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Immanuel Yesurajan

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Principal UX designer specializing in UXD, Design systems, UX leadership, and product strategy.

India

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking leadership roles where I can enhance user experience, scale design systems, mentor teams, drive UX strategy, and deliver measurable impact on consumer or enterprise software products

With 16+ years of UX design experience and a Master’s in Design, I bring a strong track record in design leadership, User centric design, design strategy, design system and innovation.

In my current role as Principal UX Designer at Fortinet, I am heading UX efforts in India for Fortinet’s cybersecurity and networking products. I oversee UX design for 12+ applications based in India, working closely with product owners.

Key Highlights:

· User-Centric Design: Proven expertise in designing enterprise applications that significantly enhance operational efficiency and user satisfaction for large-scale organizations.

· Design Strategy & Leadership: Expertise in design strategy for cross-domain and cross-functional applications, shaping applications to align design initiatives with business goals.

· Led Design System team: I served as the Lead for Ericsson's Design System team, where I played a pivotal role in collaborating directly with product owners across the globe. I also managed and mentored UX and visual designers, fostering a collaborative environment.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Head of Design

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Fortinet

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 7 months)

• Heading UX efforts in India for Fortinet’s cybersecurity and networking portfolio.
• Designed FortiCart, an AI-driven Continuous Automated Red Teaming platform, in just 6 weeks, including a custom design system.
• Leading the redesign of FortiEdge (200+screens), a configuration & data-heavy product driving 33% of Fortinet’s global revenue.

Product Strategy Prototyping Figma UX User Experience Design Systems Problem Solving Critical Thinking

Lead Design System Manager

Ericsson

Dec 2014 - Dec 2024 (10 years)

Spearheaded Ericsson’s next-gen scalable design system (80+ components), introducing Auto-spacing, dynamic colors, and Web Scaling. Led 100+ UX requests, 30+ BSS studies, and cross-team collaboration. Designed B2B and B2C apps including "NTF", "Connected Aquaponics" and "GET-AS-YOU-DRIVE", improving usability, SUS , NPS.

Design Systems Component Libraries UX Research Accessibility Interaction Design Figma Team Leadership Prototyping UX Writing UX Strategy UX Design User Research Usability Testing

Senior UX Designer

Verizon

Nov 2013 - Nov 2014 (1 year)

Redesigned the Billing product in the Verizon Enterprise Center using user-centered design and design thinking, improving product usability and task flows.

User Centered Design Usability Testing Information Architecture Prototyping Wireframing Interaction Design Stakeholder Management

User Experience Designer

Tata Consultancy Services

Sep 2008 - Oct 2013 (5 years 1 month)

Collaborated with an Agile team to design Papillion, a comprehensive healthcare solution comprising 150+ complex screens for Vitality Health.

Agile Design Information Architecture Prototyping Usability Testing Wireframing Interaction Design Cross Functional Collaboration

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Human Factors International

Certified Usability Analyst (CUA), Usability

2012 -

Completed the Certified Usability Analyst (CUA) certification in October 2012.

College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University

Master of Design, Design

2006 - 2008

Activities and societies: Coursework: Usability Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Human Factor Engineering.

Master of Design program (June 2006–March 2008) focused on Usability Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, and Human Factor Engineering.