EX-MCKINSEY · PRODUCT DESIGN LEAD · 11+ YEARS
years designing products, from McKinsey to a US AI startup
designers hired and led at McKinsey’s Chennai design hub
conversion lift after rebuilding an AI flow users stopped trusting
monthly users on a product I led from zero
DESIGNED FOR TEAMS AT
PROJECTS
New here? Start with One-Click Apply, where a failed automation experiment became a 1.8× conversion lift.
ABOUT
HOW I GOT HERE
2014–2015
Digital Compositor
FUTUREWORKS, HOLLYWOOD VFX
Fast & Furious 7 and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Where I learned to obsess over every frame.
2015–2024
Designer to Design Lead
MCKINSEY & COMPANY
Nine years with Fortune 500 clients. Built the Chennai design hub from the first hire to 15+ designers. Learned to start with the business problem.
2024–2025
Founding Designer
CIRCLE GLOBAL, US AI STARTUP
Led an AI hiring platform from zero to 10K+ monthly users. Learned to ship, measure and rebuild.
2026–Now
Senior UX Lead + Independent
LEAD BEYOND · OWN PRACTICE
Leading ten designers and six engineers across a UAE government education platform and AI tools for manufacturing. Plus my own practice with consultants and founders.
HOW I WORK
01
Problem before pixels
I define the business problem and the decision it drives before I design a single screen. The McKinsey habit.
02
Research, not opinions
Interviews, audits and analytics settle debates. One-Click Apply started with 18 interviews and 16 platform audits.
03
AI that shows its work
People trust what they can see, question and undo. So every AI action I design is visible and reversible.
04
Craft down to the frame
The VFX habit never left. The last 5% of polish is what makes a product feel trustworthy.
CAREER
SERVICES
Design leadership and hands-on product work for teams, plus pitch and brand for consultants and firms.
EXPLORATIONS
Self-initiated concepts, where I test ideas outside client work.
