Shailly Gadhiya

Senior Product Designer · Conversational & Agentic Experiences · Complex SaaS Platforms

Senior Product Designer / UX Architect with 5+ years of experience designing complex, customer-centric digital products across web, mobile, and conversational interfaces. Proven expertise in 0→1 product development, agentic and AI-enabled experiences, and building scalable conversational systems. Known for bringing clarity to ambiguity and driving measurable customer and business impact.

Accenture Song · Hamburg, Germany
Nov 2021 – Nov 2025
User Experience Architect — UX Lead, myAudi 3.0 Platform
  • Led end-to-end design of customer-centric conversational and service experiences across web, mobile, and agentic surfaces from concept to launch.
  • Designed complex conversational flows and workflows, aligning user intent, system logic, and business rules across multiple surfaces.
  • Partnered with content, product, engineering, and research to define requirements and translate ambiguity into clear experience strategies and MVPs.
  • Shaped early-stage opportunity areas by defining experience principles, flow architectures, and interaction models for scalable platform growth.
  • Owned UX vision, interaction models, wireframes, and advanced Figma prototypes for complex, SaaS-like service workflows.
  • Contributed to a shared conversational platform and design system, establishing standards, guidelines, and best practices across channels.
  • Ensured accessible and inclusive experiences applying WCAG standards across conversational and visual interfaces.
  • Validated design decisions through behavioral insights and experimentation, driving a 13.5% increase in customer engagement.
User Experience Analyst — Volkswagen MAN e-commerce
  • Applied user-centered design thinking to synthesize behavioral and performance data into actionable insights for end-to-end product decisions.
  • Designed and used UX metrics and benchmarks to evaluate usability, satisfaction, and experience quality, guiding iteration and experimentation.
  • Connected design decisions to business outcomes, helping teams prioritize solutions balancing user needs, product goals, and technical constraints.
  • Communicated findings and rationale through clear visualizations and storytelling to influence stakeholders and drive alignment.
User Research Analyst — Design Metrics for UX Benchmarks
  • Benchmarked product design against competitors to identify targeted innovation and optimization opportunities.
  • Used defined UX KPIs to make client product performance visible in direct comparison with competitors.
  • Goal: create the automotive App experience benchmark for the industry.
Matchplat Srl · Bergamo, Italy
May 2020 – July 2021
User Experience & Interface Designer
  • Designed AI- and IoT-enabled digital platforms, transforming physical retail services into connected digital ecosystems.
  • Applied design thinking to identify innovation opportunities and accelerate product value.
  • Prototyped product concepts using Figma and iterative feedback loops to refine features and workflows.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to integrate automation, analytics, and conversational interfaces into digital products.
Enterprise SPA · Milan, Italy
Jan 2020 – June 2020
User Experience & Interface Designer
  • Designed e-commerce platforms for banking and retail businesses.
  • Recreated features and filters for web pages to simplify user interaction.
Fifth Beat · Milan, Italy
Jan 2019 – July 2019
User Experience Design Intern
  • Assisted Senior Designer conducting user research for Silversea Cruises.
  • Improved digital touchpoints based on research insights.
  • Contributed to information architecture, navigation, and UI across multiple breakpoints.