Anuj Gadre

Led the design, research, and strategy for the DevOps Portal, a mission-critical platform that Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) developers rely on.

• Drove cross-functional alignment with VPs, product and engineering leaders, informed roadmap priorities, business OKRs, and long-term strategy.
• Launched several zero-one developer applications, enhancing efficiency and enabling OCI to hyper-scale globally.
• Led design and expanded scope as PM for incident-prevention and security applications — preventing large-scale outages, safeguard business continuity and avoid multi-million-dollar losses per event.
• Created and maintained the DevOps Portal design system and guidelines, improving scalability, consistency, and empowering engineering teams to deliver applications independently and efficiently.
• Introduced design ops—intake, reviews, quality evaluation—raising design quality across OCI tools.
• Mentored designers, facilitated design critiques, led design workshops and cultivated a culture of feedback and continuous improvement.

Designed job seeker-centric and employer-friendly profile and resume products, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver quality user experiences and exceed team goals.

• Collaborated cross-functionally with product managers, UX researchers, content strategists, and developers to deliver high-quality user experiences, consistently exceeding team goals.
• Articulated and championed a compelling product vision, directly influencing product roadmaps and strategic planning for over two years.
• Executed design and successful launch of high-impact features, leveraging multi-variant testing to significantly enhance the overall product experience.
• Drove a remarkable 130% year-over-year growth in user profile acquisition (Q1 2019) by optimizing user engagement through data-driven design strategies.

Designed for a diverse range of consumer and enterprise projects, including machine learning, search engine results, digital personal assistant, and enterprise solutions for hybrid environments.

• Designed across consumer and enterprise products including Bing, Cortana, and Azure Operations Management Suite (OMS).
• Enhanced Bing’s search result design, improving usability and engagement for a global audience.
• Developed culturally relevant Cortana scenarios, driving stronger adoption in the Indian market.
• Delivered UX for OMS tools such as Network Performance Monitor, DNS Analytics, and ITSM, addressing complex enterprise needs while strengthening a limited design system.
• Led design of incubation products, advancing Bing and Cortana’s AI capabilities.

Played a pivotal role in the branding and product design of the company, leading the design of the Zopper Android app from the ground up for user engagement and conversion.

• As the founding designer, directed branding and product design, creating a cohesive identity across Zopper’s products, working directly with the co-founders and building a design team at Zopper.
• Led design and launch of the new Zopper Android app, from the ground up, improving engagement and conversion. Reached 100K downloads in <30 days.
• Contributed to the B2B seller onboarding app, expanding the platform’s reach and strengthening Zopper ecosystem.

Responsible for ideation, project management, team management, promotion and business development, working on various projects in branding, publication and web.

• Led branding, communication design, and product design projects across consumer and lifestyle brands.
• Managed full project lifecycles—ideation, client engagement, and delivery—while creating cohesive brand experiences across digital and print.
• Designed subscription and marketing collateral products that supported brand visibility, customer engagement, and business growth.