Avani Pawaskar

Launched the first-ever Design System with 30+ reusable components, reducing build time by 40% and saving $50K in engineering costs through improved developer handoff.

Introduced Gemini OCR and AI for fraud/news reports, enabling Credit Analysts to validate documents and act 30% faster on risk-related insights.

Redesigned collections workflow through competitive benchmarking and surveys, minimizing operational delays and eliminating over 120+ support tickets annually.

Led end-to-end design of credit reporting and monitoring tools, integrating with credit bureaus to deliver insights 10% faster.

Unified financial workflow by integrating payments, collections, and credit data into a single Cash App, reducing data retrieval steps from 10 to 2.

Redesigned the customer-facing website using design thinking and behavioral insights, decreasing bounce rate by 15% and increasing time on page.

Initiated heuristic evaluations and developed wireframes, sitemaps, and interactive prototypes, boosting task completion rates by 20% through validated improvements.

Built a scalable design system, adopted by 3+ teams (20+ designers and developers), expediting prototype delivery by 40% and ensuring consistency.

Implemented accessible data visualization components with light/dark mode compatibility, increasing user interaction by 14%.

Modernized Tata Group's Board and AGM application across iOS, Android, and web, reducing decision-making complexity by 25% for board members through responsive layouts and new features.

Led user feedback loops, A/B testing, and iterative refinements, cutting cognitive load by 15% for 15+ directors.

Mentored 6 junior designers, accelerating sprint velocity by 20% and reducing QA iterations by improving design consistency and quality.

Collaborated cross-functionally with PMs, engineers, and researchers using Agile Scrum to deliver enterprise-ready prototypes, ensuring accessibility, performance, and scalability.

Created a visually engaging mobile app for an NGO, modernizing record-keeping activities and increasing productivity by 22%.

Conducted in-depth user research, including 15+ interviews and surveys, to develop personas and define user needs for intuitive workflows.