Kush Wadhwa
Mumbai
Summary
A seasoned Senior Product Designer excelling at crafting exceptional user experiences by aligning business needs with customer insights to create functional, intuitive product designs. With a strong foundation in design principles, I focus on user-centric solutions that effectively balance user requirements with business objectives. I collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to elevate the intended experience, maintaining meticulous attention to detail. Proven expertise in design systems governance, UX/UI for regulated industries (e.g., healthcare), and A/B testing and CRO.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Sr. Product Designer
Publicis Sapient
Mumbai
02.2024 - Current
- Design Leadership: mentored and coached junior to mid-level designers, fostering a culture of design excellence and accountability to strict brand and regulatory guidelines.
- Design System Governance: Led the strategy and implementation of enterprise-level design systems, standardizing UI patterns, and accelerating product development cycles across major client initiatives.
- Strategic UX: Partnered with Product Managers to translate user research and business goals into high-impact UX strategies, specifically for regulated domains (e.g., Healthcare and Insurance).
- Client Projects Link: United Healthcare Website (www.uhc.com) & My UHC App UnitedHealthcare
Design Manager
Tekhné
Mumbai
12.2020 - 02.2024
- Product & Project Leadership: Spearheaded User Interface design projects in an agile environment, from conception to execution, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with product usability, project goals, and client expectations.
- Design Thinking Application:Utilized design thinking methodologies to empathize with users, define problem statements, ideate solutions, prototype designs, and conduct iterative testing for continuous improvement.
- Visual Consistency & Scalability: Established and maintained design systems, style guides, and component libraries to ensure consistency across multiple platforms and products, facilitating efficient collaboration and scalability.
- Client Projects Link: Artipoppe.com & Eltropy.com
Visual Designer
Deloitte Digital
08.2016 - 12.2020
- Visual Excellence: Developed high-quality UI designs by translating user requirements and business objectives into intuitive interfaces, employing industry best practices in typography, color theory, and layout design.
- Design System Contribution:Maintained design consistency through contributions to style guides and component libraries across multiple platforms.
- Impactful Design: Designed a new mobile onboarding flow for a major telecom client that resulted in a 15% reduction in drop-off rates during the sign-up process.
- Global Collaboration: Collaborated with global teams to standardize design assets for multinational brands.
- Client Projects Links : Telstra.au , Arbonne.com , Georgia Pacific Brands - Dixie , Brawny, quiltednorthern
Education
MBA - Marketing Management And Research
SPJain Global School of Management
05-2026
Associate of Arts - Graphic Design
Arena Animation
10-2015
Accounting and Finance
HR College of Commerce And Economics
05-2013
Skills
- UX Design
- Design Thinking
- User interface design
- Design systems creation
- UX Research
- Business Analysis
- A/B Testing
- Coversion Rate Optimisation
- Product Management
- Team Management
Affiliations
Assistant Coach - The Soccer Academy
Represent in 1st Divison - Mumbai Football Association League
Represent in 1st Divison - Mumbai Football Association League
Certification
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design - Google (Coursera)
Timeline
Sr. Product Designer
Publicis Sapient
02.2024 - Current
Design Manager
Tekhné
12.2020 - 02.2024
Visual Designer
Deloitte Digital
08.2016 - 12.2020
MBA - Marketing Management And Research
SPJain Global School of Management
Associate of Arts - Graphic Design
Arena Animation
Accounting and Finance
HR College of Commerce And Economics