RAAGUL
MANOHARAN

RAAGUL
MANOHARAN

is a User Experience Designer based in Bengaluru, India, with 8 years of experience helping teams build products from 0-to-1 launches to complex enterprise systems. His current focus lies in exploring new modalities for Generative UI → Designing how people think, create, and interact with intelligent systems.

When he’s not working, he builds interfaces for synthesizers and VSTs, and runs a breakfast club.

is a User Experience Designer based in Bengaluru, India, with 8 years of experience helping teams build products from 0-to-1 launches to complex enterprise systems. His current focus lies in exploring new modalities for Generative UI → Designing how people think, create, and interact with intelligent systems.

When he’s not working, he builds interfaces for synthesizers and VSTs, and runs a breakfast club.

Salesforce / Lead UX Designer
2022 - Present

Microsoft / Designer
2020 - 2022

Samsung / Senior Designer
2018 - 2020

Freshworks / Product Designer
2018 - 2018

FEATURES

Singapore Good Design Award
2024

Intrazone Podcast
Microsoft Viva Connections

Friends of Figma
Speculative Design Talk

WORK EXPERIENCE

WORK EXPERIENCE

Salesforce / Lead UX Designer / 2022 - Present

Worked across multiple industry solutions including Referral Marketing, Loyalty Management, and the Business Rules Engine, focusing on scalable systems, usability in complex workflows, and designing 0–1 experiences for enterprise users.

Collateral Design

Rebranding Services

Microsoft / Designer / 2020 - 2022

Owned the SharePoint mobile experience, improving content discovery and collaboration for millions of enterprise users. Played a key role in designing and shipping Microsoft Viva Connections to General Availability, shaping how organizations engage employees through a unified digital workplace.

Episode: “Building the Viva Connections Feed Experience"

User Interface Design

User Experience Testing

Responsive Design Solutions

Samsung / Senior Designer / 2018 - 2020

Led design explorations for Samsung Galaxy smartwatches, focusing on connected home experiences and the Tap2Continue framework. Designed culturally resonant watch faces for the Indian market, enhancing local relevance and personalization within Samsung’s wearable ecosystem.

Freshworks Inc / Product Designer / 2018 - 2018

At Freshworks, I designed the onboarding experience for Freshmarketer, focusing on seamless integration and first-time user engagement within the larger product ecosystem.

Android App Development

App Prototyping and Testing

App Maintenance and Updates

FEATURES

Singapore Good Design Award (SG Mark) 2024

Recognized for excellence in user experience design within enterprise systems.

Collateral Design

Rebranding Services

The Intrazone Podcast — Microsoft Viva Connections

Featured guest on Microsoft’s official SharePoint podcast, discussing the design journey behind Viva Connections and the evolution of employee engagement experiences.

Episode: “Building the Viva Connections Feed Experience"

User Interface Design

User Experience Testing

Responsive Design Solutions

Friends of Figma — Speculative Design Talk (2025)

Invited speaker at the inaugural Friends of Figma Chennai event, where I spoke about speculative design and designing for possibilities beyond the product roadmap.

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