Headline

Design Leadership @Uber • Prev Head of Design @Gojek • Upstox • Locus.sh

About

Vaibhav heads design for Earner Growth Bets @Uber. Shaping the future of mobility across Fleets, Autonomous Vehicles, Hailables, Moto and Sustainability, globally. Before Uber, he led the design org @Gojek and @Upstox, where he built design orgs that ship, scale, and stay human, crafting world-class experiences for millions of users across APAC. With over a decade experience in design and more than 7 years leading global teams, he believes the real magic lies in balancing usability and aesthetics with emotion, the key to building great products. A creator at heart, Vaibhav has a knack for building teams and design cultures that empower designers to deliver delightful experiences. He is passionate about Gamification, design ethics and strongly advocates that good mentorship should be free and accessible to all! https://adplist.org/mentors/vaibhav-bhasin

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

notion

obsidian

openai

v0

Work experience

Group Product Design Manager at Uber, Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, Head of Design for Earner Growth Bets @Uber. Shaping the future of mobility across Fleets, Autonomous Vehicles, Hailables, Moto and Sustainability, globally. Designing for the people who move the world ✨

Senior Director - Head of Design at Upstox, Nov 2024 - Mar 2025 · 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led a dynamic team of 25+ designers at Upstox, India’s fastest-growing investment platform, empowering millions to confidently navigate their financial journey.

Group Head of Design - Gojek at GoTo Group, Jun 2023 - Nov 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Vaibhav used to head a diverse global team of 35+ designers & UX writers (including 6 design managers) committed to crafting exceptional experiences across the Mobility, Customer & Driver Platforms at Gojek https://gojek.design/ + Transport Products: Ride-hailing, public transport (GoTransit), and corporate solutions (GoCorp) + Logistics Products: Simplifying logistics for businesses and individuals with GoSend, GoShop, and GoBox. + Customer Platform: Gojek Homescreen, Onboarding, Signup & Subscriptions. + Driver Platform: Enhancing the experience of our valued driver partners, empowering them with tools and support to thrive in their roles. + Central Platforms: Subscriptions and promo experiences, Caretech, Sign-ups, Data & Comms. + Creative, Branding & Motion Design Teams

Head of Design - Transport & Logistics at GoTo Group, Feb 2021 - May 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Jakarta, Indonesia, Led a team of 10+ designers and managers building the best-in-class Transport & Logistics products for users across South East Asia

Product Design Lead - Transport at GoTo Group, Mar 2019 - Feb 2021 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru Area, India, Designed the Transport products @Gojek, Led streams for Booking experience, Growth, Public transit & Service excellence.

Lead Product Designer at Locus.sh, Jan 2017 - Jan 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bangalore, Founding designer at Locus a USD 300M AI-driven, market-leading, Logistics and Supply chain company funded by global investors such as Blume, Qualcomm, and Tiger Global. Led the design team responsible for building the entire suite of products from scratch. Now used by 200+ leading brands across 30+ countries including Bluedart, Bigbasket, Unilever & Nestle

Product Designer at Locus.sh, May 2016 - Jan 2017 · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

UI/UX Designer at PepperTap, Aug 2015 - May 2016 · 10 mos, Gurgaon, India, Designed the consumer facing products at PepperTap, one of the earliest players in India’s grocery delivery space, valued at USD 160M+ in 2015 by the likes of Elevation capital, Snapdeal and Sequoia.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science Engineering with specialization in Open Source Software & Open Standards, UPES

Science + Economics, Sir Padampat Singhania Education Centre