Dedicated, highly motivated product and experience enthusiast with a track record for meeting business goals by using human-centered design thinking. Using my strong collaborative spirit, I have successfully ideated and built products and services that address the unmet needs of consumers.

Anjana Paul

Dedicated, highly motivated product and experience enthusiast with a track record for meeting business goals by using human-centered design thinking. Using my strong collaborative spirit, I have successfully ideated and built products and services that address the unmet needs of consumers.

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Dedicated, highly motivated product and experience enthusiast with a track record for meeting business goals by using human-centered design thinking.

Using my strong collaborative spirit, I have successfully ideated and built products and services that address the unmet needs of consumers.

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Experience Level

Intermediate

Work Experience

UX Researcher at Shamrock Trading Corporation
July 1, 2024 - August 1, 2025
Lead the strategic implementation for measuring and collecting user-centered research metrics; planned, recruited, data collection, analysis, and sharing results; collaborated with UX, Product, Business, Development, Stakeholders, and Marketing; crafted test plans, communicated plans and results with quantitative recommendations; designed and executed user research using qualitative and quantitative methods; documented research findings to inform data-driven decision-making.
Experience, Innovation and Insights Manager, Innovation Lab at CommunityAmerica Credit Union
May 1, 2019 - July 1, 2024
Directed over 85 research and design projects across marketing, product, digital, wealth management, and lending teams; conducted research for 25+ products/services at different development stages; improved SUS scores from 54 to 68; built a strategy for new innovative financial products aligned with business goals; leveraged multiple research methods; created an Agile research/design framework reducing development time by 12%; facilitated collaboration with 12+ internal/external stakeholders; analyzed results and presented findings to senior leadership.
Product Manager, Consumer Credit & Lending at Commerce Bank
July 1, 2014 - May 1, 2019
Executed marketing campaigns (direct mail, branch promotions, digital initiatives) for credit cards and co-brand relationships; partnered with internal resources and external vendors to achieve key marketing/product initiatives; developed and implemented new product offerings; positioned the bank as the preferred private loan lender to schools, achieving 144% goal attainment; RFIs submitted with 85% win rate; drove growth in relationships with Loan Originators and Servicers for new private loan products.

Education

Master of Business Administration at Baker University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2015
Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management at Kansas State University
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025

Qualifications

Interaction Design Foundation Journey Mapping
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025
Practical Guide to Usability
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025
Data-driven Design: Quantitative Research for UX
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025
Mobile UX Design
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025
User Research – Methods and Best Practices
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025
User Experience Research and Design, University of Michigan
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025
Foundations in Design Thinking, IDEO U
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025
Business Analytics: From Data to Insights, The Wharton School
January 11, 2030 - December 14, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Education