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UX Design Consulting & Product Design Leadership

Great products are not built from features. They are built from clarity.

Vikas Rajput, Product Design Director
25+years leading
product design

Approach

Complexity is not the enemy; unmanaged complexity is.

  1. 01

    Who I work with

    For more than 25 years, I have helped US companies turn complex products into experiences people understand, trust, and return to. As a UX design consultant and Product Design Director, I work with banks, insurers, utilities, automotive brands, and enterprise software teams where confusion costs real money in lost revenue, support calls, and eroded trust.

  2. 02

    Grounded in evidence

    Regulated fintech workflows, data-dense dashboards, legacy platforms, and multi-role enterprise tools demand more than polished screens. They demand a clear point of view on who the product serves, which decisions it supports, and what success looks like. My approach to UX strategy and research starts there, grounded in real user evidence rather than assumption or opinion.

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    The full product lifecycle

    My UX consulting services span the full product lifecycle: strategy, research, product design, prototyping, and usability testing, followed by measurement after launch. Every recommendation ties back to outcomes leaders care about, including adoption, efficiency, conversion, and customer satisfaction. Design earns its seat at the table when it moves the business, and I hold my work to that standard.

  4. 04

    Leadership and craft

    Design leadership matters as much as design craft. As a fractional design director, I give growing teams senior direction without a full-time hire: setting vision, raising quality standards, coaching designers, and aligning product, engineering, and executive stakeholders around one roadmap.

Whether you are modernizing a legacy platform, launching an enterprise UX or fintech UX product, introducing AI UX features users can trust, or scaling a design system, I bring senior, hands-on leadership from the first workshop to the final release.

Let's turn your complexity into clarity.

  • Adoption

    Products people choose to use and return to.

  • Efficiency

    Fewer steps, fewer errors, fewer support calls.

  • Conversion

    Clear journeys that move users to act.

  • Satisfaction

    Experiences customers trust and recommend.

What I do

UX Consulting Services

Strategy, research, design, and leadership for complex products, from the first workshop to the final release.

  • Fractional Product Design Director

    Need senior design leadership without a full-time hire? As your fractional design director, I set the product design vision, raise design quality, and align design with business goals.

    • Design strategy and product roadmap input
    • Team mentoring, hiring support, and design reviews
    • Executive and cross-functional alignment
  • UX Strategy Consulting

    Get clear on the problem, the users, and the outcome before design begins.

    • Stakeholder workshops and experience vision
    • Customer journey mapping and service blueprints
    • Prioritized UX roadmap tied to business metrics
  • UX Research & Usability Testing Services

    Make decisions based on evidence from real users.

    • User interviews and contextual inquiry
    • Usability testing and heuristic evaluation
    • Personas, journey maps, and research synthesis
  • Enterprise & SaaS UX Design

    Complex workflows and data-heavy products are my specialty.

    • B2B and enterprise SaaS platforms
    • Internal tools, call-center, and workforce management systems
    • Sales enablement and field-team applications
  • Fintech & Banking UX Design

    Design for high-stakes money decisions, where clarity builds trust.

    • Digital banking, payments, and transaction flows
    • Insurance and financial services platforms
    • Compliance-aware, accessible design
  • AI UX Design & Explainable AI

    AI features only succeed when users trust and adopt them.

    • AI feature strategy and use-case validation
    • Transparent, explainable AI interfaces
    • Conversational UX and human-in-the-loop design
  • Legacy Platform Redesign & Modernization

    Modernize without losing the users who depend on you.

    • UX audit of existing platforms
    • Phased redesign roadmaps that reduce risk
    • Workflow simplification and information architecture
  • Design System Consulting

    Build consistency and speed at scale.

    • Design system strategy, audit, and build
    • Component libraries and documentation
    • Design-to-development handoff and governance
  • UX Audits & Design Reviews

    A fast, honest assessment of what’s helping or hurting your product.

    • Heuristic and accessibility review
    • Task-flow and conversion analysis
    • Prioritized quick wins and long-term fixes

Industries

Industries Served

Regulated, data-dense, high-stakes products where clarity is the difference between adoption and abandonment.

See the case studies
  • Banking & Financial Services
  • Insurance
  • Enterprise SaaS
  • Energy & Utilities
  • FMCG
  • Automotive
  • Workforce Management

Process

How We Work Together

A clear path from first conversation to measurable results.

  1. Discover

    Understand your users, stakeholders, and business goals.

  2. Define

    Frame the problem, success metrics, and priorities.

  3. Design

    Explore, prototype, and test with real users.

  4. Deliver

    Partner with engineering through build and launch.

  5. Measure

    Track outcomes after launch and keep improving.

Vikas leading a design thinking workshop

Senior, hands-on leadership from the first workshop to the final release.

Engagement options

  • Project-based
  • Monthly retainer
  • Fractional leadership
  • Workshops & advisory
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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions about working with me.

A UX design consultant evaluates your product, researches your users, and recommends or designs improvements that boost usability, adoption, and business results. As a Product Design Director, I also guide teams and strategy, not just screens.
When you need senior design leadership but aren’t ready for a full-time hire, when your design lead leaves, or when you’re launching a major product or modernization effort.
Yes. I’ve designed for brands including Citibank, Finastra, Liberty Mutual, and Toyota Financial Services. See the case studies.
It depends on scope, duration, and engagement model (project, retainer, or fractional). Book a consultation and I’ll recommend the right fit and give you a clear estimate.
Yes. I help teams design AI features users understand, trust, and actually use.
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