Sudarshan Birla
Product Designer
Summary
Product designer with 3+ years shipping experiences across D2C, commerce, and AI-first systems. IIT Guwahati graduate. Designs from the problem backward: starts with data, defines the one metric that matters, and validates in rounds until the number moves.
Experience
The Sleep Company
Product Designer I
Aug 2025–Ongoing
D2C sleep & comfort brand · 60L monthly visitors
- ·Repositioned the brand by reimagining visual design language and information architecture, driving a 30–40% increase in category page traffic and 3–4× uplift in user engagement.
- ·Independently diagnosed top-of-funnel drop-offs using GA4, redesigned the product listing page UX from scratch, and validated through structured experiments, resulting in a 10–15% uplift in leads.
- ·Built SleeperCell, an AI pipeline that processes customer call recordings using a local stack, eliminating hours of manual work and enabling cross-functional teams to act on structured behavioral data at zero recurring cost.
- ·Leveraged analytics and consumer research to uncover high-intent drop-offs, running structured experiments that reduced bounce rate 15–20% on key pages.
- ·Architected The Sleep Company's first full design system including a design.md enabling AI-assisted design workflows across product and engineering teams.
Shiprocket
Product Designer I
Aug 2023–Jul 2025
D2C logistics & commerce enablement
- ·Owned end-to-end design of the checkout customization framework with custom design system states to address diverse client needs, enabling B2B scalability and improving onboarding efficiency.
- ·Identified and prioritized checkout drop-off points through funnel analysis, designed hypotheses independently, and ran A/B tests that drove an 8–12% increase in conversion rates.
- ·Headed a project to improve the on-site D2C experience through a frictionless login journey, resulting in a 12–15% reduction in drop-off rates and increased customer satisfaction.
Shiprocket
Product Design Intern
May 2023–Jul 2023
D2C logistics & commerce enablement
- ·Delivered strategic design solutions for an intuitive e-commerce product page and mini-cart, seamlessly integrating the checkout experience to reduce friction and drive conversions.
- ·Reimagined the mobile checkout experience by minimizing cognitive load, resulting in improved user retention.
- ·Designed the Cargo app MVP, unifying hyperlocal logistics on a single platform focused on user simplicity.
uFaber
UX Researcher
Mar 2023–Apr 2023
EdTech
- ·Conducted in-depth market research and competitor analysis on scholarship management platforms to identify user needs and opportunities for differentiation.
- ·Provided actionable insights to drive product innovation and strategic decision-making.
Skills
Design
AI-assisted PrototypingBehavioral Data AnalysisInteraction DesignUsability TestingExperimentation & A/B TestingInformation ArchitectureEmpathy Mapping
AI & Tools
Claude CodeLovableFigmaGoogle AnalyticsMicrosoft ClarityLooker StudioStitch by GoogleJira
Craft
Data AnalyticsFilmmakingVisual Narration
Education
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
2019–2023
B.Tech
The Business of Product Management
2024
Product Management Course
Google UX Design
2022
UX Design Certificate
Extracurriculars
Production Head, Jugaad Motion Pictures, Amazon Prime, Revolio Media, Orange Elephant Media, IFT Media2023
Creative Director, SAIL IITG2023
Product Manager, Sunbird Films2023
Creatives Head, Spirit 2021, Annual Sports Fest IIT Guwahati2021
Inter IIT Sports Meet, Cricket, 4th among 23 IITs2019