About

I'm Siva Kiran, a UX design leader of 15+ years.

I craft user-centered digital products for enterprise and SaaS. Across a career spanning individual contributor to design leadership, I've delivered solutions that simplify complexity, scale globally, and drive measurable impact, balancing hands-on execution with strategic leadership across end-to-end UX design, usability testing, accessibility, and design systems.

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What I bring

Hands-on craft, scaled by leadership

  • Hands-on expertise in usability testing, accessibility audits, and design systems.
  • Proven success designing enterprise applications, prototypes, and task flows that:
    • Improved usability
    • Increased task completion rates
    • Reduced onboarding time
  • Leadership experience scaling and mentoring a 15-member global design team.
  • Founder of Gainsight's first design system, driving consistency across products.
  • Champion for accessibility and internationalization, expanding usability to global markets.
Work experience

Career timeline

Jun 2017 to Present

Gainsight

Product Design Manager

Design Systems & Strategy

I spearheaded the creation of Gainsight's first design system, addressing inconsistencies and working closely with executives, customer success professionals, and technical architects to deliver a scalable and cohesive solution that elevated usability across the product.

Team Leadership & Growth

I built and scaled a 15-member design team across Hyderabad and Bangalore, guiding them through regular 1:1s, mentorship, and measurable success tracking. By encouraging adoption of new tools and practices, I fostered a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

Global Expansion & Accessibility

I led internationalization efforts to adapt the product for global markets and championed accessibility by managing vendor partnerships, producing key assets, and ensuring inclusive design standards across projects.

Innovation & Process

I introduced usability testing with third-party firms, facilitated customer A/B testing sessions, and leveraged AI tools and Figma plugins to validate designs and address customer pain points. I also established structured documentation practices, ensuring clarity, ownership, and consistency in design content.

Sep 2015 to Jun 2017

ADP

Senior UX Designer
Apr 2014 to Sep 2015

Intergraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

Senior UX Analyst
May 2012 to Apr 2014

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Programmer Analyst
Jun 2010 to May 2012

Game Shastra

Test Engineer UX & UI / Game Designer
Education & certification

Foundations

2010

Human Factors International (HFI)

Certified Usability Analyst
2009 to 2010

Post Graduate

Game Design
2004 to 2009

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting

Sri Venkateswara College of Fine Arts
Contact

Let's build something worth shipping.

I'm open to design leadership roles, advisory work, and conversations about design systems, accessibility and UX strategy across enterprise and SaaS. Email is best, I read everything.