Payal Arora

UX Designer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India9 yrs 1 mo experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in user-centric design solutions.
Led successful campaigns for major tech companies.
Strong background in multi-disciplinary design.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a UX Designer with a strong focus on B2C product design and user experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

User Experience (ux)

Other Skills

PrototypingUser Interface DesignInformation ArchitectureIllustrationGraphic DesignPhotographyDesign StrategyDigital PhotographyIllustratorInDesignDesign ThinkingDoodlingUX ResearchConcept GenerationInteraction Design

About

As a creative professional with a multi-disciplinary design background, I tend to follow a process-oriented approach to bring simplicity in my design solutions. Creativity and innovation are at the heart of my work, often leading me to explore the unconventional to bring fresh concepts to user-centric products and technology. I aim for design solutions to be rooted in reality, taking care of the end user & situations in which it will be used.  Multi-Disciplinary | Design-Thinker | Visual Storyteller

Experience

Adobe

Senior User Experience Designer

Aug 2025 – Present · 7 mos · Bengaluru · On-site

Microsoft

Designer II

Sep 2021 – Aug 2025 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore Urban

Shaped product experiences for Microsoft Teams EDU, focusing on Parents, Educators, Students, and Admins. Previously led the successful commercialization of new features for Microsoft Edge Extensions for both partners and client front. Also contributed significantly to the launch of Shopping campaigns like Deals Day 2021 and 2022, as well as driving enhancements to SERP and product detail experiences for the Bing Shopping vertical.

User Experience (UX)Prototyping

Makemytrip

Senior Lead Designer

Jan 2021 – Aug 2021 · 7 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Responsible for leading designs for MMT Trains business segment for Indian users. Successfully launched the 'Trip Guarantee' campaign along with the Homepage revamp initiative.

User Experience (UX)Prototyping

Samsung r&d institute india - bangalore private limited

Lead Interaction Designer

Jul 2017 – Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos

As a member of UX Innovation team, I am currently working on Research & conceptualization of innovative upcoming features in Samsung camera for Flagship & Mid Mass devices.
Contributed as a UX & UI Designer while working with Samsung Pay & My Galaxy (B2C commercial projects). I have worked on successful commercialization of proposed ideas, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams of PM, Developers, Marketing & overseas counterparts to deliver Products & services.
Spectrum of work includes User Research, Concept proposals, Defining User Experience, Wireframing, UI Guides, Visual Design & GUI Guides

User Experience (UX)Prototyping

Hcl technologies

Spatial Design Intern

Sep 2016 – Apr 2017 · 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Worked on Strategizing and developing a Customer Experience Zone for the Engineering Service division of HCL in Bangalore.

Hochschule für technik und wirtschaft berlin

Foreign Exchange Student (Master's Programme)

Sep 2015 – Mar 2016 · 6 mos · HTW, Berlin

Designed identity for HTW's college store 'Ins-Besondre' (Meaning : Beautifully Different) run by differently abled staff as a part of my exchange project.

Fisheye creative solutions

Graphic Design Intern

Dec 2013 – Apr 2014 · 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Designed illustrative wallpapers for a restaurant chain ‘Vasudev Adiga’s’ in Bangalore. Also worked on social media collaterals and print ads for beverage company ‘Paperboats’