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Product Designer & Strategist · Complex Technical Products · 0→1 Builder · IIT Delhi · NID

About

Product Designer and Strategist with 3+ years building digital products in complex technical domains: connected mobility, robotics, IoT, fleet management. I work at the intersection of user needs, technical feasibility, and business strategy. My background in mechanical engineering and industrial design means I think in systems and constraints, not just screens. Currently Design Lead at Vecmocon Technologies, where I've built the design function from 0→1: research, execution, cross-functional alignment, and team culture. Always curious about what's being built next — especially in B2B, deep tech, and AI.

Location

India

AI stack

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Work experience

Design Lead at Vecmocon Technologies, Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, ● Built and led a 4-member design team owning end-to-end product design across the company's full software portfolio. ● Designed a 0→1 internal ERP (9 modules, 150+ users) to digitize hardware lifecycle from production to dispatch. ● Designed Vec-TR (0→1), a customer-facing IoT SaaS platform for vehicle monitoring, FOTA, and fleet analytics. ● Led the company website redesign to strengthen brand presence, resulting in a 244% increase in inbound leads. ● Established a unified design system across 10+ B2B apps and internal tools, ensuring cross-platform consistency. ● Led strategic research initiatives, including competitive audits, UX benchmarking, and stakeholder analysis, delivering product and business direction to leadership across the IoT, BMS, and charger product ecosystems.

Creative Design Intern at Ola Electric, Apr 2023 - Aug 2023 · 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, ● Conducted in-depth field research and netnography to uncover unique user insights for an unexplored market segment. ● Translated research findings into product concepts and mobility solutions aligned with broader business strategy

Design Associate at Orangewood Labs-YC W18 (Hiring now!), Sep 2022 - Mar 2023 · 7 mos, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Designed a tablet interface for six-axis robotic arms, simplifying complex multi-axis control into an intuitive workflow for operators — work that directly contributed to the company raising $1.5M in their next funding round.

Research Intern at Wipro, Aug 2021 - Sep 2021 · 2 mos, Worked as a Research Intern under the Wipro IISc Research and Innovation Network (WIRIN) initiative. • Executed one-on-one user interviews to gain deep insights into the perceptions of Indians regarding autonomous vehicles • Applied iterative thematic analysis techniques to synthesize and analyze research data, effectively extracting emerging trends and overarching themes to inform design decisions

Head of Design - Co-Founder at Paperfumes, Feb 2020 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos, • Oversaw end-to-end design operations for an innovative e-commerce and consulting platform • Crafted unique experiences from order placement to delivery • Designed website, logo, packaging and range of graphic assets

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Master of Design, National Institute of Design

Public links

github: https://github.com/aakashmangla

medium: https://medium.com/@aakashmangla3

aakashmangla.com: https://www.aakashmangla.com/