STOP 01 / 06Feb 2026 – Present
Quality-AI
Sr. UX Designer · NoidaDesign lead for CoCo AI. Built its design system from scratch and defined its visual identity and AI interaction patterns.
AI Product UXDesign Systems
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Vikas Vatsa — UX Leader, Artist and Rapper
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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.
AI testing · nowQuality-AI
B2B SaaSLeadSquared
FintechSpiceMoney
LendingET Money
Music streamingGaana
Client · Music publishingSony Music Publishing
InsurtechToffee Insurance
ConsultingXebia
AI testing · nowQuality-AI
B2B SaaSLeadSquared
FintechSpiceMoney
LendingET Money
Music streamingGaana
Client · Music publishingSony Music Publishing
InsurtechToffee Insurance
ConsultingXebia
The Stack
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.>
STACK.EXE13 TOOLS LOADED
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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
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.
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.
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.
04
Design Systems & Scalable UI
Systems that let teams ship faster without things falling apart: tokens, components and rules people actually follow.
The Work
More workSee all my workCase studies across fintech, music, insurance and AI.
01 / 04Scroll to explore
Project Name
Role · Key result
Project Name
Role · Key result
Project Name
Role · Key result
Project Name
Role · Key result
The Path
UX design leader · 8.5+ years across Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS, AI and Media.
Scroll to travel ↓
STOP 02 / 06May 2025 – Jan 2026
LeadSquared
Lead UX Designer · BangaloreLed UX across multiple product verticals and owned the design system, making design-to-dev handoff 3× faster.
UX LeadershipAccessibility
VIEW DETAILS ↗
STOP 03 / 06Jul 2024 – May 2025
SpiceMoney
Assistant Manager, UX · NoidaLaunched Merchant Cash Support for rural agents, cutting agent churn by 5–10%.
Fintech UXInclusive Design
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STOP 04 / 06Feb 2024 – May 2024
Xebia
UX Consultant · JaipurBuilt an Atomic design system for Sony Music Publishing and used it to redesign its Deal Management System.
Design SystemsOOUX
VIEW DETAILS ↗TISTOP 05 / 06
Oct 2021 – Oct 2023
Times Internet
Product Designer · GurugramLed ET Money Cash to its ₹400 Cr disbursal target, and led the app revamp and Gaana Lounges at Gaana.
Fintech UXMusic Experiences
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STOP 06 / 06Jan 2019 – Jul 2021
Toffee Insurance
Sr UI/UX Designer · GurugramDesigned insurance and partner apps from concept to launch, including Dog Insurance, Toffee Plan and the Partner App.
Insurtech UXComponent Library
VIEW DETAILS ↗7 roles · 2017 → today
That's the path so far.
- Quality-AIFeb 2026 – PresentSR. UX DESIGNER
- LeadSquaredMay 2025 – Jan 2026LEAD UX DESIGNER
- SpiceMoneyJul 2024 – May 2025ASSISTANT MANAGER, UX
- XebiaFeb 2024 – May 2024UX CONSULTANT
- Times InternetOct 2021 – Oct 2023PRODUCT DESIGNER
- Toffee InsuranceJan 2019 – Jul 2021SR UI/UX DESIGNER
- Taivas MediaDec 2017 – Dec 2018VISUAL / UI DESIGNER
The Process
From first conversations and rough sketches to tested flows and shipped products — I stay with the work end to end.
- 01.Discover
Understanding the real problem
Every project starts with listening — to users, data and stakeholders. The goal is clarity, not assumptions.
- 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.
- 03.Design
Building the right solution
Flows, systems and interfaces — prototyped and tested with real users until every screen earns its place.
- 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.
The Process
From first conversations and rough sketches to tested flows and shipped products — I stay with the work end to end.
- 01.Discover
Understanding the real problem
Every project starts with listening — to users, data and stakeholders. The goal is clarity, not assumptions.
- 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.
- 03.Design
Building the right solution
Flows, systems and interfaces — prototyped and tested with real users until every screen earns its place.
- 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.
The Words
Receipts from the teams I've shipped with.
