Ashok Thariyan

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 5 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Head of Design at multiple innovative companies.
Expert in gamification and behavior change.
Strong background in user experience design.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned UX design leader in the EdTech and eCommerce sectors.

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Adobe PhotoshopAutoCADCC++Customer ServiceDesign ManagementDesign StrategyDesign ThinkingEnglishEntrepreneurshipEvent PlanningHTMLHeuristic EvaluationHuman Computer InteractionInformation Architecture

About

Hi, I'm currently the Head of Design at Airlearn, where we're revolutionizing language learning through gamification and behavioral design. My journey includes leading design teams at some of India's most innovative companies: Head of Design at Even Healthcare Associate Director of Design at Vedantu Head of Design at Grofers (now Blinkit) I hold a Bachelor's in Design (B.Des) from the Department of Design at IIT Guwahati, one of India's premier technological institutes. As a curious problem solver, I'm passionate about gamification and behavior change. If you're excited about creating engaging user experiences that drive meaningful impact, let's connect!

Experience

Airlearn

Vice President Design

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Even

Head Of Design

Aug 2021 – Jan 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Vedantu

Associate Director Design

Jan 2021 – Aug 2021 · 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Grofers

5 roles

Head Of Design

Promoted

Apr 2020 – Dec 2020 · 8 mos

Principal Product Manager

Feb 2020 – Apr 2020 · 2 mos

Senior Product Manager

Promoted

Apr 2019 – Feb 2020 · 10 mos

Product Manager

Promoted

Jan 2018 – Apr 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

UI/UX Designer

Mar 2015 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Housing.com

UI/UX Designer

Jun 2014 – Mar 2015 · 9 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Google

UX design intern

May 2013 – Jul 2013 · 2 mos · Bangalore

Worked as a User Experience Design Intern in Google , Bangalore under the guidance of Eugene Jude, a senior User Experience designer in the Google Maps team.The main objective of my internship was to redesign the Google Mapmaker profile page, by incorporating interactive elements in it .This was to increase the level of social interaction among the community of mappers.

Defence research and development organisation

Summer Intern

May 2012 – Jul 2012 · 2 mos · Pune

Worked as a product design Intern in DRDO, Pune under the guidance of Dr. Kiran Akella . I designed the concept for a portable infantry footbridge for use by the soldiers of the Indian Army . The bridge is 50 meters long and consists of individual units that can be assembled and disassembled at will.

Indian institute of technology, guwahati

student

Jul 2010 – May 2014 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Guwahati

Embarked upon a crazy 4 year journey called Bachelors of Design. One with lot's of ups and downs, but enjoyable all the same. The best part was trying to be creative in one of the best technological institutes in the country. So yeah I had my share of tiffs with almost all the branches in the Institute - Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Mechanics, CS, Electronics, Biotechnology and what not. Always tried to do something different, something out of the box and was walking on the thin line separating creative and crazy. Tried my hands on most aspects of Design starting from Photography and Graphic Design to Physical computing and Tangible Interactions, only to discover my true passion - User Experience Design.Did two amazing internships during the summer breaks which changed my whole understanding of Design. And to top it all off a day 1 Placement in one of the best companies at that point of time. And hence the journey began.