Varsha Bakshani

Product Designer

Design at the intersection of
business, technology,
and user empathy.

Varsha partners with teams to navigate uncertainty, define vision,
and deliver experiences that drive both user value and business
outcomes, combining strategic thinking, systems design, and a
deep commitment to craft.

Previously at — Google, CHANEL, Microsoft
Focus — Experience strategy, design systems

Selected work

Case studies

Google Cloud dashboard project thumbnail

Automating music curation and redesigning GCP

De-mystifying AI for complex, data-heavy interactions.

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Microsoft Viva Topics project thumbnail

Surfacing knowledge bases through AI

Designing an AI-powered interface displaying multiple file types.

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CHANEL e-commerce project thumbnail

Elevating the luxury client experience

E-commerce design for a global luxury fashion house.

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Warner Music artist reporting project thumbnail

Highlighting insights to increase music streams

Making music engagement data easier to explore, interpret, and leverage.

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Verizon unified account dashboard project thumbnail

Unifying a fragmented account experience

Bringing scattered account information into one place across Verizon.

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Exxon Mobil control tower project thumbnail

AI insights to decrease operational costs

Building an enterprise operations prototype from scratch for ExxonMobil and Chevron.

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PROCESS

Services

From early research through production-ready specs, Varsha pairs traditional design craft with AI-assisted, "vibe-coded" development to move fast without losing rigor — this site itself was built end-to-end this way, paired directly with an AI coding assistant.

01

AI-assisted "vibe coding"

Pairs directly with AI coding tools to turn ideas into real, functioning HTML/CSS/JS experiences — not just static mockups — collapsing the gap between prototype and shipped product.
02

Product & UX design

End-to-end design in Figma — research synthesis, information architecture, and high-fidelity, production-ready specs that hold up once engineering builds them.
03

Motion & interaction design

Prototyping and interaction detail in Principle, Premiere, Framer, and ProtoPie to communicate real behavior and motion, not just static states.

Tools by company

  • CHANEL — FigmaAR virtual try-on prototyping, high-fidelity iteration
  • Google — FigmaAI-centric YouTube flows, Cloud Platform dashboards
  • Microsoft — FigmaInterfaces, prototypes & specs for Viva Topics
  • Warner Music — Figma, SketchReusable components across platforms & personas
  • Verizon — FigmaMobile & app account-journey prototypes
  • GEP — Figma, PrincipleSpec sheets, IA plans for supply-chain tooling
  • VARSHA'S PORTFOLIO — HTML, CSS, AI coding toolsFully vibe-coded, no framework

About

With over a decade of experience shaping digital products at companies including Google and CHANEL, Varsha drives strategy, research, interaction design, and execution to create experiences that are intuitive, impactful, and built to scale.

She leads cross-functional teams, mentors designers, and collaborates closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to turn complexity into clear, user-centered solutions — whether in AI-powered experiences, data-rich products, or enterprise platforms.

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