Manu Mohanan

Manu Mohanan

Senior Product Designer in Munich, Germany.

About

I'm a digital product designer based in Munich. My passion lies in solving complex problems and creating impactful solutions through design. Over the past 7 years, I've been helping early-stage startups shape their products through user-centered design and strategy.

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Work Experience

2024 — Now
2021 — 2023
Munich, Germany
  • Successfully resolved critical user flow issues in the growth funnel, leading to a 336% increase in conversion rate from the website to the web app and a 128% increase in conversion rate from web app visitors to 60mins activity on the app.

  • Led the design and strategy for launching an AI initiative (Explain AI) aimed at enhancing the search feature, resulting in a significant 67.4% increase in search activity and a 38.2% boost in day 1 retention of new users.

  • Managed ongoing in-house design system maintenance and partnered with SWEs to implement a design tokens library and Storybook integration.

2020 — 2021
UX Consultant at CoinMarketTrade
Melbourne, Australia
  • Interacted closely with cross-functional teams to build a web platform that allows users to trade cryptocurrencies, which is based on expert reviews.

  • Identified and resolved existing UX issues, designed effective solutions to streamline the user journey and elevate the crypto trading experience, from start to finish.

  • Revamped the UI with a tabular comparison feature, leading to a 24.8% growth in the conversion of website visitors into potential users.

2019 — 2020
User Experience Lead at ENEGOTZ Technologies
Cochin, India
  • Managed a small team of UX and visual designers while implementing an effective product design process within the team, making it more transparent and aligned.

  • Revamped a B2C platform for group automobile purchases, leading to a 28% increase in user engagement on the app.

  • Contributed to a range of internal products such as Impulze (an influencer management platform) and HireKwik (a hiring management tool for recruiters).

2018 — 2019
User Experience Researcher at Forevertale Technologies
Cochin, India
  • Identified challenges and business goals in close collaboration with the founding team.

  • Conducted extensive surveys and user interviews to gather insights on user needs.

  • Established a streamlined research process and repository, enhancing cross-functional collaboration and aligning research with business goals, resulting in a substantial impact on OKRs.

2017 — 2018
Product Designer and Co-Founder at Invyt
Cochin, India
  • Co-founded and led design at Invyt, an online invitation platform promoting eco-friendly practices by digitizing event invitations.

  • Pitched and mooted Invyt’s concept at various product pitching events and investor meetups.

Side Projects

2021

Effectively tackled the challenges that marketers face in influencer marketing. With a strong foundation in user-centric design and continuous refinement based on feedback, we have developed an evolved, efficient, and user-friendly influencer marketing tool.

2020
Nomospay: A crypto payment gateway for ecommerce platforms

Designed a crypto payment gateway to enable cryptocurrency transactions within e-commerce platforms. This solution empowers merchants to monitor and manage transactions through their personalized dashboard, providing the flexibility to easily convert cryptocurrency into their preferred fiat currency.

Awards

2018