Director of Product & Design
As Product and Design Director at Everest, I led strategic initiatives that deliver exceptional results across our diverse client base, from established enterprises to dynamic startups.
As a senior leader in the organisation, I set direction bringing innovation, product mindset and user-centricity to the core of the business. My proudest achievement is to have built a high-performing team of over 20 designers and product specialists across 3 countries, fostering their growth and contributing to Everest’s overall success.
+250
Total employees @ Everest
20
Design and Product team size
3
Countries: Australia, India & Malaysia
3
Crews: Enterprise, Scale ups & Startups
Where vision meets execution: Building high-performing teams, crafting exceptional products, and driving Everest strategy.
My impact at Everest
PRACTICE BUILD
Build from scratch the design and product practices
GROWTH FRAMEWORK
Create and implement modular framework to ensure continuous growth
DESIGN MATURITY
Transform design from producers (interface) to strategic impact
WAYS OF WORKING
Ways of working for collaboration and continuous discovery
ORG STRUCTURE
Customer oriented organisational design restructure
EDUCATION
Design, product and innovation workshops and education programs
Building a high performing team
Successfully built and led a high-performing team of 20+ designers and product specialists across 3 countries, starting from the ground up. Fostered a collaborative and innovative culture that delivered exceptional results.
Growth framework to drive innovation and performance
Defined and implemented a growth framework as part the strategy to empowers teams and fosters continuous learning:
- Modular Framework: Aligns skills with project needs.
- Growth Cycles: Enable rapid adaptation and scaling.
- Distributed Coaching: Personalized support for growth.
- Continuous Learning: Cultivates expertise and innovation.
- Cross-Functional Excellence: customer centric collaborative practices.
Strategic impact across industries
Elevated design’s strategic impact for diverse clients across enterprise, scale-up, and startup, in a broad range of industries. Partnered with client leadership teams to define and deliver transformative strategies and solutions, resulting in measurable business outcomes.
Transforming ways of working to drive impact
Empower cross-functional teams with a collaborative, continuous discovery methodology. Improve workflows, drive impact, and deliver impactful solutions for diverse clients through continuous discovery and experimentation, all while balancing desirability, technical feasibility, and business viability.
Organisational design definition
As part of the senior leadership team, defined and roll out of a matrix organizational structure with consumer-centric crews at the core, enabling agile cross-functional collaboration and fostering a customer-first approach.
Workshops and training
Passionate about democratizing knowledge, I actively lead workshops and training sessions as part of Everest Academy, sharing insights on innovation, product, and design across diverse sectors.
Startups education series
Strategy definition workshops
