10+ years in UX, or as I like to call it, professional mind-reading with sticky notes.

I’m Vinayak, a Senior UX Designer with over a decade of experience shaping digital products across fintech, SaaS, and e-commerce. I specialize in turning complex problems into simple, intuitive experiences—balancing user needs with business goals. My work spans research, prototyping, design systems, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver measurable impact.

Selected projects

Explore my selected projects, showcasing my dedication to innovative and heartfelt design.

Foundational Product Design & Management @ Hotel Trader

Leading product innovation & design to raise $120M at a $1.2B valuation.

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Foundational Product Design & Management @ Hotel Trader

Leading product innovation & design to raise $120M at a $1.2B valuation.

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Foundational Product Design & Management @ Hotel Trader

Leading product innovation & design to raise $120M at a $1.2B valuation.

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Product & Engineering Partnership at Paytm Labs

Led the Activities and Packages UX teams to evangelize and shape our product development processes.

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Product & Engineering Partnership at Paytm Labs

Led the Activities and Packages UX teams to evangelize and shape our product development processes.

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Product & Engineering Partnership at Paytm Labs

Led the Activities and Packages UX teams to evangelize and shape our product development processes.

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UX Director : Tetrisly

Creating a design system that went on to be adopted by more than 100,000 UX designers.

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UX Director : Tetrisly

Creating a design system that went on to be adopted by more than 100,000 UX designers.

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UX Director : Tetrisly

Creating a design system that went on to be adopted by more than 100,000 UX designers.

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Leading product vision @ Coht

Streamlining mobile payments for fast and seamless user experiences

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Leading product vision @ Coht

Streamlining mobile payments for fast and seamless user experiences

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Leading product vision @ Coht

Streamlining mobile payments for fast and seamless user experiences

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Playground

A collection of visual design explorations that capture my love for clarity and detail.

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Playground

A collection of visual design explorations that capture my love for clarity and detail.

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Playground

A collection of visual design explorations that capture my love for clarity and detail.

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Real talk from real people.

Read insights and praises from mentors and peers who have guided and witnessed my professional growth.

Himanshu Sharma
Director of Product @ PayTM Labs
"Vinayak is an epic designer and fantastic to work with! His design iterations were swift, and his communication skills top-notch. Our collaboration was smooth and productive, making him a designer I'd readily recommend. Also great with latest design tools."
Emma Weber
Director of Supplier Acquisitions @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is not only a world class product designer but his impact is felt in the entire organization. Vishnu is truly one of the strongest Product Designer’s I’ve had the privilege of working along side. Consistency, ownership, and raw talent is what he’s phenomenal at."
Dermot Quigley
CEO @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is, without a doubt, one of those most talented individuals I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside. We’ve raised tens of millions of dollars thanks in large part to his meticulous design and product thinking. Oh, and he’s a hell of a guy."
Kaushik Chakraborty
CEO & Founder @ GeoTech Infoservices
"Great visualisation skill, amazing ability to understand logic, great urge to follow trends and 'not to reinvent the wheel', Vinayak is one of the finest ui-designer/animator/interaction-designer I have worked with."
Himanshu Sharma
Director of Product @ PayTM Labs
"Vinayak is an epic designer and fantastic to work with! His design iterations were swift, and his communication skills top-notch. Our collaboration was smooth and productive, making him a designer I'd readily recommend. Also great with latest design tools."
Emma Weber
Director of Supplier Acquisitions @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is not only a world class product designer but his impact is felt in the entire organization. Vishnu is truly one of the strongest Product Designer’s I’ve had the privilege of working along side. Consistency, ownership, and raw talent is what he’s phenomenal at."
Dermot Quigley
CEO @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is, without a doubt, one of those most talented individuals I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside. We’ve raised tens of millions of dollars thanks in large part to his meticulous design and product thinking. Oh, and he’s a hell of a guy."
Kaushik Chakraborty
CEO & Founder @ GeoTech Infoservices
"Great visualisation skill, amazing ability to understand logic, great urge to follow trends and 'not to reinvent the wheel', Vinayak is one of the finest ui-designer/animator/interaction-designer I have worked with."
Himanshu Sharma
Director of Product @ PayTM Labs
"Vinayak is an epic designer and fantastic to work with! His design iterations were swift, and his communication skills top-notch. Our collaboration was smooth and productive, making him a designer I'd readily recommend. Also great with latest design tools."
Emma Weber
Director of Supplier Acquisitions @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is not only a world class product designer but his impact is felt in the entire organization. Vishnu is truly one of the strongest Product Designer’s I’ve had the privilege of working along side. Consistency, ownership, and raw talent is what he’s phenomenal at."
Dermot Quigley
CEO @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is, without a doubt, one of those most talented individuals I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside. We’ve raised tens of millions of dollars thanks in large part to his meticulous design and product thinking. Oh, and he’s a hell of a guy."
Kaushik Chakraborty
CEO & Founder @ GeoTech Infoservices
"Great visualisation skill, amazing ability to understand logic, great urge to follow trends and 'not to reinvent the wheel', Vinayak is one of the finest ui-designer/animator/interaction-designer I have worked with."
Himanshu Sharma
Director of Product @ PayTM Labs
"Vinayak is an epic designer and fantastic to work with! His design iterations were swift, and his communication skills top-notch. Our collaboration was smooth and productive, making him a designer I'd readily recommend. Also great with latest design tools."
Emma Weber
Director of Supplier Acquisitions @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is not only a world class product designer but his impact is felt in the entire organization. Vishnu is truly one of the strongest Product Designer’s I’ve had the privilege of working along side. Consistency, ownership, and raw talent is what he’s phenomenal at."
Dermot Quigley
CEO @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is, without a doubt, one of those most talented individuals I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside. We’ve raised tens of millions of dollars thanks in large part to his meticulous design and product thinking. Oh, and he’s a hell of a guy."
Kaushik Chakraborty
CEO & Founder @ GeoTech Infoservices
"Great visualisation skill, amazing ability to understand logic, great urge to follow trends and 'not to reinvent the wheel', Vinayak is one of the finest ui-designer/animator/interaction-designer I have worked with."

