Lajo Lakshman
Innovative Product Designer Specializing in AI Workflows and Design-Rooted Product Thinking | Formerly with ThunderCat, Fibr, Wingman (YC19 → Clari) | Open to Freelance Opportunities
4 yrs experience · <10 hrs/week
About
Product Designer, Builder at heart with experience in B2B SaaS, AI workflows, and the creative-tech intersection. Passionate about creating impactful user experiences and bridging the gap between technology and design. Enthusiastic about working with AI-driven solutions and improving user interaction through design. Fur mom and lifter.
Experience
- Founding Member · ThunderCat2024-10-01 – 2025-03-01
Product, Design and Experiences at ThunderCat. ThunderCat is an AI-enabled operating system that helps companies build better workflows to manage their branding, marketing and design processes.
- Product Designer - Founding Team · Fibr2024-06-01 – 2024-09-01
Rebuilt the core product feature - Web pilot which resulted in up to 70% increase in user adoption and 6% increase in web conversion rates for a single customer. Launched on ProductHunt - #2 product of the day and product of the week with 300+ new signups. Worked on a product rehaul by building a strong visual foundation and baseline design system. Improved and built editing tools on the AI-content generator, working cross-functionally. Managed and revised product implementation sprints with a team of engineers.
- Product Designer · Clari Copilot2021-12-01 – 2024-06-01
Spent 2.5 years simplifying conversation-based workflows using AI at Clari Copilot. Worked on integrating Copilot into Clari's ecosystem post-acquisition. Notable projects include redesigning onboarding for the web-app, ideating SMART-Topics, redesigning the desktop app notetaker, and product reskinning using Clari's design system.
- Product Designer · Fortress Information Security2021-10-01 – 2022-04-01
- Interaction Designer · Analogy2021-09-01 – 2021-12-01
Worked on understanding, analyzing, and solving problems in the Fintech industry. Experienced in various fields of design like UI, UX, motion design, and UX strategy for projects in the gaming and fitness industry.
- Designer · Socionaut2019-08-01 – 2020-07-01
Education
- PES UniversityBachelor's degree, Communication design
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