Bharghavi Kirubasankar

Design Manager

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India14 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Over 15 years of experience in product design leadership.
  • Expert in building high-performing UX teams.
  • Strong background in design strategy and operations.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Product Design Leader with extensive experience in UX and design management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product DesignUser Experience (ux)Design ManagementUser Experience DesignDesign StrategyInteraction Design

Other Skills

Interpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingLeadershipManagementBusiness StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Product Road MappingLong-term VisionDesign LeadershipFacilitationTeam BuildingTeam LeadershipStrategic RoadmapsPeople ManagementProject Management

About

A Product Design Leader, with over 15 years of experience. My expertise lies in People Management, Design Strategy and Operations. I aid organizations to build high-performing UX teams, lead teams to develop superior products through rigorus data and research and empower designers to progress in their careers. I began my professional journey as a graphic designer, transitioning subsequently into UX, Product Design, and Research roles. Throughout my career, I've had the opportunity to serve as both a creator and a leader, gaining valuable experience in various facets of design and product development. With over 14 years of experience in the design industry and 8 years in the B2B SaaS and 4 years of people management experience, I bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table. During this time, I've led numerous successful initiatives, including the development of key features, the scaling of teams, and the establishment of efficient processes. Outside of my professional responsibilities, I engage with the community by sharing my design experiences through various talks and writing endeavors. Additionally, I volunteer my time to mentor early and mid-career design professionals. If none of this interests you, we can always discuss topics like health, nutrition, books, or crafting.

Experience

14 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 3 mos
Current Experience

Ibm

Senior Design Manager

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Self-employed

Career Break

May 2024Dec 2024 · 7 mos

  • Healing...

Appsmith

Product Design Manager | Monetisation Leader

Jul 2022Apr 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos · Remote

  • Spearheading the design strategy for the monetization engine, particularly focusing on paid features.
  • + Led some key projects such as Appsmith Workflows, Gitflows, Reusable Modules, Website Redesign,
  • Appsmith Design System
  • + Directing roadmap research initiatives and facilitating opportunity identification for teams.
  • + Ensuring successful activation and adoption of paid features.
  • + Supervising a team of 5 designers engaged in product, design systems, and marketing endeavours
Interpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingLeadershipManagementDesign ManagementBusiness Strategy+15

Vedantu

Product Design Manager

Nov 2021Jul 2022 · 8 mos · Chennai

  • Led Design Experiences for the Future of Modern Educational Revolution
  • + Directed the launch design efforts for Vprime, Vedantu's venture into self-directed tutorials.
  • + Collaborated with a diverse design team, including researchers, content writers, illustrators, UX
  • designers, and visual designers.
  • + Managed design operations, overseeing key initiatives such as Design systems, Design process,
  • Hiring Management, Performance appraisals, and Design tools management.
  • + Supervising a team of 3 Product Designers and 2 Program Managers
Interpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingDesign ManagementLong-term VisionDesign leaderB2C Design+10

Saasd

Organiser

Apr 2019Apr 2019 · 0 mo · Chennai Area, India

  • SaasD is a flagship offering from Freshworks Design to the design community in Chennai.

Opex analytics

Strategic Advisor-User Experience

Mar 2019Mar 2020 · 1 yr

Project Management

Freshworks

2 roles

Lead Product Designer

Oct 2017Mar 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Focused on crafting experiences for Freshservice, a state-of-the-art software designed for IT teams.
  • + Designed key features such as Employee Onboarding, Service Catalouge, Admin Settings and Custom
  • Dashboard
  • + Spearheaded and designed the Asset Management module (ITAM) within Freshservice
  • + Responsibilities included conducting research, prototyping, visual design, UX writing, and creating
  • marketing collateral for designed features.
Providing mentorship to junior designers and leading
  • crucial design initiatives within the team.
Interpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Team ManagementFacilitationCoaching & Mentoring+8

Senior Product Designer

Oct 2015Oct 2017 · 2 yrs

  • I oversaw the entire process of feature releases from start to finish, which entails research and collaboration. Here are some of my key responsibilities:
  • + Collaborating with product managers to identify needs through secondary research and customer
  • conversations.
  • + Facilitating ideation workshops and collaborating with cross-functional teams to generate solutions.
  • Analyzing the impact on related features or channels.
  • + Developing prototypes, low-fidelity wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups.
  • + Rapidly testing designs with customers to gather early feedback.
  • + Collaborating with UX writers to enhance content for design.
  • + Designing and planning onboarding experiences for new users.
  • + Coordinating with marketing to create various product marketing materials, including blogs, social
  • media campaigns, emails, knowledge base articles, and feature videos.
  • + Continuously enhancing the delight factor of the feature.
  • + Coordinating with UI developers for Visual QA to ensure pixel-perfect output.
  • + Tracking feature performance using tools like Heap or Mixpanel and monitoring support tickets for
  • feature adoption.
  • Additionally:
  • + Mentoring and supporting young designers.
  • + Working on initiatives that deliver small but meaningful improvements to delight customers.
Interpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingInteraction DesignUser Interface PrototypingBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Coaching & Mentoring+10

Cognizant technology solutions - cognizant interactive

2 roles

Associate - Projects

Jul 2013Aug 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • My Responsibilities included-
  • + Analyzing business goals, requirements, processes, and user needs.
  • + Conducting interviews with stakeholders and end-users to devise effective design solutions.
  • + Educating clients on current trends and technologies to help them achieve their business objectives.
  • + Developing prototypes and validating them through user testing.
  • + Crafting visually appealing interfaces based on research findings.
  • + Presenting and pitching design solutions to business executives.
  • + Creating training materials for trainees, mentoring them on projects, and providing consistent
  • feedback.
  • + Conducting training sessions and presentations on new technologies and design trends within the
  • industry.
  • + Undertaking small-scale experimental projects outside of regular duties to contribute to the team's
  • growth and development.
Problem SolvingClient ServicesUser Interface DesignUser InterviewsClient PresentationUser Experience Design+1

Programmer Analyst

Jul 2010Jul 2013 · 3 yrs

  • The majority of my role focused on communication and branding designs in addition to web interface design. Here are my responsibilities:
  • + Collaborating closely with clients to develop strategic communication designs aligned with their
  • business objectives.
  • + Researching emerging design trends and incorporating them into projects.
  • + Coordinating with the copywriting team to create compelling and impactful campaign communication
  • designs.
  • + Providing additional value to clients by educating them on current trends and technologies that can
  • support their business goals.
  • + Presenting and pitching design solutions to business executives.
Visual DesignMotion GraphicsBranding & IdentityGraphic Design

Education

College of Engineering, Guindy

Master's degree — Electronic Media

Jan 2008Jan 2010

Women's Christian College

Bachelor's degree

Jan 2006Jan 2008

Church Park, Presentation Convent

High school and Higher secondary

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