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title: "Shushant Kumar - Heading Product Design in India | Tal"
description: "Meet Shushant Kumar, Leading Product Design at FirstClub | Hiring Product Designer II | Ex-Flipkart-Cleartrip, Zeta based in India. AI stack includes claude code, cursor, and gemini."
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# Shushant Kumar on Tal

## Headline

Leading Product Design at FirstClub \| Hiring Product Designer II \| Ex\-Flipkart\-Cleartrip, Zeta

## About

I currently lead design at FirstClub, where we are building a new kind of grocery experience for the conscious Indian consumer\. Our focus is on making clean, high\-quality food easy to discover and enjoyable to shop through thoughtful, transparent, and user\-first design\. Before this, I headed the design team at NEWME, a fast\-growing Gen Z fashion tech brand\. Prior to that, I worked as a Senior Product Designer at Cleartrip and Flipkart, where I helped reimagine the air travel journey from planning and booking to post\-trip engagement for millions of users\. I also spent time at Zeta, designing finance\-first products for global institutions and simplifying complex workflows into clear and intuitive experiences\. Across these roles, I have built and scaled design systems, led product launches, and grown cross\-functional design teams\. I enjoy solving real\-world problems through a mix of strategy, systems thinking, and visual craft\. Outside work, I enjoy conversations around design, music, films, and ambitious product ideas\. Always open to connecting over coffee or a cold one\.

## Location

India

## AI stack

claude code

cursor

gemini

grok

lovable

openai

## Work experience

Heading Product Design at FirstClub, Jun 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Visiting Faculty Member at Pearl Academy, Jan 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Lead Product Designer at NEWME, Jan 2024 \- Jan 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Led the design team in creating user\-centric experiences for a fast fashion platform, resulting in a seamless shopping experience for Gen Z customers\. • Implemented innovative design solutions to enhance user engagement and increase conversion rates on the platform\. • Collaborated with cross\-functional teams to optimize the user interface and drive a 15% increase in daily order processing efficiency\.

Senior Product Designer, Cleartrip and Travel at Flipkart, Nov 2021 \- Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, • Led the transformation of Cleartrip and Flipkart Travel into a user\-centric product, elevating Cleartrip to the second\-largest OTA in the country\. • Spearheaded over 20 new initiatives for Cleartrip's domestic and international flights, from research to high\-fidelity mockups and prototypes\. • Defined and designed interaction models and components that formed the foundation of the organization's design system\.

Product Designer II , Enterprise Banking at Zeta Suite, Apr 2019 \- Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, • Collaborated with a design group to create Finance First products for banks and financial institutions in multiple countries\. • Developed the Sodexo Brazil Application for over 200 companies, providing corporate catering and facilities management services\. • Managed the Notification Center, Marketing Center, Report Center, and Power Center for a Banking Enterprise product\.

## Education

Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, KIIT \- Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Govind Vidyalaya, Jamshedpur

## Profile highlights

What I'm currently working on: I'm currently leading design at FirstClub, building an omnichannel grocery experience that makes high\-quality food accessible and intuitive\.

what i've built with AI: I use AI tools to speed up my design workflows, specifically for generating quick prototypes and exploring complex user journey variations\.

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