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Manish Gaud

@manishgaud

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I design end-to-end SaaS, HRIS, fintech, and investment research product experiences.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm open to full-time and contract product design roles where I can own end-to-end features, solve complex multi-persona workflows, and collaborate closely with product and engineering teams.

I'm currently redesigning the Zacks website and core product for an investment research platform, setting UX strategy and visual direction for investor users. I designed Portfolio and Advisor Review features from discovery and user flows through high-fidelity prototypes and developer handoff.

At PeopleHum, I shipped 8+ HRIS and payroll features, including LMS integration, Goal Revamp, Breaks Management, Bulk Document Signing, and Leaves Year-End Processing. I also designed Zimbabwe Payroll and Hourly Payroll from scratch for complex multi-country compliance and employer and employee workflows.

I've built scalable design systems and reusable UI patterns, including a customizable Rating Scale component system. My work also includes enterprise sustainability interfaces at Cosoot and a full website revamp, feature illustrations, and marketing assets at Zenskar.

I use Figma and Claude to move quickly from discovery and ideation to production-quality design, while working closely with stakeholders, developers, PMs, founders, and QA teams.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Product Designer

Current

Zacks Investment Research

Apr 2026 - Present (4 months)

Leading end-to-end redesign of the Zacks website and core product, defining UX strategy and visual direction. Designed Portfolio and Advisor Review features from scratch, established a design system, and operated an AI-assisted design workflow using Claude and Figma.

UX Strategy Visual Design User Flows Design Systems Figma Claude AI assisted Design

UX/UI Designer

PeopleHum

Jul 2025 - Mar 2026 (8 months)

Shipped 8+ product features end-to-end across HRIS and payroll platforms, including LMS, Goal Revamp, and Breaks Management. Designed Zimbabwe Payroll and Hourly Payroll modules, built a customizable Rating Scale component system, and pioneered AI-assisted design workflows.

User Flows Design Systems Figma Claude AI assisted Design Cross Functional Collaboration Stakeholder Management

UX/UI Designer Intern

Cosoot Sustainability

Apr 2025 - Jun 2025 (2 months)

Designed core product interfaces for a sustainability-focused enterprise SaaS platform, improving usability across key workflows for carbon accounting and reporting. Collaborated with the founder and engineering team to deliver scalable design solutions.

UX UI Design User Flows Wireframing Figma

Visual Design Intern

Zenskar

May 2024 - Aug 2024 (3 months)

Drove a full website revamp, designing custom web components aligned with Zenskar's design system and brand identity. Created product feature illustrations and produced marketing assets using MidJourney AI.

Visual Design Web Design Design Systems Brand Identity Illustration Midjourney Figma

Graphic Illustrator

Edugorilla

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022 (3 months)

Created educational illustrations for children's books, maintaining consistency with the existing visual style across a multi-title series. Collaborated with the content team to ensure illustrations reinforced learning outcomes.

Illustration Visual Consistency Collaboration Adobe Illustrator