Lead Product Designer AI-Powered UX/UI Enterprise Applications
Open To Work
KALYAN KUMAR
Kanaa
Hyderabad
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Job Search Status:
Open to work
Work Type
Full Time
Location Preference
On-SiteRemoteHybrid
Location:
Hyderabad, India
Open to relocation:
Yes
Minimum Desired Compensation
$45000/yr
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Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsHealthcare benefitsWork from home optionPaid time off
9
Years of experience
Lead Product Designer with 9+ years designing enterprise SaaS, AI-powered, B2B, B2C, and e-commerce products across web, mobile, and enterprise portals. Trusted by global brands Kanaa, Grid Dynamics (MARS), Dell Technologies, Verizon, ADQ Services, and Tata Croma to turn complex workflows into intuitive, measurable experiences. Expert across Product Strategy, UX Research, Service Design, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Design Systems, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Accessibility (WCAG), and Design Operations. Builds and mentors design teams while partnering with Product, Engineering, QA, Data, and Marketing to ship scalable digital experiences. Uses AI tools ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Cursor, Figma AI, GitHub Copilot, UX Pilot, Miro AI to accelerate research, exploration, UX writing, and prototyping. Comfortable as both individual contributor and people leader: owns design vision end-to-end (discovery, wireframing, prototyping, testing, iteration) while recruiting, coaching, and reviewing designers. Specializes in AI-enabled product experiences built on trust, transparency, and user control, delivered through governed Material Design systems and native iOS/Android standards.
Work History
Lead UI/UX Designer
1 Month- Led end-to-end UX/UI strategy and design for web and mobile e-commerce experiences.
- Designed a premium fragrance discovery ecosystem spanning discovery, personalization, product exploration, olfactory education, gifting, curation, and conversion.
- Owned UX architecture, user flows, and UI design, alongside prototyping, design systems, responsive design, and developer handoff.
- Built scalable Figma component libraries and design systems to improve consistency and design-to-development efficiency.
- Designed key journeys across homepage, PLP, PDP, search, filters, collections, cart, checkout, and post-purchase.
- Partnered with Product, Engineering, Marketing, CRM, Content, and Merchandising teams to deliver customer-focused experiences.
- Led design reviews, usability validation, UI QA, and continuous iteration based on user and business needs.
- E-commerce platform; led UX/UI for a premium fragrance discovery experience
- Tools & Methods: Figma, MCP, Design Systems, Responsive Design, Prototyping, UX Research, Usability Testing, E-Commerce UX, Cross-Functional Collaboration
Lead UI/UX Designer
1 Year- Led a design pod of 8 designers end-to-end assigning work, running sprint planning and design reviews, and owning resourcing and leave management while directing UX strategy for MARS's AI-powered digital ecosystem.
- Owned design vision and strategy for the pod, including recruitment, interviewing, regular 1:1s, and performance reviews to mentor and grow the team.
- Shaped how AI capabilities show up in the experience, designing for trust, transparency, feedback, and user control across AI-assisted workflows in the SDK Manager and platform tools.
- Drove the complete UX/UI methodology and process for MARS's AI-powered SDK Manager and SDK platforms, standardizing design workflows, documentation, and design-to-dev handoff.
- Extensively leveraged AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Figma AI, Cursor) across research synthesis, rapid prototyping, and UX writing, contributing to a 35% reduction in design-to-development time.
- Designed and scaled the Figma Swap module and reusable component libraries, enabling faster, consistent design iteration across 29 global pet care brand portals.
- Increased portal adoption by 40% and user engagement by 30% through end-to-end UX strategy and product design for AI-powered websites, e-commerce platforms, and dashboard SDKs.
- Drove a 25% increase in task completion rates via user research and usability testing that uncovered pain points and improved information architecture.
- Partnered with product managers, engineers, data scientists, and customer success teams; presented findings and roadmaps to executive stakeholders.
- Tools & Methods: Figma, Figma AI, MCP, ChatGPT, Claude, SDK Management, Design Systems, Customer Journey Mapping, Sprint Planning, Team Leadership, Workshop Facilitation
- IMPACT 40% increase in portal adoption, 30% increase in user engagement, 25% increase in task completion, 35% reduction in design-to-development time, led a team of 8 designers end-to-end.
