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Product Designer · 8+ Years Dubai, UAE · Available Onsite in Abu Dhabi & Dubai

Sarvesh Sawardekar

Product Designer | UI/UX Designer with 8+ years of experience leading end-to-end UX/UI for enterprise banking, UAE government services (TAMM), fintech, and insurance. Specializing in multi-tenant design systems, bilingual Arabic/English accessibility (WCAG AA), and modern AI-accelerated workflows.

Work Experience

UI/UX Designer

May 2026 — Present
Birbal AI UAE · Abu Dhabi, UAE
Client: Family Development Foundation (FDF) — Abu Dhabi TAMM Government Ecosystem

Leading citizen-facing digital services on Abu Dhabi's TAMM government platform, driving end-to-end design from discovery to developer handoff.

  • Designing bilingual Arabic & English (RTL/LTR) interfaces ensuring accessibility compliance and seamless citizen experiences across government touchpoints.
  • Developing and maintaining reusable Figma component libraries aligned with Abu Dhabi digital standards, accelerating cross-functional team delivery.
  • Leveraging AI-assisted design workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, Figma MCP) for rapid prototyping, content design, and workflow optimization.

UI/UX Design Lead

Jan 2024 — Dec 2025
Intellect Design Arena Ltd. · Dubai, UAE
Clients: Enterprise Banking & FinTech — National Bank of Fujairah, National Bank of Kuwait, ADIB, ANZ Bank, Riyad Bank

Led end-to-end product design across 5 concurrent enterprise products, translating complex banking workflows into intuitive, production-ready interfaces.

  • Built and scaled a centralized Figma enterprise design system (tokens, components, variants) adopted across 4 distributed teams, increasing design-to-development iteration speed by 30%.
  • Created high-fidelity interactive prototypes in Figma for executive stakeholder sign-offs, reducing post-development design rework by 40%.
  • Delivered 150+ complex screen flows including transaction monitoring, corporate onboarding, and multi-currency dashboards with full Arabic RTL support.
  • Partnered with product managers and engineering leads to define technical constraints and ensure pixel-perfect implementation.
  • Awarded Spot Award for Excellence in Design System Implementation.

Senior UI/UX Designer

Apr 2023 — Jan 2024
Clover Infotech · India
Client: ICICI Lombard (IL Take Care)

Led UX redesign for IL Take Care consumer insurance application across iOS, Android, and responsive web serving millions of policyholders.

  • Conducted user research and usability testing with 30+ participants, identifying critical drop-off points in policy renewal flows.
  • Redesigned the claims submission workflow, reducing step count by 35% and improving customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Collaborated closely with frontend developers to ensure design system consistency and smooth handoff.

UI/UX Designer

Aug 2021 — Apr 2023
ImpactGuru · India

Designed responsive web and mobile interfaces for India's leading medical crowdfunding platform across 3 core digital products.

  • Conducted user interviews and competitive analysis to restructure the donor journey, resulting in a measurable lift in campaign completion rates.
  • Created wireframes, interactive prototypes, and design specs; collaborated in agile sprints with cross-functional teams.
  • Maintained and expanded the internal UI component library, improving design consistency across marketing and product teams.

UI/UX Designer

Dec 2019 — Jul 2021
Fluidscapes Consultants Pvt. Ltd. · India

Designed responsive websites, web applications, and digital campaign experiences for diverse corporate and enterprise clients.

  • Created wireframes, site maps, and user flows; conducted stakeholder design reviews and feedback iterations.
  • Designed data-driven dashboards and client-facing digital tools with a focus on usability and visual clarity.

UI/UX Designer

Jun 2018 — Oct 2019
Powerweave Software Solutions · India

Designed web and mobile interfaces for international clients across e-commerce, retail, and digital marketing sectors.

  • Created high-fidelity mockups, style guides, and design assets; established reusable design patterns.
  • Collaborated with developers to ensure design fidelity and resolve UI/UX issues during implementation.

Core Competencies & Technical Skills

Product & UX Design

User Research Usability Testing Information Architecture User Flows Wireframing Rapid Prototyping Responsive & Mobile-First

Design Systems & Standards

Design Tokens Component Libraries Figma Variants Pattern Libraries Design Governance Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA) Arabic RTL Parity

Domain Specializations

Abu Dhabi TAMM Ecosystem Citizen Digital Services Digital Transaction Banking Fintech & Micro-investing Insurtech Claims Flows Trade Finance

Tools, Engineering & AI Workflows

Figma (Variables & Auto Layout) FigJam Claude ChatGPT Figma MCP Adobe XD / Sketch HTML5 / CSS3 React / Next.js Jira / Confluence / Miro

Education & Certifications

Google UX Design Professional Certificate

2022 — 2023
Google / Coursera

Foundations of UX design, empathizing with users, defining pain points, ideating design solutions, creating wireframes and prototypes, and conducting usability research studies.

Diploma in Computer Engineering

2013 — 2016
Vidyalankar Polytechnic · Mumbai, India

Technical foundation in software engineering, system architecture, programming logic, and human-computer interface design, directly bridging design vision with engineering execution.

Spot Award for Excellence

Intellect Design Arena Ltd.
Dubai, UAE

Recognized for outstanding contribution, precision, and velocity in architecting and scaling the centralized enterprise Figma design system across distributed product teams.