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title: "Aarti Bakhtiani - Design Manager in Thane | Tal"
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# Aarti Bakhtiani on Tal

## Headline

Crafting User Experiences @ BORN XDS a TechMahindra company \|\| Forbes Advisor \| Pepperfry \| Accenture

## About

Strategic, growth\-driven Design Leader with 15 years of experience driving enterprise UX strategy, digital transformation, and scalable design operations across global consulting and consumer tech environments\. Proven track record in pre\-sales solutioning, and building high\-performing, multi\-tier design teams\. Adept at bridging executive stakeholder vision with rigorous design governance, scalable design systems, and research\-led methodologies\. Recognized for leading high\-stakes digital portfolios \(SBI Yono Business, Forbes Advisor, Mahindra Electric\) and elevating organization\-wide UX maturity\.

## Location

Thane

## Work experience

Design Manager at BORN, Jun 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 5 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Senior Manager, UX Design at Forbes Advisor, Dec 2022 \- Jun 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos, Remote

Manager, UI\-UX Design at Pepperfry, Dec 2014 \- Nov 2022 · 8 yrs, Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Service Delivery Ops Analyst at Accenture, May 2013 \- Dec 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos, Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Graphic Web Designer at Infinite Online Shopping Pvt\. Ltd\., Sep 2012 \- May 2013 · 9 mos, Mumbai Metropolitan Region

## Education

PGPM, Management, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

Executive program in product management, Product management, XLRI \- Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur

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