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Hruday Kulkarni

Design @ JPMorganChase | Ex-Intuit, Cognizant | Interaction Design, IITB | Co-Founder, Trot Studios | Curriculum Advisor, MIT Institute of Design

Bengaluru

5+ years of work experience

MIT Institute of Design
Oct 20251 yr 1 moPresent

Pune District, Maharashtra, India

Tenure: 2025-2027 • Contribute industry perspective to the Board of Studies, helping bridge academic learning with contemporary design practice. • Collaborate with department heads and faculty across design disciplines to review and refine curriculum structures in line with updated university guidelines on major-minor pathways. • Advocate for stronger emphasis on critical design thinking, structured problem-solving, and implementation-oriented learning across foundation and specialization years. • Bring insights from professional experience across UX, animation, graphics, and communication design to inform curriculum decisions, highlighting the role of strong design fundamentals in long-term adaptability.
JPMorganChase
Feb 20242 yrs 9 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Design experience-led marketing and informational assets for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients within JPMorgan Private Bank, operating under strict regulatory, brand, and confidentiality constraints. • Contribute to improving design workflows and internal systems by creating and maintaining shared design libraries, enabling greater consistency and efficiency across distributed teams. • Translate complex financial concepts, such as fraud prevention, retirement planning, and estate planning, into clear, trustworthy, and accessible experiences for non-expert audiences. • Collaborate closely with marketers and stakeholders to align user needs, brand tone, and compliance requirements, balancing clarity with precision in sensitive communication.
Trot Studios
Feb 20242 yrs 9 mosPresent

Remote

• Advise the studio on visual language, content strategy, and experience framing across selected client projects. • Review information architecture, interaction flows, and onboarding narratives, helping teams clarify early design decisions and reduce ambiguity. • Support design critique and decision-making by aligning user needs, brand intent, and business objectives during key project milestones.
Trot Studios
Dec 20233 mosFeb 2024

Remote

• Co-founded a UX-focused design studio delivering user-centred, business-aligned digital solutions for early-stage clients. • Led brand strategy and creative direction, shaping the studio's visual identity, website, and positioning to establish early credibility. • Defined service offerings, project workflows, and client engagement processes to support consistent delivery and growth. • Led 0-1 end-to-end design execution across projects, translating user needs and client goals into wireframes, prototypes, and final design outcomes.
Intuit
Feb 20231 yr 1 moFeb 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Worked as a consultant Product Designer on initiatives supporting Intuit’s QuickBooks Desktop to Online migration, contributing to a $400M revenue strategy. • Designed in-product discovery and guidance experiences within QuickBooks Desktop to drive awareness and adoption of cloud-based workflows. • Redesigned post-migration confirmation flows within QuickBooks Online to increase user trust and clarity during high-stakes data transitions. • Extended migration experiences to Payroll and Payments, supporting end-to-end onboarding across multiple product surfaces.
Cognizant
Jun 20212 yrs 9 mosFeb 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Partnered with Cognizant's Business Development leadership to design strategic proposal narratives and experience-led visual assets for enterprise clients including JPMorganChase, Microsoft, SAP, and ServiceNow. • Designed a strategic infographic roadmap that clarified complex solution offerings and decision paths, directly supporting successful proposal outcomes and earning recognition from senior leadership. • Contributed to the evolution of Cognizant's internal 'Vault' web application by aligning it with updated design systems, improving consistency and usability for internal stakeholders.

