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Vinayak Bongarge

Vinayak Bongarge

Bengaluru

Summary

Passionate Lead Product Designer with over 12 years of experience in crafting user-centric designs for web and mobile applications across diverse industries. Expertise in building scalable design systems, driving UX strategies, and integrating accessibility principles into enterprise solutions. Currently at Flipkart, leading design efforts for the Supply Fulfillment Enterprise team and contributing significantly to the Supply and Selection team.

Strategic-minded designer with a track record of driving inclusive and seamless design frameworks and delivering innovative solutions that enhance user experiences. Collaborative Product Designer with expertise in determining functionality and enhancements and creating production-ready designs.

Proven ability to work with partners and teams across various geographies, embrace and advocate for improving the holistic customer experience.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Product Designer

Flipkart
01.2024 - Current
  • Leading design and strategy for robust shipment and receiving workflows for efficient vendor delivery and hygienic inventory inward. It involved areas like consignment scheduling, dispatch, receiving, invoicing, and reconciliation, impacting vendors, warehouse operators, finance teams, and retailers.
  • Mentored and Managed (Dotted line) 20+ high performing, diverse designers.
  • Successfully pitched the design system to 8 major engineering teams and managers, aligning efforts and fostering a unified design language that prioritizes accessibility.
  • Developed and implemented robust color systems, typography systems, and icon libraries across 60+ internal and external enterprise tools, ensuring visual consistency and coherence.
  • Spearheaded the creation of spatial systems and pixel-perfect UI components to address varied use cases, while also integrating accessibility requirements into component designs.
  • Defined design principles and led branding efforts for the design system, ensuring a cohesive visual identity that also caters to diverse user needs.
  • Led the development of data formatting standards and an illustration system, while ensuring accessibility considerations were integrated.
  • Created a comprehensive Figma design system library covering mobile and desktop components, with accessibility features integrated.
  • Orchestrated a Design Language System (DLS) week, collaborating with 30+ developers to clarify doubts and deliver high-quality reusable UI components that meet accessibility standards.
  • Scaled the adoption of the enterprise design system across 5 product teams, conducting training sessions for designers and developers on accessibility guidelines and best practices.
  • Active participation in Internships and Hiring activities.

Sr. Product Designer

Flipkart
10.2021 - 12.2023
  • Key contributor to the Supply and Selection team, leading parts of product design and research for Retailer and Vendor ecosystem.
  • Understood context and drivers for business to define Information Architecture, contribute to create scalable design system, define design philosophy for product/feature.
  • Planned and executed exploratory research and experiments, involving creating conceptual prototypes to communicate product strategy.
  • Contributed significantly in diverse product areas relevant to supply chain and fulfillment, including Reconciliation and Payments (RAP), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Contacts Lifecycle Management (CLM), User Access Management (UAM), Inventory Planning (IP), Product Cataloging and Listing, Retail as a Service (RaaS), Pricing and Promotions (PnP), and Design Language System (DLS)
  • Managed additional initiatives including the Value Recovery Platform (VRP), mentoring fellow designers, and contributing to the hiring process.

Product Designer II

Flipkart
10.2019 - 10.2021
  • Led end-to-end design and research for Seller Hub Mobile app, resulting in substantial enhancements to functionality and user-friendliness.
  • Key achievements include the successful launch of app features for Onboarding, Home page, Business Overview, Product Listing Management, Brand Management, Advertising, Buyer question and answers, Seller Support and protection fund ticketing, Order management, and Big Billion Day specific insights.
  • Implemented Design System V0, contributing to a notable increase in the app rating from 3.8 to 4.4.
  • Part of a high-performing team that achieved the creation of India's highest-rated marketplace app within a limited timeframe.
  • Revamped business critical experiences on the Desktop app, including Seller Payments, Seller Protection Fund claim management, and Report Center, which significantly boosted the seller NPS and contributed to overall business growth.

Product Designer I

Flipkart
01.2018 - 10.2019
  • Entered e-commerce as an entry-level product designer and assumed responsibility for critical areas in Flipkart Marketplace.
  • Executed a comprehensive Landing Page/Welcome Portal Revamp.
  • Optimized and fixed seller onboarding UX.
  • Introduced metric detailed pages for transparent performance communication, including insights and recommendations.
  • Took full charge of Flipkart's Partner Service Network, an ecosystem facilitating third-party services for sellers to enhance business operations.
  • Defined product strategy aligning with business goals.
  • Conducted an in-depth competitive study of similar products.
  • Successfully launched MVPs for both Seller and Partner side end-to-end experiences.
  • Implemented modules for Service Customization, Service Quality, Advertising and Monetization, Partner Communication, and Marketing.
  • Within few days of launch, onboarded ~100+ services and started serving Flipkart sellers.