REVIEW 01 / 05KIND WORDS
NAQUALITY-AI
[Name]
[Role]
QUALITY-AI“Vikas took CoCo AI from a blank canvas to a design system the whole team now builds on. He makes complex AI workflows feel obvious, without slowing engineering down.
THEY WERE MY
Manager
PRAISED FOR
Design systems
VV·NA·QUA·01
40%
FASTER SETUP
REVIEW 02 / 05KIND WORDS
NALEADSQUARED
[Name]
[Role]
LEADSQUARED“Vikas raised the bar for our whole design team. His critiques were honest but kind, and the system he owned made handoff three times faster. I'm a better designer for it.
THEY WERE MY
Mentee
PRAISED FOR
Mentoring
VV·NA·LEA·02
3×
FASTER HANDOFF
REVIEW 03 / 05KIND WORDS
NASPICEMONEY
[Name]
[Role]
SPICEMONEY“He spent time with rural agents before drawing a single screen. The Merchant Cash Support flow he designed became one of our highest-impact launches.
THEY WERE MY
Product Manager
PRAISED FOR
Inclusive design
VV·NA·SPI·03
₹100Cr+
GTV / MONTH
REVIEW 04 / 05KIND WORDS
NA
ET MONEY
[Name]
[Role]
ET MONEY“Vikas led design for ET Money Cash from zero. He balanced trust, compliance and simplicity in a lending product, and kept the squad focused on what mattered to users.
THEY WERE MY
Product Manager
PRAISED FOR
0 → 1 products
VV·NA·ETM·04
₹400Cr
DISBURSED
REVIEW 05 / 05KIND WORDS
NA
GAANA
[Name]
[Role]
GAANA“Working with Vikas on the Gaana revamp and Lounges was easy. His prototypes answered our questions before we asked them, and the work moved our premium numbers.
THEY WERE MY
Engineering Lead
PRAISED FOR
Interaction design
VV·NA·GAA·05
+25%
PREMIUM SIGN-UPS
QUALITY-AI
LEADSQUARED
SPICEMONEY
ET MONEY
GAANA
PSY · PRINT
STANDBY
CLICK OR PULL THE TICKET DOWN TO TEAR IT OFF
The Alter Ego
Zero lines on the page. Zero bars on the beat. Shoonya means zero. It's where every poem, drawing and track begins. Shoonyeah is the name I make them under.
PSY·POD‖
01 / 06
PausedAaja SunnShoonyeah · Single · 2025
About the song
Placeholder — a few lines about this song: what it's about, where the idea came from, and the story behind the verses and the beat.
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
889296100104108
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.
✦Now leading design for CoCo AI at Quality-AIOpen to Conversations · Replies within 24h
© 2026 Vikas Vats
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Vikas Vatsa — UX Leader, Artist and Rapper
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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.
AI testing · nowQuality-AI
B2B SaaSLeadSquared
FintechSpiceMoney
LendingET Money
Music streamingGaana
Client · Music publishingSony Music Publishing
InsurtechToffee Insurance
ConsultingXebia
AI testing · nowQuality-AI
B2B SaaSLeadSquared
FintechSpiceMoney
LendingET Money
Music streamingGaana
Client · Music publishingSony Music Publishing
InsurtechToffee Insurance
ConsultingXebia
The Stack
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.>
STACK.EXE13 TOOLS LOADED
DRAG TO ROTATE · HOVER A TOOL
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
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.
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.
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.
04
Design Systems & Scalable UI
Systems that let teams ship faster without things falling apart: tokens, components and rules people actually follow.
The Work
More workSee all my workCase studies across fintech, music, insurance and AI.
01 / 04Scroll to explore
Project Name
Role · Key result
Project Name
Role · Key result
Project Name
Role · Key result
Project Name
Role · Key result
The Path
UX design leader · 8.5+ years across Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS, AI and Media.
Scroll to travel ↓
STOP 01 / 06Feb 2026 – Present
Quality-AI
Sr. UX Designer · NoidaDesign lead for CoCo AI. Built its design system from scratch and defined its visual identity and AI interaction patterns.
