Are you looking for a product designer who can fix UX, bring diverse industry experience, embrace end-to-end thinking, establish design systems, bridge user empathy with metrics, enable product scaling, infuse innovation and collaboration, and make a lasting impact? Look no further. Get in touch.

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Abhishek Saxena
Design Guy, 10+ yrs of Product, UX & Advertising, 35+ Awards, 2 GTM Startups. Chief Product @ thinkplanty.com
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🙋🏻♂️ About me

Engaged with meaningful design, I thrive on exciting, substantial, and creative work. With a diverse background spanning fashion, advertising, digital agency, and product design, I understand design as a problem-solving process.
As a design generalist driving growth-led design, I believe in a holistic approach to learning, exploring disciplines from art to psychology to philosophy. As a design generalist, I have gained invaluable experience in startups, digital advertising, and product design.
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🎢 Journey So Far
Creative
Director
Principal
Designer
Design
Manager
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‘14
‘15
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‘17
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Currently
Senior Product Designer @ Microsoft
2020-2023
Chief Hustler @ ThinkPlanty.com
2022-2023
Design Manager @ GoodWorker
2019-2020
Principal Experience Designer @ Airtel
2018-2019
Creative Director UX @ Cheil, Samsung
2016-2018
Founder @ Watchlyst App
2015-2018
Creative Director @ Avizva, USA
2015-2016
Design Director @ Toaster/Google
2011-2015
Associate CD @ Dentsu, Webchuntey
🧑🏼🚀 How can I help?

With a decade of diverse experience and a versatile skill set, I bring a creative spark and lateral thinking to every challenge. As a product designer, I'm seeking a key role where I can contribute my creative ideation and execution skills—from tackling problem statements to delivering top-notch projects. Leading and mentoring product design teams is my forte, providing guidance and motivation that yields outstanding results.
Thriving in both startup and established company environments, I'm passionate about applying Design Thinking principles to craft innovative solutions. Collaborating closely with business leaders, I strive to unearth new opportunities and push brands beyond their comfort zones. Thinking at scale and solving problems in the larger context make me a valuable asset to any team.
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👨🏻💻️ Recent Work

Watchlyst App - Aggregating what’s worth watching
From inception to execution- An online boutique green gifting brand making plant adoption fun. Modern and compact garden solutions for first time plant parents and the ones with green thumb.
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Airtel Thanks 2.0: Redesigning Airtel Thanks Program
From inception to execution- An online boutique green gifting brand making plant adoption fun. Modern and compact garden solutions for first time plant parents and the ones with green thumb.
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Planty™ - The Brand, Product and Strategy
From inception to execution- An online boutique green gifting brand making plant adoption fun. Modern and compact garden solutions for first time plant parents and the ones with green thumb.
Know more

Microsoft: AI powered insights on chart insert
Chart Insights via Copilot is a new Excel feature that automatically generates intelligent, contextual insights the moment a chart is inserted. These insights—like trends, anomalies, and comparisons—appear in a lightweight panel next to the chart and update manually when data changes.
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Microsoft: Copilot Excel Wiki Agent
Built this Copilot EXCEL Wiki agent is an AI-powered assistant designed for Excel designers to streamline workflows, centralize knowledge, and provide actionable answers on design craft, process, accessibility, and handoffs. Reduces manual searching, ensures up-to-date guidance, and sets the foundation for future automation.
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Hey there, I’m Abhishek Saxena, a product designer enabling growth led design for 12+ years

From India, I’m a Senior Product Designer with 35+ awards and 2 GTM startups. Excited to collaborate with tech-preneurs, design gurus, fellow creators, and all-around awesome minds! Let's connect and create some amazing things together! Open to global opportunities.
Quick Snapshot:
Senior Product Designer @ Microsoft
Ex Principal Experience Designer @ Airtel
Ex Design Director UX @ Cheil, Samsung
💁🏻♂️ Latest Update Click Here ↗️
Are you looking for a product designer who can fix UX, bring diverse industry experience, embrace end-to-end thinking, establish design systems, bridge user empathy with metrics, enable product scaling, infuse innovation and collaboration, and make a lasting impact? Look no further. Get in touch.

Have an exciting project?
Let’s work together.
Know more

Abhishek Saxena
Design Guy, 10+ yrs of Product, UX & Advertising, 35+ Awards, 2 GTM Startups. Chief Product @ thinkplanty.com
View profile
🙋🏻♂️ About me

Engaged with meaningful design, I thrive on exciting, substantial, and creative work. With a diverse background spanning fashion, advertising, digital agency, and product design, I understand design as a problem-solving process.
As a design generalist driving growth-led design, I believe in a holistic approach to learning, exploring disciplines from art to psychology to philosophy. As a design generalist, I have gained invaluable experience in startups, digital advertising, and product design.
Know more
🎢 Journey So Far
Creative
Director
Principal
Designer
Design
Manager
‘10
‘11
‘12
‘13
‘14
‘15
‘16
‘17
‘18
‘19
‘20
‘21
‘22
‘23
‘24
‘24
‘26
Currently
Senior Product Designer @ Microsoft
2020-2023
Chief Hustler @ ThinkPlanty.com
2022-2023
Design Manager @ GoodWorker
2019-2020
Principal Experience Designer @ Airtel
2018-2019
Creative Director UX @ Cheil, Samsung
2016-2018
Founder @ Watchlyst App
2015-2018
Creative Director @ Avizva, USA
2015-2016
Design Director @ Toaster/Google
2011-2015
Associate CD @ Dentsu, Webchuntey
🧑🏼🚀 How can I help?
👨🏻💻️ Recent Work

Microsoft: Copilot Excel Wiki Agent
Built this Copilot EXCEL Wiki agent is an AI-powered assistant designed for Excel designers to streamline workflows, centralize knowledge, and provide actionable answers on design craft, process, accessibility, and handoffs. Reduces manual searching, ensures up-to-date guidance, and sets the foundation for future automation.
Know more

Planty™ - The Brand, Product and Strategy
From inception to execution- An online boutique green gifting brand making plant adoption fun. Modern and compact garden solutions for first time plant parents and the ones with green thumb.
Know more

Microsoft: AI powered insights on chart insert
Chart Insights via Copilot is a new Excel feature that automatically generates intelligent, contextual insights the moment a chart is inserted. These insights—like trends, anomalies, and comparisons—appear in a lightweight panel next to the chart and update manually when data changes.
Know more

Watchlyst App - Aggregating what’s worth watching
he first startup stint solving for the paradox of choice in the entertainment space. Resulting in an aggregator and a recommendation engine solving for “what’s worth watching”. Your favourite content be it TV, OTTs, Events or even Radio, if it’s worth it, it’s on Watchlyst.
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Airtel Thanks 2.0: Redesigning Airtel Thanks Program
The biggest and complex reward and tier program launch, to be presented in a simple understandable and refreshing way. The design decisions when there is so much to offer as services and a constant fight for every pixel.
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Hey there, I’m Abhishek Saxena, a product designer enabling growth led design for 12+ years

From India, I’m a Senior Product Designer with 35+ awards and 2 GTM startups. Excited to collaborate with tech-preneurs, design gurus, fellow creators, and all-around awesome minds! Let's connect and create some amazing things together! Open to global opportunities.
Quick Snapshot:
Senior Product Designer @ Microsoft
Ex Principal Experience Designer @ Airtel
Ex Design Director UX @ Cheil, Samsung
💁🏻♂️ Latest Update Click Here ↗️