# Sakshi Sonawani > Product Designer | Enterprise & Platform UX | AI, Security, Data-Heavy Systems Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sakshi Product Designer with experience designing enterprise, platform, and AI-driven products, focused on solving complex problems at the intersection of systems, data, and human decision-making.I currently work on large-scale cybersecurity platforms, owning end-to-end UX for security and threat defense systems used to analyze risk, interpret signals, and support high-stakes decisions. My work involves structuring ambiguous problem spaces, simplifying complex system relationships, and designing workflows that help expert users act with speed and confidence.Previously, I worked on AI-powered enterprise platforms, designing experiences that balanced automation with transparency, trust, and human oversight. I’ve partnered closely with product, engineering, and research teams to define interaction models, edge cases, and system behaviors across evolving products.I’m most interested in roles where design operates close to product strategy, technical constraints, and system complexity and where UX decisions have meaningful impact on how products behave, not just how they look. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer II @ Infoblox Jan 2025 – Present | Santa Clara, CA Designing user flows and interaction patterns for the Security & Threat Defense vertical, ensuring experiences are scalable, consistent, and aligned to evolving product and user needs. Owning end-to-end interaction design for the Exposure Management, AI Governance, Endpoint Management, Threat Intelligence, translating complex security and threat data into intuitive visual structures and guided workflows and improving clarity across complex decision paths. ### UX Designer @ Colgate-Palmolive Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | New York City Metropolitan Area Conducted 7+ stakeholder interviews across 5+ geographies, delivering actionable insights that refined business research and aligned project goals with organizational objectives. Developed standardized solutions for features requested by 55% of users across 3 geographies, addressing user needs and anticipating up to a 30% increase in retention rates. Conducted qualitative research and facilitated 3 brainstorming workshops with cross-functional teams, delivering optimized solutions for the create assistant flow in an internal Generative AI product, resulting in a 20% reduction in task completion time. ### Product Designer @ Center for Digital Experiences at Pratt Institute Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | New York, United States Improved a cryptocurrency donation platform by leading 10+ usability tests, uncovering key issues, and delivering insights that projected a 40% boost in conversion rates. Conducted SEO and social media audit for a governance platform, delivering recommendations projected to boost traffic by 45% and enhance online visibility. ### Information Technology Assistant @ Pratt Institute Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | New York City Metropolitan Area Provided frontline technical support to end-users, resolving hardware, software, and network issues promptly to minimize downtime. Focused on providing exceptional customer service and ensuring user satisfaction. Assisted in the administration of IT systems, including servers, workstations, and networking equipment. ### UX Designer @ Ogee Studio Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 Designed micro-interactions and 200+ components for 3+ cybersecurity applications, standardizing design elements and improving usability and consistency across the Design System. Designed unified role-based access control (RBAC) workflows across 5 modules for a web-based collaboration product, improving security and streamlining user access management. Independently managed client communication, presented design solutions, and navigated time zone differences to ensure on-time delivery and client satisfaction. Conducted and facilitated interview rounds to evaluate and select top UX design candidates, ensuring recruitment of highly skilled professionals who contributed to an improvement in team performance. ### UX/UI Design Intern @ Forbes Marshall Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Conducted 10+ user interviews to uncover critical issues, leading to targeted product enhancements that boosted user engagement and satisfaction. Enhanced the internal functioning of a complaint registering tool used by 1500+ employees, optimizing workflows and reducing processing time, leading to improved employee satisfaction. ### Jt. Publicity Head @ Gandharva Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 ### Techno-Cultural Incharge @ Gandharva Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology ### UX/UI Designer @ Influenco Studios Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | India ### Jt. Non Technical Head @ Information Technocrats Students Forum,VIIT Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 ### Content Writer @ SEOMantra.Pro Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 ### Associate Software Developer (Intern) @ APPKARO.COM Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Pune, Maharashtra, India ## Education ### MS in Human Computer Interaction Pratt Institute ### Bachelor of Technology - BTech in Information Technology Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology ### 10th in Science VIBGYOR Group of Schools ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sakshi-sonawani - Website: https://www.sakshisonawani.framer.website --- Source: https://flows.cv/sakshi JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sakshi/resume.json Last updated: 2026-02-23