Senior UX Designer at Xceptor

Pavan Kumar

Designing clarity into products that think back.

At Xceptor I lead UX for data automation, turning complex product problems into experiences people actually understand, across AI features, agentic workflows, and the design system underneath them.

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Featured Work

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AI · 2024 – 2025

AI for Unstructured Data Extraction

Redesigning multi-document configuration for AI-powered data capture: reducing manual back-and-forth and enabling real-time extraction across unstructured documents.

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Portfolio · 2026

Building This Portfolio

How I designed and built my own portfolio from scratch using Next.js, MDX, and an AI-assisted workflow, as a designer stepping properly into code for the first time.

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Recent Writing

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Designing for Uncertainty: How AI Changes the UX Contract

When a system can't guarantee its output, how do you design trust? Exploring the new mental models users need, and how designers can scaffold them.

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The Quiet Power of Information Architecture in LLM Interfaces

Most AI chat products look identical. The ones that don't are winning on IA, not features. A breakdown of what separates them.

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Friction Is a Feature: When Slowing Users Down Is the Right Call

Speed is not always the goal. A case for intentional friction in high-stakes flows, backed by research.

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Most recently: the Xceptional Award for Platform and Product Excellence at Xceptor.

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Lately working with code too

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