Raghvendra

Principal / Staff Product Design · Remote / Hybrid

Product designer who builds.

I design complex digital products, build working software, and help teams turn ambiguous problems into useful systems.

Selected impact

Evidence a hiring conversation can verify.

11
people led across UX design, research, content, motion and marketing at Rapipay; 9 of them hired by me
3
platforms shipped in 14 months: NYE Money on web, iOS, Android
−30%
design lead time at NYE, measured as Jira cycle time
0→1
founding designer at EQTY, a modular fintech operating system
2
enterprise systems as Staff UX Consultant at Nagarro: Verizon, Crowley Maritime
500+
designers taught and mentored · Associate Professor, IIAD

Selected work

Substantial product problems.

Design org building in fintech, product direction at organisational scale, and complex workflow systems.

View all work
  • Building the NYE design org: nine hires, one design language, three platforms

    01

    Design leadership

    Building the NYE design org: nine hires, one design language, three platforms

    Role
    Senior Manager UX · built and led the function
    Scope
    11 led · 9 hired (7 full-time, 2 contract) · design, research, content, motion, marketing · NYE Money on web, iOS and Android · NYE website · Design lead time −30% (Jira cycle time) · Feb 2022 – Apr 2023 · 14 months

    Challenge. Built the NYE design function from zero — nine hires, one design language, and a −30% design lead time — to ship on three platforms in fourteen months.

    Outcome. 11 led · 9 hired · NYE Money on web, iOS and Android · design lead time −30%.

    • Design leadership
    • DesignOps
    • Fintech
    Read case study →

    Project 01 of 03

  • Rapipay — financial access designed around trust

    02

    Enterprise leadership

    Rapipay — financial access designed around trust

    Role
    Senior Manager UX
    Scope
    UX leadership at organisational scale · Employment · Feb 2022 — Apr 2023

    Challenge. Senior Manager UX for NYE Money at Rapipay — leading the consumer experience at organisational scale.

    Coverage across wallet, UPI, partner banking, and investments.

    Outcome. NYE Money is live on web, iOS, and Android.

    Portfolio screens document the shared-grammar design approach; less duplicated design is intended only.

    • UX leadership
    • Fintech
    • Organisational alignment
    Read case study →

    Project 02 of 03

  • Crowley Maritime — product quality through system and alignment

    03

    Complex systems

    Crowley Maritime — product quality through system and alignment

    Role
    Staff Design Consultant
    Scope
    Advisory · delivered through Nagarro · Nagarro client engagement

    Challenge. A guided quote flow that replaced a dense legacy form — origin to cargo to contact.

    Aligned with rate-engine and customs constraints.

    Outcome. Portfolio documents the three-step quote design from the engagement.

    Design-system documentation contributed with partners; longevity unpublished.

    • Enterprise systems
    • Cross-functional alignment
    • Design governance
    Read case study →

    Project 03 of 03

Capabilities

Design. Build. Lead.

Grouped practices — not a skill cloud. Product design stays primary.

Design

  • Product strategy
  • UX
  • Interaction design
  • Design systems
  • Research
  • Complex workflows

Build

  • AI-assisted development
  • Rapid prototyping
  • Frontend implementation
  • AI products
  • 0→1 building

Lead

  • Product direction
  • Design leadership
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Teaching
  • Workshops

Build

From idea to working product.

I use AI-assisted development to move from product thinking to working software — testing ideas earlier and shipping independent products.

Workflow

  1. Idea
  2. Design
  3. Build
  4. Ship

Working toolkit

Figma · ChatGPT · Cursor · GitHub · Vercel

Explore Build

Builder proof

Making things real.

Concise builder stories — what I noticed, built, and shipped.

All builder work
  • Idea → Working AI Product

    GWK Ghostwriter

    Conceived
    A personal AI LinkedIn studio so founders and operators can draft in their own voice.
    Built
    Product framing, UX, and a working AI writing experience I designed and shipped.
    Shipped
    Live prototype and landing experience for the Ghostwriter product.
    Read case study →
  • Concept → AI Storytelling Experience

    Bolo Buddy

    Conceived
    Culturally rooted bedtime stories for children — audio-first, not an adult app scaled down.
    Built
    Concept, product design, and the storytelling experience as a founder-built product.
    Shipped
    Live product at bolobuddy.in.
    Read case study →
  • Community → Working Product

    Growing With Kid

    Conceived
    Parents stuck in a recurring evening decision — what advice to trust tonight.
    Built
    Founder-built community and editorial product before software sprawl.
    Shipped
    Live at growingwithkid.com.
    Read case study →

Teach

Teach what you practice.

Workshops and modules grounded in active product design — AI for designers, product thinking, design systems, and accessibility.

  • NIFT Delhi
  • IIAD
  • NID Kurukshetra
  • DTU
  • Outskill
Explore Teach

What colleagues say

I had the opportunity to work with Raghvendra when he hired me into the NYE design team at Rapipay. In less than a year, he grew it from scratch into a well-rounded design, research and content function. What stood out to me was his approach to critiques — the focus was always on the thinking behind a decision, rather than just the screen. Early alignment with Product and Engineering also helped us move faster and avoid unnecessary rework. He also supported the establishment of a strong design system, turning recurring challenges into reusable patterns rather than solving the same problems across individual screens. Most importantly, he listened. Some of the early structural decisions changed because the team challenged them and he was open to letting the better idea win. Working with him gave me valuable lessons in leadership, collaboration and creating an environment where people have the space to do their best work.

Portrait of Shubham Sachdeva

Shubham Sachdeva · DVP — Digital Experience & Design, Bajaj Life · reported to Raghvendra on the NYE design team at Rapipay

LinkedIn recommendation · September 2026 · reported to Raghvendra directly

01 / 04

Raghvendra Singh

About

Designer. Builder. Educator.

Product design remains primary. Building and teaching deepen the same practice — framing problems, designing systems, and staying close enough to ship.

Building something interesting?

Available for selected Principal / Staff opportunities, product collaborations, and workshops.

Hire me

Principal / Staff Product Design · Remote / Hybrid

Build with me

Product strategy · MVP · 0→1 · Product UX · Design systems

Invite me

Workshops · Visiting faculty · Industry sessions