Rohini Raj Rajan

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I believe complexity is just clarity waiting to happen, and good design is just empathy, made systematic. I apply gamification and content strategy to create interfaces that speak to users and makes them feel understood.

About

I believe complexity is just clarity waiting to happen, and good design is just empathy, made systematic. I apply gamification and content strategy to create interfaces that speak to users and makes them feel understood.

  • 4 years' experience
  • Joined August 2025

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Education
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Government
  • Non-Profit Organization

Work experience· 4 roles

Founding Product Designer · DailyDumbbellAug 2026 – Aug 2024

● Founded and led product design for a 0-to-1 gamified fitness startup, achieving 1,000+ downloads within 6 months and recognition as ”Top 10 Fitness Startups 2023” by Silicon India Startup City Magazine. ● Drove 74% user re-engagement through designing gamification mechanics using the Octalysis behavioral framework. ● Validated product-market fit through research and secured incubation at IIM Lucknow’s Enterprise Incubation Centre.

Product Designer · Center for Digital Experiences, New YorkAug 2026 – Aug 2026 · 1 mo

● Increased resource discovery from 58% to 98% during usability testing by redesigning CACNY’s membership portal for 200+ school counselors, leveraging AI prototyping tools for rapid iteration and functional prototype development. ● Delivered 4 prioritized navigation and UI recommendations projected to reduce bounce rate by 50% on MET Museum’s events page through heuristic evaluation and user feedback analysis. ● Audited WCAG 2.1/2.2 compliance for the Wikipedia Android app, identifying 36 accessibility violations and designing a remediation roadmap as part of a structured partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation. ● Developed 3 stakeholder-approved product concepts through ethnographic UX research (diary studies, contextual inquiry) for Toyota Woven City innovation community.

Lead Product Designer · ShikshaLokamJun 2022 – Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Increased platform adoption by 40% over 2 years by leading end-to-end product design for government SaaS products serving 2M+ education leaders across India, while managing 3 junior designers. • Reduced support ticket volume by 50% by establishing UX writing standards, streamlining UX Design Process, and launching self-service Help Center with contextual guidance for users. • Reduced design-to-development cycle from 4 weeks to 2 weeks by building scalable design system with reusable component library and standardizing handoff workflows. • Shipped production-ready designs and functional prototypes for 2 national-level digital products through Agile collaboration with cross-functional product and engineering teams.

Learning Experience Designer · Teach for IndiaJun 2020 – Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Education

MS Information Experience Design (HCI) · Pratt Institute2024 – 2026
B.Tech Biotechnology · SRM Institute of Science and Technology2016 – 2020

Certifications and awards

Merit-based Academic Scholarship, Pratt Institute2024 – 2026
Amazon Music Challenge Winner2025 – 2026
Mover of Mountains and Achievement Spotlight Award, Shiksha Lokam2024

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