Himanshu Sharma
Director of Product @ PayTM Labs
"Vinayak is an epic designer and fantastic to work with! His design iterations were swift, and his communication skills top-notch. Our collaboration was smooth and productive, making him a designer I'd readily recommend. Also great with latest design tools."
Emma Weber
Director of Supplier Acquisitions @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is not only a world class product designer but his impact is felt in the entire organization. Vishnu is truly one of the strongest Product Designer’s I’ve had the privilege of working along side. Consistency, ownership, and raw talent is what he’s phenomenal at."
Dermot Quigley
CEO @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is, without a doubt, one of those most talented individuals I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside. We’ve raised tens of millions of dollars thanks in large part to his meticulous design and product thinking. Oh, and he’s a hell of a guy."
Kaushik Chakraborty
CEO & Founder @ GeoTech Infoservices
"Great visualisation skill, amazing ability to understand logic, great urge to follow trends and 'not to reinvent the wheel', Vinayak is one of the finest ui-designer/animator/interaction-designer I have worked with."
Himanshu Sharma
Director of Product @ PayTM Labs
"Vinayak is an epic designer and fantastic to work with! His design iterations were swift, and his communication skills top-notch. Our collaboration was smooth and productive, making him a designer I'd readily recommend. Also great with latest design tools."
Emma Weber
Director of Supplier Acquisitions @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is not only a world class product designer but his impact is felt in the entire organization. Vishnu is truly one of the strongest Product Designer’s I’ve had the privilege of working along side. Consistency, ownership, and raw talent is what he’s phenomenal at."
Dermot Quigley
CEO @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is, without a doubt, one of those most talented individuals I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside. We’ve raised tens of millions of dollars thanks in large part to his meticulous design and product thinking. Oh, and he’s a hell of a guy."
Kaushik Chakraborty
CEO & Founder @ GeoTech Infoservices
"Great visualisation skill, amazing ability to understand logic, great urge to follow trends and 'not to reinvent the wheel', Vinayak is one of the finest ui-designer/animator/interaction-designer I have worked with."
Himanshu Sharma
Director of Product @ PayTM Labs
"Vinayak is an epic designer and fantastic to work with! His design iterations were swift, and his communication skills top-notch. Our collaboration was smooth and productive, making him a designer I'd readily recommend. Also great with latest design tools."
Emma Weber
Director of Supplier Acquisitions @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is not only a world class product designer but his impact is felt in the entire organization. Vishnu is truly one of the strongest Product Designer’s I’ve had the privilege of working along side. Consistency, ownership, and raw talent is what he’s phenomenal at."
Dermot Quigley
CEO @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is, without a doubt, one of those most talented individuals I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside. We’ve raised tens of millions of dollars thanks in large part to his meticulous design and product thinking. Oh, and he’s a hell of a guy."
Kaushik Chakraborty
CEO & Founder @ GeoTech Infoservices
"Great visualisation skill, amazing ability to understand logic, great urge to follow trends and 'not to reinvent the wheel', Vinayak is one of the finest ui-designer/animator/interaction-designer I have worked with."
Himanshu Sharma
Director of Product @ PayTM Labs
"Vinayak is an epic designer and fantastic to work with! His design iterations were swift, and his communication skills top-notch. Our collaboration was smooth and productive, making him a designer I'd readily recommend. Also great with latest design tools."
Emma Weber
Director of Supplier Acquisitions @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is not only a world class product designer but his impact is felt in the entire organization. Vishnu is truly one of the strongest Product Designer’s I’ve had the privilege of working along side. Consistency, ownership, and raw talent is what he’s phenomenal at."
Dermot Quigley
CEO @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is, without a doubt, one of those most talented individuals I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside. We’ve raised tens of millions of dollars thanks in large part to his meticulous design and product thinking. Oh, and he’s a hell of a guy."
Kaushik Chakraborty
CEO & Founder @ GeoTech Infoservices
"Great visualisation skill, amazing ability to understand logic, great urge to follow trends and 'not to reinvent the wheel', Vinayak is one of the finest ui-designer/animator/interaction-designer I have worked with."

