Design leadership & UX strategy
Setting direction, running research and sprints, and mentoring designers from brief to handover.
Lead UX/UI & Product Designer · India
Making complex products feel simple.
10+ years across enterprise data, AI, FMCG, sports, telecom and edtech. Now leading UX/UI at Datagaps.
Scroll- Current role
- Lead UX/UI Designer, Datagaps
- Experience
- 10+ years · 5 companies
- Focus
- Enterprise SaaS, AI, design systems
- Certified
- HFI Experience Architect
- Looking for
- UX/UI leadership roles
From startups to global brands, the companies I've designed for
- HFI CXA certifiedExperience Architect, 2026
- 10+ yearsin product design
- 6 case studieswith outcomes
- Best Team award2024
- Accessible by designWCAG 2.1 AA
Research, design, systems, leadership.
All in one design lead.
Research & UX
Interviews, usability tests, benchmarks and IA that turn evidence into decisions.
Design systems
Tokens, accessible components, documentation and a developer-ready handoff.
AI experiences
Assistants and chatbots people trust: validated answers, clear states, plain language.
Design that moves the numbers.
Measured after launch.
70%+
less time to retrieve sales data at PepsiCo with Dialog with Data
+40%
mobile traffic after the IPL redesign, with +30% fan engagement
1M+
BCCI.TV app downloads after the redesign
30+
Instancy web and mobile learning apps redesigned
Why teams hire me to lead design
Lead UX/UI for an enterprise data platform
At Datagaps I lead UX/UI across the DataOps Suite and designed Global AI: an assistant on every page that writes validated SQL.
Systems that scale teams
Tokens, components and docs that designers and developers both use.
Research before pixels
Surveys, interviews and usability tests behind every redesign, from MTN to IPL.
Outcomes, not just outputs
70%+ faster data retrieval; 60%+ of routine queries handled by the bot.
A design lead who mentors
Clear, kind feedback and room to own real problems.
Hiring a UX/UI manager or design lead?Let's set up a 30-minute conversation.
Book a conversationSelected work.
Six case studies, real outcomes.
Each case study covers the problem, my role, research, the decisions that shaped the design, and what changed after launch.
Datagaps · AI · 2026
Global AI for DataOps
A context-aware assistant inside every page of the DataOps Suite: answers product questions, writes validated SQL and starts real work.
25+ screens and states · 3 user groups
Read case studyPepsiCo · AI & data · 2023–25
Dialog with Data
An AI chatbot that lets PepsiCo's commercial teams ask for sales data in plain language. I was the design lead.
70%+ faster retrieval · 60%+ queries handled
Read case studyBCCI · Sports · 2022–24
BCCI.TV
The official website and app of Indian cricket, redesigned in the year India hosted the ICC World Cup.
1M+ downloads · iOS 4.1 → 4.5
Read case study
Tata IPL · Sports · 2024
IPL Fan Experience
A mobile-first redesign of the IPL website and app for fans following live matches.
+30% engagement · +40% mobile traffic
Read case studyMTN Nigeria · Telecom · 2023–26
MTN Mobile App
An end-to-end redesign around recharge, data plans, family numbers and entertainment, designed to WCAG.
1 app for every task · WCAG accessible
Read case study
PepsiCo · Field sales · 2023–26
SalesHub+
GeoTab telematics in SalesHub+, so route sales reps run daily vehicle inspections in a guided flow. I was the design lead.
Guided inspections · Auto defect classification
Read case study
Want the short version? Ask Chai for a 60-second summary of any project.
Certified and recognised
HFI Certified Experience Architect
Human Factors International, June 2026. Credential 2026-824.
Verify credential ↗Awards
Best Team, Bravo! ×2, Standing Ovation and Pat on Back
Recognised for teamwork, creativity and a track record in web design and optimisation.
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Leading and Managing Successful UX Teams
Plus Service Design Thinking and AI for Human-Centered Design (HFI), CX Foundations, Agile UX and UX Writing.
Get to know me
About · Story, skills, education
Designing experiences, not just interfaces. Ten-plus years across five companies, all in Hyderabad.
Read my story
2016 → 2026
Career
Leapfrog, Acuvate, Instancy, Tech Mahindra, Datagaps
See the timeline →Tokens · Components · Code
Approach
How I build design systems from scratch
Explore →PDF · 1 page
Resume
One-page resume for hiring teams
Download →Short on time? Chai answers questions about my work, by voice or text.
Answers come only from this portfolio.
How I lead design teams
My approach blends design thinking, user empathy and business strategy. Trained in Leading and Managing Successful UX Teams and Succeeding as a First-Time Tech Manager.
See my career path- 01Start with the problemResearch and the business goal first.
- 02Design in the openSprints and reviews with PMs, analysts and devs.
- 03Systems over screensShared patterns that scale a team.
- 04Grow the peopleMentoring and real ownership.
- 05Accessible by defaultWCAG from the first wireframe.
- 06Measure what changedOutcomes tracked after launch.
Ten-plus years, one through-line: making complex things simple.
2026
Apr 2026 — Present
Lead UX/UI Designer · Datagaps
Leading UX/UI for the DataOps Suite (Dataflows, Data Quality, Pipelines). Designed Global AI, a context-aware assistant across the suite.
2023
Mar 2023 — 2026
Sr. UX/UI & Product Designer · Tech Mahindra (BORN)
Design lead for PepsiCo's Dialog with Data and SalesHub+. BCCI.TV, IPL and MTN Nigeria for millions of users.
2020
Aug 2020 — Mar 2023
Sr. UX/UI & Product Designer · Instancy
Redesigned 30+ web and mobile apps for an all-in-one learning platform with module, AR and VR editors.
2018
Dec 2018 — Aug 2020
UX/UI Designer · Acuvate
Enterprise web design and optimisation, including BotCore. Pat on Back award.
2016
Sep 2016 — Dec 2018
UX/UI Designer · Leapfrog Creative Studios
Where it started: UX and UI for web at a creative studio.
EducationB.Tech, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, JNTU Anantapur (2016)
Full profileLet's build something people love to use.
Open to UX/UI leadership roles, design advice and friendly chats.
vallurisaicharan94@gmail.com+91 70938 09350