Versatile
Product Designer
Product Designer with 6+ years shipping AI-powered, enterprise & mobile SaaS products used by 25,000+ users globally. Experienced across every phase — research, wireframing, prototyping, visual design, interaction design, and usability testing. Fluent in vibe-designing, AI design tooling, and design-to-code collaboration. Strong design system background (DTCG, WCAG 2.2 AA), comfortable as team-of-one or cross-functional collaborator.
About
Hi, I'm Rahul Seeram, a Product Designer based in Bangalore. I focus on designing digital products grounded in real
human needs, habits, and workflows.
Little background
My journey into design began in engineering, where I realized I was more interested in how people experienced
products than in the code behind them. Since then, I've been focused on simplifying complex systems into calm,
intuitive, and scalable interfaces. Over the past 6+ years, I've worked with SaaS teams and startups, driving projects
end-to-end.
Experience
Product Designer — B2B SAAS & AI Vertical
Penny Software Solutions · Remote · Venture-backed Source-to-Pay · $1B+ spend · 75 countries
2021 - Present
Led end-to-end design for Penny's AI vertical from 0→1 — interaction patterns for agentic procurement workflows, human-in-the-loop decision flows, and prompt-driven inputs.
Partnered with product & engineering leadership to align AI capabilities with user value; drove $200k+ ARR addition.
Increased client retention from 55% → 90% via strategic redesign of onboarding & configuration flows — contributed to securing Series A.
Improved user satisfaction 82% via AI-guided setup reducing time-to-first-value to under 60 seconds.
Built & maintaining scalable token-based design system (DTCG) across squads; cut UI defect rates 27%, improved delivery velocity 22%.
Used AI design tooling (UX Pilot, Figma Make) and vibe-designing to accelerate iteration cycles and explore concepts at speed.
Conducted structured user research — interviews, Pendo session replays, funnel analytics, A/B testing — to prioritise roadmap and validate adoption.
Mentored junior designers and design discussions with PMs, QA and engineers.
Crafted UX copy and microcopy to improve clarity, usability, and conversion
Championed design system adoption through documentation, design reviews, and cross-team enablement sessions
Presented design strategy to cross-functional teams and senior leadership, influencing product direction.
UX Designer & Researcher
IDS Software · Remote
2020 - 2021
Redesigned enterprise HR interfaces for workforce analytics using progressive disclosure to balance high-density data with clarity.
Collaborated cross-functionally with engineers & PMs, communicating design rationale across multiple fidelity levels.
UI/UX Designer. Jr
ARC Mobile Telecom · Paris, France
2019 - 2020
Designed mobile telecom interfaces; reduced task friction via anticipatory design and contextual actions.
Maintained cross-platform design system with WCAG 2.2 AA compliance across multiple breakpoints and locales.
Created icons, illustrations & micro-animations aligned with brand identity and UX goals.
Software & Design Intern
Steinbeis Risk Technologies
2016 - 2016
Designed real-time risk assessment dashboards with explainable visualisations for executive and analyst audiences.
Applied progressive disclosure to balance analytical complexity with usability clarity.
Education
MSc Telecommunication + Web Design (Dual degree)
ISEP — École d'ingénieurs du numérique · Paris, France
2014 - 2016
Academic Excellence Award - Awarded free degree for top academic performance
Bachelor's Electronics & Communication
JNTUK · India
2014 - 2016
Certifications
NN/g Analytics and User Experience & Design
Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification · User Experience Research
Dec 2016
Awards
Design Excellence Award — Top Designer, HEC Paris, Best Indian Startup (2018)
Masters Scholarship — Degree for top academic standing (2016)
Testimonials
I highly recommend Rahul for any Designer position. His design & research skills, attention
to detail, and ability to collaborate effectively have been invaluable to our team. His user-centered approach has resulted in intuitive and easy-to-use interfaces that have received high praise from our clients. He is talented and dedicated designer committed to delivering high-quality work. It has been a pleasure to work with him, and I have no doubt that he will achieve great things in his career.
Nada Babili
Sr. Product Designer, Penny
It was inspiring to work with Rahul who shared his passion for design and user experience.
Abdhul Rahim
Full stack Dev, Penny
" I had the privilege of managing Rahul as he evolved from a UX designer into a true product designer at Penny.
Rahul consistently took end-to-end ownership of some of our most complex product design initiatives, covering research and user interviewing, working with product managers to define the problem space, and collaborating with engineers to design and deliver solutions to customers. What set him apart was his creativity and customer centric thinking.."
Adnan AL-Khatib
Project manager, Penny
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