Deepakshi Varma

Product Designer with 5 years of experience designing web, mobile, and SaaS products. Expertise in UX design, design systems, prototyping, and accessibility, with a focus on dashboards and complex workflows. Proficient in Figma and AI-assisted design tools, with experience delivering products for brands including Royal Enfield and Colt.

Product Designer at Skets Studio (2026-05 – Present)

• Built the product design function from scratch, owning research, design system, and delivery as the sole designer and shipped a platform for enterprise clients in Hospitality, Retail, and Real Estate, from first user flows to final UI
• Reduced design-to-development handoff time by 40% through a scalable component library and interaction guidelines
• Led 20+ user research sessions with enterprise clients, with insights directly shaping product priorities and feature scope
• Partnered with founders on product strategy and roadmap, bridging product, engineering, sales, and operations. Supported enterprise sales through pitch decks and collateral contributing to deals with Autodesk
• Integrated AI tools (Claude, Cursor, Lovable, Replit, Figma AI) into daily workflows to build, ship, accelerate prototyping and design exploration

User Experience Designer at Protiviti India (2023-05 – 2026-05)

• Redesigned web and mobile products by simplifying workflows, helping users complete tasks 25% faster.
• Built mini design systems tailored to each project, improving consistency and reducing developer errors.
• Improved accessibility to meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards, making products easier to use for a wider audience.
• Worked on fintech dashboards for risk and audit teams, simplifying complex data for easier decision-making.
• Designed websites and visual assets for Colt, Royal Enfield, Usha, FCML, FCRA, and DSO.
• Used tools like Lovable and Galileo AI during early stages to reduce design time by ~40%.

UI UX Designer at Applore (2022-04 – 2022-12)

• Designed end-to-end UX for a SaaS MVP, delivering user flows, wireframes, and UI within a 3-month timeline.
• Wrote UX copy for PoC products, improving task clarity and reducing user friction.
• Conducted competitor research and stakeholder workshops to inform product and interface decisions.
• Built interactive Figma prototypes to validate concepts and reduce design iterations.
• Created user flows and information architecture to streamline developer implementation.
• Collaborated closely with engineering teams to improve design accuracy and minimize rework.

MCA – Jagan Institute of Management Studies (IPU) (2020-08 – 2022-09)

BCA – Trinity Institute of Professional Studies (IPU) (2017-08 – 202)