Hire Product Designers in India
Hire UI/UX designers and product managers in India without setting up a local entity. Akross coordinates employment administration while you manage product strategy, user experience, and design delivery.
Build Your Product Team in India
Product design plays an important role in developing digital products that meet customer expectations and business objectives. Startups and SaaS companies often need dedicated design and product management professionals to improve user experience, develop new features, and support product growth.
Building a small core product team may require UI/UX designers, product designers, UX researchers, and product managers who can work closely with engineering and business teams.
Hiring these professionals in India can help your organization establish dedicated product capabilities without immediately setting up its own local entity.
However, international hiring also introduces employment documentation, payroll administration, and local compliance responsibilities. Establishing your own Indian entity before making your first product hire may add unnecessary administrative work.
Akross helps international companies employ product designers and product management professionals in India through an EOR arrangement without first establishing their own Indian legal entity, where the arrangement is appropriate.
Your company selects the professionals and defines their product responsibilities. Amulya Infotech India Pvt Ltd serves as the employing entity, while Akross coordinates the agreed local employment administration.
This allows your product professionals to work within your existing design and development processes while your business retains control over product strategy and delivery.
How the EOR arrangement works
Your company
Selects the professionals and defines their product responsibilities
Akross
Coordinates the agreed local employment administration
Amulya Infotech India Pvt Ltd
Serves as the employing entity
Your product professionals in India
Working within your existing design and development processes
Build Your Core Product Team With Confidence
For startups and SaaS companies, starting with a small dedicated product team can help establish clear ownership of design and product responsibilities.
Product activities can be defined around measurable responsibilities such as user research, wireframing, prototyping, interface design, design system development, product documentation, and feature planning.
Your product and engineering teams can define the initial scope, provide access to the required design tools, and evaluate work against existing product standards.
An EOR arrangement provides the local employment structure for these hires without requiring your company to establish its own Indian entity first.
You remain responsible for product direction, design approvals, and product outcomes. Akross coordinates the agreed employment administration through Amulya Infotech India Pvt Ltd.
The EOR model does not guarantee product success or eliminate product development risks. Clear requirements, design reviews, documentation, communication, and technical management remain important.
Product Design and Management Professionals You Can Hire
UI/UX Designers
Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, interface layouts, and user experiences for websites, mobile applications, and software products.
Product Designers
Work across the product design process, combining user research, interaction design, visual design, prototyping, and usability improvements.
UX Researchers
Conduct user interviews, evaluate customer behaviour, analyse user journeys, and provide insights to support product design decisions.
Visual and Interface Designers
Develop visual layouts, interface components, typography, design systems, and consistent design patterns for digital products.
Product Managers
Coordinate product roadmaps, feature requirements, stakeholder communication, prioritization, and product development planning.
Associate Product Managers
Support requirement gathering, product documentation, sprint coordination, feature tracking, and communication between product and engineering teams.
You can define the design experience, product knowledge, research capabilities, design tools, collaboration platforms, and technical responsibilities required for each position.
Strengthen Product Design and Development
A dedicated product professional can help your organization establish more consistent design practices throughout the product development lifecycle.
Improve User Experience
Evaluate user journeys, identify usability challenges, and improve customer interactions across websites, applications, and SaaS platforms.
Support Product Planning
Coordinate feature requirements, product roadmaps, stakeholder priorities, and development activities through dedicated product management capacity.
Maintain Design Consistency
Develop reusable interface components, design systems, visual guidelines, and documented design standards.
Improve Product Collaboration
Coordinate design activities with developers, QA engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders throughout the development process.
Support Product Improvements
Use customer feedback, usability reviews, and design iterations to support continuous product enhancements.
Your company defines product requirements, design priorities, acceptance criteria, and release decisions. Product professionals work within those standards as part of your team.
How Our Hiring Process Works
- 1Define
- 2Select
- 3Confirm
- 4Onboard
- 5Integrate
Define Your Product Team Requirements
Identify the roles, number of employees, experience levels, design responsibilities, product management requirements, design tools, work location, working hours, and intended joining date.
Specify whether you need UI/UX design, product design, user research, product management, or a combination of responsibilities.
Select Your Product Professionals
Your team evaluates candidates based on design portfolios, product experience, problem-solving abilities, communication skills, and suitability for your product environment.
Candidate sourcing and recruitment assistance can be discussed separately if required. Confirm the agreed service scope before assuming recruitment is included.
Confirm Employment Terms
After selecting a candidate, the employment terms, compensation, start date, documentation, and applicable statutory requirements are reviewed.
Amulya Infotech India Pvt Ltd serves as the employing entity under the agreed EOR arrangement.
Complete Employment Onboarding
Akross coordinates the agreed employment documentation, payroll setup, employee records, and applicable statutory administration.
The onboarding timeline depends on candidate availability, documentation readiness, required checks, and other relevant dependencies.
Integrate Product Professionals Into Your Workflow
Your team provides access to the required design platforms, product management systems, project documentation, collaboration tools, and development workflows.
Define design responsibilities, reporting processes, review procedures, product priorities, and delivery expectations before the employee begins work.
How quickly can you hire?
The process may progress within days when a suitable candidate is available and the required employment documentation is ready. Recruitment requirements, notice periods, approvals, and onboarding dependencies may extend the timeline. Akross will discuss a realistic joining date based on your requirements.
You Control Product Strategy and Design
Your company remains responsible for product strategy, design direction, and product decisions. Akross coordinates the agreed local employment administration through Amulya Infotech India Pvt Ltd.
Your team leads
- Product strategy, business objectives, and product roadmaps.
- User research priorities and customer experience requirements.
