
Making the World Better for Everyone

Basil Jose
Sr. Design Manager | Servicenow | Ex frog
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Location
Bangalore | India
Lanaguages
English, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada
Date of Birth
21'Aug 1985
A Bit About Me
I have played multiple roles Over 14+ Years in the space of design — User experience designer, Information Architect, Sr. Interaction Designer, Innovation Module Lead to managerial & leadership roles and essayed titles such as Sr. Design Lead, Senior UX Manager.
Over the past few years, I have been hungry, curious and determined to hone my leadership and business prowess.As one of the leaders of a design team at ServiceNow, my current duty is to deliver exceptional experiences on our top product portfolio across SecOps, Risk, EAM and ESG. I also play a key role in expanding the design team in India for Technology workflow and setting new benchmarks for design quality, culture, process, and cross-functional collaboration.Before ServiceNow I have played a critical role in building frog studio in India as I was the third designer to join frog design in Bangalore. Set quality standards, with a deep understanding of the client’s goals, business requirements and constraints, for qualitative foundational & evaluative research, insight articulation, experience model development (e.g., customer journeys, behavioural archetypes, service blueprints, Product road map etc.), design and testing.Hands-on people manager with demonstrated experience launching complex digital products in B2C and B2B space in an agile environment.
When I am not designing, either I will be riding my bike or experimenting something new in the kitchen or grooming my
aquascaping plants/bonsai :).
Current Role
Oversee the daily activities of a team assigned to multiple projects and cultivate an environment of sustained creativity and professional growth. Work collaboratively inside a cross-functional team, while providing design leadership inside a truly agile environment. Facilitate workshops with various stakeholders and users.
Work closely with Product Management/stakeholders and Engineering, providing design perspective to help ensure a unified and cohesive experience across the customer product ecosystem.
Lead a project team to achieve the highest level of performance without compromising timelines and team harmony. Set quality standards, with a deep understanding of the customer goals, business requirements and constraints, for qualitative foundational & evaluative research, insight articulation, experience model development (e.g., customer journeys, behavioural archetypes, service blueprints, experience maps, storyboards, wireframes, and interactive prototypes. etc.), design and testing.
Lead and contribute to developing insights, defining, and prioritising opportunity areas, and envisioning concepts. Lead and contribute to creating meaningful customer/user feedback loops through build test & learn cycles. Lead and contribute to prioritising MVP features, building a backlog, and creating strategic product roadmaps.
Being part of the design discipline leadership in the studio, I am responsible to help cultivate the design culture in the team. Specifically: Manage direct reports and coach and mentor junior colleagues, providing guidance and support for their growth, and specific and actionable feedback. Take part in talent acquisition, either as a hiring manager, or member of hiring teams
Collaborate on business development efforts with our BD Team and fellow discipline leaders - crafting approaches, writing proposals, and presenting to prospective clients.
Work Experience
2022
Frog Design | Bangalore
Dec’2020 to Dec'2022 Senior Design Manager
Oct’ 2017 to Sept’2020 Senior Interaction Designer
2016
Publicis Sapient | Bangalore
March’2016 to Sept’2017 Senior Information Architect
2015
EY | Trivandrum
Feb’2015 to Feb’2016 Senior UX Designer
2011
Persistent Systems Ltd | Pune
Oct’2011 to Feb’2015 Module Lead Innovations
2010
Geneva Innovations International Ltd | Bangalore
Oct’2010 to Aug’2011 Product Design Intern
2007
FCI Automotive Technologies & Services Ltd | Cochin
Jun’2007 to Sept’2009 Engineering Supervisor
2023
Servicenow | Bangalore
Jan' 2023 to Present, Senior Manager Product Design
Awards & Recognition
frog
Publicise Sapient
EY
Servicenow
Captain EX Leadership Award 2023
This award celebrates the leadership of a team member who has had a significant positive impact on the team or org as a whole. Leaders come in all shapes and sizes (and aren't always managers), working across boundaries to improve processes, break down barriers, and drive change. They surf the wave of ambiguity with grace, motivating others and lifting others up when waters get rough.
I have received this award for my contribution as a design lead for leading a large geographically spread team of 12 designers in a client collaborative program. Since the teams are working in 2 separate groups, I have devised an exhaustive process to streamline the entire design delivery for the client.
Winner Best Product Design & Delivery
At frog We have re-designed and developed a telecom giant's, digital self-service ecosystem across five touch points, helping to transform the relationship and day-to-day interactions with their growing customer base. I was the design lead for this 3+ year-long programme.
Winner Hack 100 Global Hackathon
Mentored a participant team and guided them with the design of an intelligent billboard during the annual hackathon event in Altron (frog). I was presented with the Design Excellence Award.
Runner up - Troubleshoot Challenge
Our two-member team, "Team Bangalore’s Finest", as runners up
of the pan India design competition conducted by Publicise Sapient. The design brief was to redefine the ATM experience for a visually impaired person.
Best Debutant Award- Fintech
I have received this award as the best debutant on a critical FinTech project as I have been onboarded to the program on my second day of joining Sapient. I was fortunate to contribute efficiently to the program with a minimal learning curve which resulted in the exceptional success of the design phase.
Extra miler Award
I have received multiple extra miler awards for my design contribution and commitment to projects which are part of FSO (Financial service Organisation) at EY Innovations Lab.
Education
M.Des in Product Design | Coventry University UK
A Joint programme offered with MSRSAS, Bangalore
2009- 2011 Batch | GPA- Merit
Tool and Die Making | NTTF
2003-2007 Batch | GPA- 70%
Senior Higher Secondary | St.Peters HSSS Kolancheary
2001- 2003 Batch | GPA- 71.5%
Higher Secondary | RMHSS Vadavucode
2001 Batch | 74.5%