Ankit Awasthi — Head of Design
As a Senior Experience Design & VX Strategist with 10+ years of expertise in crafting user-centered digital experiences. Currently, at IBM, I lead design strategy, building comprehensive design systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams to create seamless and innovative user journeys across digital products. My experience in the design industry has sharpened my skills, enabling me to deliver effective and impactful designs. I believe the best user experiences come from blending insights from psychology and anthropology. By understanding user behaviors, motivations, and habits, I create engaging and intuitive platform designs that truly resonate with users. - Passionate about merging creativity with technology to develop user-friendly, visually appealing, and business-aligned solutions. - Specialize in user research, prototyping, interaction design, and building scalable systems to enhance both user experience and operational efficiency. - Extensive experience at top organizations like Accenture and Tata Consultancy Services, where I refined skills in design documentation, usability testing, and stakeholder alignment. - Skilled in thinking outside the box and creating innovative solutions by drawing inspiration from diverse sources. - Strong belief that exceptional user experiences come from insights in psychology and anthropology, focusing on understanding behaviors, motivations, and habits to design engaging platforms. - Proficient in developing wireframes, conducting research, facilitating design workshops, and delivering user-first solutions. - Deeply committed to staying ahead of industry trends, ensuring my designs remain innovative and future-proof. - Proven ability to develop robust design systems that enhance collaboration between design, development, and product teams, ensuring consistent user experiences across all touchpoints. - Expertise in creating high-fidelity prototypes and documentation that drive successful, scalable product implementations. With a solid foundation in UX/UI design, interaction design, and product strategy, I continuously push the boundaries of design excellence to create lasting impact.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a UX/UI design expert in the SaaS industry.
Experience: 15 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- User-centered Design
- Design
- User Experience Design
- Design System
- User Interface Design
- Leadership
- Design Research
- User Experience Testing
- Mobile Design
- Visual Communication
- User Research
Career Highlights
- Over 10 years of experience in user-centered design.
- Expert in developing comprehensive design systems.
- Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Work Experience
IBM
Design Strategist - Event Automation | IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration (3 mos)
Design Strategist - IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration (9 mos)
Design Strategist (Event Automation) (2 yrs)
Visual Design Strategist (Red-Hat Marketplace) (1 yr)
Self-employed
Design Consultant (4 yrs 1 mo)
Accenture
User Experience Arch Specialist - Team Lead (1 yr 3 mos)
Senior User Experience Design & CX Consultant (2 yrs 5 mos)
Tata Consultancy Services
User Interaction & Visual Experience Designer (3 yrs)
Appiness Interactive Pvt. Ltd.
Jr. UX/UI Designer (5 mos)
KREO - Design & Innovation
Internship (1 mo)
Zeekabu Designs
Freelance Illustrator (6 mos)
Department of Public Institution (D.P.I.) Chandigarh)
Summer Workshop Instructor (1 mo)
Bama Academy of Fine Arts
Art Instructor (4 yrs)
Education
Post-Graduate Diploma at MIT Institute of Design
Bachelor's Degree at Government college of Arts, Chandigarh