- UX design direction, interface standards, and design approvals.
- Feature requirements, backlog prioritization, and release schedules.
- Design systems, product documentation, and collaboration workflows.
- Product and engineering coordination.
- Design feedback, technical reviews, and work-related performance expectations.
Akross coordinates
- Employment contracts and onboarding documentation.
- Payroll processing and applicable statutory administration.
- Employee records and agreed HR support.
- Leave administration and relevant employee processes.
- Offboarding documentation and employment formalities.
This division allows your product team to manage design and development activities while Akross coordinates local employment administration. Formal employment responsibilities should be documented and managed in accordance with the agreed contracts and applicable Indian law.
Employment, Compliance & Intellectual Property
A Named Indian Employer
Amulya Infotech India Pvt Ltd is the employing entity under the EOR arrangement described on this page. Relevant statutory registrations and accounts are maintained under the registered entity as applicable.
Specific employment and payroll obligations depend on the employment arrangement, employee circumstances, work location, and current Indian requirements.
Product Design and Information Security
Product designers and managers may access confidential product information, business plans, customer research, design assets, software interfaces, prototypes, and internal development systems.
Your organization should establish appropriate confidentiality and intellectual property obligations, role-based access permissions, secure authentication, design file ownership provisions, and access-removal controls.
Ensure that employment and related contractual documentation clearly addresses ownership of design files, prototypes, research materials, and other product deliverables under applicable law.
Your company remains responsible for defining product security policies and access permissions across its design and development environments.
Permanent Establishment Risk
An EOR arrangement does not automatically eliminate Permanent Establishment (PE) or other corporate tax risks.
Exposure depends on your company’s activities in India, employee responsibilities, contractual authority, applicable domestic law, and relevant tax treaties.
Obtain qualified tax advice to assess your circumstances, particularly where employees represent your business, negotiate contracts, or undertake activities that could create a taxable presence.
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Build Your Product Team in India
Hire UI/UX designers and product managers in India without setting up a local entity. Akross coordinates employment administration while you manage product strategy, user experience, and design delivery.
Scale or Transition Your Team
Your product requirements may change as your business grows, new features are introduced, or your product portfolio expands.
Add Product Professionals
Discuss additional UI/UX designers, product designers, UX researchers, and product managers as your product requirements increase.
Expand Design Capabilities
Increase design capacity across websites, mobile applications, SaaS platforms, design systems, and product interfaces according to your product objectives.
Strengthen Product Management
Add product management professionals to coordinate additional products, feature roadmaps, stakeholder priorities, and development activities.
Transition to Your Own Indian Entity
If you later establish an Indian company, a transition may be possible after reviewing employment contracts, employee arrangements, legal requirements, and statutory obligations.
Address continuity of service, accrued benefits, outstanding payments, and relevant tax considerations before proceeding.
The appropriate transition process depends on your circumstances and the agreements in place.
FAQs
Answers to common questions about hiring product designers and product managers in India with Akross, from the legal employer and design tools to intellectual property, payroll, and transition.
Can we hire product designers in India without setting up a local entity?
Yes. An eligible EOR arrangement through Akross and Amulya Infotech India Pvt Ltd can allow your company to employ product design professionals in India without first establishing its own Indian entity.
Who employs our product designers and product managers?
Under the arrangement described on this page, Amulya Infotech India Pvt Ltd is the employing entity. Akross coordinates the agreed EOR services and employment administration.
Can we hire both UI/UX designers and product managers?
Yes. You can define requirements for UI/UX designers, product designers, UX researchers, visual designers, and product managers based on your business needs.
Can startups and SaaS companies hire a small product team?
Yes. You can start with one or a small number of product professionals and discuss additional hires as your product requirements evolve.
Can our product team work directly with our developers?
Yes. Your organization can define product responsibilities, share design documentation, coordinate design reviews, and integrate product professionals into existing development workflows.
Who manages product strategy and design decisions?
Your organization defines product strategy, feature priorities, design direction, product roadmaps, and final approvals. Akross coordinates the agreed employment administration.
Who owns the designs and product work created by employees?
Intellectual property ownership should be clearly addressed in the applicable employment and contractual documentation. Your organization should establish appropriate assignment and confidentiality provisions with qualified legal guidance.
Can product designers work with our existing design tools?
Yes. You can specify your preferred design and collaboration platforms, such as Figma, prototyping tools, project management systems, and product documentation platforms when defining the role.
How quickly can we hire product designers in India?
The timeline depends on candidate availability, notice periods, documentation, required checks, and onboarding readiness. A realistic joining date should be agreed after reviewing these factors.
Who handles payroll and statutory administration?
Akross coordinates the agreed employment administration through the employing entity. Applicable payroll and statutory obligations are handled according to relevant requirements and contractual responsibilities.
Can we expand our product team later?
Yes. Additional hires can be discussed as your product requirements grow, subject to candidate availability, onboarding readiness, and the agreed service arrangement.
Can we transfer employees to our own Indian entity later?
A future transition may be possible, subject to contractual terms, employee arrangements, legal review, and applicable employment obligations.
Does an EOR eliminate Permanent Establishment risk?
No. An EOR does not automatically eliminate PE or other corporate tax risks. Your business activities, employee responsibilities, contractual arrangements, and applicable tax rules should be assessed with qualified tax advisers.
Build Your Product Team With Akross
Hire product designers and product management professionals in India through an employment arrangement designed to support local employment administration while your company retains control over product strategy, user experience, and product delivery.
Akross combines its dedicated focus on India EOR services with the experience of Amulya Infotech India Pvt Ltd, an India-based IT outsourcing and support company founded in 2001.