - March 2022)
Principal User Experience Designer
Selected work for SAP Labs
A set of extensions for Developers to enhance their Fiori Development Experience
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Bringing UX Consistency to developer tools for the SAP HANA Data Management Suite
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Responsibilities
  • Redefined the experience for the SAP developer community by building tools and extensions to streamline their workflow and significantly enhance their productivity.
  • Built products that implemented SAP's design system, ensuring a consistent user experience. Collaborated with stakeholders to understand user needs and create innovative design solutions, while translating technical requirements into tangible interfaces and advocating for end-user needs.
  • Building design artifacts, viz. journey maps, personas, user-flows, wireframes, high fidelity designs, design specifications and prototypes to communicate design ideas.
  • Conducted user research to identify end-user needs and integrating user feedback into product backlog.
Cognizant technology Solutions (July 2009 - April 2018)
Lead Architect - User Experience
Selected work for Cognizant
Transforming the digital landscape of a lending platform
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Building the digital experience of a new credit card for sub prime customers
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Process Centered Design: a business centric approach to design
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Responsibilities
  • Design manager responsible for delivering UX vision and roadmap and guiding clients through key design engagements.
  • Building bridges across various teams to streamline the design process and delivering products that delight users and add business value.
  • Fostering strong design principles and usability guidelines and facilitating dialogue around end-user & business requirements.
  • Providing leadership, direction, and mentorship for a team of designers to solve complex problems and build elegant experiences.
  • Responsible for design delivery and quality.