# Hiral Vora > Director of Product Design at Cisco Location: Fremont, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/hiral By qualification I am a computer engineer but always had passion for design. This passion drove me to various aspects of designing - from animation to graphic design and finally to the world of user experience design. It’s been a self-learning gradual progression. 15+ years of expertise combining strategic thinking, creative ideation, and engaging design with a deep understanding of technology and the user experience. Key strengths being able to combine creativity and analytical ability in solving user problems and thereby provide a fresh, practical and usable solution which enhances the overall user experience. Adept at learning and applying newer technologies, establishing processes, and enhancing decision-making at key levels in the organization. ## Work Experience ### Director of Product Design, Cloud Network-Security @ Cisco Jan 2022 – Present | United States ### Senior Product Design Manager, Cloud & Network Security (CNS) Group @ Cisco Jan 2020 – Present | San Jose, California, United States My goal is to enable the CNS team to align with Cisco's Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) vision by designing the User Experience through use cases and customer stories. I'll be the lead UX manager & the architect to work in this effort and will be collaborating closely with various team from other functions of Cisco Security and Enterprise Networking groups. I'll also be responsible for leading and mentoring a team of UX designers for SASE. ### UX Lead Architect @ Cisco Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 • Lead the UX architecture to define and design the user experience for next generation security management products based on Design Thinking and Customer Experience. • Drives product UX/UI alignment across a portfolio of 20+ products crafting the overall strategy and messaging as well as coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and helping to craft a modular design system. • Responsible for the overall user experience of the product and building efficient and consistent experience across all customer touch points. • Certified Design Thinking facilitator and has led numerous workshops on the topic as well as having organized over a dozen successful design sprints targeted explicitly at solving systemic customer pain points across a broad portfolio of products ### UX Lead @ Cisco Jan 2011 – Jan 2018 | San Jose Leading the effort to define and design the user experience for next-generation security management products based on Design Thinking and Customer Experience. Manage design and interaction in all phases of product development lifecycle. - Involved in planning and executing user research at various phases of the product development. - Partner with internal stakeholders - Product Management, Technical Marketing Engineers, Sales Engineers and Development Team to produce best in class solutions. - Create workflows, personas, interaction flows, wireframes and prototypes to deliver finished designs to the development team. Provide all required support to the development team through the development phase. - Co-ordinate and design solutions across other teams within Cisco to bring design consistency across the Cisco product line. ### Senior UX Lead @ Infosys Technologies Ltd Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 As part of User Experience Design group at Infosys, my responsibilities includes: • Requirement gathering and drawing up the task flows, IA and Navigation Models • Designing user centric interaction concepts • Anchoring the UX deliverables (High-Level Wireframes, Lower-Level Wireframes, Visual Design etc.) at various stages of the project from start till deployment • Coordinating with various technology teams and business teams across different locations • Manage a 4 member UI team I have worked with various clients such as: Bank of America, Syngenta, CVS Pharmacy, Boots, Boeing, Prudential Japan, Government of India and designed solution for their various web and desktop applications ### Senior Graphic Designer @ Design Directions Pvt Ltd Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 Efficiently managed and coordinated design production from conception through completion. Worked closely with clients to create vision, conceive designs, and consistently meet deadlines and requirements. Coordinated with consultants and vendors to meet the project requirements. Produced over 50 projects a year including logos, brochures, annual reports, interactive presentations, websites, GUI's Key Project: • Part of the team which won the NID-Business World Design Brilliance Award 2008 in the Best Digital Design category. Created an User Interface Design for endoscopic equipment for Stryker Global Technology Center, USA (World’s leading medical technology company). Key responsibilities included - Understanding and analyzing the entire function of the equipment and recommending structured information architecture, navigation, globally accepted icon designs, coordinating with the client onsite and managing the overall project. ### Graphic Designer @ Resource Communications Pvt Ltd Jan 2003 – Jan 2006 • Created various print works and websites for major professional services firms • Worked extensively on advertising campaigns, brochures, brand identity, websites (from information architecture to final design), direct mailers, interactive flash presentations, billboards, exhibition design, event management, book design and other assignments • Successfully coordinated photo shoots for advertising campaigns ## Education ### M.Sc in Computer Applications and Information Technology Gujarat University ### B. Sc in Computer Applications and Information Technology Gujarat University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hiral-vora01 --- Source: https://flows.cv/hiral JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/hiral/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13