# Amit U. Sharma > Experience Design Leader | Scale 0 to 1 Enterprise Apps | SaaS | Hands-on UX Strategy & AI Innovation | Hyper-growth | Design Transformation Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/amitusharma As an Experience Design Leader, I specialize in transforming high-stakes complexity into seamless, human-centric experiences within enterprise apps at scale. I thrive in "Day 1" environments where I can use a hands-on approach to architect products from 0 to 1 and build global design organizations that deliver measurable business impact across massive, multi-tenant ecosystems. My career is defined by a mission to make interactions—even within the most rigorous business, consumer, and technical domains—engaging and delightful. Whether navigating the complexities of SOX compliance and accessibility or architecting sophisticated Enterprise Performance Management, Business Intelligence, Financial, Sales, and Accounting platforms, I bridge the gap between heavy technical requirements and intuitive user needs. I am a Certified Scrum Product Owner and UX Architect with a deep background in: * AI-Driven Leadership: Completed specialized AI for Leadership training, focusing on leveraging generative AI and machine learning to drive product innovation, optimize design workflows, and lead teams through the rapidly evolving tech landscape. * Scaling Enterprise Ecosystems: Designing for global workforces across Financials, HCM, Sales, Manufacturing, and Analytics. * Strategic Leadership: Defining the UX vision and research frameworks that align product design with long-term business growth and technical velocity. * Team Building: Hiring, mentoring, and empowering world-class, cross-functional UX and product talent to achieve design excellence at scale. * Systems Thinking: Establishing scalable design systems that ensure consistency and accessibility across diverse product suites. I am passionate about shaping the future of enterprise software by leveraging emerging technology to automate the mundane, allowing users to move past data entry and focus on what matters most: building relationships and driving strategic outcomes. ## Work Experience ### Head of UX Design and Research, Amazon FinTech @ Amazon Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Vice President, Design @ Conviva Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Director, UX and Product Design, Planning @ Workday Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Head of UX @ Adaptive Insights, a Workday company Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Head of Product Design @ Host Analytics Inc Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area Designed the next gen Dashboards / Analytics Enhanced the existing Reporting experience ### Head of Design @ Anaplan Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco As the Head of Design, I spearheaded the transformation of Anaplan into a design-driven organization, elevating the role of UX from a functional requirement to a core strategic advantage. I defined and executed the end-to-end UX vision across the Anaplan Cloud Platform, Apps, and App Hub, ensuring a cohesive and scalable ecosystem for enterprise planning. My primary focus was architecting the design strategy for the Sales Performance Management (SPM) platform. Moving beyond interface design, I focused on humanizing the high-stakes complexity of territory planning, quotas, and incentives. By translating technical backend power into a seamless, actionable experience, I empowered sales leadership and reps to move with greater velocity and confidence. Key Responsibilities & Achievements: * Strategic Leadership: Defined the global UX design vision and strategy, aligning design outcomes with broader business objectives and the platform’s "Connected Planning" philosophy. * Team Building & Management: Owned the full lifecycle of the design organization, including strategic planning, budgeting, hiring, and mentoring a high-performing team of designers and researchers. * Platform Innovation: Oversaw the design evolution of the core Cloud Platform and App Hub, prioritizing accessibility, consistency, and a "platform-first" design system. * Cross-Functional Influence: Championed a design-centric culture by collaborating deeply with Product and Engineering to integrate user research and iterative design into the agile development process. ### UX Architect (IaaS, SaaS solutions) @ RiverMeadow Software Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 Responsible for defining and designing the RiverMeadow enCloud product and brand experience. ### Principal UX Architect & Accessibility Program Manager at EPM UX Design Team @ Oracle Jan 2007 – Jan 2012 | Santa Clara, CA UX Architect responsible for designing the next generation Oracle EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) product experience ### Lead Interaction Design and Standards & Guidelines, UX Design Team @ Hyperion Solutions Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 • Manage, plan and coordinate UX activities (interaction design/visual design/user research/usability testing) across the Hyperion EPM product portfolio of Planning/Budgeting, Essbase, SmartView, DRM, Calc Manager, SmartSpace, etc. • Create and maintain UI guidelines, standards and methodologies. • Manage various third party contractors engaged for usability and accessibility testing. ### Lead User Experience Architect, Consultant, Ness IBS @ Franklin Templeton Investments Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 • User Experience Lead responsible for delivering key Franklin Templeton Enterprise and Web initiatives such as: Global Equity Group's Research DB, Enterprise Data Library, Enterprise Client System, Transfer Agency Policies and Procedures website, and the India Account Access website. • Maintained consistent focus on exceptional customer service, working to ensure that all user experience architecture practices effectively and directly addressed client needs. ### Software Project Engineer @ Ness IBS Jan 2002 – Jan 2007 | Santa Clara, CA Designing, developing, testing and implementing computer software at clients such as PeopleSoft, E.piphany, Apere, Inc. ### Business Analysis - UI Design /Usability Engineer – Independent Project @ SharpIron (Bootstrap) Jan 2002 – Jan 2002 ### Usability Analyst @ Oracle PeopleSoft Jan 2000 – Jan 2000 | San Francisco Bay Area ## Education ### MS in Industrial Engineering California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Jan 1999 – Jan 2001 ### Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, University of Mumbai, India Jan 1993 – Jan 1998 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-u-sharma --- Source: https://flows.cv/amitusharma JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/amitusharma/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-07