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I am aSenior Product Designer with 6+ years of experience in end-to-end product design, design systems, and AI-driven UX. I’m skilled at applying design thinking, systems thinking, and behavioral design to translate complex workflows into intuitive interfaces. I’ve collaborated cross-functionally with engineers, product managers, and data scientists to deliver AI-integrated products that improve adoption, engagement, and usability at scale. I’ve led teams across the US, India, and Africa, and earned 15+ awards for my work.…I am aSenior Product Designer with 6+ years of experience in end-to-end product design, design systems, and AI-driven UX. I’m skilled at applying design thinking, systems thinking, and behavioral design to translate complex workflows into intuitive interfaces. I’ve collaborated cross-functionally with engineers, product managers, and data scientists to deliver AI-integrated products that improve adoption, engagement, and usability at scale. I’ve led teams across the US, India, and Africa, and earned 15+ awards for my work.

Upasana Pandey

Product Designer, UX Designer, UI Designer, +1

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I am aSenior Product Designer with 6+ years of experience in end-to-end product design, design systems, and AI-driven UX. I’m skilled at applying design thinking, systems thinking, and behavioral design to translate complex workflows into intuitive interfaces. I’ve collaborated cross-functionally with engineers, product managers, and data scientists to deliver AI-integrated products that improve adoption, engagement, and usability at scale. I’ve led teams across the US, India, and Africa, and earned 15+ awards for my work.…I am aSenior Product Designer with 6+ years of experience in end-to-end product design, design systems, and AI-driven UX. I’m skilled at applying design thinking, systems thinking, and behavioral design to translate complex workflows into intuitive interfaces. I’ve collaborated cross-functionally with engineers, product managers, and data scientists to deliver AI-integrated products that improve adoption, engagement, and usability at scale. I’ve led teams across the US, India, and Africa, and earned 15+ awards for my work.

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I am aSenior Product Designer with 6+ years of experience in end-to-end product design, design systems, and AI-driven UX. I’m skilled at applying design thinking, systems thinking, and behavioral design to translate complex workflows into intuitive interfaces.

I’ve collaborated cross-functionally with engineers, product managers, and data scientists to deliver AI-integrated products that improve adoption, engagement, and usability at scale. I’ve led teams across the US, India, and Africa, and earned 15+ awards for my work.

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Work Experience

Lead Product Designer at Y Center Global

July 1, 2025 - October 27, 2025

Led a UX audit and redesign for a 70-year-old legacy organization transitioning to a digital-first SaaS platform. Applied systems thinking to map HR workflows and data dependencies, producing a cohesive redesign. Conducted 15+ stakeholder interviews to uncover 60+ pain points, embedding human-centered design into the product strategy. Designed a modular design system and SaaS dashboard with AI-powered predictive nudges, increasing task completion by 25% and reducing delays by 30%. Delivered iterative prototypes in Figma + Gemini AI, validated via A/B testing, and collaborated with engineers and PMs using Agile (Scrum/Kanban) to ensure rapid, measurable usability improvements.

Communications Assistant UI/UX + Industrial Design Department at RISD

May 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025

Co-led UI/UX teaching sessions on design systems, workflows, and rapid prototyping, integrating interactive exercises and peer critiques. Improved student project quality scores by 15% by embedding human-centered design and product thinking practices into the curriculum. Managed RISD ID Department’s official website + branding — produced 25+ high-impact assets, driving a 20% increase in engagement. Directed cross-institutional prototyping research (RISD, Brown, URI), guiding teams through iterative cycles from research to prototyping to testing to showcase.

Fellow (Industrial Design) at RISD Maharam Fellowship

August 31, 2024 - August 31, 2024

Maharam Fellowship focusing on industry research across India and USA.

Design & Research Lead at Y Center Global

August 31, 2023 - August 31, 2023

Directed end-to-end product lifecycle for 4 digital platforms in agriculture, healthcare, and e-commerce, managing distributed teams across the USA, India, and Kenya using Agile (Scrum + Kanban). Spearheaded AI integrations: co-designed AI sentiment analysis tools with data scientists, powering agricultural policy dashboards for 11 African nations and improving decision-making efficiency by 20%. Applied Behavioral Design (Fogg Model) to build predictive patient journeys, increasing vaccination compliance by 15% across 7 SE Asia nations. Redesigned India’s first barter-based e-commerce system: cut task errors by 40%, accelerated onboarding by 20%, and introduced a design system that standardized UI patterns across the platform. Facilitated 10+ co-design workshops with 50+ clinicians and presented prototypes in high-stakes sessions, aligning governments, clinicians, and engineers into unified product strategies delivering 10+ patient-centric interventions.

Co-Founder and Product Designer at Fire Fly

October 1, 2022 - October 1, 2022

Launched sustainable festival products with end-to-end product ownership — from research to distribution — selling 5,000+ units and generating ~$15k revenue. Introduced cloth-bag packaging to eliminate 20kg of single-use plastic, aligning with scalable, systems-level design impact.

Design Associate at Ministry of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra

April 1, 2022 - April 1, 2022

Sole designer for end-to-end rebranding of 27 state tourism properties, managing cross-functional collaboration with government officials and vendors. Developed a multilingual signage system deployed across 35+ heritage sites, enhancing accessibility & inclusivity for diverse user groups. Conducted 200+ on-site interviews to optimize content hierarchy, improving visual satisfaction scores by 25% through data-driven design decisions. Introduced design system templates for marketing assets, reducing turnaround time by 40%. Launched QR-based real-time feedback tools, capturing 10,000+ responses and driving 17% growth in digital engagement.