Jai Wadhwani
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Toptal member since May 4, 2021
Jai is a multidisciplinary design professional with 20+ years of experience crafting engaging user experiences. He is a certified usability analyst with a proven track record of back-to-back successful digital product launches in India. His understanding of business requirements, user needs, and UX processes set him in a sweet spot to design world-class product experiences that meet business needs. Jai is also a co-inventor and designer of a consumer product with a granted global patent.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Design Director
Silverscoop
- Designed brand identity and product for the Neobank app catering to Gen Z.
- Built brand identity that includes colors, typography, tonality, personality, usage guide, etc.
- Defined product requirements document (PRD), a roadmap including milestones and phases, UX strategy based on data, analytics and user insights.
UI/UX Designer
Cellboard Media Corporation
- Built complete product experience for web and mobile, including landing pages within stipulated timelines. The creative community and business owners can easily create their portfolios, menus, ads, etc., on Folio Mobile.
- Established a robust design language with a detailed style guide, including typography, iconography, color palette, imagery, and other assets.
- Delivered complete experience in a clickable Prototype with micro-interactions.
Vice President (UX/UI)
MarketsandMarkets
- Launched 360quadrants.com successfully within 12 months while working closely with the CEO, product head, technology team, and relevant stakeholders.
- Enabled thought leadership and design thinking in the organization. Worked on a global digital product design experience. Ideated UX solutions, design strategy, user research, task analysis, personas, IA, wireframes, and hands-on prototyping.
- Developed the go-to-market (GTM) strategy. In parallel, working on GTM strategies with key stakeholders to reverse engineer the product experience and seamlessly incorporate user interactions basis the approved design direction.
- Led a team of UX/UI designers and UI developers to deliver a seamless user experience for a software ratings and reviews platform.
Chief Manager (Product Design and Marketing)
Saregama
- Co-invented and designed Saregama Carvaan, a digital audio player with 5,000 pre-loaded songs (Patent No. CA3062751A1). Carvaan helped Saregama resurface its brand identity. It is a massive success, with 2 million units sold.
- Delivered a music streaming app, Saregama Classical Music, for Indian classical music lovers. It allows sampling music for seven days and a subscription after that. Features include mCommerce, offline songs, multiple device links, and playlists.
- Marshaled product UX and UI design for saregama.com, including eCommerce flow for seamless music and product buying experience on desktop and mobile. Constantly innovated to improve caravan sales and promoted the same across platforms.
- Led a team of UX/UI, graphic designers, social media marketing managers, and motion graphic designers to deliver solutions for retail and digital marketing.
Executive Creative Director
NETWORK18
- Led a team of UI, visual, and motion graphic designers to successfully launch some of the most prominent products—some established digital brands in India like BookMyShow, Firstpost, Yatra, Tech2, and Moneycontrol.
- Evangelized user experience as a core practice, besides planning, delegating, overseeing, and polishing all project deliverables with a team of 30 including designers and developers.
- Led, built, and directed multidisciplinary creative teams through recruiting, mentoring, and training including UI designers, UI developers, and visual designers.
- Oversaw the team that developed the Moneycontrol iPad App, which topped the charts on the App Store in the finance category and won Mobby's 2012: Best iPad App Award.
- Led the team that developed m.moneycontrol.com, which won the Digital Media Award and was recognized as the 13th Annual Webby Awards official honoree—the first-ever Indian mobile site to receive this recognition.
Creative Head
Urbaneye Media
- Led a team of designers to deliver multiple overseas projects for clients in the US, UK, and Australia.
- Developed, implemented, and monitored quality standards across communication materials.
- Designed interactive marketing campaigns for international clients.
- Communicated ideas and strategies effectively to all project stakeholders.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Commerce
Mumbai University - Mumbai, India
Certifications
Certified Usability Analyst
Human Factors International
Skills
Tools
Figma, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD), InVision, Photo Editors, CV Builder, Zeplin, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC
Languages
Visual Design Language
Platforms
Music Streaming, Mobile, Android, Web, iOS, WordPress
Industry Expertise
Banking & Finance, Real Estate, Education, Consumer Products, Sports
Other
App UI, Web UX Design, Mobile UI, Digital Product Design, Web UI, UI Design, Information Architecture (IA), Fintech, Mobile UX, UX Leadership, Product Design, Music Players, Rapid Prototyping, Responsive Design, User Experience (UX), UX Design, UX Strategy, Visual Design, Brand Design, UI Style Guides, Mobile UX Design, UX Process, Prototyping, Branding, User Interface (UI), eCommerce, Mobile App Design, Mobile Design, Web App Design, Web App UX, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web Design, SaaS Design, B2C, Dashboard Design, eCommerce UI, eCommerce Design, App Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile Apps, Style Guides, UX Flows, Brand Guidelines, Experience Design, Design Leadership, High-fidelity Prototypes, Marketing Design, Digital Design, Interaction Design (IxD), Best Practices in Design, Journey Mapping, Presentation Design, Presentations, MVP Design, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Responsive UI, UX Principles, User Research, Usability Analysis, User Personas, Mobile App UI, Personas, Usability, Design Sprints, Experience Maps, Design Systems, Wearables, Web App UI, Color Theory, Mobile-first Design, B2B, B2B2C, eCommerce UX, Design Thinking, Design, Analytics, Customer Research, Responsive Web Apps, Data Visualization, Travel, Booking Systems, Apps, Business to Business (B2B), Story Mapping, Marketplaces, Edtech Design, Advertising Technology (Adtech), Workshops, High-fidelity Mockups, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing Design, Healthcare Services, Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C), Product Roadmaps, Product Requirements Documentation (PRD), Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Conversion Rate, Pitch Decks, Finance, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), Complex Web Systems, Logo Design, Color Palettes, Tailwind CSS, Software as a Service (SaaS), Visual Storytelling, Storytelling, AI Design, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Web3, Product Management, Product Launch, Web Usability, Usability Testing, Portfolio Management, Software, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Design, Over-the-top Content (OTT), Web UX, Wireframing, Websites, User Flows, Fantasy Sports, Cricket, Sports Websites, TV Sports, Videos, Video Editing, Audience Targeting, User Profiles, User Journey Maps, User Journeys, Dashboards, User Workflows, Workflow, User Onboarding, Task Flows, Brand Identity, UX Branding, UI Branding, HR Tools, Social Media, SaaS, Enterprise SaaS, Mobile eCommerce, Event Ticketing, Ticketing, Marketing Technology (MarTech), Video Calling, Video Conferencing, Virtual Hosts, Video Streaming, Dark UIs, Dark Design, Web UI Design, Landing Page Design, App UX, Shopify Design, Brand Books, Landing Pages, Trade Finance, Financial UX, Financial Data, Financials, DataViz, Data-informed Visual Design, Visualization, Data-driven Dashboards, Web Dashboards, Responsive UX Design, Responsive Layout, Cryptocurrency Wallets
Experience
- UI Design - 16 years
- UX Leadership - 15 years
- Rapid Prototyping - 12 years
- App UI - 11 years
- Fintech - 10 years
- Responsive UI - 10 years
- Figma - 4 years
- Design Systems - 2 years
Tools
- Figma
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