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title: "Aruna Toppo - User Experience Researcher II in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Aruna Toppo, UX Researcher & Designer | Mixed Methods | Fintech & Consumer Apps based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes gemini, notebooklm, and notion."
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# Aruna Toppo on Tal

## Headline

UX Researcher & Designer \| Mixed Methods \| Fintech & Consumer Apps

## About

I research why users behave the way they do and design what comes next\. With 2\+ years in UX research and design across fintech, matrimonial tech, and e\-commerce platforms, I work at the intersection of discovery and delivery\. My methods span user interviews, usability testing, journey mapping, and research synthesis paired with hands\-on prototyping in Figma so insights don't die in decks\. What makes my work different, I came up through visual design and merchandising before moving into UX which means I read user aesthetics and business context simultaneously\. I've mapped onboarding friction in high\-trust financial products, studied decision\-making in high\-stakes consumer journeys, and built research systems for early\-stage startups from scratch\. Currently at Matrimony\.com as UX Researcher II, working on experience research for one of India's largest consumer platforms\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

gemini

notebooklm

notion

openai

ChatGPT

Figma Make

## Work experience

User Experience Researcher II at Matrimony\.com Limited, Jul 2025 \- Nov 2025 · 4 mo, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

User Experience Designer at Hissa by RuleZero, Feb 2024 \- Mar 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

User Experience Designer at Planet Alba, Sep 2023 \- Jan 2024 · 5 mos, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Assistant Category Manager at Qalara, May 2022 \- Aug 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Site Merchandiser & Stylist at Qalara, Nov 2021 \- May 2022 · 7 mos, Delhi, India

Textile & Print Designer at Narayan Overseas, Sep 2016 \- Mar 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos, Noida Area, India

## Education

Post Graduate, Masters Of Fashion Management, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar

Under Graduate, Bachelors Of Textile Design, National institute of fashion technology, Chennai

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