YOU
I'm Saraswati
a product designer in Gurugram who gets excited
about making complicated things simple
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I spend my days designing for fintech, edtech, and other products where "just figure it out" isn't an option. The people using these tools are busy, stressed, and have actual work to do. My job is to get out of their way.
I've worked on teams of two and teams of twenty. I've had access to endless user research and I've had to make educated guesses with limited data. I've worked within strict component libraries and I've built design systems from scratch. What stays consistent is asking good questions, collaborating with people who know more than me, and shipping things that actually help.
Currently, I'm at Them Consulting working on financial workflow tools for corporate teams. Before that, I spent almost two years at Digiaccel Learning helping learners manage their busy schedules (and discovering that students have very strong opinions about scheduling interfaces, which I deeply respect).
it's me
When I'm not designing, you'll find me thinking about why some interfaces feel intuitive and others make you want to throw your laptop out a window. Usually with coffee.
Before jumping into wireframes, I want to understand what problem we're actually solving. Sometimes the thing people ask for isn't the thing they need. My favourite projects start with good questions and end with solutions that feel obvious in hindsight.
Perfect conditions don't exist. Budgets are tight, timelines are aggressive, legacy systems are messy, and sometimes you just can't talk to users directly. I'm comfortable making smart decisions with imperfect information and finding creative solutions within real limitations.
The best work happens when designers, engineers, and product folks are actually talking to each other — not throwing things over the wall. I genuinely enjoy the back-and-forth of figuring out what's possible, what's practical, and what's going to create the most value.
Some of the most impactful design work isn't flashy — it's the progress indicator that keeps people oriented, the auto-save that prevents panic, the validation message that actually helps instead of just saying "error." These details build trust.
TIMELINE
Designing across financial workflows, treasury dashboards, and audit tooling for corporate banking teams. The challenge is balancing what compliance needs with what daily users actually want — while keeping everything reconcilable and accountable.
✦ SEP 2026 — CURRENTRedesigned everything from class scheduling to learner dashboards. Worked directly with tutors and learners to understand their workflows, then built features to match how they actually worked instead of how we thought they worked.
📅 MAR 2024 — AUG 2026Led UX strategy and discovery for enterprise clients. Facilitated workshops with stakeholders who had very different ideas about what they were building, then helped everyone land on the same page. Also mentored junior designers, which taught me how to articulate my process instead of just doing it.
📅 FEB 2023 — DEC 2023Joined when the product was technically functional but deeply confusing. Talked to users who were struggling, mapped out where the interface was failing them, and redesigned the core experience to actually make sense. Also helped establish initial brand direction.
📅 JAN 2022 — DEC 2022I'm most energized by projects where I can dig into complex problems, collaborate with smart people, and ship things that genuinely improve someone's day.
© Saraswati — Designed with care
