Joy J Nicolas

With 7 years as a Senior Graphic Designer, I approach my work with a blend of creativity and a deeply collaborative spirit, always fostering an approachable and kind environment. My resilient nature allows me to navigate design challenges with ease, consistently delivering impactful visual solutions that resonate.

Experience

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Product Designer

Thinkproject · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025

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• Designed component-based UI solutions for large-scale enterprise platforms, improving design consistency and scalability.
• Led the creation of Design System 2.0 for new products, contributing to a 30% increase in user adoption.
• Enhanced onboarding and core workflows through improved hierarchy and interaction patterns, reducing user friction.
• Collaborated with global product, engineering, and design teams under tight timelines to deliver iterative releases.

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Product / UX Designer

Thinkproject · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025

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• Owned and helped govern a shared design system and component library across multiple product areas - components, patterns, and tokens spanning web and mobile - enforcing consistency, reusability, and adherence to design standards.
• Authored system-level documentation, design principles, and governance guidelines that enabled long-term scalability and self-serve adoption across cross-functional teams.
• Structured complex, data-heavy workflows into clear information architecture and interaction models, partnering with engineers to ensure feasibility and scalability.
• Used Cursor and Claude Code to accelerate research synthesis, prototyping, and component creation while keeping design and code in sync for implementation-ready handoff.

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Senior UX / Product Designer

Xoriant Solutions (Microsoft Engagement) · Jan 2023 – Apr 2025

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• Led end-to-end product design for complex web and mobile applications across the full lifecycle – from strategic user research through high-fidelity, implementation-ready design and handoff.
• Translated qualitative and quantitative research insights into design strategies that influenced product direction and business outcomes.
• Defined complex user journeys, scalable interaction models, and high-fidelity prototypes, structuring multi-system workflows into clear information architecture.
• Designed the interaction layer for AI-driven capabilities, translating complex technical logic into intuitive, agent-like experiences with clear suggestions and actions.
• Engaged product, engineering, and business stakeholders articulating design decisions, driving alignment, and influencing backlog prioritisation within Agile delivery; drove adoption of a design system that improved consistency and quality.

Senior User Experience Designer

Xoriant · Jan 2023 – Apr 2025

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• Project: Microsoft Data & AI – DREAM Demos
• Updated DREAM demos to align with the Microsoft Fluent Design System, increasing demo conversion and contributing to a 40% rise in funding.
• Designed web and mobile applications (iOS and Android) for Microsoft demo platforms used by enterprise clients and partners.
• Collaborated daily with Microsoft AI teams to translate complex AI capabilities into intuitive user experiences.
• Prioritized features and UX flows for multiple demo applications based on business impact and stakeholder requirements.
• Partnered closely with developers to ensure high-fidelity Figma prototypes matched production builds.
• Mentored junior designers and contributed to design quality standards across the team.
• Explored and integrated emerging AI technologies (OpenAI, Azure AI) into demo experiences.
• Achievement:
• Received XorChamp Award for outstanding performance and contribution.

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Senior UX Designer

AOT Technologies · Jan 2021 – Dec 2022

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• Led UX design for SaaS and mobile platforms across food, healthcare, HR tech, and sports domains.
• Conducted user research, usability testing, and stakeholder interviews to define product requirements.
• Designed user journeys, wireframes, and prototypes for platforms including Moduurn, Cosmogence, Quippo, and MXZN.
• Collaborated daily with developers to ensure UX feasibility and implementation accuracy.
• Delivered scalable user-centric designs that improved usability and product adoption.

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UX / Product Designer

AOT Technologies · Jan 2021 – Dec 2022

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• Designed end-to-end, user-centered experiences for web and mobile products across service-oriented verticals including healthcare, HR, food, and sports.
• Built reusable UI components and defined information architecture, navigation, and flows for multi-platform products serving diverse, high-volume user groups.
• Ran user research and usability testing to surface friction in complex workflows, driving measurable improvements in task efficiency and conversion.
• Partnered with engineering in Agile sprints to balance strong usability with technical feasibility and performance.

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Senior Graphic Designer

Tieto · Mar 2018 – Jan 2021

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• Led graphic and visual design for enterprise software products, establishing visual standards and brand consistency.

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Graphic Designer

GotPrint · May 2017 – Feb 2018

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Graphic Designer

GotPrint · Jan 2017 – Jan 2018

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• Built a strong foundation in visual hierarchy, typography, grid systems, and brand consistency, now applied to product and UX work.

Visual Designer

Asentech India Pvt. Ltd. · Dec 2014 – Aug 2016

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Visual Designer

Asentech India · Jan 2014 – Jan 2016

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• Built a strong foundation in visual hierarchy, typography, grid systems, and brand consistency, now applied to product and UX work.

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Production Associate (Graphic)

AffinityX · Mar 2013 – Dec 2014

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Production Associate

AffinityX · Jan 2013 – Jan 2013

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• Built a strong foundation in visual hierarchy, typography, grid systems, and brand consistency, now applied to product and UX work.