Lead UX/UI Designer | Strategic Product Leader | AI & Digital Transformation | Technical Product Management | 17+ Years | Delivering Scalable, Customer-Centric Solutions

About:

Rahul Dhar is a  Lead UX/UI Designer, Senior Strategic Product Lead and Technical Product Manager with over 17 years of experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, and Digital Transformation. His background is characterized by leading cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, customer-centric digital products using Agile, Scrum, and SAFe methodologies.

Current Role: He serves as a Senior Program Manager and Platform Product Manager at Xoriant Solutions (2022–Present), where he leads the end-to-end delivery of technical products, designs scalable APIs and backend services with architects, and manages a portfolio of three programs for back-office applications.

Previous Leadership: He spent 12 years at Atos Private Limited (2009–2021) as a Senior Manager in the Digital Transformation Group, where he made functional and technical design recommendations for mobile offerings and managed program roadmaps.

Technical Execution: His experience includes translating complex business requirements into detailed technical user stories, managing release dependencies, and utilizing data-driven decision-making through tools like JIRA to drive business outcomes.

Core Competencies: Rahul is adept at product backlog management, strategic roadmap planning, and stakeholder alignment using prioritization frameworks such as MoSCoW, WSJF, and RICE.

Early Career: His technical foundation includes roles as a Team Lead at Accenture (2006–2009), a Consultant at NIIT Technologies, and a System Analyst at Veritech India.

Certifications and Education

Rahul holds numerous professional certifications focused on product leadership and emerging technologies:

• Agile & Scrum: Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Agile Scrum Product Owner (CASPO), and Certified Scrum Kanban Practitioner.

• Product Management: SAFe 6.0 POPM (AI-Empowered Product Owner/Product Manager), PCBA Certified, and Certified Aha! Product Management Professional.

• Artificial Intelligence: PSPO-AI, Generative AI in Product Management, and Generative AI for Product Owners Specialization.

• Micro-Certifications: Specialized credentials in Product Prioritization (PPC), Roadmapping (PRC), Launches (PSC), Analysis (PAC), and Product-Led Growth (PLGC).

• Technical & Design: Microsoft Co-pilot for Productivity and an Advance certificate in UI/UX design from IIIT-Bangalore.

Academic: He holds a Master of Computer Applications (MCA) from Madurai Kamaraj University and an Executive PG Certificate in Product & Brand Management from MDI-India.

What he bring:

• Visionary product thinking grounded in user needs and business strategy

• Deep hands-on UX/UI design expertise using tools like Figma, Sketch, XD

• Strong leadership in agile teams with experience managing roadmaps, sprints, and OKRs

• Passion for clean, human-centered interfaces and iterative development