Product Design Leadership / Growth · AI · Identity

I shape what gets built, and why.

11+ years shaping how millions discover, trust and stay with products — currently leading Growth Design for Microsoft Edge, part of Microsoft AI.

Selected work
Currently at Microsoft — Hyderabad, India
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Years of craft
Billions
Windows sign-ins supported
Millions
Edge customers reached
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Awards & recognitions
01 — Selected Work

A few things I've designed and the thinking behind them.

  1. Microsoft Edge 2024 — Present

    Onboarding that earns the second session

    Owning the strategy and design of Edge's First Run Experience — the browser's most critical acquisition and activation journey. Setup, imports, personalization and retention, designed end-to-end and validated through experimentation.

    GrowthActivationExperimentation
  2. Windows Identity 2021 — 2024

    A passwordless future for billions of sign-ins

    Led UX strategy for foundational Windows passkey experiences across Windows Hello, Microsoft Account and FIDO — reducing authentication friction while strengthening trust. Established scalable patterns adopted across identity journeys.

    IdentitySecurity UXSystems
  3. Microsoft Search & AI 2019 — 2021

    Finding the answer, not just the results

    Designed AI-powered search and discovery across Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Bing and Microsoft 365 — intelligent answers that help people find information faster, with accessibility and platform consistency built in.

    AI DesignDiscoveryAccessibility
  4. Jaguar Land Rover · Tata Elxsi 2014 — 2018

    Interfaces for the road, at premium standard

    Designed next-generation infotainment, connected-vehicle and in-vehicle interaction experiences — HMI concepts, interaction models and production-ready validation for premium automotive platforms.

    HMIInteractionAutomotive
02 — About

I design growth, identity and AI-powered consumer experiences — and I care more about the problem than the pixels.

Across Microsoft Edge, Windows, Microsoft Search and automotive platforms, I've spent 11+ years turning complex, high-stakes problems into experiences people actually understand. Today I lead Growth Design for Edge — onboarding, activation, retention and personalization for millions of customers.

Before that, I shaped identity and authentication for billions of Windows sign-ins, advancing Microsoft's passwordless future. I work where product strategy, experimentation, systems thinking and AI innovation meet — partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Research, Data Science and Content.

When I'm off the clock, I'm on a mountain bike — founder of a small riding community and a national cross-country racer.

Capabilities
  • Growth Strategy
  • Product Strategy
  • User Acquisition
  • Activation & Onboarding
  • Retention & Engagement
  • Experimentation
  • AI Product Design
  • Generative AI
  • AI Prototyping
  • Agentic Workflows
  • Identity & Authentication
  • Personalization
  • Consumer Product Design
  • Cross-functional Leadership
  • Data-Informed Design
  • Accessibility
  • Stakeholder Management
03 — The Path

Eleven years, one throughline: clarity at scale.

  1. 2024 — Now

    Senior Designer — Edge Growth

    Microsoft AI · Microsoft Corporation

    Leading growth design across onboarding, activation, retention and personalization. Owning Edge's First Run Experience and influencing roadmap through experimentation and customer insight.

  2. 2021 — 2024

    Senior Designer — Windows Auth & Identity

    Microsoft Corporation · FIDO Alliance Member

    Advanced Microsoft's passwordless strategy through Windows Hello, Microsoft Account, FIDO and Passkeys. Represented Microsoft at Authenticate 2024.

  3. 2019 — 2021

    Product Designer II — Microsoft Search (MSAI)

    Microsoft Corporation

    Designed AI-powered search and discovery across Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Bing and Microsoft 365, championing inclusive and accessible design.

  4. 2015 — 2018

    Designer — Automotive HMI

    Jaguar Land Rover, UK · Tata Elxsi, India

    Led UX for next-generation infotainment and connected-vehicle experiences — from HMI concepts to production-ready interaction models for premium platforms.

Recognition
  • Microsoft Design Thinking AwardAug 2024
  • Speaker — Authenticate 2024Oct 2024
  • SPACE Fix·Hack·Learn WinnerFeb 2023
  • MSAI Fix·Hack·Learn WinnerNov 2020
  • 28th — National XC MTB ChampionshipOct 2021
  • Top-distinction UX Certified — IxDF
Education
  • B.Des — Fashion CommunicationNIFT Bangalore
  • 2010 — 2014
  • CISCE (ICSE + ISC), Computer ScienceMNPS
  • 1998 — 2010
04 — Let's talk Let's build something worth staying for.