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Multidisciplinary Product Designer & AI Design Engineer

About

I'm a Multi Disciplinary Designer and AI Design Engineer with 10+ years of experience, currently leading product design at BHIVE Workspace in Bangalore. I've spent most of those years learning to listen to users carefully, and the last one doing that with AI in the loop. At BHIVE, I built the product design function from zero. That meant shipping the company's first mobile app, designing internal platforms used across 40+ locations, launching an investment platform for non-expert investors, and building the design system that holds it all together. More recently, I introduced an AI-augmented design practice using Claude / GPT / Cursor that has cut iteration cycles by ~40%. Before BHIVE, I led design at Intellipaat where I managed a multidisciplinary team of 8 across motion, visual, video, and sound. Earlier, three years at Ashv Finance brought structured UX to complex lending and banking flows. Across the years, my work has spanned fintech, edtech, proptech, logistics, e-commerce, mapping, and hyper-local services, across mobile, web, and internal tools. What I'm most drawn to right now is AI-native product design. The interfaces, workflows, and patterns that put AI to work without losing the craft. If you're building in that space, or thinking about it, I'd be glad to compare notes.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

aistudio

antigravity

claude code

codex

cursor

Figma Make

Work experience

Staff Product Designer at BHIVE Group, Oct 2025 - Present · 11 mos, Promoted to own design strategy across BHIVE's consumer, internal, and investment products, with a focus on scaling AI-augmented workflows and maturing the design system into a company-wide practice. AI-Augmented Design Practice: Introduced and lead BHIVE's AI-assisted design workflow using Claude for ideation, audits, specs, and research synthesis, cutting iteration cycles by ~40%. Design System Ownership: Own and evolve BHIVE's design system across mobile and web, measurably reducing handoff time and visual inconsistency across products. Strategic Design Direction: Partner with product and engineering leadership on roadmap, design priorities, and 0 to 1 initiatives across the BHIVE ecosystem. Continued Product Ownership: Drive ongoing design for BHIVE Alts and key consumer surfaces, evolving experiences as the products scale.

Heading Product Design at BHIVE Group, Jan 2024 - May 2026 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Built BHIVE's product design function from zero as the founding designer, shipping the company's first mobile app, operations platforms, and investment products end-to-end. 0 to 1 Mobile App: Designed and launched BHIVE's first mobile app covering bookings, access, memberships, and the full user lifecycle. Gatekeeper System: Built a 3-variant scanning app deployed across 40+ locations, including QR validation, approve/reject flows, and fraud edge-case handling. Internal Platforms: Designed Infinity (ops), User Management, and Inventory with roles, permissions, workflows, and center-level governance. BHIVE Alts: Launched the investment platform with investor onboarding, KYC, mobile app, and payouts dashboard for non-expert users. Meeting Room Booking: Shipped end-to-end with center-specific pricing, 30-min slabs, member and non-member payment flows, and full failure-state coverage. Design System Foundation: Built BHIVE's design system from scratch (tokens, components, mobile and web) to support a fast-shipping product team.

Design Manager at Intellipaat, Apr 2023 - Dec 2023 · 9 mos, Promoted to lead a multidisciplinary design team and shape Intellipaat's design output across product, education, and brand. Design Leadership: Managed a team of 8 across motion, visual design, video editing, sound design, and videography, streamlining production and raising output quality org-wide. Design Curriculum: Drove end-to-end curriculum and content for Intellipaat's design courses, covering session design, content creation, and quality management. AI Early Adoption: Introduced AI-assisted research workflows to the team before they became industry standard.

Senior Product Designer at Intellipaat, Mar 2022 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo, Led product design across Intellipaat's core learning platform, mobile app, and internal tools, with a focus on usability, accessibility, and shipping velocity. Mobile App Revamp: Led the full redesign, driving a 30% increase in user retention within 6 months of launch. LMS Redesign: Reworked the core learning platform for accessibility and navigation, with measurable usability gains for both learners and admins. Sales & Ops Dashboards: Built dashboards from scratch for both teams, enabling data-driven decisions across functions.

UX Designer at Tribe3, Feb 2019 - Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, As a UX Designer for Ashv Finance (Tribe3), I played an integral role in shaping user-centered solutions that enhanced the overall user experience across various platforms, such as B2C products, mobile apps, and web apps. My significant contributions included: User Research: Conducting comprehensive user research for B2C products and enterprise solutions, including mobile apps and web applications. The insights gathered from this research helped inform design decisions and drive improvements. Design Solutions: Leading design efforts for a broad range of solutions, including B2C products, Digital Lending Product (DLP), Loan Origination System, Loan Management System, and Invoice Financing Dashboards. These initiatives streamlined processes and increased efficiency for enterprise clients and end-users alike. Collaboration: Collaborating closely with stakeholders and the product team to understand business requirements and translate them into design solutions. My human-centered design approach ensured optimal usability and customer satisfaction across all platforms. My time at Ashv Finance exemplified my commitment to delivering user-focused design solutions that drive business success and enhance the user experience, regardless of the platform, whether it's B2C products, mobile apps, or web applications.

Digital Product Designer at Risevertise Media, Apr 2018 - Feb 2019 · 11 mos, Mumbai Metropolitan Region

UX/UI Designer at WoNoBo.com, Mar 2017 - Apr 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru Area, India

Education

Master’s Degree, Multimedia technology, ICAT College of Design & Media

Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, R. K. Desai Achchhariwala College of Computer and Applied Sciences

Public links

github: https://github.com/altersnehal

confuseddesigner.in: https://confuseddesigner.in/