About Eswar (Maheswaran Y)
Senior Product Designer with 20+ years of experience — 11+ in enterprise SaaS and a foundation in visual design — crafting web and mobile workflows for data-heavy, security-sensitive products. I focus on turning complex systems into clear, measurable experiences for global teams.
- Based in Chennai, okay to relocate, working with US/EU/APAC teams
- Experienced across cybersecurity, collaborations, and operations platforms.
- Designed for 4 global SOC teams across 10 weeks.
Snapshot timeline
“Where I’ve spent the most time and impact.”
UX Design
2014 – Present
Lead Product Designer
End-to-end mobile UX for AI cybersecurity SaaS across Web, iOS & Android. Built design system from scratch.
$3.25M+ ARR from TTX Player · 45% faster design-to-dev
- 40% better user satisfaction & 25% faster task completion
- 30% discoverability lift via enterprise IA redesign
- 40% design-to-dev efficiency gain with scalable UI frameworks
- AI-assisted iconography system for crisis-workflow clarity
- Cross-functional IA strategy aligned AI-driven UX to business goals
Head of UI Design
Redesigned SaaS video collaboration platform. Unified meetings, messaging, files & tasks into one cohesive experience.
Improved engagement via UX-driven re-platform
UX Designer
UI/UX for 6+ SaaS products — helpdesk, CRM, analytics, WordPress admin — web & mobile.
100+ explorations · Shipped HelpNinja, InfiniteWP v3 & WP Reports
Creative & Visual Design
2005 – 2013
Founder & Chief Visual Designer
Founded studio. Led product design, UX & branding for a leading LMS while managing a team of three.
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Creative Specialist / Graphic Designer
End-to-end visual & UI for global brands — digital systems, microsites, 2D/3D motion, and rich-media campaigns.
Digital Artist / Graphic Designer
Produced 100+ vectorized assets/month — logos, scientific illustrations, anatomical visuals, and maps.
How I work
“How I think about product design.”
What colleagues & leaders say
“11 recommendations from cross-functional teammates”
“Eswar owned our iOS and Android mobile design for two years — balancing user needs, platform constraints, and engineering realities with real care and clarity.”
Kevin Gaffney
Chief Technology Officer — CYGNVS
“Eswar turns vague ideas into clear, executable plans. His systems thinking and obsessive attention to detail produce design systems that stay robust in real use.”
Michael Rickard
Design Manager — CYGNVS
“Eswar’s work showed exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to thoughtful experiences. His curiosity and clarity of thought consistently raised the bar.”
Yuli Mitsner
Principal Product Manager — CYGNVS
Strengths & tools
“How I work day to day”
Strengths
- Product discovery and UX research for complex workflows
- Enterprise architecture and interaction design for scalable products
- Design systems and cross-collaboration with UI engineering
- Holistic choice UX and experimentation
- Designing AI-assisted experiences that balance business-user needs
Tools
I'll pick the tool that supports the work — these are the ones I reach for most.
Contact
"Let's talk about your next product milestone."
Open to senior product design roles and consulting for enterprise SaaS teams across US/EU/APAC.
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