Canada

Graphic Design

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Industrial Design

Branding and Identity Design

Product Design

Branding

Digital Marketing

Systems Design

Langara

✊🏿🏳️‍🌈 Diversity & Inclusion

Nikhil Kanda

Director of Design

Resume

Usability Testing

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Team player

Presentation skills

Leadership

Project management

Accessibility

Design systems

Illustration

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Canva

Figma

Framer

Notion

Linear

Cursor

WordPress

Empathy

Stakeholder management

Time management

Organisation skills

User research

Typography

Prototyping

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

Understand the process of training, motivating and directing your team members.

Managing people

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Steps to building and maintaining a strong, cohesive and effective team.

Building an effective team

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

How to define and execute a successful launch and managing stakeholders expectations. (eg. MVP)

Launching new products or features

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Building a design process

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Being the only designer

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Improving design skills

How to create personas, and leverage them in design.

Creating and leveraging user personas

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

Giving effective feedback

What is a successful user onboarding flow and how to achieve it?

Onboarding new users

Leads and manages the Design function; establishes design strategy, standards, and processes (UI/UX, product design, brand, design systems); plans and oversees design delivery for product and marketing initiatives; coordinates with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Leadership to define requirements and support project execution; manages design operations including tools, resources, budget, and external vendors; monitors, reviews, and improves design output to enhance usability, quality, and overall business impact.

Led product design across Freshworks’ core platforms including Freshdesk, Freshservice, Freshchat, Freshcaller, and Marketplace; defined and executed UX and UI strategy for multi-product SaaS offerings; partnered closely with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to translate business and user requirements into scalable design solutions; conducted user research and usability testing to inform design decisions and improve adoption and satisfaction; built and evolved shared design systems to ensure consistency and efficiency across teams; mentored designers and supported design quality reviews; contributed to measurable business growth by improving usability, onboarding, and core workflows across products.

Nikhil Kanda🇨🇦

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