Vikas Yadav

About Vikas Yadav

I design production grade AI products.I work with teams turning generative AI from interesting tech into usable workflows that real users trust and adopt.I am currently a Product Designer on Adobe Firefly, working across generative audio, video, imaging, and 3D. I lead design for flagship GenAI experiences like Generative Sound Effects, Generate Speech, Text to Avatar, and Bulk Recolor. The work focuses on translating fast moving AI capabilities into clear, controllable, and shippable creative tools.Before Adobe, I spent several years at Microsoft designing at massive scale across Outlook and Excel. I led core UX, AI frameworks, and visual systems used daily by millions. This included introducing AI into existing workflows without breaking trust, and designing systems other teams could build on long term.My edge is not visual polish alone.It is judgment under ambiguity.I specialize in:• AI UX and workflows• Trust, control, and clarity in AI systems• Activation and onboarding for complex products• Turning research grade models into product experiences• Designing systems that scale across teams and time

Experience

1. Product Designer, Genai

   Adobe

   Oct 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Leading design for AI-driven creative tools across audio, speech, and video. Defined interaction models for generative sound effects and speech introducing performance-based workflows, multi-model systems, and scalable patterns now informing future Adobe products.

Education

• DCRUST

  Bachelor’s Degree, Architecture

  2008 — 2013

• Carnegie Mellon University

  Master’s Degree, Interaction Design

  2016