Center of Applied Data Science (CADS) AI is a Skills Intelligence Platform (SaaS) that helps businesses and HR departments operate with a skills-first mindset. The platform offers tools for skills assessment, learning, and mobility, enabling organisations to make data-driven decisions to hire, manage, and upskill talent. Its goal is to maximise employee potential. check out the explainer for more about CADS.
I designed 13+ modules of the platform ranging from Learning Paths, Talent profiles and portfolio, Opportunities, Assessments, Workforce management, HRIS, Analytics, Q&A, Data Driven Org, Dashboards, Internal Surveys and more.
CADS empowers organizations to become truly data-driven. It uses data science, analytics, and AI to close critical gaps in culture, skills, and processes, helping workforces and businesses achieve full data maturity and literacy.
Most organisation's transformation plans fail because of gaps and misalignment in the workforce. The DDO Assessment is a framework that provides insights and a plan to set a company on a path to success. DDO's six dimensions framework comprises 40 best practices adopted by mature and successful data-driven organizations worldwide.
The CADS Skills Assessment Framework evaluates and verifies the technical and soft skills of every candidate and employee. Provides a clear and actionable overview of individual strengths, identifies skill gaps, and instantly generates personalised learning recommendations to level up the entire workforce and individuals.
Candidates can learn new skills and unlock their full potential with personalised learning content. CADS proprietary Max AI-powered platform creates a custom learning path that's designed to help them achieve their goals and understand the exact skills needed for their desired career. Through the CADS certification program, candidates can earn valuable certifications by completing small steps along their personalised learning journey, adding significant value to their knowledge and career.
Organizations can source new talent from the platform's talent pipeline. Companies can match thier immediate hiring needs with skilled professionals or cultivate their own data experts through bespoke programs and targeted hiring drives.
CADS platform helps candidates get discovered by internal and external organizations based on their skills and competency. Candidates can continuously enhance their skills through personalized learning content, leading to new opportunities and projects that are relevant to their acquired expertise.
Employees, HR Professionals, and Administrators all have access to role-specific, relevant information. This system enables users to track progress toward goals, skill mastery, and certification completion. Furthermore, it provides key insights into popular organizational learning activities, emerging skill demands across the broader industry, and offers a detailed view of completed courses, identified skill gaps, and recommended learning pathways.
Talent profile are dynamic individual profiles that have portfolios designed to make individuals job-ready. Beyond standard skills and experience summaries, they integrate a comprehensive portfolio and highlight specific CADS Smart Skills derived directly from the user's learning profile.
Company profile acts as the central digital hub for the organization. The platform provides Admin and HR teams with powerful tools, including data analytics, and core management functionalities for employees, departments, and Learning Management System (LMS) for internal teams.
The CADS Organizational Chart Tool is a dynamic, centralized platform offering a comprehensive view of the entire organization. Beyond standard charting, it allows HR and teams to see individual roles, profiles, and skills. Crucially, it provides automatic, intelligent recommendations for filling vacant positions and identifying internal talent for mobility within the organization.
Many learners and teams seek advice and help via the CADS community. This is a central hub for CADS modules related support and comprehensive community-driven assistance for all the internal and external members.
To support the platform's continuous expansion, I collaborated with the Data and Growth Teams to overhaul our pricing model. I led the execution of A/B tests and iterative design variations, ensuring the new model was optimized for both retaining existing enterprise subscriptions and maximizing the conversion rate of basic-tier customers.
My three years at CADS, I served as the sole Product Designer for platform. My role involved close, cross-functional collaboration with Data Scientists, Product Managers, Engineers, and stakeholders to navigate highly intricate processes, data visualization challenges, and diversified product modules. Lacking initial domain expertise, I quickly became proficient in HRIS and LMS by driving deep user research and engaging in countless technical discussions. This experience was instrumental in developing my ability to synthesize complex data analytics into simplified and scalable designs, requiring an intense focus and many late nights dedicated to problem-solving and domain mastery.
