Atharva Wagh

Product designer who thrives in ambiguity and builds from scratch—turning blank Figma files into shipped products by defining research, design systems, and visual identity. Experienced across early-stage startups and 0→1 internal ventures, including shipping AI SaaS platforms, XR products, and B2B analytics tools with small teams under real constraints. Comfortable as the only designer, running user discovery, establishing design language, scoping buildable solutions, and delivering production-ready handoffs; also works with AI/LLM UX patterns, conversational interfaces, and accessibility best practices.

Work History

Product Design Intern

Stealth Startup-AiBi, CAOwned end-to-end design of multiple auditor-facing SaaS templates from scratch, translating vague product specs into clear user flows, information architecture, and high-fidelity screens with no prior design precedent to reference. Architected a scalable AI-product design system with 70+ reusable components, including state-aware overlays, modal variants, and interaction patterns specific to LLM response rendering, cutting future design cycles by 62% and ensuring brand consistency across multiple product lines. Collaborated with engineers and PMs to prototype and validate micro-interactions for AI-driven features, contributing to a 32% improvement in usability scores and a 20% reduction in design-to-dev handoX time.

UX Engineer Intern

Sorcea, CAAug 2025 - Nov 2025 • 4 mosSole designer on a pre-launch AI SaaS B2B analytics platform with a strong emphasis on content discovery and content engagement defining user flows, interaction models, and mobile prototypes from discovery through launch. Developed customer-facing AI-powered insights component through clear visual hierarchy and progressive disclosure, reducing cognitive load and enabling non-technical users to act on model outputs without friction. Ran weekly design sprints, facilitated storyboarding sessions, presented multiple design directions to stakeholders, and iterated based on cross-functional feedback with a 5-day design-to-prototype cycle.

Creative Content and UX Designer

Arizona State University, AZJan 2024 - May 2025 • 1 yr 5 mosCrafted and shipped 2 AI-powered BB2B platforms for ASU Online learning communities, enhancing partner creation experiences and customization for Uber, Adidas, and Starbucks — contributing to a 12% quarterly revenue increase. Led redesign of the American Marketing Association Phoenix website, raising stakeholder satisfaction scores to 90% by improving content structure, navigation, and community-facing engagement patterns. Mapped 30+ user flows and restructured information architecture using content discovery insights from real user interviews, reducing bounce rates by 44% across priority landing pages. Led continuous discovery through user interviews, task-based usability testing, and behavioral funnel analysis, surfacing friction points in AI-assisted workflows and achieving a 37% lift in task completion across core user journeys. Conceptualized and prototyped an XR-based conversational interface to teach business negotiation to 15,000+ management students, increasing product adoption by 40% through scenario-driven interaction flows and AI dialogue patterns.

UX Designer

Sankey Solutions, IndiaMay 2022 - Jul 2023 • 1 yr 3 mosDesigned 10+ responsive web and mobile applications with an emphasis on content engagement and cross-platform usability, achieving a 29% increase in user engagement and session duration.

Education

Arizona State University

Master of Science, Human Computer Interaction2023 - 2025

MIT-WPU, Pune, India

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering2019 - 2023

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