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UX LEADER | ARTIST | RAPPER

Vikas Vatsa — UX Leader, Artist and Rapper

Hi,I’mVikas,aUXLeaderwith8.5+yearsacrossfintech,insurtech,musicandAI.IledthedesignofETMoneyCash,builtmerchanttoolsatSpiceMoneythatdrove₹100Cr+inmonthlyGTV,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
Client · Music publishingSony Music Publishing
Toffee Insurance logo
InsurtechToffee Insurance
Xebia logo
ConsultingXebia

The Stack

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

Numbers I’ve 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 target hit by 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

Systems that let teams ship faster without things falling apart: tokens, components and rules people actually follow.

04

Design Systems & Scalable UI

Figma, FigJam, Framer, Illustrator, ChatGPT, Procreate

03

Research & Usability Validation

I test with real users early and often. Decisions come from how people actually behave, not from opinions in a meeting room.

03

Research & Usability Validation

I test with real users early and often. Decisions come from how people actually behave, not from opinions in a meeting room.

02

Leading Design Teams

I mentor designers, run critiques and set the bar for craft, so the whole team ships better work, not just me.

02

Leading Design Teams

I mentor designers, run critiques and set the bar for craft, so the whole team ships better work, not just me.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I start with the shape of the problem: what users need, what the business needs, and the system around both. Structure comes before screens.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I start with the shape of the problem: what users need, what the business needs, and the system around both. Structure comes before screens.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I start with the shape of the problem: what users need, what the business needs, and the system around both. Structure comes before screens.

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 what actually changes the numbers.
My rule

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 what actually changes the numbers.
My rule

The Words

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

CLICK OR PULL THE TICKET DOWN TO TEAR IT OFF

The Rest

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

ART
MUSIC
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.

FM 90.0Fintech
Designing a lending product from zero
What ET Money Cash taught me about trust when the product is money.
Station 01 / 03
READ
Drag the needle or tap a station
READ ALL THOUGHTS
Let's talk

Have something worth building?

A product to untangle, a team to level up, or a role to fill — tell me what you're working on.

BOOK A CALL
EMAIL ME
vikasvatsa0@gmail.com
COPY
LINKEDIN
BEHANCE
Noida, India · Working with teams anywhere
© 2026 Vikas Vats
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UX LEADER | ARTIST | RAPPER

Vikas Vatsa — UX Leader, Artist and Rapper

Hi,I’mVikas,aUXLeaderwith8.5+yearsacrossfintech,insurtech,musicandAI.IledthedesignofETMoneyCash,builtmerchanttoolsatSpiceMoneythatdrove₹100Cr+inmonthlyGTV,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
Client · Music publishingSony Music Publishing
Toffee Insurance logo
InsurtechToffee Insurance
Xebia logo
ConsultingXebia

The Stack

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

Numbers I’ve 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 target hit by 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

Systems that let teams ship faster without things falling apart: tokens, components and rules people actually follow.

04

Design Systems & Scalable UI

Figma, FigJam, Framer, Illustrator, ChatGPT, Procreate

03

Research & Usability Validation

I test with real users early and often. Decisions come from how people actually behave, not from opinions in a meeting room.

03

Research & Usability Validation

I test with real users early and often. Decisions come from how people actually behave, not from opinions in a meeting room.

02

Leading Design Teams

I mentor designers, run critiques and set the bar for craft, so the whole team ships better work, not just me.

02

Leading Design Teams

I mentor designers, run critiques and set the bar for craft, so the whole team ships better work, not just me.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I start with the shape of the problem: what users need, what the business needs, and the system around both. Structure comes before screens.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I start with the shape of the problem: what users need, what the business needs, and the system around both. Structure comes before screens.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I start with the shape of the problem: what users need, what the business needs, and the system around both. Structure comes before screens.

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 what actually changes the numbers.
My rule

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 what actually changes the numbers.
My rule

The Words

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

CLICK OR PULL THE TICKET DOWN TO TEAR IT OFF

The Rest

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

ART
MUSIC
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.

FM 90.0Fintech
Designing a lending product from zero
What ET Money Cash taught me about trust when the product is money.
Station 01 / 03
READ
Drag the needle or tap a station
READ ALL THOUGHTS
Let's talk

Have something worth building?

A product to untangle, a team to level up, or a role to fill — tell me what you're working on.

BOOK A CALL
EMAIL ME
vikasvatsa0@gmail.com
COPY
LINKEDIN
BEHANCE
Noida, India · Working with teams anywhere
© 2026 Vikas Vats
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UX LEADER | ARTIST | RAPPER

Vikas Vatsa — UX Leader, Artist and Rapper

Hi,I’mVikas,aUXLeaderwith8.5+yearsacrossfintech,insurtech,musicandAI.IledthedesignofETMoneyCash,builtmerchanttoolsatSpiceMoneythatdrove₹100Cr+inmonthlyGTV,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
Client · Music publishingSony Music Publishing
Toffee Insurance logo
InsurtechToffee Insurance
Xebia logo
ConsultingXebia

The Stack

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

Numbers I’ve 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 target hit by 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

Systems that let teams ship faster without things falling apart: tokens, components and rules people actually follow.

04

Design Systems & Scalable UI

Figma, FigJam, Framer, Illustrator, ChatGPT, Procreate

03

Research & Usability Validation

I test with real users early and often. Decisions come from how people actually behave, not from opinions in a meeting room.

03

Research & Usability Validation

I test with real users early and often. Decisions come from how people actually behave, not from opinions in a meeting room.

02

Leading Design Teams

I mentor designers, run critiques and set the bar for craft, so the whole team ships better work, not just me.

02

Leading Design Teams

I mentor designers, run critiques and set the bar for craft, so the whole team ships better work, not just me.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I start with the shape of the problem: what users need, what the business needs, and the system around both. Structure comes before screens.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I start with the shape of the problem: what users need, what the business needs, and the system around both. Structure comes before screens.

01

UX Strategy & Architecture

I start with the shape of the problem: what users need, what the business needs, and the system around both. Structure comes before screens.

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 what actually changes the numbers.
My rule

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 what actually changes the numbers.
My rule

The Words

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

CLICK OR PULL THE TICKET DOWN TO TEAR IT OFF

The Rest

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

ART
MUSIC
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.

FM 90.0Fintech
Designing a lending product from zero
What ET Money Cash taught me about trust when the product is money.
Station 01 / 03
READ
Drag the needle or tap a station
READ ALL THOUGHTS
Let's talk

Have something worth building?

A product to untangle, a team to level up, or a role to fill — tell me what you're working on.

BOOK A CALL
EMAIL ME
vikasvatsa0@gmail.com
COPY
LINKEDIN
BEHANCE
Noida, India · Working with teams anywhere
© 2026 Vikas Vats
BACK TO TOP