Hruday’s AI Stack

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Figma Make
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Framer AI
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Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

PG Diploma, Interaction Design

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

MIT Institute of Design

Bachelors in Design, Communication Design

MIT Institute of Design

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Headline

Design @ JPMorganChase | Ex-Intuit, Cognizant | Interaction Design, IITB | Co-Founder, Trot Studios | Curriculum Advisor, MIT Institute of Design

About

Product Designer generalist with 5+ years of experience creating intuitive enterprise and SaaS products. At JPMorganChase’s Private Bank, I design solutions that improve client efficiency and engagement, balancing user needs with business goals. Previously at Intuit, I drove QuickBooks’ desktop-to-online migration efforts, simplifying complex financial tasks while contributing to a $400M impact. Skilled in user research, designing systems, an eye for crafty UI, and cross-functional collaboration, I focus on delivering practical, scalable experiences that create measurable value.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

cursor

lovable

midjourney

Figma Make

Framer AI

Work experience

Curriculum Advisor, Board of Studies at MIT Institute of Design, Oct 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo, Pune District, Maharashtra, India, Tenure: 2025-2027 • Contribute industry perspective to the Board of Studies, helping bridge academic learning with contemporary design practice. • Collaborate with department heads and faculty across design disciplines to review and refine curriculum structures in line with updated university guidelines on major-minor pathways. • Advocate for stronger emphasis on critical design thinking, structured problem-solving, and implementation-oriented learning across foundation and specialization years. • Bring insights from professional experience across UX, animation, graphics, and communication design to inform curriculum decisions, highlighting the role of strong design fundamentals in long-term adaptability.

Designer at JPMorganChase, Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Design experience-led marketing and informational assets for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients within JPMorgan Private Bank, operating under strict regulatory, brand, and confidentiality constraints. • Contribute to improving design workflows and internal systems by creating and maintaining shared design libraries, enabling greater consistency and efficiency across distributed teams. • Translate complex financial concepts, such as fraud prevention, retirement planning, and estate planning, into clear, trustworthy, and accessible experiences for non-expert audiences. • Collaborate closely with marketers and stakeholders to align user needs, brand tone, and compliance requirements, balancing clarity with precision in sensitive communication.

Strategic Design Advisor at Trot Studios, Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos, Remote, • Advise the studio on visual language, content strategy, and experience framing across selected client projects. • Review information architecture, interaction flows, and onboarding narratives, helping teams clarify early design decisions and reduce ambiguity. • Support design critique and decision-making by aligning user needs, brand intent, and business objectives during key project milestones.

Co-Founder & Designer at Trot Studios, Dec 2023 - Feb 2024 · 3 mos, Remote, • Co-founded a UX-focused design studio delivering user-centred, business-aligned digital solutions for early-stage clients. • Led brand strategy and creative direction, shaping the studio's visual identity, website, and positioning to establish early credibility. • Defined service offerings, project workflows, and client engagement processes to support consistent delivery and growth. • Led 0-1 end-to-end design execution across projects, translating user needs and client goals into wireframes, prototypes, and final design outcomes.

Product Designer - Consultant at Intuit, Feb 2023 - Feb 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Worked as a consultant Product Designer on initiatives supporting Intuit’s QuickBooks Desktop to Online migration, contributing to a $400M revenue strategy. • Designed in-product discovery and guidance experiences within QuickBooks Desktop to drive awareness and adoption of cloud-based workflows. • Redesigned post-migration confirmation flows within QuickBooks Online to increase user trust and clarity during high-stakes data transitions. • Extended migration experiences to Payroll and Payments, supporting end-to-end onboarding across multiple product surfaces.

Senior Experience Designer at Cognizant, Jun 2021 - Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Partnered with Cognizant's Business Development leadership to design strategic proposal narratives and experience-led visual assets for enterprise clients including JPMorganChase, Microsoft, SAP, and ServiceNow. • Designed a strategic infographic roadmap that clarified complex solution offerings and decision paths, directly supporting successful proposal outcomes and earning recognition from senior leadership. • Contributed to the evolution of Cognizant's internal 'Vault' web application by aligning it with updated design systems, improving consistency and usability for internal stakeholders.

Education

PG Diploma, Interaction Design, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Bachelors in Design, Communication Design, MIT Institute of Design

Public links

hrudaykulkarni.com: https://hrudaykulkarni.com/