Principal UI/UX Designer
3 Months- Improved patient and clinician satisfaction by defining end-to-end user journeys and information architecture, transforming complex healthcare workflows into intuitive, user-centered experiences.
- Ensured consistency and accessibility across a cross-platform healthcare product by designing and scaling a responsive design system.
- Boosted engagement by applying AI-driven research and A/B testing to optimize UX and product usability.
- OrthoQuant AI-driven healthcare start-up; owned end-to-end UX for a healthcare product, simplifying patient and clinician workflows
- Tools & Methods: Figma, A/B Testing, Design Systems, Material Design, Accessibility Standards
- IMPACT Improved patient and clinician satisfaction through streamlined, accessible cross-platform workflows.
Lead UI/UX Designer
11 Months- Led the UX design strategy and execution for Blueprints, enabling customers to manage 100+ product bundles simultaneously and cutting manual effort by 40%.
- Directed user research and customer discovery initiatives, translating findings into a 1015% increase in conversion and engagement across bundle-creation workflows.
- Owned the design of scalable create, save, edit, delete, and reuse workflows, applying HCI and interaction design principles to lift task completion rates by 30%.
- Led service design workshops with product, engineering, and business stakeholders, translating complex B2B fulfillment requirements into an end-to-end service blueprint.
- Set the design vision and quality bar for the Blueprints pod, running design critiques and reviews to keep visual and interaction consistency high.
- Mapped the complete customer journey from bundle creation through fulfilment, defining service touchpoints, pain points, and improvement opportunities.
- Defined and governed information architecture, navigation models, and enterprise workflow design across B2B, B2C, retail, and e-commerce processes.
- Drove stakeholder alignment as design lead, presenting research insights and product strategy to leadership to secure buy-in.
- Dell Technologies US multinational technology leader; led UX and service design strategy for Blueprints, Dell's B2B e-commerce and enterprise retail platform
- Tools & Methods: Figma, AI-Powered Design Tools, Agile/Scrum, Customer Discovery, Material Design, Service Blueprinting
- IMPACT Enabled management of 100+ product bundles simultaneously; reduced manual effort by 40%; improved workflow efficiency, flexibility, and task completion rates.
Senior Experience Designer I
4 Years 2 Months- Led end-to-end UI/UX and product design across native (iOS, Android) apps and responsive web for MVB Mobile, the companion app to My Verizon for Business, architecting its core IA (Feed, Accounts, Lines, Data Hub, Billing, Orders, Shop, One Talk, History, Settings).
- Drove end-to-end UI/UX and research for My Verizon for Business, a self-service portal for device management, billing, and ordering.
- Led UX research and UI design from scratch for the Verizon Connect fleet management SaaS application, designing shopping, ticketing, and route-map experiences.
- Synthesized customer feedback into a prioritized roadmap, triaging 75+ pieces of app-store, in-app, and support feedback, championing top user asks like in-app Bill Pay, AutoPay, and Paperless Billing.
- Led an Android UI-consistency and automation-audit initiative, defining element-ID specs and JSON-driven audit scripts that cut screen-level design-vs-build audits to ~12 seconds per screen with pixel-level accuracy.
- Drove measurable adoption growth for MVB Mobile, contributing to an 83% YoY increase in logins and a 147% YoY increase in functional transactions.
- Delivered 70+ enterprise and consumer-facing product features, improving user engagement by 30% and task efficiency by 25%.
- Established information architecture, design systems, component libraries, and accessibility/UX governance standards across web and mobile.
- Mentored and coached designers through design and research reviews, fostering design-system adoption.
- Verizon American telecom giant; owned research-driven UI/UX across Verizon's B2B, B2C, Omni Channel and e-commerce digital ecosystem
- Tools & Methods: Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision, Photoshop, UX Research, Design Systems, Native (iOS, Android), Behavioural Analytics, Service Blueprinting
- IMPACT 83% YoY increase in MVB Mobile logins, 147% YoY increase in functional transactions, 4.5 iOS app rating; delivered 70+ enterprise and consumer features.
UI/UX Designer
2 Years 2 Months- Designed retail e-commerce modules for web and responsive platforms, and a native mobile music app.
- Enhanced customer engagement across web and mobile applications by creating wireframes, prototypes, and responsive designs.
