Ashish Ranjan / Product Design Lead

Product design leadership, from motion to AI.

Nearly eight years building consumer products, design systems, and behaviorally intelligent experiences that move user and business outcomes together.

~8 yearsacross product, visual, and motion design
0 to 550kDAU growth at Equal within five months
-83%cost per active user per day

Experience

Built at every layer.

01

Equal AI Assistant

Hyderabad

June 2025 - Present

Product Designer

Leading end-to-end design for an AI-first assistant, from interaction models and trust frameworks to scalable product systems.

  • Helped scale the product from 0 to 550k DAU within five months through familiarity-led interaction patterns and ethical growth loops.
  • Reduced cost per active user per day from Rs 45.7 to Rs 7.6 by simplifying engagement loops and system behavior.
  • Built reusable patterns, tokens, and interaction standards while partnering with product, engineering, and leadership.
02

Meesho

Bangalore

March 2024 - June 2025

Design Lead

Led high-scale consumer design across homepage, discovery, experimentation, and major commercial moments.

  • Redesigned discovery and information architecture to improve clarity, engagement, and conversion.
  • Built a dynamic design system that supported faster experiments and cross-platform consistency.
  • Led on-app design for the Mega Blockbuster Sale and mentored a high-ownership design team.
03

Noon

Dubai

December 2022 - March 2024

Senior Designer

Designed and launched AR-powered commerce experiences and scalable UX for high-traffic retail systems.

  • Combined product data and user insight to improve usability and conversion.
  • Mentored designers and contributed to platform-level UX strategy.
04

Myntra

Bangalore

September 2021 - December 2022

Senior Designer

Created homepage, discovery, motion, and interactive systems for major fashion campaigns.

  • Translated business goals into scalable, high-engagement product experiences.
05

Noise

Gurgaon

April 2020 - September 2021

Motion Designer

Built motion systems and UI animation that strengthened product storytelling and engagement.

06

Consilio Graphix

New Delhi

May 2018 - April 2020

Graphic Designer

Led a multidisciplinary team delivering digital and brand work, while establishing faster and more consistent design processes.

Recognition

Fast work. Full ownership.

Lightspeed Award

Fast, high-impact execution at Meesho.

Extreme Ownership Award

End-to-end leadership across multiple initiatives.

MBS Success Recognition

On-app design lead for a record-breaking sale.

Capabilities

Systems, behavior, craft.

Product and strategy

  • 0 to 1 product design
  • UX strategy and systems thinking
  • AI interaction design
  • Behavioral design
  • Growth and retention

Design execution

  • End-to-end product design
  • Interaction design
  • Design systems and tokens
  • Rapid prototyping
  • Mobile and web design

Leadership and research

  • Design leadership
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Stakeholder management
  • User research and usability testing
  • Data-driven design

Education

BFA, Animation

Amity University, Lucknow / 2017 - 2021

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