Hello! I’m Manaj, a Senior Product Designer with 12 years in product and UX design and five years in web/graphic design. I thrive in B2B SaaS, content marketing, and martech, delivering AI-assisted design systems, usability improvements, and data-driven experiments that move the needle for web and mobile platforms. I enjoy turning research into practical design, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and building scalable design systems. I’m excited to bring AI-driven product development experience to the next generation of products for web and mobile.

Manaj Chakrabarti

Hello! I’m Manaj, a Senior Product Designer with 12 years in product and UX design and five years in web/graphic design. I thrive in B2B SaaS, content marketing, and martech, delivering AI-assisted design systems, usability improvements, and data-driven experiments that move the needle for web and mobile platforms. I enjoy turning research into practical design, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and building scalable design systems. I’m excited to bring AI-driven product development experience to the next generation of products for web and mobile.

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Hello! I’m Manaj, a Senior Product Designer with 12 years in product and UX design and five years in web/graphic design. I thrive in B2B SaaS, content marketing, and martech, delivering AI-assisted design systems, usability improvements, and data-driven experiments that move the needle for web and mobile platforms.

I enjoy turning research into practical design, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and building scalable design systems. I’m excited to bring AI-driven product development experience to the next generation of products for web and mobile.

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Language

English
Advanced
Hindi
Intermediate
Swedish
Beginner

Work Experience

Senior Product Designer - Contract at Stealth Startup
November 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Designed the first version of the product and helped build the first design system for a remote, B2B SaaS platform in the sports industry. Collaborated with the CEO and developers to establish product direction and design governance.
Product Designer II at Optimizely (Remote, B2B SaaS)
January 1, 2023 - November 1, 2024
Redesigned the Digital Asset Management product, growing pageviews from 25K to nearly 80K per month by 2024. Launched a self-service Product Recommendation application; collaborated with PMs and devs across three time zones; presented designs in weekly guild meetings.
Product Designer I at NewsCred → Welcome → Optimizely (NewsCred acquired)
July 1, 2016 - December 1, 2022
Contributed to all aspects of the in-house Content Marketing Platform: content creation, planning, management, and publishing (web & mobile). Developed the product MVP, achieved product-market fit through research, and co-created the company’s first design system. Collaborated with design guild, PM, and developers.
Design Team Lead at NewsCred, Dhaka
September 1, 2011 - June 1, 2015
Managed a team of five designers delivering CMS themes for clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Conducted design training sessions. Hired designers and other startup-related work.
Graphic & CSS Designer + Web Designer at NewsCred & bdnews24.com, Dhaka
June 1, 2007 - August 1, 2011
Designed NewsCred 1.0 and the bdnews24.com portal (still live). HTML/CSS and print design, development across the product suite.

Education

Master's in Experience Design at Halmstad University
January 1, 2025 - May 5, 2026
BA (Hons) Graphic Design & Multimedia at Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2007

Qualifications

Certified Scrum Master
January 11, 2030 - May 5, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Other