I shape ideas with purpose and strategy, that drive impact at scale.

Design Leader with 13+ years of experience building and leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver user-centric, scalable solutions across e-commerce, retail, and digital product ecosystems.

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Expertise

Brand & Visual Identity

Brand strategy (positioning, tone, voice)

Logo, typography, color systems

Visual language & brand guidelines

UX / Product Design

Research, UX strategy, user journeys

Wireframes, flows, interaction design

UI for apps, websites, platforms

Content Production

Product & lifestyle photography

TV commercials & digital video ads

Creative direction, scripting, storytelling

AI-Powered Layer

AI-driven personalization

AI-generated creative variations

Automation in design

Professional Experience

Flipkart

Design Manager (Feb 2018 – Present)

Lead a 21-member multidisciplinary design team comprising UX designers, illustrators, visual designers, and design technologists, delivering high-impact digital experiences for one of India’s largest e-commerce platforms.

Spearhead strategic design planning—aligning design vision with organizational goals, business transformation needs, and customer expectations.

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Melorra

Sr. Designer (June 2017 – Jan 2018)

Established cohesive design standards and creative direction across web, social media, and marketing communications.

Drove major brand and campaign launches including Women’s Day, New Year, and Festive Sales, ensuring creative consistency across digital touch points.

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Myntra

Sr. Designer (Jan 2015 – June 2017)

Led design direction for flagship campaigns and seasonal product launches, aligning visual design with marketing strategy and consumer insights.

Designed cross-channel promotional campaigns for Nike, Adidas, and Puma, driving measurable growth in brand engagement and sales.

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Langoor

Visual Designer (June 2014– Jan 2015)

Created social media creatives for in-house and client brands like CarDekho and Asian Inspirations.

Developed templates and style guides, ensuring brand alignment and design consistency.

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Aspiration Ad Agency

Visual Designer (June 2012– April 2014)

Designed campaigns for clients including ITC Hotels (pan-India), Jameson, Nine Hills, and Windmill Craftworks.

Created brand assets such as menus, festival posters, hoardings, and ad creatives for ITC Hotels.

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Major Highlights

Building High-Performing Design Teams

Successfully built and scaled multidisciplinary design teams across leading consumer brands, fostering collaboration, creativity, and consistent delivery at scale.

Scalable Design Systems Leadership

Pioneered modular design systems that strengthened visual coherence while improving speed, efficiency, and cross-team collaboration.

Award-Winning Design Leadership

Recognized with multiple Performance Excellence Awards for impactful leadership, creative excellence, and measurable business outcomes.

Impactful Marketing & Product Design

Played a key role in shaping high-impact marketing and product campaigns for India’s leading e-commerce platforms.

Key Skills & Competencies

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Design Strategy & Vision

  • Defines long-term experience vision aligned to business and product strategy

  • Translates company goals into clear design north stars and roadmaps

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Design Strategy & Vision

  • Defines long-term experience vision aligned to business and product strategy

  • Translates company goals into clear design north stars and roadmaps

2

Product Thinking & Business Acumen

  • Understands growth, conversion, retention, and revenue levers

  • Makes design decisions based on user value + business impact

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Product Thinking & Business Acumen

  • Understands growth, conversion, retention, and revenue levers

  • Makes design decisions based on user value + business impact

3

Team Building & Org Design

  • Hires, structures, and scales multidisciplinary design teams

  • Builds career paths, role clarity, and leadership pipelines

3

Team Building & Org Design

  • Hires, structures, and scales multidisciplinary design teams

  • Builds career paths, role clarity, and leadership pipelines

4

People Leadership & Coaching

  • Mentors senior designers and managers; builds future leaders

  • Creates high-performance culture with trust, feedback, and accountability

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People Leadership & Coaching

  • Mentors senior designers and managers; builds future leaders

  • Creates high-performance culture with trust, feedback, and accountability

5

Cross-Functional Influence

  • Partners with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Business leaders

  • Aligns stakeholders, drives decision-making, and resolves conflicts

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Cross-Functional Influence

  • Partners with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Business leaders

  • Aligns stakeholders, drives decision-making, and resolves conflicts

6

Design Excellence & Quality Bar

  • Sets standards for craft, usability, accessibility, and brand consistency

  • Establishes review systems and rituals to maintain high quality at scale

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Design Excellence & Quality Bar

  • Sets standards for craft, usability, accessibility, and brand consistency

  • Establishes review systems and rituals to maintain high quality at scale

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User-Centric & Research-Driven Mindset

  • Champions customer insights, usability testing, and data-informed decisions

  • Ensures design solves real user problems, not just business assumptions

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User-Centric & Research-Driven Mindset

  • Champions customer insights, usability testing, and data-informed decisions

  • Ensures design solves real user problems, not just business assumptions

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Design Operations & Systems

  • Builds scalable design systems, workflows, and governance models

  • Optimizes delivery speed without compromising experience quality

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Design Operations & Systems

  • Builds scalable design systems, workflows, and governance models

  • Optimizes delivery speed without compromising experience quality

Let's Connect

Email

akshay.jiwani005@gmail.com

Contact number

+91 9035173051