Akshay Ambre

Product Designer @Morgan Stanley

Redesigned the Fixed Income client trading dashboard using Figma and Tableau, applying data visualization best practices to reduce cognitive load and improve trader reaction time by 2.3 seconds.Partnered with product and quant teams to prototype a unified investment research viewer; conducted 12 user interviews and introduced a faceted navigation model, cutting search effort from 6 clicks to 2.Led accessibility audit and UI redesign of the wealth management portal; implemented WCAG standards, dark mode, and keyboard navigation, boosting satisfaction among visually impaired users.Developed “MS Pattern Pack,” a design system extension with 28 custom interaction patterns for financial widgets (volatility charts, order books, heatmaps), reducing development time by 32 hours per sprint.Ran usability testing with advisors across 3 U.S. regions to improve the portfolio rebalancing tool; refactored 4 workflows to shorten task time from 18 to 7 minutes.Collaborated with compliance and cybersecurity teams to redesign mobile trading confirmation modals; introduced a 2-step adaptive authentication flow maintaining FINRA/SEC compliance and reducing abandonment by 17%.Utilized Dovetail and Mixpanel to analyze structured products usage; mapped insights into design iterations that improved UX and increased cross-sell conversions by 12%.Facilitated cross-functional ideation workshops via Miro and FigJam to redesign the equities pricing request platform; produced and tested prototypes, achieving a 26% faster quote-to-execution time.