Manoj Shakar
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ABOUT ME

Design that moves
metrics, not
just pixels

I have shipped AI products, rebuilt design systems from scratch, and transformed platforms that 50,000+ people depend on. At Spendflo I built Flo AI from 0 to 1. At Freshworks I redesigned workflows for 50,000+ users. At Vajro I turned a broken onboarding into a 64% completion lift. The thread through all of it: design that drives real outcomes, not just good-looking screens.

Manoj Shakar

MY STORY

I've spent 10 years solving one problem: why do enterprise SaaS products frustrate the people who use them every day?

The answer is almost always the same. The product was built around features, not around the moment a user needs to make a decision. My job is to find that moment, redesign around it, and make sure the numbers follow.

At Spendflo, I didn't redesign screens. I transformed the entire platform from a SaaS management tool into a fully AI-native procurement platform. I built Flo AI from 0 to 1: Spendflo's conversational AI procurement assistant covering intake-to-procure and procure-to-pay. I defined the AI interaction patterns, trust signals, explainability frameworks, and human-override flows that became the product's design foundation. I also rebuilt the UI with a token-based design system from scratch.

At Freshworks, I redesigned the Journey Builder for 50,000+ global users, improving workflow efficiency by 28% and campaign performance by 22%. I also helped establish and scale the Freshworks product design system.

At Vajro, I owned end-to-end product design for the mobile app builder platform. I rebuilt merchant onboarding from scratch, found 6 redundant steps nobody had questioned, and brought completion up 64%. Built Needle, the unified design system across mobile and web.

At Trimble, I worked on the transformation of a legacy enterprise platform into 8 modern SaaS products, cutting support tickets 60% and growing mobile usage 46%.

Throughout, I've operated as both strategic design leader and senior IC. The kind of designer who can run a stakeholder workshop in the morning and ship a prototype by afternoon.