AI Product UXDesign Systems
VIEW DETAILS ↗STOP 02 / 06May 2025 – Jan 2026
LeadSquared
Lead UX Designer · BangaloreLed UX across multiple product verticals and owned the design system, making design-to-dev handoff 3× faster.
UX LeadershipAccessibility
VIEW DETAILS ↗STOP 03 / 06Jul 2024 – May 2025
SpiceMoney
Assistant Manager, UX · NoidaLaunched Merchant Cash Support for rural agents, cutting agent churn by 5–10%.
Fintech UXInclusive Design
VIEW DETAILS ↗STOP 04 / 06Feb 2024 – May 2024
Xebia
UX Consultant · JaipurBuilt an Atomic design system for Sony Music Publishing and used it to redesign its Deal Management System.
Design SystemsOOUX
VIEW DETAILS ↗TISTOP 05 / 06
Oct 2021 – Oct 2023
Times Internet
Product Designer · GurugramLed ET Money Cash to its ₹400 Cr disbursal target, and led the app revamp and Gaana Lounges at Gaana.
Fintech UXMusic Experiences
VIEW DETAILS ↗STOP 06 / 06Jan 2019 – Jul 2021
Toffee Insurance
Sr UI/UX Designer · GurugramDesigned insurance and partner apps from concept to launch, including Dog Insurance, Toffee Plan and the Partner App.
Insurtech UXComponent Library
VIEW DETAILS ↗7 roles · 2017 → today
That's the path so far.
- Quality-AIFeb 2026 – PresentSR. UX DESIGNER
- LeadSquaredMay 2025 – Jan 2026LEAD UX DESIGNER
- SpiceMoneyJul 2024 – May 2025ASSISTANT MANAGER, UX
- XebiaFeb 2024 – May 2024UX CONSULTANT
- Times InternetOct 2021 – Oct 2023PRODUCT DESIGNER
- Toffee InsuranceJan 2019 – Jul 2021SR UI/UX DESIGNER
- Taivas MediaDec 2017 – Dec 2018VISUAL / UI DESIGNER
The Process
From first conversations and rough sketches to tested flows and shipped products — I stay with the work end to end.
- 01.Discover
Understanding the real problem
Every project starts with listening — to users, data and stakeholders. The goal is clarity, not assumptions.
- 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.
- 03.Design
Building the right solution
Flows, systems and interfaces — prototyped and tested with real users until every screen earns its place.
- 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.
The Process
From first conversations and rough sketches to tested flows and shipped products — I stay with the work end to end.
- 01.Discover
Understanding the real problem
Every project starts with listening — to users, data and stakeholders. The goal is clarity, not assumptions.
- 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.
- 03.Design
Building the right solution
Flows, systems and interfaces — prototyped and tested with real users until every screen earns its place.
- 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.
The Words
Receipts from the teams I've shipped with.
REVIEW 01 / 05KIND WORDS
NAQUALITY-AI
[Name]
[Role]
QUALITY-AI“Vikas took CoCo AI from a blank canvas to a design system the whole team now builds on. He makes complex AI workflows feel obvious, without slowing engineering down.
THEY WERE MY
Manager
PRAISED FOR
Design systems
VV·NA·QUA·01
40%
FASTER SETUP
REVIEW 02 / 05KIND WORDS
NALEADSQUARED
[Name]
[Role]
LEADSQUARED“Vikas raised the bar for our whole design team. His critiques were honest but kind, and the system he owned made handoff three times faster. I'm a better designer for it.
THEY WERE MY
Mentee
PRAISED FOR
Mentoring
VV·NA·LEA·02
3×
FASTER HANDOFF
REVIEW 03 / 05KIND WORDS
NASPICEMONEY
[Name]
[Role]
SPICEMONEY“He spent time with rural agents before drawing a single screen. The Merchant Cash Support flow he designed became one of our highest-impact launches.
THEY WERE MY
Product Manager
PRAISED FOR
Inclusive design
VV·NA·SPI·03
₹100Cr+
GTV / MONTH
REVIEW 04 / 05KIND WORDS
NAET MONEY
[Name]
[Role]
ET MONEY“Vikas led design for ET Money Cash from zero. He balanced trust, compliance and simplicity in a lending product, and kept the squad focused on what mattered to users.
