Shaunak Bhanarkar

About

Product designer crafting purposeful digital experiences that merge detail-oriented UX with strategic problem-solving. - 3 years experience - Master's in HCI - Developer turned designer

Experience

• Product Designer & Design System Lead · Hometown Heroes10-01-2023 – 05-01-2024

  ● Spearheaded the creation of a web platform, strategically enhancing the career growth of 3000+ local musicians and artists in the Delaware Valley, achieving a user satisfaction rate of over 90%. ● Led the development of a foundational design system & product strategy, aligning design efforts with business goals.

• Experience Designer · Rocket Companies05-01-2023 – 08-01-2023

  ● Redesigned the To-do Page for Rocket Mortgage, enabling the timely processing of 290,000+ loans annually by optimizing user flow and reducing task completion time. ● Enhanced user experience by streamlining task flows, minimizing steps, and facilitating consecutive task completion.

• Associate Product Designer · OYO11-01-2021 – 06-01-2022

  ● Boosted conversion rates by 20% through redesigning room category widgets, enhancing user engagement with Rate Plans, and capturing revenue on the Oyo mobile app, impacting over 50 million users across 35 countries. ● Developed user-friendly UI elements that prominently highlighted child-friendly propositions, successfully targeting the family segment.

• Founding Product Designer · All Ears03-01-2021 – 10-01-2021

  ● Collaborated closely with co-founders & engineers to establish brand identity and design system for the All Ears app. ● Designed high-fidelity interfaces using Figma, ensuring design integrity through rigorous quality assurance testing.

• Frontend Developer · Oyo08-01-2020 – 11-01-2021

  ● Reduced customer support tickets on Belvilla website by 35% by developing help center and self-serve flow. ● Increased tablet-level conversion by 16% using responsive design optimization for seamless UX across devices. ● Designed and implemented a GDPR-compliant cookie consent popup, safeguarding customer privacy.

Education

• University of MarylandMaster of Science - MS, Human Computer Interaction
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Goa CampusBachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science

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