Raj Vichare

Advising early-stage ventures on product strategy, MVP, user workflows, feature prioritisation, and product development.

Led product definition, UX strategy, stakeholder alignment, and delivery across 30+ client platforms, working with business requirements, user workflows, engineering constraints, and implementation planning.

Peak XV (formerly Sequoia India) - Defined workflows and prioritised product improvements for Pulse, a portfolio intelligence platform, and TRM, a talent resource management platform used by investment and operating teams. Worked with senior stakeholders, Singapore team, and engineering teams to translate operational requirements into delivery-ready product experiences. Also led product design for Sora Cloud AI, an LLM and GPU marketplace platform, defining its user journeys, and workflows for buying, renting, and managing AI infrastructure.

Vodafone Idea - Led experience design for customer-facing "Vi" app and web journeys, contributing to subscription plan structures, partner-led offerings, content integrations, new feature flows, and self-KYC onboarding. Worked with business, product, and engineering teams to improve activation journeys and discoverability across customer onboarding experiences.

Tata Consumer Products (MAVIC) - Redesigned a fragmented multi-vendor sales process into one clear field sales product used by 800+ representatives for order management, route planning, and billing. Managed design and engineering through delivery; the project received IBDA Best Project Award 2025.

PhonePe - Defined and designed Headcount, a workforce planning platform used by business and finance teams to manage annual operating plans, forecasting, approvals, and organisational planning.

Appointed interim Studio Lead during an organisational transition, managing 13 direct reports and coordinating delivery across a multidisciplinary team of ~36. Improved project planning, review processes, documentation quality, and client communication while mentoring team members into broader product ownership roles.

Worked closely with founders and engineers on SDK-X, a publisher monetisation platform that unified ad integrations, inventory, analytics, and revenue reporting across multiple ad networks to help publishers optimise revenue outcomes.

Designed ADX, a premium monetisation platform built to improve publisher control over ad quality, inventory management, and performance visibility. Shaped product definition, workflows, and engineering implementation during development.

Joined as the sole designer in a 14-person startup, establishing early design standards and delivery practices. Following venture funding, helped scale the product team, onboard new designers, and improve delivery readiness.

Worked on digital product engagements for Colgate, ITC, and Mahindra Finance on customer-facing and operational platforms.

Led research and intervention design for a public education challenge with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, adapting the project during COVID to focus on reducing dropout risk among students from migrant families.