Leading design-led efforts that creates meaningful business impacts
I’m currently leading Nova's design team from front to back, infusing UX and product thinking into AI-driven restaurant tech for meaningful impact.
With over a decade in design and a track record across industries from restaurant tech to fintech and telecom, I lead NOVA's design team to transform a previously design-underserved landscape into a powerhouse of innovation in just 10 months. I built and now lead a team of 8 designers, driving the design of AI-powered restaurant tech products—from a complete food ordering mobile app and Kiosk revamp to AI campaign tools—infusing UX and product thinking into every corner of our design systems.
At Simpplr, I spearheaded the mobile app design, event management workflows on the web platform, and frontline experiences across their intranet ecosystem. I led the creation of a robust design system and crafted intuitive multimedia and AI-powered search experiences that elevated user engagement. Earlier at Airtel, I drove a pivotal redesign of the recharge journey—reducing drop-offs by 37% and significantly boosting GMV—while also designing high-impact features such as rewards and missed-call alerts for the Airtel Thanks app, strengthening customer engagement and retention.
I've also had impactful roles at PayU, Khatabook, and Stylework—where I drove major design initiatives and helped Stylework secure its pre-Series A with a groundbreaking workspace management tool—I built a rich foundation of experience. Before these roles, I spent three formative years as a consultant for 15 early-stage startups across industries like healthcare, B2B compliance, and entertainment. This diverse consulting period honed my skills in visual and UX design, branding, and more, providing me with a versatile and comprehensive grasp of the entire design landscape.
Rounak is an awesome designer and an even more awesome person to work with. He brings creativity and innovation to his designs and actively collaborates with others, seeking feedback and incorporating different perspectives.
Rounak has got abundantly precise knowledge and understanding of design and its principles into application and creation of a better design. Working with him not only provided me one of my best learnings but also esteemed my professional development. He has great leadership qualities which leads to building the greatest team spirit.
He is a perfect example of an active and a helpful mentor. He demonstrated a deep knowledge of his field and a natural ability to share his expertise in a pleasant & comprehensive manner. I have learnt from him more than I could have ever expected.
Ron has been exceptionally great at understanding the target audience. Doing ethnographic research, field study, diary notes, qualitative research, you just name it and this boy had a hunger and aspiration to stab it !! It's been great working with him on various projects, he is not just an individual contributor but a true team-player who just knows how to backup his peers.
I'm open to tackling challenging problem statements, providing mentorship to juniors, or engaging in casual conversations about design and related topics. Feel free to reach out!