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I'm Durva Gaikwad, a Product Designer with 4 years of experience creating user-centered digital experiences that drive engagement and business results. I’ve helped improve customer satisfaction on a $4M B2B platform and led the 0-1 product at a startup, while collaborating across product, engineering, and research teams. I excel at translating user needs into scalable, intuitive solutions across web and mobile, leveraging research, prototyping, and design systems to align with product strategy and deliver measurable impact.…I'm Durva Gaikwad, a Product Designer with 4 years of experience creating user-centered digital experiences that drive engagement and business results. I’ve helped improve customer satisfaction on a $4M B2B platform and led the 0-1 product at a startup, while collaborating across product, engineering, and research teams. I excel at translating user needs into scalable, intuitive solutions across web and mobile, leveraging research, prototyping, and design systems to align with product strategy and deliver measurable impact.

Durva Gaikwad

Product Designer, UX Designer, UI Designer, +2

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I'm Durva Gaikwad, a Product Designer with 4 years of experience creating user-centered digital experiences that drive engagement and business results. I’ve helped improve customer satisfaction on a $4M B2B platform and led the 0-1 product at a startup, while collaborating across product, engineering, and research teams. I excel at translating user needs into scalable, intuitive solutions across web and mobile, leveraging research, prototyping, and design systems to align with product strategy and deliver measurable impact.…I'm Durva Gaikwad, a Product Designer with 4 years of experience creating user-centered digital experiences that drive engagement and business results. I’ve helped improve customer satisfaction on a $4M B2B platform and led the 0-1 product at a startup, while collaborating across product, engineering, and research teams. I excel at translating user needs into scalable, intuitive solutions across web and mobile, leveraging research, prototyping, and design systems to align with product strategy and deliver measurable impact.

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I’m Durva Gaikwad, a Product Designer with 4 years of experience creating user-centered digital experiences that drive engagement and business results. I’ve helped improve customer satisfaction on a $4M B2B platform and led the 0-1 product at a startup, while collaborating across product, engineering, and research teams.

I excel at translating user needs into scalable, intuitive solutions across web and mobile, leveraging research, prototyping, and design systems to align with product strategy and deliver measurable impact.

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Work Experience

Product Designer at Google (Sponsored Project)

June 30, 2025 - July 14, 2025

Cut creator workflow time by 35% for over 6.5 million YouTube Shorts users by leading the UX design for an early-stage GenAI creation suite, covering research through conceptualization. Uncovered top creator pain points via 15+ user interviews and usability tests and synthesized insights into actionable design. Collaborated on high-fidelity prototypes ensuring scalability and alignment with Google's product strategy. Presented strategies and key insights to YouTube Shorts design leadership, influencing product direction and securing alignment across product, engineering, and research teams.

Founding Product Designer at DesignScout.ai

December 31, 2024 - July 14, 2025

Developed an AI-powered hiring platform that improved recruitment efficiency by 30% and cut time-to-hire by 60%. Created over 70 wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes driving a 20% increase in user adoption during beta by crafting intuitive interfaces for candidates and recruiters. Partnered with CEO and CTO to integrate AI features, delivering an MVP that enhanced candidate experience and accelerated product development by 15%. Established a design system that reduced post-launch design fixes by 25%, improving collaboration and scalability.

UX Designer at GitHub (Sponsored Project)

March 31, 2024 - July 14, 2025

Conducted usability studies on GitHub’s Pull Request experience, achieving a 100% task success rate for six core tasks impacting over 14 million users. Delivered insights through remote A/B testing, heuristic evaluations, and SUS testing, resulting in a 40% reduction in user errors and enhanced UI clarity. Presented actionable recommendations to optimize feature discoverability and streamline workflows, contributing to overall product refinement.

UX Designer at Vodafone Group

July 31, 2023 - July 14, 2025

Co-led the MVP development of a $4M B2B enterprise communications platform, increasing the SUS score from 46 to 84 and boosting customer satisfaction by 38%. Revamped the number purchasing portal supporting Vodafone's B2B strategy by designing 250 web pages and 30 user stories. Restructured information architecture for a data-heavy product, optimizing 300+ screens, reducing task completion time by 40%, and improving workflow efficiency. Led cross-functional collaboration to design a user access portal aligned with SAP Fiori and Vodafone’s design guidelines for seamless platform integration. Conducted agile user testing and iterated on feedback to enhance the digital experience for millions globally.

Product Designer at Google (Sponsored Project)

June 1, 2025 - September 29, 2025

Led UX for an early-stage GenAI creation suite on YouTube Shorts, from research to concept validation. Reduced creator workflow time by 35% for 6.5M+ creators by identifying top pain points through 15+ interviews and usability tests and translating these insights into scalable, high-fidelity prototypes. Collaborated with product, engineering, and research to ensure alignment with Google's strategy and presented design strategy to YouTube Shorts leadership to influence product direction.

Founding Product Designer at DesignScout.ai

December 1, 2024 - September 29, 2025

Built an AI-powered hiring platform, improving recruitment efficiency by 30% and reducing time-to-hire by 60%. Produced 70+ wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes, driving a 20% increase in user adoption during the beta. Partnered with the CEO/CTO to integrate AI features, delivering an MVP that accelerated product development by 15% and established a design system that reduced post-launch design fixes by 25%.

UX Designer at GitHub (Sponsored Project)

March 1, 2024 - September 29, 2025

Conducted a usability study of GitHub’s Pull Request experience, achieving 100% task success across 6 core tasks impacting 14M+ users. Delivered insights via remote A/B testing, heuristic evaluations, and SUS testing, resulting in a 40% reduction in user errors and clearer UI. Presented actionable recommendations to optimize feature discovery and streamline workflows, contributing to product refinement.

Product Designer at Vodafone Group

July 1, 2023 - September 29, 2025

Co-led the MVP of a $4M B2B enterprise communications platform, improving the SUS score from 46 to 84 and boosting customer satisfaction by 38%. Led cross-functional efforts to restructure the information architecture of a data-heavy product, optimizing 300+ screens and reducing task completion time by 40%. Redesigned and automated the quote approval process (3x faster), and revamped the number purchasing portal (250 web pages and 30 user stories). Conducted agile user testing to iterate on solutions for millions of users globally.

Product Designer at Google (Sponsored Project)

June 1, 2025 - September 29, 2025

Reduced creator workflow time by 35% for 6.5M+ YouTube Shorts users by leading UX for an early-stage GenAI creation suite, from research to conceptualization; uncovered top 5 creator pain points through 15+ user interviews and usability tests; collaborated and designed high-fidelity prototypes and iterated on design solutions, ensuring scalability and alignment with Google's product strategy; presented design strategy and insights to YouTube Shorts design leadership, influencing product direction and securing alignment across product, engineering, and research teams.

Founding Product Designer at DesignScout.ai

December 31, 2024 - September 29, 2025

Developed an AI-powered hiring platform, improving recruitment efficiency by 30% and reducing time-to-hire by 60%; created over 70 wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes, driving a 20% increase in user adoption during the beta phase; partnered with CEO and CTO to integrate AI features, delivering an MVP that accelerated product development by 15%; established a design system that reduced post-launch design fixes by 25%.

UX Designer at GitHub (Sponsored Project)

March 31, 2024 - September 29, 2025

Conducted a usability study on GitHub’s Pull Request experience, achieving task success rate of 100% for 6 core tasks; delivered insights through remote A/B testing, heuristic evaluations, and SUS testing, resulting in a 40% reduction in user errors and enhanced UI clarity; presented actionable recommendations to optimize feature discoverability and streamline workflows, contributing to product refinement.

Product Designer at Vodafone Group

July 31, 2023 - September 29, 2025

Co-led the MVP of a $4M B2B enterprise communications platform, improving the SUS score from 46 to 84 and boosting customer satisfaction by 38%; led cross-functional collaboration to restructure the information architecture of a data-heavy product, optimizing 300+ screens and implementing streamlined version control, reducing task completion time by 40% and minimizing errors; redesigned and automated the quote approval process, making it 3x faster and enabling smoother coordination between sales, operations, and engineering; revamped the number purchasing portal to support the company's B2B strategy (250 web pages and 30 user stories).