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Arun Kumar

@arunkumar23

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Seasoned UX Architect and product-focused design leader.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek leadership roles in UX/UI or product management where I can scale design teams, drive UX strategy, and collaborate with executives to deliver accessible, data-driven digital products; open to remote or Chennai-based opportunities.

I am a seasoned UX Architect and product-focused design leader with over 15 years of experience building and scaling UX/UI teams across the US, UK, and Asia-Pacific.

I lead enterprise-level UX strategy, driving end-to-end product design from research, wireframing, and prototyping to execution while managing large multi-disciplinary teams and collaborating with C-suite stakeholders.

My work emphasizes accessibility, data-driven usability improvements, and integrating AI-driven solutions into digital products; I have led programs that managed 50+ UX professionals across 10+ concurrent projects and scaled teams to 15+ groups.

I deliver high-performance execution within Agile and Scrum frameworks, establishing Centers of Excellence, defining UX roadmaps, and aligning design strategy to business outcomes to improve engagement and operational efficiency.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

UX Architect

Current

Ascendion Engineering

Oct 2024 - Present (1 year 2 months)

Lead enterprise-level UX/UI initiatives for global clients, scaling teams to 15+ UX professionals and managing 10+ concurrent projects while establishing CoE guidelines and delivering on-time, within-budget solutions.

UX Strategy Design Systems Wireframing Prototyping Stakeholder Management Agile Scrum UX Research

Current

UX Architect

Current

ARS Solutions

Mar 2022 - Present (3 years 9 months)

Led UX architecture and design strategy for digital solutions, implementing WCAG 2.1 guidelines and developing wireframes, prototypes, and personas to improve product usability and engagement.

UX Strategy Wireframing Prototyping User Research Figma Adobe XD InVision

UX Architect

Collabera Digital

Jan 2024 - Oct 2024 (9 months)

Led UX transformation initiatives integrating AI-driven design solutions and directed cross-functional teams to implement data-driven usability enhancements for enterprise platforms.

AI Driven UX Usability Testing Workflow Optimization Prototyping Figma Adobe XD

UX Architect

Collabera Digital

Jun 2023 - Jan 2024 (7 months)

Defined UX roadmaps, conducted accessibility and usability audits, and managed stakeholder expectations to deliver standardized, scalable digital experiences across projects.

Roadmapping Accessibility Stakeholder Management Prototyping Wireframing Agile

Technical Lead

Innova Solutions

Mar 2020 - Mar 2022 (2 years)

Managed UX/UI design initiatives for payments and healthcare projects, designing scalable information architectures and service-oriented UX solutions to improve user experiences.

Information Architecture SOA UX Design Payments Experience Prototyping Figma Stakeholder Management

Project Delivery Lead Engineer

Object Frontier Software

Apr 2019 - Sep 2019 (5 months)

Led agile UX development, integrating customer feedback, site analytics, and research into design iterations while maintaining design patterns and ensuring seamless execution with engineering teams.

Agile UX Developer Usability Testing Design Patterns Prototyping

Project UX Lead

HTC Global Services

Feb 2016 - Mar 2019 (3 years 1 month)

Managed a team of 50+ UX/UI professionals delivering WCAG 2.0 and Section 508 compliant solutions for global government and enterprise clients, driving usability testing and iterative design.

Team Management Section 508 Usability Testing UX Strategy Agile Stakeholder Management

Senior Software Engineer

Innova Solutions

Jun 2015 - Jan 2016 (7 months)

Designed and implemented scalable UX solutions including information architecture and Figma-to-HTML/CSS integrations to enhance front-end delivery for enterprise projects.

Information Architecture Figma HTML5 CSS3 Prototyping