An imagined coastal studio, with sunlit terraces, winding paths and a turquoise sea

HELLO, I’M MOHNISH

Good experiences.
Great possibilities.

I connect people, products
and the possibilities between them.

Step into my world
The work Explore the map The person Come along?
PRODUCT · EXPERIENCE · BUSINESS DESIGN
01 / A LITTLE CONTEXTDUBAI, UAE

The best experiences
make room for people.

I’m a product and experience leader with a business designer’s lens and a builder’s curiosity.

From places to stay to the things we buy, I work at the intersection of customer needs, business ambition and technology. Making the complicated feel a little more human.

The story so far
GOOD CHAPTERS WITH

Landmark Group

IBM

StayVista

Avnet / Farnell

Pavers England

Reliance

02 / THE LONG WAY ROUNDMUMBAI · MILAN · DUBAI

A FEW PLACES. MANY PERSPECTIVES.

Every chapter
leaves a mark.

From building businesses to rethinking experiences.
Follow the thread that connects it all.

Mumbai
Jun 2013 — Sep 2013

Beginning with the customer.

Kotak Life · Experience & Service Strategy Intern

An internship in experience and service strategy at Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance. An early chapter in understanding how organisations serve people.

Mumbai
Jun 2014 — Aug 2014

Learning by making.

The Glitch · Junior Manager, Product & Experience

An early product and experience role at The Glitch, bringing another perspective to a growing interest in digital experiences.

Mumbai
Jul 2014 — Aug 2015

Where systems meet people.

Reliance · Digital Transformation Consultant

Digital transformation was the starting point: connecting analytics, Agile ways of working and digital capability with everyday business needs.

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Mumbai
Sep 2015 — Nov 2018

Finding a different way to get away.

StayVista · VP, Product & Service Experience Strategy

Research helped shape the shift from budget hotel aggregation to luxury vacation rentals. Group bookings, service experience and a growing design practice made the opportunity tangible.

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Mumbai
Nov 2018 — Jun 2019

Following the experience beyond checkout.

Pavers England · Digital Business Strategy, India Lead

Building a digital operations team meant joining the dots between online sales, fulfilment and returns. Better picking, packing and a doorstep refund concept brought the whole service into view.

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Milan
2019 — 2020 · Master’s Sep 2020

A new lens on business.

Domus Academy · Master’s in Business Design

A Master’s in Business Design at Domus Academy / NABA, completed summa cum laude. A chapter devoted to the space where design, business and human behaviour meet.

Milan
Jul 2020 — Oct 2020

Designing the business around the idea.

strategique™ · Business Design & Portfolio Management Lead

Business design and portfolio management in Milan: a professional chapter connecting design thinking with business direction.

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Mumbai
Oct 2020 — Aug 2022

Zooming out to the whole service.

IBM · Senior Product & Business Design Manager

Banking blueprints, green energy and connected mobility. Framing the right problem and aligning teams became as important as the interface itself.

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Mumbai
Aug 2022 — Mar 2023

Making complex journeys feel simple.

Avnet / Farnell · Senior Product & Business Design Manager

From bills of materials to enterprise purchasing and the Raspberry Pi experience: translating technical complexity into useful, connected product experiences.

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Dubai
Mar 2023 — Present

Connecting brands. Opening possibilities.

Landmark Group · Associate General Manager, Product & Experience

Product and experience leadership across retail brands, loyalty and clienteling. Today that work also explores enterprise AI, agent-driven development and new ways for teams to create.

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Dubai & beyond
Alongside my professional practice

The next chapter stays open.

Still exploring · Independent explorations

Independent explorations in AI, financial wellbeing and playful digital experiences. QUB and Doodlebloom are places to ask new questions, make things and keep learning.

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03 / SELECTED WORKA FEW THINGS I’VE PUT MY HEART INTO

Different worlds.
Same curiosity.

Retail, travel, money and a little imagination.
The decisions, systems and people behind the work.

9 stories to explore
Editorial illustration for Landmark Group01Retail · Loyalty · AI enablement

Landmark Group / 2023–Present

Connecting retail experiences

Connecting loyalty, digital journeys and assisted retail service across a multi-brand business.

