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Vikas Vatsa — UX Designer, Artist and Rapper

Hi,I’mVikas,aUXLeaderwith8.5+yearsacrossfintech,insurtech,musicandAI.IledthedesignofETMoneyCash,builtmerchanttoolsatSpiceMoneythatmove₹100Cr+amonth,redesignedlisteningatGaana,andnowleaddesignforCoCoAIatQuality-AI.

Quality-AI logo
AI testing · nowQuality-AI
LeadSquared logo
B2B SaaSLeadSquared
SpiceMoney logo
FintechSpiceMoney
ET Money logo
LendingET Money
Gaana logo
Music streamingGaana
Sony Music Publishing logo
Music publishingSony Music Publishing
Toffee Insurance logo
InsurtechToffee Insurance
Xebia logo
ConsultingXebia
TravelredBus

The stack I rely on

The stack
I rely on

I don’t collect tools, I collect workflows. Every one here has shipped something real: a design system, an AI agent, or a track on Spotify.

I don’t collect tools, I collect workflows. Every one here has shipped something real: a design system, an AI agent, or a track on Spotify.

The Numbers

The Numbers

I have moved, one company at a time

40%

Quality-AI

Faster test setup after redesigning CoCo AI’s onboarding flow.

3×

LeadSquared

Faster design-to-dev handoff with a new design system.

₹100 Cr+

SpiceMoney

Monthly GTV driven by the Merchant Cash Support flow.

₹400 Cr

ET Money

Disbursal goal for ET Money Cash, a lending vertical built from zero.

+25%

Gaana

Lift in premium sign-ups after the app revamp and Lounges.

2 min

Toffee Insurance

To buy a policy end to end, down from a 10-minute flow.

The Craft

04

Design Systems & Scalable UI

I design and maintain UI systems that ensure consistency, accessibility, and speed across products — helping teams scale without sacrificing quality.

04

Design Systems & Scalable UI

Figma, FigJam, Framer, Illustrator, ChatGPT, Procreate

03

Research & Usability Validation

I conduct user research and usability testing to validate assumptions, uncover friction, and iterate designs based on real behavior rather than opinion.

03

Research & Usability Validation

I conduct user research and usability testing to validate assumptions, uncover friction, and iterate designs based on real behavior rather than opinion.

02

Interaction Design & Prototyping

From wireframes to high-fidelity, interactive prototypes, I design interfaces that clarify complex ideas and enable early feedback through realistic, testable experiences.

02

Interaction Design & Prototyping

From wireframes to high-fidelity, interactive prototypes, I design interfaces that clarify complex ideas and enable early feedback through realistic, testable experiences.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I shape product direction by aligning user intent, business goals, and system thinking — defining flows, hierarchy, and structure before moving into execution.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I shape product direction by aligning user intent, business goals, and system thinking — defining flows, hierarchy, and structure before moving into execution.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I shape product direction by aligning user intent, business goals, and system thinking — defining flows, hierarchy, and structure before moving into execution.

The Work

Gaana Revamp
VIEW CASE STUDY
ET Money Cash
Sony Music Publishing
Toffee Partner App
More workSee all my workCase studies across fintech, music, insurance and AI.
01 / 04

Project Name

Role · Key result

The Path

UX design leader · 8.5+ years across Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS, AI and Media.

DOWNLOAD RESUME

The Process

From first conversations and rough sketches to tested flows and shipped products — I stay with the work end to end.

  1. 01.Discover

    Understanding the real problem

    Every project starts with listening — to users, data and stakeholders. The goal is clarity, not assumptions.

  2. 02.Define

    Setting a clear direction

    Insight becomes focus: what to build, what to skip, and why it matters. Everyone aligned before the first pixel.

  3. 03.Design

    Building the right solution

    Flows, systems and interfaces — prototyped and tested with real users until every screen earns its place.

