Headline

Head of Product Design @ Nxtwave | Ex-Rapido | Ex- Gameskraft | NID || Crafting impact through strategy

About

Experienced in designing zero-to-one products while collaborating with a cross-functioning team. Worked for different industries like, mobility, real money gaming, opinion trading etc As a Senior Product Designer at Gameskraft, I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to design products from zero to one in real money gaming & opinion trading domains. Using my understanding of UX and system designs, created standard operating procedures inside the design team, matured the design system, helped the team to organise further, and created designs for various user segments and platforms. I hold a Master's degree in Designing from the National Institute of Design. I have also shared my knowledge and insights as a guest faculty at the National Institute of Design and the National Institute of Fashion Technology, where I taught about system design and textile technologies. I am passionate about creating products that are user-centric and data-driven.

Location

Hyderabad

AI stack

aistudio

claudecode

Adobe Firefly

ChatGPT

Work experience

Head of Product Design at NxtWave, Aug 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, I turn ideas into impact — building systems, inspiring teams, and aligning design with business goals. From crafting SOPs to launching successful products (and the occasional team outing!). I believe design isn’t just aesthetics; it’s strategy. One bold move at a time.

Design Manager | Co-founder at Official Merchandise, Oct 2023 - Present · 3 yrs, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Senior Product Designer at Gameskraft, Jul 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Guest Faculty at National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar, Apr 2022 - May 2022 · 2 mos, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, Talking about "System design" and how a well-defined system is what can make design decisions easy

Senior Product Designer at Rapido, Feb 2022 - Aug 2022 · 7 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, UX designing, product designing, service designing and planning, research and market study

Product Designer at Rapido, May 2021 - Feb 2022 · 10 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Product Designer at Holosuit, Jun 2019 - Jul 2021 · 2 y 1 mo, Mysore

Junior Designer at Paravent, Mar 2017 - Aug 2019 · 2 y 5 mo, Ahmedabad

Education

Researcher, Textile technologies, Saxion University of Applied Sciences

Masters, Apparels Designing, National Institute of Design

Public links

amanmaheshwari.framer.website: https://amanmaheshwari.framer.website/