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I'm Janani
I'm Janani
Staff Product Designer
Staff Product Designer
Player-coach design leader with 10+ years of experience across enterprise, fintech, mobility, healthcare, and consumer products. Leads multidisciplinary teams of 15+ designers while staying hands-on in product design, design systems, prototyping, and AI-assisted design workflows. Established 12 design systems for enterprise clients (Dream11, Ford, TVS Next, Openreach/British Telecom) and contributed to 85+ digital products with an average 35% ROI improvement. Partners with product, engineering, and executive stakeholders to turn complex business problems into scalable, measurable product outcomes for global brands including Coca-Cola, Delta, Strategy&,PwC and Ford.
Player-coach design leader with 10+ years of experience across enterprise, fintech, mobility, healthcare, and consumer products. Leads multidisciplinary teams of 15+ designers while staying hands-on in product design, design systems, prototyping, and AI-assisted design workflows. Established 12 design systems for enterprise clients (Dream11, Ford, TVS Next, Openreach/British Telecom) and contributed to 85+ digital products with an average 35% ROI improvement. Partners with product, engineering, and executive stakeholders to turn complex business problems into scalable, measurable product outcomes for global brands including Coca-Cola, Delta, Strategy&,PwC and Ford.
Work Experience
RR Donnelley
Associate Art Director, UI/UX | Product and Expereince Lead Designer
Nov 2024 to Present
RR Donnelley
Associate Art Director, UI/UX | Product and Expereince Lead Designer
Nov 2024 to Present
Doodleblue Innovations
Head of Design, COEx / Lead Designer
Aug 2019 to Oct 2024
Head of Design, COEx
Nov 2023 - Oct 2024
Lead Designer
Oct 2021 - Nov 2023
Senior Product Designer
Aug 2019 - Oct 2021
Doodleblue Innovations
Head of Design, COEx / Lead Designer
Aug 2019 to Oct 2024
Head of Design, COEx
Nov 2023 - Oct 2024
Lead Designer
Oct 2021 - Nov 2023
Senior Product Designer
Aug 2019 - Oct 2021
Adpay Mobile Payment
Product Designer & Product Manager (UX)
Nov 2017 – May 2019
Adpay Mobile Payment
Product Designer & Product Manager (UX)
Nov 2017 – May 2019
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Quality Analyst & SME
Jul 2016 – Nov 2017
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Quality Analyst & SME
Jul 2016 – Nov 2017
Core Skills
Education
PG Certificate in UX Design and HCI
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati (Online CEP)
2022 – 2023
PG Certificate in UX Design and HCI
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati (Online CEP)
2022 – 2023
MBA, Information Security Management
University of Madras
2016 – 2018
MBA, Information Security Management
University of Madras
2016 – 2018
B.Sc., Plant Biology and Biotechnology
SDNB Vaishnav College for Women
2013 – 2016
B.Sc., Plant Biology and Biotechnology
SDNB Vaishnav College for Women
2013 – 2016
Design Leadership, Cross-Functional Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Mentoring, Design Critique, Team Development, Design Operations, Executive Presentations
Figma, FigJam, Figma AI, Claude, Sketch, Miro, Maze, Webflow, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier pro, Jira, Confluence, HTML5, CSS3 and Microsoft 360.
Certifications & Courses
Certified Usability Analyst
Human Factors International
2024
Certified Usability Analyst
Human Factors International
2024
UX Design Professional Certificate
Coursera
2023
UX Design Professional Certificate
Coursera
2023
UI/UX Designer
Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF)
2019
UI/UX Designer
Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF)
2019
My Hobbies
Fitness
Designing
Traveling
Music
Learning
Yoga
Singing
Dancing
Gaming
Reading