Hi, I’m Kedar Shiroor 👋🏽

A design & research leader with 14+ years of experience building high-impact teams in consumer and enterprise companies. I’m deeply inspired by mission-driven work, and I thrive on crafting solutions that bring joy to people.

RingCentral

Mission
We empower over 400k businesses to communicate effortlessly, and use the power of AI to unlock conversational insights.

At RingCentral, I lead a team of 80+ UX’ers. We’re shaping a cohesive, AI-powered transformation of a diverse product portfolio.

We launched an AI assistant with 92% positive customer sentiment, are delivering on an adoption focused UX strategy, and boosting small business growth through e-commerce and onboarding.

Tempo

Mission
To give everyone the power to realize their strength, and lead an active, full life.

At Tempo, I grew a small team into a world-class design organization of 20+, delivering high-quality mobile, and bespoke 43” device experiences.

Launched Tempo Move with a 45+ NPS in 6 months. Drove product strategy for long-term engagement, crafted AI-powered workout experiences, and shaped top-of-funnel creative & eCommerce strategy.

webex by Cisco

Mission
Powering an inclusive future for all

At Webex, I led a 100+ person design team through a 3-phase strategy: rebuilding culture, renovating the product suite, and supporting the “all-new Webex” rebrand. These efforts drove a cohesive user experience and 600% growth in monthly active users.

My leadership philosophy

I enjoy building diverse, high-performing design & research orgs, with a passion for premium quality & business-focused results.

These are the three key dimensions that power my approach:

  • People

    Our people shape our path to success. I hire and manage high-performing, multi-faceted, design, creative, and research teams.

    I’m hands-on with craft & career mentorship throughout the employee experience.

  • Purpose

    I love to drive positive business impact via effective & elegant design. Solving growth & retention-related challenges excite me!

    I work hard to raise the design EQ of organizations my teams and I work with.

  • Process

    I’m a big believer in design and engineering efficiency. I help drive this with scalable and elegant design systems.

    I’m obsessed with establishing a high-performance working triad (PM, Eng, Design) in the very early stages of my stints.

Design leadership experience

I’ve enjoyed leading small and medium teams, and large UX orgs. across both B2B2C SaaS and D2C companies, delivering enjoyable experiences to large audiences, for over a decade.

  • RingCentral, AI meets trusted communications

    2023 - Present

    VP, design, research & support experience

    Product, eComm, product led growth, user education/support experience.

    Visit RingCentral ↗

  • Tempo, future of connected fitness

    Tempo, the future of connected fitness

    2020 - 2023

    VP, design & research

    Product, eComm, Brand & Industrial design.

    My Tempo highlights

    Visit Tempo ↗

  • Webex, powering an inclusive future

    2018 - 2020

    Head of design & research

    Product, eComm, Design system.

    My webex highlights

    Visit webex ↗

  • CliQr, cloud management simplified

    CliQr, cloud management simplified

    2015 - 2018

    VP, design & research

    Product, Platform, Design system.

A third culture kid

My exposure to global culture plays a big part in who I am today. I grew up in Oman, went to undergrad in India, and then moved to the US. I see great power in diversity, and the positive change we can make through inclusive experiences.

I've developed a deep interest in wellness tech, ed-tech, and real-estate tech verticals.

I'm a dad (and a champion “dad joke”-er), a husband, and a sports enthusiast. I dig landscape photography - some of my favorites, below: