Bhagavan J.
Senior UX & UI Product Design Leader
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Bhagavan J. is an accomplished Product Design Leader with more than 21 years of experience driving UX & UI design, product strategy, and customer experience across enterprise, SaaS, B2B, B2C, and SMB markets. As a founding designer in 11 companies, he has led global teams and established new design and UI engineering practices in the USA, India, and China, serving industry leaders such as Microsoft, Disney, HBO, Qualcomm, Concur SAP, Cisco, and Trimble. Bhagavan J. has designed over 50 products—including AI & ML-powered platforms for Microsoft Research, Osprey Data, and Conviva—and pioneered design-driven initiatives that resulted in demonstrable business impact, such as revenue growth and contract renewals. He has hired and nurtured 150+ professionals, managed end-to-end product lifecycles, and led large-scale design projects in fields spanning oil & gas, media analytics, construction, cloud infrastructure, IoT, and fintech, backed by expertise in product management and AI & ML innovation.
Experience
Principal – Design and Product Strategy
Ink Worthy (Stealth Start-up) · 2023 — PresentLeading design and product strategy for this AI-based mental health startup, focusing on user-centered product development and ethical AI integration. Overseeing complete design processes that include user research, prototyping, and implementation.Executive Producer
Road Song Films · 2023 — PresentInvolved in story design and screenwriting.VP of Product Design and CX
Workspot · 2022 — 2023Developed a product from the ground up competing with a Microsoft Cloud offering. Played a key role in product and design leadership aimed at securing a $10M recurring contract from Goldman Sachs by transforming data into a product to measure productivity for a global hybrid workforce. Implemented design-driven customer experience programs.Product Management and Design Consultant
MachineManners (Stealth Start-up) · 2021 — 2022Directed design and product management efforts for an AI-driven email processing startup, creating user-focused interfaces to enhance knowledge worker productivity. Managed user research, prototyping, and implementation, ensuring alignment with functional and aesthetic requirements.Sr. Director of Product Design
Conviva · 2017 — 2021Joined as the founding designer and Global Head of Design to support a unique monitoring platform for streaming companies. Conceptualized four products and redesigned two, expanding the design team from zero to 12 product designers within two years. Established an integrated UX & UI Engineering practice across multiple development centers.VP of Product Design and CX
Innominds · 2012 — 2017Established a UX & UI engineering business unit at a product engineering services firm, growing the team from zero to 125 employees within four years. Advocated for design thinking and facilitated design-driven development for global customers.Lead Product Designer
Cisco · 2010 — 2012Designed business development support tools for Cisco’s video conferencing solutions and integrated user experience with Webex.Sr. Product Designer
Concur SAP · 2006 — 2010Contributed to the development of Concur’s award-winning SaaS solution, leading the unification of UX across multiple platforms and conducting worldwide user research.Program Manager (UX)
Microsoft · 2005 — 2006Redesigned autos.msn.com, involving the creation of editorial, vendor, and advertising content along with a car buying decision matrix system.
Skills & Expertise
Education
- MFA Writing for the Performing ArtsUniversity of California Riverside
- BA Humanities and TechnologyFort Hays State University (Kansas)
- BS Mechanical Engineering (Incomplete)Andhra University, India