Vivek Kumar

About Vivek Kumar

Leading Research, Content & Design. Visionary product design leader with over…

Experience

1. Senior Manager Design Leadership & Studio Head

   IBM

   Jan 2022 — Present · IN

   Leading global UX strategy and execution, managing a cross-continental design organisation across India, Europe, and the US — delivering user-centred experiences across a broad portfolio of security products./ Built and mentored a high-impact design leadership team, including 3 UX Managers, 2 Design Leads, 35 designers and a broader network of 60+ designers across UX, UI, research, content, and business analysis disciplines for the studio./ Directed a flagship design studio, shaping a culture of design excellence, inclusive leadership, andcross-functional collaboration; played a key role in establishing India’s design leadership model./ Partnered with executive product and engineering leadership to align UX strategy with businesspriorities, influencing product roadmaps, NPI initiatives, and go-to-market execution./ Championed strategic product discovery and experience definition across multiple product lines,embedding design leadership from early vision through PDLC and agile delivery./ Served as UX Program Lead, driving end-to-end design integration into agile transformation efforts and New Product Introductions (NPI) while fostering design thinking at scale./ Institutionalised agile UX practices, leading cross-functional experience alignment boards (xIABs) andcoaching teams to adopt agile mindsets (ACP Certified)./ Led UX research and design thinking practices, enabling continuous feedback loops and advancingexperience maturity across the security portfolio./ Owned UX operations and organisational development, including hiring, performance planning,mentorship, and scalable team growth across global locations.

Skills

• Multimedia
• Advertising
• Process Improvement
• Team Management
• E-Learning
• Web Design
• Customer Service
• Vendor Management
• Motion Graphics
• Flash
• Green Belt
• Operations Management
• User Experience
• Strategy
• Project Management
• Performance Management
• Management
• Graphic Design
• Change Management
• Campaign Management
• Program Management
• Online Marketing
• Leadership
• Digital Marketing
• Team Leadership
• Consulting