  4. 04.Deliver

    Launching and Growing

    Shipped with engineering, measured in the wild, refined with feedback. Launch is where the learning starts.

I don't jump to screens. I listen, think with intent, and design things that actually move the needle.
Vikas Vats — UX Leader

The Process

From first conversations and rough sketches to tested flows and shipped products — I stay with the work end to end.

  1. 01.Discover

    Understanding the real problem

    Every project starts with listening — to users, data and stakeholders. The goal is clarity, not assumptions.

  2. 02.Define

    Setting a clear direction

    Insight becomes focus: what to build, what to skip, and why it matters. Everyone aligned before the first pixel.

  3. 03.Design

    Building the right solution

    Flows, systems and interfaces — prototyped and tested with real users until every screen earns its place.

  4. 04.Deliver

    Launching and Growing

    Shipped with engineering, measured in the wild, refined with feedback. Launch is where the learning starts.

I don't jump to screens. I listen, think with intent, and design things that actually move the needle.
Vikas Vats — UX Leader

Kind Words

What the people I've built with say about working together.

CLICK OR PULL THE TICKET DOWN TO TEAR IT OFF

Beyond the Screen

Design is my day job. Art and music are how I think, the same obsession with rhythm, colour and story runs through all three.

Project One, 1 of 5. Use left and right arrow keys to browse, Enter to open.

The Art

Psychedelic, retro-tech characters drawn by hand. The palette you see across this site — Violet, Ember, Acid, Aqua — started here.

SEE THE ART
Aaja Sunn
Toofan
Artwork 03
Artwork 04
Artwork 05
Artwork 06
Track 01 / 02

Aaja Sunn

2025 · Spotify · Apple Music · YouTube Music · YouTube

LISTEN EVERYWHERE
Drag to spin

The Music

I write and rap my own verses. Two tracks out so far, more on the way.

The Thoughts

Notes on design, AI and building products — written between shipping.

Fintech · [X] min read · [Month Year]

Designing a lending product from zero

What ET Money Cash taught me about trust when the product is money.

Process · [X] min read · [Month Year]

Why I don't jump to screens

The questions I ask before the first pixel, and why they save weeks.

AI · [X] min read · [Month Year]

Designing for AI that tests software

Lessons from leading UX for CoCo AI at Quality-AI.

READ ALL THOUGHTS →

Let's talk

Got a product problem? Let's create together.

Have a product to untangle, a team to level up or a collab in mind? Tell me what you're building — I reply within [two] working days.

BOOK A CALL
EMAIL ME
DOWNLOAD RESUME

[City], India · Working with teams anywhere

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ARTIST | DESIGNER | RAPPER

Vikas Vatsa — UX Designer, Artist and Rapper

Hi,I’mVikas,aUXLeaderwith8.5+yearsacrossfintech,insurtech,musicandAI.IledthedesignofETMoneyCash,builtmerchanttoolsatSpiceMoneythatmove₹100Cr+amonth,redesignedlisteningatGaana,andnowleaddesignforCoCoAIatQuality-AI.

Quality-AI logo
AI testing · nowQuality-AI
LeadSquared logo
B2B SaaSLeadSquared
SpiceMoney logo
FintechSpiceMoney
ET Money logo
LendingET Money
Gaana logo
Music streamingGaana
Sony Music Publishing logo
Music publishingSony Music Publishing
Toffee Insurance logo
InsurtechToffee Insurance
Xebia logo
ConsultingXebia
TravelredBus

The stack I rely on

The stack
I rely on

I don’t collect tools, I collect workflows. Every one here has shipped something real: a design system, an AI agent, or a track on Spotify.

I don’t collect tools, I collect workflows. Every one here has shipped something real: a design system, an AI agent, or a track on Spotify.

The Numbers

The Numbers

I have moved, one company at a time

40%

Quality-AI

Faster test setup after redesigning CoCo AI’s onboarding flow.

