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Risha Ray

@risharay

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Senior UX/Product Designer driving user-centered cloud and EdTech experiences with measurable impact.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek a product- or design-led role where I can lead UX strategy, mentor teams, build accessible systems, and deliver user-focused products with measurable impact.

I am a Senior UX and Product Designer with 5+ years in Product & User experience and 3 years in Graphic Design, experienced in leading design strategy for cloud infrastructure security, EdTech platforms, and B2B no-code ecommerce tooling. I have driven measurable outcomes — for example, increasing upgrades to a Virtual Network Interface by 70%, boosting adoption and week-2 activity for observability features, and improving learner engagement from 12% to 50% for a platform serving 70k learners.

I scale and mentor design teams, having helped grow an IBM Cloud design practice in India from 2 to 14 designers and led cross-functional initiatives that align accessibility (WCAG 2.0 AA/AAA), design systems, and rapid prototyping. I deliver 0–1 products, prototype market-ready features, and advocate design thinking across engineering and product stakeholders.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

UX Designer

Current

IBM

Sep 2024 - Present (1 year)

Led design for IBM Cloud infrastructure security features (Security Groups, ACLs, next-gen Firewalls) and owned Virtual Network Interface strategy, increasing upgrades to VNI by 70% and observability adoption by 20%. Scaled the India Cloud design team 7× through mentorship and leadership.

UX Design Design Strategy User Research Design Systems Mentorship Prototyping Observability

Design Lead

Cambridge University Press

May 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year 2 months)

Led UX for an adaptive EdTech platform, redesigning learner and instructor experiences to achieve 10x faster course reachability and increase engagement from 12% to 50% across 70k learners.

UX Design Product Design User Research Dashboard Design Accessibility Interaction Design Prototyping A B Testing

Founding Product Designer

Mason

Mar 2022 - Apr 2023 (1 year 1 month)

Set product direction and designed automation tools and 0–1 flows for a B2B no-code e-commerce platform, delivering market-ready features including the 'Mode Magic' app.

Product Design No Code Prototyping Design Strategy UX Research

UX Designer

Nutanix

Aug 2021 - Feb 2022 (6 months)

Led design research and strategy for Nutanix Cloud Manager, reducing development time through reusable design frameworks and improving product delivery velocity.

Time to Market Optimization UX Research Design Systems Interaction Design Prototyping Collaboration Time To Market Optimization

UX Consultant

Things Alive

Dec 2019 - Mar 2020 (3 months)

Delivered MVP designs for healthcare IoT solutions and produced the company website, accelerating product readiness during a contractual engagement.

UX Design Web Design Prototyping User Testing

Freelance Designer

Independent

Jan 2016 - Dec 2019 (3 years 11 months)

Collaborated with small and mid-size agencies on website, graphic and packaging design projects, delivering creative assets and visual systems for diverse clients.

Graphic Design Packaging Design Web Design Adobe Illustrator InDesign Photoshop

Senior Designer

NMP Design

Jan 2012 - Dec 2015 (3 years 11 months)

Led end-to-end design projects, developed original visual assets and mentored junior designers to maintain brand consistency and high-quality deliverables.

Visual Design Typography Branding Mentorship Illustration Layout Design

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

National Institute of Design, Bangalore

Master of Design, Design

2019 - 2021

Activities and societies: Pioneered IBM Cloud design practice in India; mentorship and team scaling initiatives.

Master's in Design with a specialization in Design for Retail Experience, focusing on user-centered design and mentorship that supported scaling design teams and initiatives.