About

Ila Bharadwaj
Senior UX Designer · Bangalore, India

10 years in design, seven in enterprise SaaS across HR, financial services, and unified communications, working on products where workflows are complex and the stakes for users are real. My practice spans research, information architecture, interaction design, and prototyping through to shipping, in close collaboration with engineering and product.

I'm drawn to problems that resist easy answers: multi-layered workflow challenges, systems that need untangling, and organisations figuring out how to design at scale. Beyond the craft, I care about the conditions that make good design repeatable. Shaping the culture, rituals, and shared vocabulary that help design work compound over time, not just building component libraries.

I'm comfortable operating across levels, whether that's influencing product direction with cross-functional stakeholders, contributing to component systems used by dozens of designers, or presenting work in ways that move decisions.

Certified in accessibility through Deque and IAAP.

Experience

Education

NIFT Hyderabad B.Des, Product Design — Minor in Fashion & Lifestyle Accessories 2017

Certifications

Certification in UX/UI Design
Design Boat UX/UI School
2020
Accessibility Fundamentals — Disabilities, Guidelines & Laws
Deque Systems, Inc.
2022
Basic Web & Document Accessibility for Content Contributors
Deque Systems, Inc.
2022
CAECs — 0.50 IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits
Deque Systems, Inc.
2022

Get in touch

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