Jairaj Ramendran

Results-Driven UX Design Leader

20+ years driving business impact by aligning user needs, product strategy, and technology.

Strategic Pillars

Vision & Strategy

Driving long-term UX strategy aligned to business KPIs.

Scaling DesignOps

Building processes and systems that enable design to thrive at scale.

Business Impact

Translating design excellence into ROI, adoption & measurable outcomes.

Team Empowerment

Growing and mentoring high-performing, user-centered design teams.

Experience

Jan 2023 — Present Current

UX Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Led a 0→1 AI-powered Virtual Support Agent initiative that transformed the partner and care support experience. Partnered with senior leadership to define long-term UX strategy aligned with enterprise priorities.

  • Chatbot initiative drove CSAT improvements and reduced Care workload by ~50%
  • Finalist in 2025 TSIA Excellence in Omnichannel Customer Experience Award
  • Presented at HPE APJ Partner Summit showcasing 24hr to 6min response time improvement
AI Product Design Team Scaling 1→5 Design Strategy
Sep 2019 — Dec 2022

UX Manager

Cognizant (Clients: Intuit & NTG)

Managed and led a global team of 15 product designers across three continents. Defined and iterated UX strategies for high-quality product delivery. Mentored and transitioned 30+ visual designers into UX designers.

  • Improved QuickBooks Payroll onboarding, reducing drop-off by ~5%
  • Transformed NTG Freight platform UX, improving efficiency by ~10%
  • Delivered 2 keynote sessions to 350+ participants
Global Team of 15 DesignOps Mentorship
Dec 2018 — Sep 2019

Lead UX Designer

GE (General Electric)

Revamped the design system to unify experiences across applications, reducing learning curve and saving development time through reuse and standardization.

  • Unified design system across multiple enterprise applications
  • Mentored junior designers, improving team delivery quality
Design Systems Enterprise UX
2011 — 2018

Lead UX Designer

HP Inc

Delivered UX improvements across large-scale mobile and desktop applications, strengthening user trust and engagement across global products.

  • Designed self-service newsletter platform reducing user effort by ~30-40%
  • Led mobile adoption initiatives driving usage across global employee base
Mobile & Desktop UX Adoption & Engagement Enterprise Usability
2003 — 2011
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UX Designer

Tesco, Tech Mahindra, Sulekha.com & others

Built a strong foundation in interaction design and visual communication across agencies and enterprise environments. Evolved from visual design into full user experience practice.

UX Foundations Interaction Design

Education & Certifications

Master of Science (Mathematics)

University of Madras

Certified Usability Analyst (CUA)

Human Factors International, India

PET Design (Persuasion, Emotion & Trust)

Human Factors International, India

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