- Managed client relationships with Croma Infiniti Retail Ltd and Wilshire Media.
- Croma Infiniti Retail Ltd (Retail), Wilshire Media (Music Streaming); designed e-commerce and mobile experiences for external retail and media clients
- Tools & Methods: Adobe XD, InVision, Photoshop, Sketch, Native (iOS, Android), Responsive Web Design
Education
PG Diploma - Visual Design & User Experience
B.Tech - Information Technology
GPA: 68%
Skills
Service & Product Strategy: Service Design
Service Blueprinting
Product Design
UX Strategy
Design Strategy
Product Discovery
Design Thinking
KPI Alignment
Research & Insights: User-Centered Design
Customer Journey Mapping
Design Research (Qual & Quant)
Usability Testing
Personas
A/B Testing
Data-Driven & Behavioural Insights
Design Execution: Interaction Design
Information Architecture
User Flows
Wireframing
Rapid Prototyping
Concept Development
UI Design
Responsive Design
Design Systems: Material Design System
Component Libraries
Design Tokens
Design Consistency
Typography
Visual Hierarchy
Micro-Interactions
Native Apps (iOS
Android)
Enterprise
Telecom & AI Product Design: Enterprise SaaS
Telecom Digital Ecosystems
B2B & B2C Platforms
E-Commerce
Dashboard Design
Complex Workflows
AI Agents
AI-First Design
Trust/Transparency/Control in AI
Leadership & Collaboration: Team Leadership (Staffing
Mentoring
Resourcing)
Workshop Facilitation
Stakeholder Management
Sprint Planning
Agile/Scrum
UX Governance
AI-Powered Design Tools: ChatGPT
Claude
Gemini
Cursor
Figma AI
GitHub Copilot
UX Pilot
Miro AI for research
exploration
UX writing
prototyping & dev handoff
Delivery Management: Jira
Azure DevOps
Confluence
ServiceNow
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Requirements Management
Design: Figma
Adobe XD
Sketch
Adobe Illustrator
Zeplin
InVision
Photoshop
Design Systems: Material Design System
Component Libraries
Design Tokens
Native Applications (iOS & Android)
Research: User Research
Usability Testing
Personas
Journey Mapping
Service Blueprinting
Surveys
Heuristic Evaluation
Analytics: Google Analytics
Conversion Optimization
Behavioural Analytics
Data-Driven Decision Making
Collaboration: Jira
Confluence
Azure DevOps
ServiceNow
Agile/Scrum
Requirements Management
AI: ChatGPT
Claude
Gemini
Cursor
Figma AI
GitHub Copilot
UX Pilot
Miro AI
Prompt Writing
AI-Assisted Research & Prototyping
Accomplishments
- Led a design pod of 8 designers end-to-end work allocation to performance reviews driving 40% growth in portal adoption for an AI-powered enterprise platform.
- Directed UX strategy for an AI-powered SDK Manager, SDK ecosystem, and Figma Swap module supporting 29 global pet care brands.
- Scaled a B2B e-commerce platform to support 100+ simultaneous product bundles, cutting manual effort by 40%.
- Drove 83% YoY growth in mobile logins and 147% YoY growth in functional transactions, lifting app ratings from 3.94.5 (iOS) and 3.04.5 (Android) for a Fortune 500 telecom client.
- Cut design-to-development time by 35% by building and governing reusable, AI-accelerated enterprise design systems.
- Delivered 70+ enterprise and consumer features across native iOS/Android, web, and SaaS platforms, improving task efficiency by 25%.
Timeline
Lead UI/UX Designer
Kanaa
08.2026 - CurrentRead More
Lead UI/UX Designer
Grid Dynamics
01.2025 - 01.2026Read More
Principal UI/UX Designer
ADQ Services
09.2023 - 12.2023Read More
Lead UI/UX Designer
Dell EMC (via UST Global)
10.2022 - 09.2023Read More
Senior Experience Designer I
Verizon India
07.2018 - 09.2022Read More
UI/UX Designer
Transtech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
04.2016 - 06.2018Read More
IIT Hyderabad
PG Diploma from Visual Design & User Experience
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MITS College (JNTU Hyderabad affiliated)
B.Tech from Information Technology
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