Arpit Maheshwari

Founding Designer · AI Products

I design the trust layer of AI products — the surface where a person decides to act on the model. Fifteen years designing the half-second where a person decides to believe a machine.

Three receipts, with their baselines

2 wks → 3 hrsWhat campaign planning took once traders started betting on the algorithm.AdTech · ~2-week baseline

60% fasterPE deal screening after the model learned to explain itself.n=42 · 90-day window

$1M / yrWhat stopped leaving the building when print guides went digital.EdTech · 6-quarter rolling baseline

What the people I've worked with say

Over the past four years at Talon, Arpit has been instrumental in shaping four distinct products from the ground up. His user-focused designs are remarkably intuitive yet adept at handling complex workflows… If you need a designer who excels at combining strategic vision with practical execution, Arpit is the person to call.
Anant East · CTO at Talon Outdoor

Arpit has worked with me for years and I value his honesty and hard work. He's been an integral part of my staff… involved in all facets of the team, from design to development to hiring and onboarding of new members.
Ryan Kershner · UX Design Leader · managed Arpit directly

Arpit teams up with designers very well, not only does he flawlessly execute the UI implementations but he pushes back on design decisions using his UX expertise… I'd recommend Arpit to any team looking to improve their final product.
Katie Alterio · Product Designer · same team

Experience

2019—	Solution Consultant · Sahaj AI · AI products for AdTech, HRTech & Private Equity
2014–19	Lead Product Designer · PTC Inc. · PTC University — Learning Connector · 550k+ registered, 350k+ active · NASA, Apple, Boeing, Airbus & more
2012–14	Front End Specialist · Equal Experts · O2 UK consumer apps · 4M+ users
2010–12	Systems Analyst · Tata Consultancy Services · mobile for Fortune 500
2009	Intern · Nokia Networks · Indore

Education

2017–18	Executive MBA, Business Analytics · Institute of Management Technology · Ghaziabad
2006–10	B.E., Electronics & Communication · Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology & Science · Indore

Focus

Model-Layer Design · Data-Intensive UI · Design Leadership · Organizational Design · Research & Evals · System Architecture

Availability

Founding designer for AI products — the one role I'm looking for, at a company of 5–40 people. Also open to a staff or director seat where the trust layer is the job. Available · 4 weeks' notice · Fully remote (GMT+5:30) · 4–5 hours of daily overlap with US East Coast.

How I de-risk the hire

Paid 1-week trial on a real (not contrived) problem → 1-hour debrief → offer. I want you to see how I think and ship, not how I wireframe in interviews — and the trial is mutual: I'm evaluating you too. Your technical screen is also already answered in writing →

Links

arpitmaheshwari.com the book edition LinkedIn this site's source — I shipped it GitHub The Trust Layer Send me the role →

Contact: arpitmaheshwari.com/?view=classic#contact · linkedin.com/in/arpitmaheshwariprofile

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