Hozefa Ayyajiwala — Head of Design
* Over 15 years of product design expertise spanning diverse sectors, including food, fashion, finance, and education. * Headed design and research teams for the past 9 years, leading groups of up to 40 members, including senior design and research managers of multiple product groups, and senior product designers and researchers. * Led the design for Coinbase's international expansion, overseeing 12 focus countries in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, as well as 130 broader-reaching countries for retail and wallet. * Leading PED for International expansion with the Senior Director of Engineering and Senior Director of Product. * Achieved a favourability rating of 84 in Coinbase 19 above PED org and 31 above design organisation as measured by Cultureamp. Achieved a Leadership NPS of 40 at UpGrad highest at the level conducted by xto10x. Latest business impact delivered: * Attained the #1 position for Coinbase exchange in the UK and top 3 in major EU markets and Canada. * Established the #1 wallet within four months of launch in key Southeast Asian markets - Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. * Secured the position of #1 higher ed-tech platform in APAC for UpGrad.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and EdTech design leader with extensive experience in user experience and product design.
Experience: 18 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- User Experience Design (ued)
- Product Vision
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
Career Highlights
- 15 years of product design expertise across diverse sectors.
- Achieved #1 position for Coinbase exchange in the UK.
- Established #1 ed-tech platform in APAC for UpGrad.
Work Experience
Head of Design - Workspace Commerce, Customer onboarding and Admin Console (1 yr 8 mos)
Coinbase
Head of Design - APAC, EMEA, LATAM, Onboarding and Payments (7 mos)
Head of Design - APAC, LATAM & CET (4 mos)
Sr. Manager Product Design + UX site lead India (8 mos)
upGrad
Director - Design & Research (1 yr 6 mos)
HDFC Life
AVP - Design (5 mos)
Limeroad.com
Head of Design (11 mos)
Pluck Digital Design
Cofounder and head of design (1 yr 9 mos)
Co-Founder (5 yrs 1 mo)
TinyOwl
Head of Design (1 yr 1 mo)
DY Works
Sr. Consultant (1 yr 3 mos)
Kankei Relationship Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
Manager - Client service (2 yrs 6 mos)
epicentre
Customer Service Representative (2 yrs 7 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) at University of Mumbai