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Udhay KP

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Strategic product design leader building scalable, accessible design systems.

India

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What I'm looking for

Design leadership role that transforms organisations into a design-led outfit impacting revenue, scale and delight

Award winning design leader and practitioner with close to 3 decades of experience. Classic example of Niels Bohr's definition of an expert - Have made almost all mistakes possible in a diverse and misunderstood domain.

1) Avid believer of "Experience is something that you don't get for NOTHING"

2) Built, scaled, led global teams and studios

3) Helped numerous global brands across industry verticals

4) Accomplished speaker and facilitator

5) Mentor and coach to many designers

6) Been part of many successful exits

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

VP Product Design

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HighLevel

Jul 2024 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Directed end-to-end redesign of HighLevel’s core SaaS platform, driving a 35% increase in user engagement, 28% reduction in churn, and 130% ARR growth while building a design system and leading a 40+ person cross-functional design team.

Design Systems UX Strategy Team Leadership Product & Design Design Operations Accessibility User Research Analytics

VP of Design

HighRadius

Jan 2021 - May 2024 (3 years 4 months)

Directed cross-functional design across four fintech products, increasing customer satisfaction 38%, reducing support tickets 25%, scaling team from 8 to 24 and accelerating release cycles by 40% through a unified design system.

Design Systems Scaling Teams Agile Workflows Product Modernization Stakeholder Management Collaboration

Global Executive Director

Designit

Aug 2017 - Dec 2021 (4 years 4 months)

Led 17 flagship studios globally and managed a billion-dollar-plus annual P&L, securing multiple large-scale digital transformation engagements including programs enabling Wipro's digital transformation.

Global Operations P&L management Digital Transformation Design Leadership Client Engagement Strategic Partnerships Program Delivery

Chief Experience Officer

Arvind Internet

Sep 2015 - May 2017 (1 year 8 months)

Spearheaded design for India’s first omnichannel platform for clothing and accessories, built and scaled the product design team and phygital UX for 60+ global brands, contributing to the platform's acquisition.

Team Building Phygital Design Product Strategy

Chief Experience Officer

Above Inc

May 2014 - Oct 2015 (1 year 5 months)

Ran a studio serving Fortune 100 clients, led multi-million dollar design engagements (including Cisco), and contributed to the company's acquisition while delivering high-profile product and platform designs.

Studio Leadership Client Management Product & Design Team Management M&A

Director UX & Strategic Consulting

FusionCharts

Jun 2011 - May 2014 (2 years 11 months)

Owned product experience for five data-visualization offerings, built a dataViz stack for MS SharePoint, grew ARR YoY by 120% and supported adoption across 80% of Fortune 100 clients.

Data Visualization Product Ownership Strategic Consulting SharePoint Enterprise Sales UX Design Client Success

Design Leader

Various

Jan 1997 - Dec 2013 (16 years 11 months)

Held senior design and leadership roles across multiple firms (including MSC Software, Aztecsoft, Multiview Software) from 1997–2013, leading design organizations, participating in acquisitions, and serving top global clients.

Design Leadership Organizational Design Mergers & Acquisitions Client Delivery Product & Design Strategic Growth