Solving your Biggest UX Career Pain Points of 2026
UX Intensive 2026 (Bengaluru)
Most UX designers in India are doing great work but getting nowhere with it, promotions aren't coming. Senior roles need things nobody teaches you. Recruiters are skipping past your portfolio. AI is rewriting your job description faster than you can update LinkedIn. And the loudest advice out there is coming from people who haven't shipped real product in years.
If any of that sounds familiar - this is the room built for you.
UX Intensive is a 5-hour, in-person masterclass in Bengaluru designed to diagnose exactly why your UX career is stalling, and walk you out with the moves to fix it.
Guest: Shanica Roy
🕒 5 Hours
👥 60 Seats
💵 ₹1999 INR (Early Bird - SOLD OUT)
📌 Bengaluru
The Real Problem of UX Designers
What's actually happening in Indian UX right now:
Mid-level designers are stuck for 3-4 years in the same band, doing better work than American counterparts and getting paid less than half.
Portfolios are getting rejected in 30 seconds.
Senior roles demand strategic thinking - CX, business framing, AI fluency that no Indian UX course teaches.
"UI Designer" as a job title is collapsing. AI and design systems are eating that scope, most designers haven't repositioned.
The hiring landscape just shifted. What got someone hired in 2024 gets them rejected in 2026.
This is what we are solving in the masterclass.
If you are stuck and can resonate, UX Intensive is for you.
What You Walk Out With
A diagnosis of why your UX career has stalled - even when your craft is solid
A new UX portfolio narrative structure you can apply to your case studies this week
The teardown lens senior designers actually use to evaluate work
A 2026 industry map - where the roles, the money, and the growth actually are
Clarity on AI's threat and opportunity - which parts of your job are at risk, which aren't
A direct, strategic answer from Shanica on the one career blocker you bring into the room
A network of high-caliber designers around you - the most underrated outcome of the day
Take this masterclass as a solution to all your UX career pain points and an opportunity for you to speak up.
How the Masterclass Works
Time Segment
3:00 – 3:10 . Doors & Check-in
3:10 – 3:50 . State of UX Design (Industry Update 2026)
3:50 – 4:20 . Rise of Strategic UXers
4:20 – 5:00 . The Scope of CX Design
5:00 – 5:15 . ☕ Break
5:15 – 5:45 . 2026 UX Hiring Landscape in India & Dubai
5:45 – 6:15 . UX Portfolio Mistakes Killing Careers
6:15 – 6:45 . Live Whiteboarding — Frameworks
6:45 – 7:30 . Open Floor Q&A
7:30 – 8:00 . Networking + Media Captures
What You Walk Out With
A diagnosis of why your UX career has stalled - even when your craft is solid
A new UX portfolio narrative structure you can apply to your case studies this week
The teardown lens senior designers actually use to evaluate work
A 2026 industry map - where the roles, the money, and the growth actually are
An honest read on AI's threat and opportunity - which parts of your job are at risk, which aren't
A direct, strategic answer from Shanica on the one career blocker you bring into the room
A network of high-caliber designers around you - the most underrated outcome of the day
Who This is for
Mid-level designers stuck in the same role for 2+ years with no clear path up
Senior designer trying to figure out how to stay relevant as AI shifts the discipline
UX researcher or PM who wants sharper strategic instincts
Aspiring designers ready to skip 3 years of confusion and learn from someone who's done it
Freelancer or consultant trying to position yourself for higher-value work
Designers who have taken courses, watched the YouTube videos, read the LinkedIn posts and still not moving
Pricing
Early Bird - ₹1700 (Closes on 31st May)
Standard Ticket - ₹1999
Seats are intentionally limited. When the room fills, registration closes, regardless of date.
Reserve your seat → https://pages.razorpay.com/uxpective
NOTE: The exact venue details along with your event pass will be emailed directly to you after successful payment.
Meet the Guest
Shanica Roy is a UX Lead, Fortune 500 Design speaker, UX Psychologist, IRB-licensed Neuroscience Researcher and a UX Design Mentor based in Dubai.
With over 8+ years of industry experience scaling products at global tech giants like EY, VMware, Oracle, Salesforce, Shanica operates at the rare intersection of human behaviour, cognitive science, and strategic product design.
She is the Founder of UXPective - a global UX design ecosystem and the Host of IN Perspective Podcast - UX Design & Mind Podcast.
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Final Note!
The Indian UX industry is shifting faster than most designers are noticing. AI is rewriting roles. Hiring filters are tightening.
You can wait it out and hope things go back to how they were. They won't.
Or you can spend 5 hours in a room with someone who's already navigated this shift inside the largest product teams and walk out with a real plan.
Stop guessing why your UX career is stuck. Come and find out directly, in person, by name.
Bengaluru. - 6th June Saturday , 3PM IST
We'll see you there :)