Editorial illustration for StayVista / Vista Rooms02Travel · Product · Marketing

StayVista / Vista Rooms / 2015–2018

A different way to get away

Leading marketing and product as Vista Rooms evolved toward luxury vacation rentals.

Editorial illustration for IBM / Global Business Services03Service design · Strategy · Enterprise

IBM / Global Business Services / 2020–2022

Connecting services & systems

Across banking, energy, mobility and retail, I helped teams connect the customer’s experience with the business and operational systems needed to support it.

Editorial illustration for Avnet / Farnell04B2B commerce · Product · Integration

Avnet / Farnell / 2022–2023

Complex purchasing, made clearer

Turning electronics manufacturers’ component-planning needs into clearer purchasing tools, connected enterprise workflows and a community commerce experience.

Editorial illustration for Pavers England05Retail operations · Service design

Pavers England / 2018–2019

Beyond the buy button

Connecting digital operations, fulfilment and returns so that the online shopping experience extends beyond the moment of purchase.

Editorial illustration for Reliance Group06Transformation · Analytics · Capability

Reliance Group / 2014–2015

A foundation in transformation

An early chapter connecting analytics, Agile working practices and digital capability with business performance.

QUB mobile product concept07Fintech · Product concept

QUB / Recent

Money, on your terms

An interactive product concept exploring delegated spending, with cards you can hand to software agents.

Doodlebloom creative storefront08Storefront · Creative direction

Doodlebloom / 2026

A whole colourful world

A published Shopify storefront and visual system for a children’s creative-product brand.

Editorial illustration for Stratégique09Business design · Portfolio management

Stratégique / 2020

A lens on business design

A Milan chapter in business design and portfolio management, connecting an opportunity-level perspective with the choices that shape a wider portfolio.

04 / THE WAY I SEE ITLESS SILOED THINKING. MORE CONNECTIONS.

Good questions.
Thoughtful decisions.
Something real.

01

Start with people.

Listen for what matters. Understand the needs, frustrations and context behind the request.

02

See the whole picture.

Connect the customer journey to the business, the team and the systems that make it possible.

03

Make it tangible.

Turn the thinking into something people can use, question and improve. Keep learning from what happens next.

THE SIDE QUEST / AN ORIGINAL CONCEPTLESS PRESENTATION. MORE PARTICIPATION.

THE CONTEXT COUNTER

What if the service
remembered the story?

A little service-design experiment. Change the situation and see how the experience should respond. A new concept, built for this portfolio.

01 / Set the scene

Someone walks into a store.

What brings them here today?

02 / Design the responseLIVE EXPLORATION

Start with reassurance.

A first-time parent is choosing unfamiliar essentials. The service should reduce uncertainty before it recommends a product.

WHAT THE CUSTOMER SEES

A named advisor picks up the questions already shared, explains the choices and leaves room to think.

THE LINE OF VISIBILITY
WHAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE

Consent-based notes, a clear handover and relevant product knowledge connect the online and in-store conversation.

Design principle: confidence before conversion.

Illustrative service model. No customer data is collected or stored. This is an independent exploration, not a deployed client system.

05 / BEHIND THE WORKA PERSON, NOT JUST A PORTFOLIO
Creative portrait of Mohnish taking a quiet moment by the coast
A quieter frame of mind. · AI-styled portrait
BASED IN
Dubai
DXB

NICE TO MEET YOU, PROPERLY.

A business mind.
A designer’s eye.
A curious soul.

My path has taken me from Mumbai to Milan to Dubai, and from business transformation to product, experience and AI.

I’m interested in the space between disciplines. Where a customer conversation changes a business decision. Where a sketch becomes a working product. Where a better question opens a different door.

Today, I’m Associate General Manager, Product & Experience at Landmark Group. Alongside that work, I explore ideas through independent products and creative projects.

The résumé, if you’re curious
06 / THE NEXT CHAPTERIT STARTS WITH A CONVERSATION

AN IDEA. A CHALLENGE. A SIMPLE HELLO.

Let’s make
something matter.

Good things tend to begin with a conversation.
I’d love to hear what you have in mind.

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There’s always another possibility.