3×

LeadSquared

Faster design-to-dev handoff with a new design system.

₹100 Cr+

SpiceMoney

Monthly GTV driven by the Merchant Cash Support flow.

₹400 Cr

ET Money

Disbursal goal for ET Money Cash, a lending vertical built from zero.

+25%

Gaana

Lift in premium sign-ups after the app revamp and Lounges.

2 min

Toffee Insurance

To buy a policy end to end, down from a 10-minute flow.

The Craft

04

Design Systems & Scalable UI

I design and maintain UI systems that ensure consistency, accessibility, and speed across products — helping teams scale without sacrificing quality.

04

Design Systems & Scalable UI

Figma, FigJam, Framer, Illustrator, ChatGPT, Procreate

03

Research & Usability Validation

I conduct user research and usability testing to validate assumptions, uncover friction, and iterate designs based on real behavior rather than opinion.

03

Research & Usability Validation

I conduct user research and usability testing to validate assumptions, uncover friction, and iterate designs based on real behavior rather than opinion.

02

Interaction Design & Prototyping

From wireframes to high-fidelity, interactive prototypes, I design interfaces that clarify complex ideas and enable early feedback through realistic, testable experiences.

02

Interaction Design & Prototyping

From wireframes to high-fidelity, interactive prototypes, I design interfaces that clarify complex ideas and enable early feedback through realistic, testable experiences.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I shape product direction by aligning user intent, business goals, and system thinking — defining flows, hierarchy, and structure before moving into execution.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I shape product direction by aligning user intent, business goals, and system thinking — defining flows, hierarchy, and structure before moving into execution.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I shape product direction by aligning user intent, business goals, and system thinking — defining flows, hierarchy, and structure before moving into execution.

The Work

Gaana Revamp
VIEW CASE STUDY
ET Money Cash
Sony Music Publishing
Toffee Partner App
More workSee all my workCase studies across fintech, music, insurance and AI.
01 / 04

Project Name

Role · Key result

The Path

UX design leader · 8.5+ years across Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS, AI and Media.

DOWNLOAD RESUME

The Process

From first conversations and rough sketches to tested flows and shipped products — I stay with the work end to end.

  1. 01.Discover

    Understanding the real problem

    Every project starts with listening — to users, data and stakeholders. The goal is clarity, not assumptions.

  2. 02.Define

    Setting a clear direction

    Insight becomes focus: what to build, what to skip, and why it matters. Everyone aligned before the first pixel.

  3. 03.Design

    Building the right solution

    Flows, systems and interfaces — prototyped and tested with real users until every screen earns its place.

  4. 04.Deliver

    Launching and Growing

    Shipped with engineering, measured in the wild, refined with feedback. Launch is where the learning starts.

I don't jump to screens. I listen, think with intent, and design things that actually move the needle.
Vikas Vats — UX Leader

The Process

From first conversations and rough sketches to tested flows and shipped products — I stay with the work end to end.

  1. 01.Discover

    Understanding the real problem

    Every project starts with listening — to users, data and stakeholders. The goal is clarity, not assumptions.

  2. 02.Define

    Setting a clear direction

    Insight becomes focus: what to build, what to skip, and why it matters. Everyone aligned before the first pixel.

  3. 03.Design

    Building the right solution

    Flows, systems and interfaces — prototyped and tested with real users until every screen earns its place.

  4. 04.Deliver

    Launching and Growing

    Shipped with engineering, measured in the wild, refined with feedback. Launch is where the learning starts.

I don't jump to screens. I listen, think with intent, and design things that actually move the needle.
Vikas Vats — UX Leader

Kind Words

What the people I've built with say about working together.

CLICK OR PULL THE TICKET DOWN TO TEAR IT OFF

Beyond the Screen

Design is my day job. Art and music are how I think, the same obsession with rhythm, colour and story runs through all three.

Project One, 1 of 5. Use left and right arrow keys to browse, Enter to open.

