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title: "Abhishek Shankhdhar - UX Designer III in Hyderabad | Tal"
description: "Meet Abhishek Shankhdhar, Non-Award-Winning Designer | Ex of Deloitte, ICAR-IASRI | Experience Design and Strategy | Mentor | Human based in Hyderabad. AI stack includes antigravity, codex, and opencode."
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# Abhishek Shankhdhar on Tal

## Headline

Non\-Award\-Winning Designer \| Ex of Deloitte, ICAR\-IASRI \| Experience Design and Strategy \| Mentor \| Human

## About

Senior Interaction Designer with 8\+ years of experience designing scalable, user\-centered digital experiences for complex, high\-stakes platforms\. From enterprise banking systems to global brands to national\-scale government platforms serving millions\. I specialize in taking ambiguous, cross\-functional problems and turning them into intuitive, accessible product experiences, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and Research to ship at scale\. Currently designing AI\-assisted interfaces at Candescent that reduce friction in complex workflows, including a conversational AI agent that proactively guides users through form completion and navigation\. Previously led UX for Deloitte's global brand experience \(\+20% retention, \-15% bounce rate\)\. What I bring: \- Interaction & Product Design: User flows, wireframes, high\-fidelity prototypes, product thinking \- UX Strategy & Research: Usability testing, user interviews, heuristic evaluation, accessibility \- AI\-Driven Design: Designing conversational and assistive interfaces for enterprise workflows \- Design Systems & Visual Craft: Scaling consistent interaction and visual language across complex, multi\-touchpoint platforms \- Cross\-Functional Leadership: Stakeholder alignment across varying velocities, mentoring, design hiring \- Public Speaking & Thought Leadership: Sharing insights on all things design and user experience\. Selected impact: \- Leading interaction design for a customer servicing and employee experience platform used by financial institutions, architecting scalable access\-management and support workflows \- Led UX for Deloitte's global brand experience, increasing user retention by 20% and reducing bounce rate by 15% \- Designed multilingual, accessibility\-first interfaces for national\-scale government platforms \(ICAR\) serving millions of rural users across India \- Facilitating workshops and speaking on the core of design, human intervention, interaction design & related topics\. Recent sessions at BITS, Friends of Figma, MIT, SRM, JNTU and more\. \- Top 1% Design Mentor on ADPList, mentoring designers globally I care about design that's rigorous and human\. Systems that scale without losing the details making an experience feel considered\. Always happy to talk user\-centered design, systems, or where AI genuinely helps \(vs\. just looks impressive\)\. Let's connect\.

## Location

Hyderabad

## AI stack

antigravity

codex

opencode

## Work experience

UX Designer III at Candescent, Sep 2025 \- Present · 1 yr, Hyderabad

Visiting Faculty Member at Strate School of Design, Bangalore \- India, Aug 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Co\-Founder & Community Lead at Designland, Apr 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 5 mos, India

User Experience Designer at Deloitte India \(Offices of the US\), May 2021 \- Aug 2025 · 4 yrs 4 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, \- Led cross\-functional teams to redesign Deloitte\.com’s global digital ecosystem, improving user retention by 20% and reducing bounce rates by 15%\. \- Collaborated with leadership on hiring design talent, conducting interviews, portfolio reviews, and guiding new team members through onboarding\. \- Partnered with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to optimize information architecture, improving task completion rates by 25% through iterative testing and refinements\. \- Delivered comprehensive accessibility audits, aligning the platform with WCAG standards to ensure inclusive user experiences\.

UX Designer at ICAR\-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, Dec 2018 \- Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos, New Delhi, Delhi, India, \- Led UX research & interface design for complex, multilingual government platforms like NAHEP, AEIS & KVK, significantly improving usability for rural users\. \- Increased app satisfaction by 30% through heuristic evaluations, user research & usability testing\. \- Designed data\-driven, accessible interfaces, including responsive prototypes and design systems that enhanced dev handoff efficiency\. \- Created visual assets \(banners, brochures, UI kits\) to ensure brand consistency and engagement across digital touchpoints\.

## Education

Engineer’s Degree, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Punjab technical university

Intermediate, Mathematics and Computer Science, Hartmann College

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