Based in Hyderabad, India

Directing Design,
Scaling Experience Strategy

I’m Harish Mella, a seasoned Design Leader and Experience Strategy partner with 15+ years of leadership in directing digital product design, establishing global DesignOps frameworks, and scaling design systems.

15+ Years Exp
40+ Projects
10+ Clients
8+ Industries
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Directing Experience & DesignOps at Scale

I partner with enterprise executives to translate corporate vision into coherent, scalable digital ecosystems. By combining creative direction with rigorous DesignOps, I raise visual and interaction quality, reduce design debt, and build diverse design capabilities across complex industries.

Creative & Design Direction

Directing the visual, interaction, and content craft across multi-domain applications. Nurturing quality through regular critiques, hands-on guidance, and mentoring.

DesignOps & Strategy

Establishing governance models, scaling Groove design systems, optimizing designer-developer workflows, and managing global cross-functional talent.

Experience Strategy Partner

Bridging strategic enterprise business goals with tactical execution, leading executive stakeholder workshops, and defining measurable experience metrics.

Selected Projects

SiteSage GIS Locator
SiteSage / Landchecks GIS Portal Redesign

SiteSage Land Intelligence

Redesigning the interactive opportunity locator portal with advanced GIS mapping filters, resolving visual noise and workflow friction for commercial land discovery.

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Groove Design System
Accenture Operations Enterprise UX & DesignOps

Future Enterprise Case Study

Translating Accenture's enterprise strategic intent into cohesive digital operations modules, driving the Groove Design System adoption across global units.

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SynOps Intelligent AI
Accenture Operations Explainable AI UX

SynOps Platform

Designing the UX collaboration layer for Accenture's machine-intelligence workforce advisor, incorporating trust indices and role-based workflows.

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Clerk of Worx, NY Mobile UI/UX & Strategy

Code Works

Designing a high-utility iOS scanner application to automate construction site worker compliance, replacing manual zoning forms with live scans.

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OctoDash, Singapore Logistics Platform UI/UX

Octodash Platform

Developing the merchant portal and rider mapping workflows for a double-sided last-mile delivery network in Singapore's home business sector.

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S P Agro Products & Foods Headless E-Commerce

SPAgromart Custom Storefront

Architecting a custom headless Jamstack e-commerce storefront utilizing Next.js, Prisma, and SQLite to eliminate Shopify transaction overhead.

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rams.dental
RAMS Dental Clinic Clinic Website & SEO

RAMS Dental Website

Designing an accessible, child-friendly clinic website with custom GA4 analytics funnels and deep local search engine optimization.

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nicefoundation.in
NICE Foundation NGO NGO Custom Website

NICE Foundation NGO

Designing a responsive, lightweight website and donation portal to highlight regional healthcare initiatives and streamline online contributions.

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theintegral.school
The Integral School School Website & UX

The Integral School

Designing a progressive storytelling website to articulate child-centric education through clear visual narrative layouts.

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Experience & Credentials

Professional Experience

Oct 2023 - Present

Founder

Design & Experience Strategy Studio
  • Acting as a fractional design leader and experience partner, shaping vision, prioritization, and cross-functional product execution.
  • Directing visual and content-led outputs for digital experiences, brand-led engagements, and interactive applications.
Oct 2021 - Sep 2023

UX Manager & DesignOps Lead

Accenture - Operations Interactive
  • Directed experience strategy and DesignOps for large-scale enterprise transformation programs, including SynOps (Accenture's intelligent operations platform).
  • Championed global Groove design system adoption, unifying experiences across finance, legal, HR, and supply chain domains.
  • Managed distributed cross-functional design teams in the US, Costa Rica, and India, establishing governance and lowering design debt.
  • Led design recruitment and talent development drives to expand a capable, high-performing global organization.
Oct 2011 - Oct 2021

UI/UX Design Program Manager

WebileApps (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Acquired by KFintech)
  • Directed end-to-end design lifecycles for fintech, healthtech, and logistics clients, balancing user needs with commercial requirements.
  • Established repeatable UX standards and mentoring practices, securing key corporate accounts through high-fidelity interactive prototyping.

Education & Executive Learning

2026

Fullstack Web Development

Coding Ninjas Certification
2025

Intelligent Interaction Design

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
2024

Persuasive UX Strategy

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
2023

HCI for AI Systems Design

University of Cambridge
2023

Post Graduate Product Management

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
2003 - 2007

Bachelor of Engineering

Anna University, Chennai (ECE)

Let's build something exceptional

Whether you are looking to scale your design organization, implement corporate-wide DesignOps, or define your product's experience strategy, let's connect.

mella.harish@gmail.com
+91 7675811122 Hyderabad, India
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