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Sandip A.

Design Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Scaled D.E. Shaw India's design team by 6x.
  • Co-founded a startup serving 5000+ customers in five months.
  • Led successful UX design for JDA Flowcasting solution.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Design Manager with expertise in UX design and team leadership in the SaaS industry.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

Design LeadershipUser Experience Design (ued)Design ManagementUser Experience (ux)Business Development

Other Skills

Distributed Team ManagementFront-End DevelopmentProgrammingLogical ReasoningUsabilityUser Interface DesignEnterprise SoftwareCommunicationMobile Application DesignStart-ups ManagementVisual DesignProblem SolvingC (Programming Language)C++Algorithms

About

Seasoned Design Manager with 10+ years’ experience leading distributed teams and delivering innovative business solutions. I specialize in crafting creative and strategic design solutions, managing talent, and setting up result-driven design processes. My key achievement includes scaling up D.E. Shaw India's design team by 6x, supporting a 55% growth in AUM and initiating user-centric design processes. I also manage the UX for 10+ business groups, fulfilling their global design requirements. My goal is to help businesses build efficient design teams and achieve their design objectives. Co-founder of a startup that served more than 5000 customers in just five months after the launch. I led the design of a successful Flowcasting solution at Blue Yonder, formerly known as JDA Software.

Experience

12 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
9 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

D. e. shaw india private limited

3 roles

Principal Manager, Interaction Design

Promoted

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

Lead, Interaction Design

Promoted

Jan 2019 – Dec 2023 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Led a design team from top-tier design schools in India.
  • Planned roadmaps and reviews for the team.
  • Conducted project planning and task delegation.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams on project plans.
  • Fostered a diverse, inclusive work culture.
  • Provided career counseling and performance reviews.
  • Co-managed recruitment for the DX group.
  • Supervised interns.
  • Met design needs for Energy, Risk, and Compliance teams.
Design LeadershipUser Experience Design (UED)

Senior Interaction Designer

Jul 2016 – Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Single POC for design requirements across multiple business units.
  • Co-created DJS, the firm’s UI library.
  • Established design practices; introduced usability testing.
  • Used data visualization for complex problem-solving.
  • Developed data-intensive trading tools and applications.
  • Involved in hiring and mentoring junior designers.
Design ManagementUser Experience (UX)

Pocketchef

Co-Founder

Feb 2016 – Jun 2016 · 4 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

  • Co-founded startup with four IIT tech enthusiasts; led team from inception.
  • Designed PocketChef app on Android & iOS, with 5k+ users.
  • Created back-end software for ease of delivery operations.
  • Aided in business development in Hyderabad.
  • Created visual designs for marketing needs.
Business DevelopmentUser Experience Design (UED)

Blue yonder

User Experience Designer

Jul 2013 – Jan 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area · On-site

  • Lead UX designer for JDA Flowcasting.
  • Designed UIs for Demand and Allocation.
  • Collaborated with end-users, stakeholders, and pre-sales.
  • Framed user-centric design methodology in India.
  • Conducted design studios for rapid ideation and buy-in.
  • Underwent a month-long training on design practices in Waukesha, USA.
User Experience Design (UED)Design Leadership

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

Master of Design (M. Des) — UX Design & HCI

Jan 2011 – Jan 2013

West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) — Computer Science & Engineering

Jan 2007 – Jan 2011

Krishnanagar Collegiate School

Standard 10+2 — Science

Jan 2005 – Jan 2007

Krishnanagar Collegiate School

Standard 10th

Jan 2005 – Present

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