Available

Core Skills

Product Strategy

Gaming UX

Experience Design

UX Systems

Design Leadership

Design QA

User Research

Team Mentoring

Conversion & Retention

Conversion & Retention

Stakeholder Management

Visual Craft

Tools

Designs:

Research & Collaboration:

AI & Exploration:

Areas of Interest

  • AI-assisted workflows

  • Behavioural design

  • New interaction patterns

Languages

Native

Fluent

Hindi

English

Beyond Design

Chess

Painting

Exercise

ISHU SHARMA

LEAD PRODUCT DESIGNER

Designing Systems. Strategy & Execution.

Lead Product Designer with 15+ years of experience designing high-scale, transaction-heavy digital products. I simplify complex journeys, build scalable design systems, and create experiences that improve clarity, retention, monetization, and business impact.

Work Experience

Lead Product Designer

2023 - Present

Gurugram,IN

  • Leading product design for high-scale gaming experiences, owning UX strategy, product direction, execution quality, and design consistency.

  • Driving complex gameplay journeys by balancing user needs, business goals, platform logic, and technical feasibility.

  • Partnering with Product, Engineering, Data, QA, Compliance, and Leadership to align priorities and deliver high-impact outcomes.

  • Leading research, design reviews, Design QA, process improvements, and mentoring to strengthen team execution.

Senior Product / Game Designer

2021 – 2023

Gurugram,IN

  • Transitioned from visual/game design into product-led UX ownership for large-scale gaming experiences.

  • Simplified complex game logic into clear, intuitive journeys that improved first-time user understanding.

  • Translated user behavior, business needs, and gameplay systems into scalable product experiences.

  • Partnered with Product, Engineering, and stakeholders to take ideas from concept to launch with strong execution quality.

Lead Designer

2020 – 2021

Gurugram,IN

  • Led design for Rummy and Poker experiences across competitive real-money gaming products.

  • Improved table flows, player actions, rewards, and business-aligned gameplay interactions.

  • Guided design execution, reviews, and visual consistency while supporting a stronger product-design culture.

Lead Designer

2019 – 2020

Noida,IN

  • Managed art and experience design workflows across multidisciplinary teams.

  • Led creative reviews, delivery planning, quality checks, and production alignment.

  • Improved team coordination, execution standards, and visual consistency across projects.

Previous Experience

Game Art, Concept Design & Visual Systems

2011 – 2019

Delhi/Pune,IN

  • Built a strong creative foundation across concept art, game visuals, 2D/3D assets, illustration, texturing, and production design.

  • Companies: Golden Technology · Nayi Disha Studios · Charuvi Design Lab · Sterling Pixels Pvt. Ltd. · Krayon Pictures Pvt. Ltd.

Professional Education

Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics

2009

Delhi,IN

  • Concept Design, 3d Animation & Visual Efx.