THEY WERE MY
Product Manager
PRAISED FOR
0 → 1 products
VV·NA·ETM·04
₹400Cr
DISBURSED
REVIEW 05 / 05KIND WORDS
NAGAANA
[Name]
[Role]
GAANA“Working with Vikas on the Gaana revamp and Lounges was easy. His prototypes answered our questions before we asked them, and the work moved our premium numbers.
THEY WERE MY
Engineering Lead
PRAISED FOR
Interaction design
VV·NA·GAA·05
+25%
PREMIUM SIGN-UPS
QUALITY-AI
LEADSQUARED
SPICEMONEY
ET MONEY
GAANA
PSY · PRINT
STANDBY
CLICK OR PULL THE TICKET DOWN TO TEAR IT OFF
The Alter Ego
Zero lines on the page. Zero bars on the beat. Shoonya means zero. It's where every poem, drawing and track begins. Shoonyeah is the name I make them under.
PSY·POD‖
01 / 06
PausedAaja SunnShoonyeah · Single · 2025
About the song
Placeholder — a few lines about this song: what it's about, where the idea came from, and the story behind the verses and the beat.
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
889296100104108
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.
✦Now leading design for CoCo AI at Quality-AIOpen to Conversations · Replies within 24h
© 2026 Vikas Vats
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UX LEADER | ARTIST | RAPPER
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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.
AI testing · nowQuality-AI
B2B SaaSLeadSquared
FintechSpiceMoney
LendingET Money
Music streamingGaana
Client · Music publishingSony Music Publishing
InsurtechToffee Insurance
ConsultingXebia
AI testing · nowQuality-AI
B2B SaaSLeadSquared
FintechSpiceMoney
LendingET Money
Music streamingGaana
Client · Music publishingSony Music Publishing
InsurtechToffee Insurance
ConsultingXebia
The Stack
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.>
STACK.EXE13 TOOLS LOADED
DRAG TO ROTATE · HOVER A TOOL
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
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.
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.
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.
04
Design Systems & Scalable UI
Systems that let teams ship faster without things falling apart: tokens, components and rules people actually follow.
The Work
More workSee all my workCase studies across fintech, music, insurance and AI.
01 / 04Scroll to explore
Project Name
Role · Key result
Project Name
Role · Key result
Project Name
Role · Key result
Project Name
Role · Key result
The Path
UX design leader · 8.5+ years across Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS, AI and Media.
Scroll to travel ↓
STOP 01 / 06Feb 2026 – Present
Quality-AI
Sr. UX Designer · NoidaDesign lead for CoCo AI. Built its design system from scratch and defined its visual identity and AI interaction patterns.
AI Product UXDesign Systems
VIEW DETAILS ↗STOP 02 / 06May 2025 – Jan 2026
LeadSquared
Lead UX Designer · BangaloreLed UX across multiple product verticals and owned the design system, making design-to-dev handoff 3× faster.
UX LeadershipAccessibility
VIEW DETAILS ↗STOP 03 / 06Jul 2024 – May 2025
SpiceMoney
Assistant Manager, UX · NoidaLaunched Merchant Cash Support for rural agents, cutting agent churn by 5–10%.
Fintech UXInclusive Design
VIEW DETAILS ↗STOP 04 / 06Feb 2024 – May 2024
Xebia
UX Consultant · JaipurBuilt an Atomic design system for Sony Music Publishing and used it to redesign its Deal Management System.
Design SystemsOOUX
VIEW DETAILS ↗TISTOP 05 / 06
Oct 2021 – Oct 2023
Times Internet
Product Designer · GurugramLed ET Money Cash to its ₹400 Cr disbursal target, and led the app revamp and Gaana Lounges at Gaana.
Fintech UXMusic Experiences
VIEW DETAILS ↗STOP 06 / 06Jan 2019 – Jul 2021
Toffee Insurance
Sr UI/UX Designer · GurugramDesigned insurance and partner apps from concept to launch, including Dog Insurance, Toffee Plan and the Partner App.
