Headline

Product Design Leader

About

I am a product designer from Bangalore with 12+ years of experience in user experience design and hands-on practice in user research, interaction, and motion design. Expertise in building, leading, and growing high-performing design teams at technology startups and large-sized organisations. I thrive in high growth fast-paced culture where I partner with product, business, and tech teams to build impact and delightful experiences for customers at scale. Owned and shipped multiple products and experiences in B2C and B2B for various domains across platforms. Passionate in helping fellow designers by mentoring and volunteering in design communities. Curated quality interactions by building IDF (Interaction Design Foundation) Bengaluru design community and volunteering to lead initiatives since 2017. Other than work, I love music, kayaking, and video games

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Senior Product Designer at Prodigy Finance, Sep 2024 - Present · 2 yrs, London Area, United Kingdom

Head of Product Design at Kenko AI India, Apr 2023 - Apr 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo, Kenko AI (Formerly Bookee) helps Fitness and wellness business owners to launch, run, and grow their studios toward success. https://www.gokenko.com/

Product Design Manager at BYJU'S, Apr 2020 - Mar 2023 · 3 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led design for the product line - BYJU'S LearnStation (A distraction-free learn-first device and phygital learning experience) •Built and managed a team of 13+ multidisciplinary designers, providing mentorship and guidance to drive innovation and success. • LearnStation's launch resulted in a significant increase in sales conversion. It brought hundreds of crores in revenue reaching lakhs of Indian users in the first year along with highly positive customer reviews. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, marketing, and business, spearheaded multiple successful product & feature developments and launches.

Senior Product Designer at BYJU'S, Aug 2019 - Apr 2020 · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Founding designer and led design for product line - LearnStation Led research, strategy, development, launch, and expansion to multiple geographies of the LearnStation product line.

Co-Founder - Product & Design at Taskmario, Jul 2017 - Jul 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo, India, Taskmario helps people to connect with qualified professionals for their local services needs. (https://www.taskmario.com/) I owned brand, and product design initiatives to build Taskmario from conceptualization to launch of Android, iOS, and web apps for customers & partners. Enabled 5x YoY growth with multiple product iterations. - Featured as #1 trending app at the play store (2019)

Lead - Design & Creative studio (APAC) at STRATACACHE, Jun 2017 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo, India, Stratacache have been the leaders in digital signage and phygital tech solutions for global clients with the suite of products and solutions. Established and led a highly successful design and creative studio, delivering exceptional design solutions and innovative brand experiences for clients in India & Asia pacific region. Managed a team of designers, artists, and creative professionals, providing mentorship and guidance to drive success. Collaborated with clients and cross-functional teams to understand their business goals and design needs, resulting in the successful delivery of complex and high-impact projects. Major clients worked with - Retail (Burberry, Adidas, Levi's, Future group brands, Soch, Lifestyle, Max) QSR - KFC, Tacobell, Barista, PVR Wayfinder solutions - Moda mall Bahrain, Phoenix Market city Chennai, Ambience mall Corporate communication - Accenture, Microsoft, WellsFargo, Reliance, Schneider, Capgemini Airports - TIMDA Delhi, KIA Bangalore

Education

Professional education - User Experience Design, IxDF - The Interaction Design Foundation

B.Sc, Animation & Multimedia Design, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Public links

rarearun.vercel.app: https://rarearun.vercel.app/