Dhwani Jhunjhunwala

I'm Dhwani, a user-centered designer with a passion for shaping ideas into strategies within high-performing teams. Currently, I am merging design and product management responsibilities at Dori, an AI-powered SaaS platform for VC Operations. As the only designer on the team, I have successfully launched 4 products over the last 2 years. My skill set is rooted at the intersection of design thinking, business research, and human psychology. I excel at translating complex user needs into intuitive, user-friendly solutions. I thrive in high-velocity creative environments and work well with adapting to ever-evolving priorities. My customer-oriented approach and product-centered mindset enable me to craft designs that align with business goals.

Projects

Dori

For references to my work, I encourage you to look at Dori's webapp alongside my online portfolio. Since I'm the only designer on the team, it's all me! "Dori: The all-in-one VC Operations Stack Dori provides a suite of AI-powered tools for finance, legal, and operations teams to run their funds."See More

Work History

User Experience Designer

DoriSeamlessly merged design and product management responsibilities to launch 4 products at an AI-powered SaaS platform for VC Operations that facilitated $200m+ in transactions, generated complex venture contracts, and summarized key data points from investment documents. As the sole designer, I work cross-functionally with the CEO, engineers, and go-to-market team to drive an end-to-end development process - from problem definition and identifying product requirements to design cycling, testing, and execution. Created the platform’s information architecture, site map, data workflows, and user storyboards, to build a user-friendly ecosystem of complex legal and financial products interacting on one platform. Streamlined the user experience to prioritize the customer experience for over 200 startups and investors across 40 VC firms through several stages of usability testing, user interviews, and feature prioritization. Strategized product roadmaps, iterated wireframes, designed high fidelity prototypes, and implemented product success data at a high velocity to stay ahead of curve. Leveraged Figma and Adobe Creative Suite to craft the company’s brand identity, landing page, and marketing content.

Design Intern

Circular Economy ManufacturingSep 2020 - Aug 2021 • 1 yrConducted market and competitor analysis to strategically design and prototype sustainable consumer products through multiple stages of systems ideation, iteration and user experience testing. Accelerated consumer engagement by enhancing the website’s SEO and user interaction, planned and executed social media content, and collaboratively launched a Kickstarter campaign.

Research & Design Intern

Anthropocene.Design NGOJun 2020 - Sep 2020 • 4 mosImplemented user research data and conducted product life cycle assessments to design DIY COVID-19 solutions and sustainable consumer products like face shields made from recycled plastic content, and devised crowd-sourced funding strategies.

Design & Business Strategy Manager

Parisien PatisserieAug 2020 - Jun 2021 • 11 mosLed a team of 4 to overhaul the long-term business strategy and re-design the brand identity to break into a wider consumer base through innovative go-to-market strategies that leveraged the bakery’s USP of Indo-French deserts crafted for the local diaspora.

Marketing and Design Intern

DY WorksJun 2019 - Aug 2019 • 3 mosCollaboratively analyzed market trends and consumer data, designed product packaging, organized client workshops, and coordinated between suppliers and manufacturers, for the launch of a new whiskey.

Education

Parsons School of Design - The New School

Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Industrial and Product Design2018 - 2022

Dhirubhai Ambani International School

International Baccalaureate Diploma, International Baccalaureate Diploma2004 - 2018

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