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Design Leader · Enterprise SaaS · AI Products

I design enterprise products that make complex systems feel simple.

Over 10 years designing AI, analytics, HR, and finance products at Freshworks, ThoughtSpot, Eightfold AI, and Jisr. I partner with product and engineering to transform complex workflows into intuitive experiences that scale.

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Ghanesh RS
10+ yrs
Designing enterprise and AI products
2 teams
Built from scratch at ThoughtSpot and Eightfold AI
6×
Engagement after the Org Chart redesign
700
Customers in 3 months for Freshrelease
Recognition

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Eightfold Career Hub org chart, redesigned
Eightfold AI · Career Hub
Org Chart: from forgotten feature to #1 engagement driver
Redesigned a buried, <5% usage utility into Career Hub's most-visited feature — a 6× jump in engagement.
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ThoughtSpot data portal, redesigned
ThoughtSpot · Data Portal
Data Portal revamp for analysts and data engineers
Rebuilt a hidden, inconsistent workspace into a structured, scalable home for connections, worksheets, and views.
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Freshrelease three-pane Epics, Backlog, and Sprints view
Freshworks · Freshrelease
Backlog & Sprints: the planning core of Freshrelease
A three-pane epics / backlog / sprints workspace, taken from 0→1 to 700 customers in three months.
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About

I've spent a decade making dense enterprise software feel obvious.

My work sits at the intersection of AI product design, enterprise SaaS, and design systems — across HR tech, self-service analytics, and fintech. I've led 0→1 initiatives and high-impact revamps, usually as the sole or principal designer, working closely with PMs, engineers, and researchers to ship things that move real business metrics, not just pixels.

Lately that means pairing traditional UX craft with AI-assisted workflows — using tools like Claude and rapid prototyping to move from insight to working prototype faster, without skipping the thinking.

Design leadership
Built internal design communities of practice; mentor junior designers; drive cross-team pattern adoption.
Systems thinking
Co-owned and extended design systems (Octuple DS, Stratus) so patterns scale past a single feature.
Ghanesh on stage receiving ThoughtSpot's Excellence in Design award
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Recognition
"Excellence in Design" award (FY22) and Global UX Hackathon winner, ThoughtSpot. M.Des, National Institute of Design.
Built with AI

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Interactive pieces I designed and built end to end with Claude, to show judgment and craft, not just screens.
Kaasu voice spending tracker
Built with AI · Voice UX
Kaasu, a spending diary you talk to
Kaasu means money in Tamil. Say "700 for groceries on Zepto" or share a bank SMS, and it files it for you. Installable on Android.
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Make the Call game card
Game · Design leadership
Make the Call
Ten real calls I made leading design at Freshworks, ThoughtSpot and Eightfold AI. Pick A or B, then see what I did and why.
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Laws You Can Feel playground
Playground · Interaction design
Laws You Can Feel
Three 30-second experiments. Feel Fitts's law, Hick's law and response-time limits with your own taps and your own numbers.
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Spot the Trick game
Game · Honest design
Spot the Trick
Eight everyday app screens, each hiding a sneaky trick. Tap it, then flip the screen to an honest redesign.
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Career
Freshworks
ThoughtSpot
Eightfold AI
Jisr
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A decade of design leadership across Freshworks, ThoughtSpot, Eightfold AI, and Jisr — roles, metrics, and awards in one page.
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Contact

Let's talk about your hardest design problem.

Based in Bangalore, working with teams globally. Reach me by email or phone — tap the phone number to copy it.

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