Hello! I'm Sharang
a Lead experience designer crafting user-centered products.
Years of experience
9+
Projects completed
40+
Products successfully delivered
10+
Experience
Lead Experience Designer
EPAM Systems
As a Lead designer, my responsibilities include for both internal EPAM and its clients,
Successfully launched MVP of Vrbo home Categorical Recommendations capturing 0.84% MSV (Mean Shopping Visits) within a week of the new users visiting Vrbo home - for Expedia Group.
As the Lead Designer, I’m driving the UX strategy and design for QAI Assure, an end-to-end, no-code testing platform within the AI Smart Toolset - an internal EPAM set of AI tools.
Mentored and supported newly onboarded Associate Designers (A1) as part of EPAM’s training program. Provided hands-on guidance, addressed blockers, and ensured timely completion of their training through regular check-ins and collaborative sessions.
As a Lead Designer, I actively manage and mentor a team of two designers—providing growth opportunities, setting up regular syncs, and ensuring alignment on design quality, priorities, and career development.
Product Designer - Design Systems Lead
Korn Ferry
Creating & leading a Design System initiative to establish a standard process that delivers the consistent & effective UX for all KF products. Achieved 95% of the design system work tracking with zero inconsistencies across components, variants, and elements, while ensuring 100% of components met accessibility standards.
Conducted design critiques, stakeholder reviews, and usability sessions to validate solutions.
Led and mentored the design system team, providing guidance on UX best practices, visual design, and design system implementation.
UX Designer
6sense
Improved product performance and elevated the end-user experience by applying design thinking to 6sense integrations. Delivered a streamlined, unified installation process that enabled faster deployment.
Standardized the integration experience across platforms and transformed it into a marketplace, resulting in a 6% increase in revenue through upsell opportunities.
Conducted and participated in active Design sprints to brainstorm new UX developments through collaborative thinking.
Senior UX Designer
Avalara
Successfully released a beta of Low-code/No-code Integration Builder (Extractor & Connector studio) for Avalara's partners and associated developers, resulting in faster integration development from 16-20 weeks into 3-4 weeks.
Collaborated with a cross-functional team to revamp the onboarding and integrations marketplace experience for SMB customers.
Resolved UX obstacles for Avalara's integrations and enhanced their experience through UX design & methodologies.
Active contributor to Avalara's Skylab design system.
Re-designed Avalara's tax codes search experience and taxability matrix enhancing its performance by 80%.
Senior UX Designer
The Data Duck
As a design agency, my team & I have worked on multiple projects and provided end-to-end UX solutions like Research insights, Wireframes, Design prototypes, SUS survey, reports, etc.
Successfully handed off UX design deliverables for 5 different projects from various domains like a mobile app, e-commerce solution, enterprise SAAS platform, and a standalone desktop app.
UX Designer, Co-founder
Octopus ITES
Worked as the only UX designer and a marketing and sales operations individual to maintain my own start-up’s substantial business growth. Worked up-front with our clients and delivered a value-add work, through our design & development services.
Received a recognition and an award under Start-up India initiative 2017.