Himanshu Sharma
Director of Product @ PayTM Labs
"Vinayak is an epic designer and fantastic to work with! His design iterations were swift, and his communication skills top-notch. Our collaboration was smooth and productive, making him a designer I'd readily recommend. Also great with latest design tools."
Emma Weber
Director of Supplier Acquisitions @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is not only a world class product designer but his impact is felt in the entire organization. Vishnu is truly one of the strongest Product Designer’s I’ve had the privilege of working along side. Consistency, ownership, and raw talent is what he’s phenomenal at."
Dermot Quigley
CEO @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is, without a doubt, one of those most talented individuals I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside. We’ve raised tens of millions of dollars thanks in large part to his meticulous design and product thinking. Oh, and he’s a hell of a guy."
Kaushik Chakraborty
CEO & Founder @ GeoTech Infoservices
"Great visualisation skill, amazing ability to understand logic, great urge to follow trends and 'not to reinvent the wheel', Vinayak is one of the finest ui-designer/animator/interaction-designer I have worked with."
Himanshu Sharma
Director of Product @ PayTM Labs
"Vinayak is an epic designer and fantastic to work with! His design iterations were swift, and his communication skills top-notch. Our collaboration was smooth and productive, making him a designer I'd readily recommend. Also great with latest design tools."
Emma Weber
Director of Supplier Acquisitions @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is not only a world class product designer but his impact is felt in the entire organization. Vishnu is truly one of the strongest Product Designer’s I’ve had the privilege of working along side. Consistency, ownership, and raw talent is what he’s phenomenal at."
Dermot Quigley
CEO @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is, without a doubt, one of those most talented individuals I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside. We’ve raised tens of millions of dollars thanks in large part to his meticulous design and product thinking. Oh, and he’s a hell of a guy."
Kaushik Chakraborty
CEO & Founder @ GeoTech Infoservices
"Great visualisation skill, amazing ability to understand logic, great urge to follow trends and 'not to reinvent the wheel', Vinayak is one of the finest ui-designer/animator/interaction-designer I have worked with."
Himanshu Sharma
Director of Product @ PayTM Labs
"Vinayak is an epic designer and fantastic to work with! His design iterations were swift, and his communication skills top-notch. Our collaboration was smooth and productive, making him a designer I'd readily recommend. Also great with latest design tools."
Emma Weber
Director of Supplier Acquisitions @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is not only a world class product designer but his impact is felt in the entire organization. Vishnu is truly one of the strongest Product Designer’s I’ve had the privilege of working along side. Consistency, ownership, and raw talent is what he’s phenomenal at."
Dermot Quigley
CEO @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is, without a doubt, one of those most talented individuals I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside. We’ve raised tens of millions of dollars thanks in large part to his meticulous design and product thinking. Oh, and he’s a hell of a guy."
Kaushik Chakraborty
CEO & Founder @ GeoTech Infoservices
"Great visualisation skill, amazing ability to understand logic, great urge to follow trends and 'not to reinvent the wheel', Vinayak is one of the finest ui-designer/animator/interaction-designer I have worked with."
Himanshu Sharma
Director of Product @ PayTM Labs
"Vinayak is an epic designer and fantastic to work with! His design iterations were swift, and his communication skills top-notch. Our collaboration was smooth and productive, making him a designer I'd readily recommend. Also great with latest design tools."
Emma Weber
Director of Supplier Acquisitions @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is not only a world class product designer but his impact is felt in the entire organization. Vishnu is truly one of the strongest Product Designer’s I’ve had the privilege of working along side. Consistency, ownership, and raw talent is what he’s phenomenal at."
Dermot Quigley
CEO @ Hotel Trader
"Vinayak is, without a doubt, one of those most talented individuals I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside. We’ve raised tens of millions of dollars thanks in large part to his meticulous design and product thinking. Oh, and he’s a hell of a guy."
Kaushik Chakraborty
CEO & Founder @ GeoTech Infoservices
"Great visualisation skill, amazing ability to understand logic, great urge to follow trends and 'not to reinvent the wheel', Vinayak is one of the finest ui-designer/animator/interaction-designer I have worked with."