Leela Mahesh

About Leela Mahesh

I’m a Design Leader and Creative Strategist with over a decade of experience building and scaling design impact within global organizations. My focus is on elevating design from a support function to a strategic driver of business value, product experience, and brand differentiation. Currently serving as Deputy Manager – Corporate Communications & Design at YASH Technologies, I lead design initiatives across corporate branding, internal product platforms, and global communications. I work closely with product, engineering, and business leadership to deliver user-centered, scalable, and outcome-driven design solutions while mentoring and growing high-performing design teams. My experience spans employer branding, motion graphics, and enterprise-scale brand initiatives. As a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), I bring strong product thinking into design decisions, ensuring alignment between user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility. I actively integrate Generative AI tools such as Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Freepik AI and ChatGPT into design workflows to accelerate ideation, improve efficiency, and unlock new creative possibilities. My leadership philosophy centers on building strong design culture, empowering teams, and delivering design systems and experiences that create measurable business impact. I’m particularly interested in opportunities where design plays a critical role in shaping products, influencing strategy, and driving innovation.

Experience

1. Deputy Manager Corporate Communications Employer Branding

   YASH Technologies

   Jun 2021 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Lead design strategy for corporate communications, employer branding & internal brand initiatives across global teams• Develop high-quality visual assets (banners, posters, infographics, social media creatives, motion graphic videos etc.), • Act as a design lead for IC team, translating leadership vision and HR initiatives into impactful visual narratives• Translating complex information, business reports and campaign reports into clear visual narratives through infographics, charts, graphs timelines and frameworks• Establish internal brand guidelines & visual communications framework ensuring global brand consistency• Creation, updates of SOPs & calendar reviews for all IC owned processes including internal publications• Lead project planning & prioritization, change management, execution, and governance for strategic org-wide projects• Own creative direction for internal campaigns including Hackathons, leadership communications and employee engagement programs• Lead UI design for intranet platforms• Review and approve design outputs, mentor design teams ensuring alignment in communications strategy• Collaborate with HR, business & marketing teams to align communication with organizational goals• Use Generative AI tools to enhance communication storytelling and design efficiency.

Education

• MAAC

  VFX & Compositing, Graphic Design

• Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education

  Event management, Event Planning and promotions

  2011 — 2013

• Parvathaneni Brahmayya Siddhartha College of Arts & Science

  B.COM, COMMERCE

  2006 — 2009