Insurtech UXComponent Library
VIEW DETAILS ↗7 roles · 2017 → today
That's the path so far.
- Quality-AIFeb 2026 – PresentSR. UX DESIGNER
- LeadSquaredMay 2025 – Jan 2026LEAD UX DESIGNER
- SpiceMoneyJul 2024 – May 2025ASSISTANT MANAGER, UX
- XebiaFeb 2024 – May 2024UX CONSULTANT
- Times InternetOct 2021 – Oct 2023PRODUCT DESIGNER
- Toffee InsuranceJan 2019 – Jul 2021SR UI/UX DESIGNER
- Taivas MediaDec 2017 – Dec 2018VISUAL / UI DESIGNER
The Process
From first conversations and rough sketches to tested flows and shipped products — I stay with the work end to end.
- 01.Discover
Understanding the real problem
Every project starts with listening — to users, data and stakeholders. The goal is clarity, not assumptions.
- 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.
- 03.Design
Building the right solution
Flows, systems and interfaces — prototyped and tested with real users until every screen earns its place.
- 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.
The Process
From first conversations and rough sketches to tested flows and shipped products — I stay with the work end to end.
- 01.Discover
Understanding the real problem
Every project starts with listening — to users, data and stakeholders. The goal is clarity, not assumptions.
- 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.
- 03.Design
Building the right solution
Flows, systems and interfaces — prototyped and tested with real users until every screen earns its place.
- 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.
The Words
Receipts from the teams I've shipped with.
REVIEW 01 / 05KIND WORDS
NAQUALITY-AI
[Name]
[Role]
QUALITY-AI“Vikas took CoCo AI from a blank canvas to a design system the whole team now builds on. He makes complex AI workflows feel obvious, without slowing engineering down.
THEY WERE MY
Manager
PRAISED FOR
Design systems
VV·NA·QUA·01
40%
FASTER SETUP
REVIEW 02 / 05KIND WORDS
NALEADSQUARED
[Name]
[Role]
LEADSQUARED“Vikas raised the bar for our whole design team. His critiques were honest but kind, and the system he owned made handoff three times faster. I'm a better designer for it.
THEY WERE MY
Mentee
PRAISED FOR
Mentoring
VV·NA·LEA·02
3×
FASTER HANDOFF
REVIEW 03 / 05KIND WORDS
NASPICEMONEY
[Name]
[Role]
SPICEMONEY“He spent time with rural agents before drawing a single screen. The Merchant Cash Support flow he designed became one of our highest-impact launches.
THEY WERE MY
Product Manager
PRAISED FOR
Inclusive design
VV·NA·SPI·03
₹100Cr+
GTV / MONTH
REVIEW 04 / 05KIND WORDS
NAET MONEY
[Name]
[Role]
ET MONEY“Vikas led design for ET Money Cash from zero. He balanced trust, compliance and simplicity in a lending product, and kept the squad focused on what mattered to users.
THEY WERE MY
Product Manager
PRAISED FOR
0 → 1 products
VV·NA·ETM·04
₹400Cr
DISBURSED
REVIEW 05 / 05KIND WORDS
NAGAANA
[Name]
[Role]
GAANA“Working with Vikas on the Gaana revamp and Lounges was easy. His prototypes answered our questions before we asked them, and the work moved our premium numbers.
THEY WERE MY
Engineering Lead
PRAISED FOR
Interaction design
VV·NA·GAA·05
+25%
PREMIUM SIGN-UPS
QUALITY-AI
LEADSQUARED
SPICEMONEY
ET MONEY
GAANA
PSY · PRINT
STANDBY
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The Alter Ego
Zero lines on the page. Zero bars on the beat. Shoonya means zero. It's where every poem, drawing and track begins. Shoonyeah is the name I make them under.
PSY·POD‖
01 / 06
PausedAaja SunnShoonyeah · Single · 2025
About the song
Placeholder — a few lines about this song: what it's about, where the idea came from, and the story behind the verses and the beat.
The Thoughts
Notes on design, AI and building products — written between shipping.
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Designing a lending product from zero
What ET Money Cash taught me about trust when the product is money.
Station 01 / 03
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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.
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