Mahima Jahnavi Upadhyay

Overview

Currently at Cobalt Finance, where I lead design systems with a team of 60. Built a component library 72 engineers ship with every day. Ran 85 usability sessions and turned them into a research repository. Before that: Arcadia Group and Philips. Most at home with tokens and interaction design.

Replies on weekday evenings

Experience

1. Head of Design

   Nov 2022 - Present
   Cobalt Finance · 3 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
   • Brought the design systems flows to WCAG 2.2 AA.
   • Ran 87 usability sessions and turned them into a research repository.
   • Shipped the design systems redesign that lifted task completion 38%.
2. Design Manager

   Jun 2019 - Nov 2022
   Arcadia Group · 3 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
   • Brought the design systems flows to WCAG 2.2 AA.
   • Shipped the design systems redesign that lifted task completion 35%.
3. UX Researcher

   Nov 2015 - Jun 2019
   Philips · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
   • Built a component library 51 engineers ship with every day.
   • Ran 52 usability sessions and turned them into a research repository.
4. Senior Product Designer

   May 2014 - Nov 2015
   Intuit · 1 yr 6 mo · Contract · Chennai, India
   • Brought the design systems flows to WCAG 2.2 AA.
5. Product Designer

   Jul 2012 - May 2014
   Groww · 1 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
   • Cut support tickets about design systems by 46% with clearer copy and states.
   • Shipped the design systems redesign that lifted task completion 37%.

Projects

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Education

1. Amity University

   B.Tech, Visual Communication
   2005 - 2009