The Art

Psychedelic, retro-tech characters drawn by hand. The palette you see across this site — Violet, Ember, Acid, Aqua — started here.

SEE THE ART
Aaja Sunn
Toofan
Artwork 03
Artwork 04
Artwork 05
Artwork 06
Track 01 / 02

Aaja Sunn

2025 · Spotify · Apple Music · YouTube Music · YouTube

LISTEN EVERYWHERE
Drag to spin

The Music

I write and rap my own verses. Two tracks out so far, more on the way.

The Thoughts

Notes on design, AI and building products — written between shipping.

Fintech · [X] min read · [Month Year]

Designing a lending product from zero

What ET Money Cash taught me about trust when the product is money.

Process · [X] min read · [Month Year]

Why I don't jump to screens

The questions I ask before the first pixel, and why they save weeks.

AI · [X] min read · [Month Year]

Designing for AI that tests software

Lessons from leading UX for CoCo AI at Quality-AI.

READ ALL THOUGHTS →

Let's talk

Got a product problem? Let's create together.

Have a product to untangle, a team to level up or a collab in mind? Tell me what you're building — I reply within [two] working days.

BOOK A CALL
EMAIL ME
DOWNLOAD RESUME

[City], India · Working with teams anywhere

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ARTIST | DESIGNER | RAPPER

Vikas Vatsa — UX Designer, Artist and Rapper

Hi,I’mVikas,aUXLeaderwith8.5+yearsacrossfintech,insurtech,musicandAI.IledthedesignofETMoneyCash,builtmerchanttoolsatSpiceMoneythatmove₹100Cr+amonth,redesignedlisteningatGaana,andnowleaddesignforCoCoAIatQuality-AI.

Quality-AI logo
AI testing · nowQuality-AI
LeadSquared logo
B2B SaaSLeadSquared
SpiceMoney logo
FintechSpiceMoney
ET Money logo
LendingET Money
Gaana logo
Music streamingGaana
Sony Music Publishing logo
Music publishingSony Music Publishing
Toffee Insurance logo
InsurtechToffee Insurance
Xebia logo
ConsultingXebia
TravelredBus

The stack I rely on

The stack
I rely on

I don’t collect tools, I collect workflows. Every one here has shipped something real: a design system, an AI agent, or a track on Spotify.

I don’t collect tools, I collect workflows. Every one here has shipped something real: a design system, an AI agent, or a track on Spotify.

The Numbers

The Numbers

I have moved, one company at a time

40%

Quality-AI

Faster test setup after redesigning CoCo AI’s onboarding flow.

3×

LeadSquared

Faster design-to-dev handoff with a new design system.

₹100 Cr+

SpiceMoney

Monthly GTV driven by the Merchant Cash Support flow.

₹400 Cr

ET Money

Disbursal goal for ET Money Cash, a lending vertical built from zero.

+25%

Gaana

Lift in premium sign-ups after the app revamp and Lounges.

2 min

Toffee Insurance

To buy a policy end to end, down from a 10-minute flow.

The Craft

04

Design Systems & Scalable UI

I design and maintain UI systems that ensure consistency, accessibility, and speed across products — helping teams scale without sacrificing quality.

04

Design Systems & Scalable UI

Figma, FigJam, Framer, Illustrator, ChatGPT, Procreate

03

Research & Usability Validation

I conduct user research and usability testing to validate assumptions, uncover friction, and iterate designs based on real behavior rather than opinion.

03

Research & Usability Validation

I conduct user research and usability testing to validate assumptions, uncover friction, and iterate designs based on real behavior rather than opinion.

02

Interaction Design & Prototyping

From wireframes to high-fidelity, interactive prototypes, I design interfaces that clarify complex ideas and enable early feedback through realistic, testable experiences.