Lead UI/UX Designer

Kirusa
07.2016 - 01.2018
  • Conceptualized and executed UI/UX design for mobile apps on iOS, Android, and Windows platforms:
  • InstaVoice: Visual Voicemail, Instant Messaging, and Free Missed Calls app. Designed onboarding, phone number configuration, messaging UI, and voice-to-text feature.
  • InstaVoice Ring: Designed Kirusa's unique call-completion service. Sends a missed call to the called party when the caller has zero prepaid balance.
  • Kirusa Channels: Designed an exclusive celebrity-fan engagement service. Facilitated daily voice messages and videos from celebrities to fans via SMS, RCS, or the Kirusa Channels app.Enabled fan interaction through listening, liking, and responding to content.
  • Collaborated closely with the marketing team to define brand strategy and guidelines, ensuring a cohesive and impactful brand presence.

Design Research and Teaching Assistant

IIT Delhi
07.2014 - 06.2016
  • Collaborated with Assistech engineering and design team for Refreshable Braille Display to design and develop affordable accessibility devices in India.
  • Part of team who completed training and workshop with Maruti Suzuki Automotive Design team.
  • Represented IIT Delhi at AutoExpo 2016 with rural utility vehicle interior design.

Associate- Product Engineer III

John Deere
07.2013 - 07.2014
  • Design and development for Backhoe loader machine components with a focus on Product Styling, Sheet Metal Component Design, Analysis, Ergonomics, Cost Reduction Projects.
  • Successfully filed a design patent for Indian Backhoe loader product styling.
  • Navigated one complete product cycle, maintaining a presence on the assembly line for approximately 3 months.

Product Engineer II

John Deere
07.2012 - 07.2013
  • Worked on Final Tier 4 machines in the United States.
  • Projects included Under hood component design, Fuel Tank design and analysis, Cooling package design and assembly, Filed testing, and Roll Over Protection Systems.

Graduate Engineering Trainee

John Deere
07.2011 - 07.2012
  • Secured placement through campus recruitment.
  • First year focused on rigorous training and field testing.
  • Enhanced expertise in Drafting engineering drawings, Fit and Tolerance, 3D Modelling tools and practices, Analysis tools and practices, Tractors and other earth-moving equipment, Testing and standards.
  • Developed soft skills in presentation, communication, and stakeholder management.
  • Joined the India Backhoe loader team post-training and contributed to engineering in Sheet metal Design, Hydraulics, Bill of Material and cost reduction, Machine chassis and Operation of Backhoes.

Intellectual Property Analyst

John Deere
12.2010 - 06.2011
  • Interned for Intellectual Property and Law Department.
  • Experienced 30+ novelty searches through online patent database and gained knowledge of Intellectual Property (IP) types, IP in India, Patent Searching, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Production Assistant

Shree Advertising Company
04.2007 - 08.2007
  • Part of creative team in TV Commercials, Strip advertisement design, and cameraman for local news channels.

Education

Master's Degree - Industrial and Product Design

Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
11.2016
  • Grade: 9.43 CGPA, Class Topper
  • Member of Placement Committee
  • Industrial design work: Human Psychology, UCD approach, User Interaction and User Interface Design, Product design and aesthetics, Communication Design, Automotive design.

B. Tech. (Agril. Engg.) - Farm Machinery, Agril. Processing.

Dr. A.S.C.A.E., Ahmednagar, MH
11.2011
  • CGPA: 8.88, University Gold (2) Medalist
  • Relevant Courses:
    Entrepreneurship Development and Communication
    Farm Machinery & Equipment
    Process Engineering
    Irrigation Engineering
  • These academic achievements and coursework underline a strong foundation in both theoretical knowledge and practical application, showcasing a commitment to excellence in the field.

Skills

  • High Performance Teams
  • People Management
  • User Centered Design
  • Prototyping
  • User Experience Design
  • UX Strategy
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Product Design
  • User Interface (UI) Design

Languages

Marathi (Native or Bilingual),Hindi (Full Professional),English (Full Professional)

Publications

Formulation of the strategies for promotion of agricultural mechanization

Patents

110 mini India backhoe loader vehicle design

Timeline

Lead Product Designer - Flipkart
01.2024 - Current
Sr. Product Designer - Flipkart
10.2021 - 12.2023
Product Designer II - Flipkart
10.2019 - 10.2021
Product Designer I - Flipkart
01.2018 - 10.2019
Lead UI/UX Designer - Kirusa
07.2016 - 01.2018
Design Research and Teaching Assistant - IIT Delhi
07.2014 - 06.2016
Associate- Product Engineer III - John Deere
07.2013 - 07.2014
Product Engineer II - John Deere
07.2012 - 07.2013
Graduate Engineering Trainee - John Deere
07.2011 - 07.2012
Intellectual Property Analyst - John Deere
12.2010 - 06.2011
Production Assistant - Shree Advertising Company
04.2007 - 08.2007
Indian Institute of Technology - Master's Degree, Industrial and Product Design
Dr. A.S.C.A.E. - B. Tech. (Agril. Engg.), Farm Machinery, Agril. Processing.

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