Saiaditya Garyali
Product Designer UX Strategist Systems Thinker
New York City ****************@*****.*** 347-***-**** https://www.linkedin.com/in/adi2612/ Portfolio: https://www.saiaditya.design/ PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Product Designer with 5+ years of experience delivering B2C and B2B user-centered, scalable solutions across fintech, ed-tech, and enterprise platforms. Skilled in UX research, interaction design, prototyping, and design systems. Led design for mobile/web apps with 30M+ users, improving KPIs through user interviews, A/B testing, and usability testing. Experienced in Figma, HTML/CSS/JS, React, and accessibility (WCAG). I've taught UX Design at NYU, led the UX Club as President, and enjoy building polished, data-informed experiences that solve real-world user problems.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Deloitte Remote
Senior Product Designer Nov 2021 - Jul 2023
● Reduced data entry time by 70% by redesigning data-heavy workflows for a legacy React tool, applying user-centered design, heuristic evaluation, and accessibility principles (For Johnson & Johnson).
● Cut decision-making loops from 3 minutes to 30 seconds by launching a consumer-grade mobile-first KPI dashboard for 2K+ global field reps applying usability principles to simplify workflows; earned Deloitte’s Innovation Challenge recognition.
● Ensured consistency and speed by building a scalable design system with reusable component libraries and design tokens across 5 internal tools.
● Increased executive adoption for an analytics dashboard for a supply chain control centre through clear interaction design and alignment with product KPIs.
● Reduced support tickets by 17% by simplifying user flows to find a certain solution to a support query (For ICICI Bank; Revenue > $35 Billion).
Thence Design Studio Remote
UX Designer Jul 2020 - Nov 2021
● Improved onboarding conversion by 30% for a stock trading app (30M+ users) through friction audits, A/B testing, and data-informed design iterations (For Angel Broking; Revenue > $600 Million).
● Drove 50% MoM growth and boosted conversion rate from demo by leading end-to-end product design for an early-stage ed-tech MVP through journey mapping and persona development.
● Increased satisfaction scores by 80% by conducting user research and usability testing to simplify an academic tool.
● Improved retention in a sleep-tech product by applying behavioral psychology, habit-forming UX patterns, and UX writing (For Duroflex; Revenue > $100 Million).
● Ensured smooth developer handoff by collaborating with PMs and developers in Agile sprints via detailed Figma specs and version control.
New York University New York, United States
Full-Stack Developer and Designer Sep 2023 - Present
● Made user flows more efficient by designing and building the department website in React and HTML/CSS/JS, incorporating accessibility (WCAG) standards.
● Optimized workflows by conducting qualitative interviews and task analysis to uncover user pain points while using the department website.
● Increased RSVPs by 20% by creating accessible print and digital event flyers.
● Resulted in 3x tool adoption by non-technical users by facilitating design thinking workshops and stakeholder alignment sessions.
● Enabled data-driven design decisions by creating custom Qualtrics surveys and dashboards to collect user data and visualize behavioral insights.
EDUCATION
New York University - MS, Integrated Design & Media (UX/HCI focus) Visvesvaraya Technological University - BE, Computer Science CORE COMPETENCIES
Design: UX Research, UI Design, Prototyping, Design Systems, Journey Mapping, A/B Testing Technical: Figma, HTML/CSS/JS, React, Accessibility (WCAG), Data Visualization Strategy: Product Strategy, Stakeholder Alignment, Agile/Scrum, Design Thinking