02

Interaction Design & Prototyping

From wireframes to high-fidelity, interactive prototypes, I design interfaces that clarify complex ideas and enable early feedback through realistic, testable experiences.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I shape product direction by aligning user intent, business goals, and system thinking — defining flows, hierarchy, and structure before moving into execution.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I shape product direction by aligning user intent, business goals, and system thinking — defining flows, hierarchy, and structure before moving into execution.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I shape product direction by aligning user intent, business goals, and system thinking — defining flows, hierarchy, and structure before moving into execution.

The Work

Gaana Revamp
VIEW CASE STUDY
ET Money Cash
Sony Music Publishing
Toffee Partner App
More workSee all my workCase studies across fintech, music, insurance and AI.
01 / 04

Project Name

Role · Key result

The Path

UX design leader · 8.5+ years across Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS, AI and Media.

DOWNLOAD RESUME

The Process

From first conversations and rough sketches to tested flows and shipped products — I stay with the work end to end.

  1. 01.Discover

    Understanding the real problem

    Every project starts with listening — to users, data and stakeholders. The goal is clarity, not assumptions.

  2. 02.Define

    Setting a clear direction

    Insight becomes focus: what to build, what to skip, and why it matters. Everyone aligned before the first pixel.

  3. 03.Design

    Building the right solution

    Flows, systems and interfaces — prototyped and tested with real users until every screen earns its place.

  4. 04.Deliver

    Launching and Growing

    Shipped with engineering, measured in the wild, refined with feedback. Launch is where the learning starts.

I don't jump to screens. I listen, think with intent, and design things that actually move the needle.
Vikas Vats — UX Leader

The Process

From first conversations and rough sketches to tested flows and shipped products — I stay with the work end to end.

  1. 01.Discover

    Understanding the real problem

    Every project starts with listening — to users, data and stakeholders. The goal is clarity, not assumptions.

  2. 02.Define

    Setting a clear direction

    Insight becomes focus: what to build, what to skip, and why it matters. Everyone aligned before the first pixel.

  3. 03.Design

    Building the right solution

    Flows, systems and interfaces — prototyped and tested with real users until every screen earns its place.

  4. 04.Deliver

    Launching and Growing

    Shipped with engineering, measured in the wild, refined with feedback. Launch is where the learning starts.

I don't jump to screens. I listen, think with intent, and design things that actually move the needle.
Vikas Vats — UX Leader

Kind Words

What the people I've built with say about working together.

CLICK OR PULL THE TICKET DOWN TO TEAR IT OFF

Beyond the Screen

Design is my day job. Art and music are how I think, the same obsession with rhythm, colour and story runs through all three.

Project One, 1 of 5. Use left and right arrow keys to browse, Enter to open.

The Art

Psychedelic, retro-tech characters drawn by hand. The palette you see across this site — Violet, Ember, Acid, Aqua — started here.

SEE THE ART
Aaja Sunn
Toofan
Artwork 03
Artwork 04
Artwork 05
Artwork 06
Track 01 / 02

Aaja Sunn

2025 · Spotify · Apple Music · YouTube Music · YouTube

LISTEN EVERYWHERE
Drag to spin

The Music

I write and rap my own verses. Two tracks out so far, more on the way.

The Thoughts

Notes on design, AI and building products — written between shipping.

Fintech · [X] min read · [Month Year]

Designing a lending product from zero

What ET Money Cash taught me about trust when the product is money.

Process · [X] min read · [Month Year]

Why I don't jump to screens

The questions I ask before the first pixel, and why they save weeks.

AI · [X] min read · [Month Year]

Designing for AI that tests software

Lessons from leading UX for CoCo AI at Quality-AI.

READ ALL THOUGHTS →

Let's talk

Got a product problem? Let's create together.

Have a product to untangle, a team to level up or a collab in mind? Tell me what you're building — I reply within [two] working days.

BOOK A CALL
EMAIL ME
DOWNLOAD RESUME

[City], India · Working with teams anywhere