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title: "Balaji Ramesh - Mentor in Chennai | Tal"
description: "Meet Balaji Ramesh, Lead Product Designer | Scaling Design Systems for Enterprise SaaS & AI | UX Research • Accessibility • Mentoring High-Performing Design Teams and Community. based in Chennai. AI stack includes opencode and claudecode."
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# Balaji Ramesh on Tal

## Headline

Lead Product Designer \| Scaling Design Systems for Enterprise SaaS & AI \| UX Research • Accessibility • Mentoring High\-Performing Design Teams and Community\.

## About

Lead Product Designer with 8\+ years of experience designing enterprise SaaS, AI\-powered products, and complex digital workflows\. I simplify complex systems into clear, scalable experiences through product thinking, UX architecture, and design systems\. I work at the intersection of enterprise UX and AI, designing GenAI\-powered developer tools and complex agentic workflows\. I turn ambiguity into structured, scalable experiences by partnering closely with product, engineering, and AI teams\.

## Location

Chennai

## AI stack

opencode

claudecode

## Work experience

Mentor at adplist\.org, Jul 2026 \- Present · 2 mos

Lead Product Designer \- Softspell\.ai Division at Aspire Systems, Apr 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 5 mos, Chennai · Hybrid, \- Led the end\-to\-end design vision for GenAI\-powered developer tools, translating complex AI model logic into intuitive, context\-aware agentic interfaces used by 200\+ developers\. \- Managed the full product design lifecycle from zero\-to\-one concepts to highfidelity implementation, ensuring technical feasibility and visual consistency across all surfaces\. \- Conducted 9 stakeholder interviews across PM, AI engineering, and frontend teams to surface implicit conventions and align component governance\. \- Architected a three\-tier token system \(primitive → semantic → component\), enabling theming and brand variation without component rewrites\. \- Mentored 4 designers on design system governance and component taxonomy; received Rolestar Award for system\-level impact\.

Senior User Experience Designer at Aspire Systems, Apr 2022 \- Present · 4 yrs 5 mos, Chennai · Hybrid, \- Redesigned B2B platform architectures for 3\+ enterprise retail clients, improving connectivity across the ecosystem and resulting in a 25% increase in task completion speed\. \- Utilized user research insights and platform analytics \(OKR/KPIdriven\) to drive a responsive design system overhaul, reducing design rework by 35%\. \- Championed Inclusive Design principles across product verticals, achieving WCAG 2\.1 compliance for largescale enterprise applications serving 5,000\+ end users\. \- Presented design strategies to C\-suite and executive stakeholders, translating complex UX concepts into actionable product roadmaps tied to business OKRs\. \- Received multiple client appreciation awards for high\-quality design delivery and timely execution\.

User Experience Designer at Oddbox Design Solutions & Co, Aug 2018 \- Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 8 mos, Remote, \- Redesigned B2B platform architectures for 3\+ enterprise retail clients, improving connectivity across the ecosystem and resulting in a 25% increase in task completion speed\. \- Utilised user research insights and platform analytics \(OKR/KPI driven\) to drive a responsive design system overhaul, reducing design rework by 35%\. \- Championed Inclusive Design principles across product verticals, achieving WCAG 2\.1 compliance for large\-scale enterprise applications serving 5,000\+ end users\. \- Presented design strategies to C\-suite and executive stakeholders, translating complex UX concepts into actionable product roadmaps tied to business OKRs\. \- Received multiple client appreciation awards for high\-quality design delivery and timely execution\. \- Delivered 12\+ digital products for early\-stage startups through full\-cycle user\-centric research, wireframing, and high\-fidelity prototyping — achieving an average 4\.5\-week design\-to\-handoff cycle\. \- Designed mobile\-first experiences for iOS and Android platforms, improving user retention metrics by 20% across 3 client products through usability testing and iterative design\. \- Partnered with engineering and marketing teams to translate commercial objectives into functional, user\-friendly mobile and web experiences, supporting 5\+ product launches\.

## Education

Bachelor of Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College

HSC, Computer Science, Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School

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