Headline

Product Designer | AI, Product Strategy & Interaction Design

About

Product designer and product thinker with 8+ years of experience designing AI, SaaS, B2B and B2C products used by millions globally. At QuillBot, I design AI-powered writing and productivity experiences across web and browser products. I helped shape Smart Cursor, an AI interaction model used by 5M+ people daily, and designed a browser extension experience recognised by Google as one of its favourite extensions of the year twice. My work sits at the intersection of product strategy, UX and interaction design, from figuring out what’s worth solving to turning complex technology into simple, useful experiences. Specialties: AI Experiences • AI Interaction Design • Product Strategy • UX Strategy • Interaction Design • Product Thinking • User Research • Experimentation • Growth • Monetization

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

claude code

cursor

lovable

metaai

Runway

Wispr Flow

Work experience

Product Designer II at QuillBot, Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos, Remote, + Designing AI-powered writing and productivity experiences used by millions of people globally + Shaped Smart Cursor, an AI interaction model that brings contextual AI assistance directly into users’ workflows, now accessible to 5M+ users + Worked across product strategy, UX, interaction design, experimentation and growth to improve AI discoverability, adoption and retention + Designed and scaled browser experiences across QuillBot and LanguageTool + Partnered closely with Product, Engineering, Research and Marketing to take ideas from early concepts to shipped experiences + Browser extension experience recognised by Google as one of its favourite extensions of the year in 2023 and 2025

Visual Designer, Android at Google, May 2022 - Jul 2022 · 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, + Worked with the Android India team on visual design and research for Indian users + Researched emerging visual trends and user preferences to inform future Android experiences + Explored how cultural and regional preferences could influence visual design decisions

Senior Visual Designer (Formerly Harappa Education) at upGrad, Feb 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 y 5 mo, Delhi, + Led visual design across digital learning and content experiences for Harappa + Created the visual identity for Harappa Seal, podcasts and multiple marketing campaigns + Developed video concepts and hooks for Harappa's course portfolio, translating complex ideas into engaging visual stories + Collaborated with content, marketing and product teams to maintain a consistent visual language across the brand

Technical Lead at Tata Consultancy Services, Dec 2016 - Jan 2020 · 3 yrs 2 mos, + Led technical delivery across enterprise technology projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems + Built a strong foundation in systems thinking, problem solving and working with large-scale enterprise products + Transitioned from engineering into design, bringing a technical perspective to product and user experience

Research Internship at DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India, Jul 2015 - Dec 2015 · 6 mos, + Contributed to research and technical development within a defence technology environment + Worked on experimental problem-solving and technical research as part of a multidisciplinary team

Education

Masters in Design, Visual Communication, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Design Thinking and Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Harvard Business School Online

Public links

tinyurl.com: https://tinyurl.com/swati-yadav