Core Leadership Pillars

How I create leverage across product, people, and systems.

Product Design Strategy

AI & Innovation

Organizational Leadership

Operational Excellence

Experience

Cornerstone OnDemand

2023 - Date

Leading AI-first transformation across a large, multi-product enterprise talent ecosystem. Own end-to-end UX strategy, experience modernization, and design systems scale across learner, admin, manager, and platform experiences. Partner closely with product, engineering, and executive leadership to drive coherence, velocity, and measurable business outcomes.

2009 - 2023

Dell Technologies

Led global design organizations across multiple business units, driving multi-year UX modernization, design systems adoption, and data-informed product practices at enterprise scale. Built and scaled high-performing teams, strengthened cross-functional execution, and modernized product experiences across complex platforms.

Earlier Career

1999-2008

Held roles across MarketStar (formerly Regalix), Citibank, ICICI Prudential, and an independent design practice. Built foundational experience across enterprise systems, operations, and client-facing digital products, shaping an early understanding of scale, rigor, and business impact.

References available on request

Associate Vice President, Product Design

Director, Product Design

Design, Product & Business Leadership

Key Achievements

Product & Experience Leadership

• Owned end-to-end UX direction across enterprise SaaS, mobile, talent, e-commerce & BFSI platforms; established early AI UX patterns and copilots/agents driving 60–75% efficiency gains

• Defined mobile and AI-first UX strategy and accelerated design-to-delivery workflows (PRFAQ → prototype in <4 days); modernized Learning, Admin, Content, and Search with 30%+ usability uplift

• Scaled and governed enterprise Design Systems with AI-assisted accelerators, enabling 50% velocity gains and zero component delivery misses across releases for 2+ years

Leadership & People Growth

• Built and led global design and product organizations scaling from 20 → 700+, operating across regions and seniority levels; teams rated in the 90th percentile for leadership effectiveness

• Mentored designers and product managers and strengthened product–design–engineering partnerships through 3-in-a-box operating models, improving inclusion, alignment, and delivery outcomes

Operational Excellence

• Transformed PDLC and Agile execution across design and product, delivering 60%+ productivity gains and reducing decision latency by 30%+ through value stream mapping

• Institutionalized research, accessibility, and design operations via governance and review systems, unlocking $15M+ in sustained efficiency and execution reliability

Strategy & Transformation

• As part of the core executive leadership team, defined unification strategy across data, systems, and UX, shaping a 2-year roadmap for AI infusion, workflow optimization, and experience modernization

• Led cross-product and 0→1 product transformations delivering $800M+ in business value, with strong early customer feedback on newly launched, visually enhanced experiences