# Abhinav Tiwari > Sr. Director of Product Design at Ivanti Location: Campbell, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/abhinavtiwari As a seasoned design leader with 20+ years in product design, I specialize in crafting user-centered strategies that align business objectives with innovative design solutions. At Ivanti, I oversee a global portfolio of 50+ products, contributing to over $800M in ARR by embedding design thinking into product development and delivering end-to-end customer experiences. I lead by staying close to the work- aligning design, product, and engineering to turn customer insights into clear direction and measurable outcomes. With a focus on user experience design, I have driven impactful transformations. My leadership transforms UX into a strategic business enabler. I am motivated by the challenge of creating thoughtful, scalable design systems that empower teams to deliver superior products in the cybersecurity and enterprise software landscape. ## Work Experience ### Sr. Director of Product Design @ Ivanti Jan 2023 – Present | San Jose, CA As the global head of User Experience Design at Ivanti, I oversee the design strategy for a portfolio of 50+ products, contributing to more than $800M in ARR. My leadership ensures that design is a core enabler of business outcomes while delivering innovative solutions that drives growth. I define and drive the UX vision and strategy across all product teams, shaping end-to-end customer experiences that connect business objectives to product success. I lead multidisciplinary design teams, including designers, researchers and engineers and aim to infuse the product development culture with a design thinking mindset while always putting user experience at the center of it. ### Director of Product Design @ Ivanti Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Jose, California, United States Following the successful acquisition of RiskSense, I transitioned to Ivanti to provide design leadership and drive creative solutions across the company’s multidisciplinary teams. I played a key part in crafting and executing design strategies that elevated the user experience for Risk-based product's transitions to Ivanti's Endpoint Security product suite. I worked closely with product and executive teams to ensure alignment on a shared vision of how these critical security products would evolve, addressing user needs. By overseeing the entire product design lifecycle, I ensured that every design decision contributed to a user-centric experience that supported Ivanti’s broader business goals in the cybersecurity space. ### Lead Product Designer @ RiskSense, Inc. Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Sunnyvale, California, United States RiskSense®, Inc. provides vulnerability prioritization and management to measure and control cybersecurity risk. As a part of design leadership team, I contributed to building an environment where design and user experience thrive. I led projects and programs to successfully promote user-centered design methods and design thinking within the organization. Through leading key projects and programs, I elevated design to become a core driver of business strategy goals. My work on strategic and impactful user experiences directly contributed to the success of RiskSense, ultimately helping the company secure its acquisition by Ivanti, further underscoring the tangible business value of thoughtful and effective design. ### Chief Design Officer @ LUMIUM Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Santa Clara, CA While leading the global design team, I championed the strategic goals of the Lumium's North American establishment through design thinking and creative leadership. Collaborating closely with product, sales, marketing, and engineering teams, I identified opportunities that aligned with both business objectives and user needs. I oversaw and actively contributed to the design process, translating complex challenges into compelling, user-centric solutions using a process-driven approach. My leadership helped bridge cross-functional teams and establish design as a critical component of organizational success. ### Chief Design Officer @ LUMIUM Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Ahmedabad, India As the head of design at Lumium, I oversaw product life cycles from concept to launch, guiding a highly skilled team of designers, developers, engineers, and managers across India and the US. I took the lead in translating client requirements into precise design guidelines, ensuring that the design pipeline consistently delivered innovative and high-impact products. In addition to driving product excellence, I played a pivotal role in expanding Lumium's design business to international markets, including Japan, China and Europe - including helping establish a new design office in Japan. Through strategic leadership and a commitment to quality, I helped establish Lumium as one of the leading design agencies in India, recognized for its global reach and ability to deliver exceptional user-centric solutions. ### Principal Product Designer @ LUMIUM Jan 2011 – Jan 2016 | Palo Alto, California, United States While leading an excellent team of interaction designers, visual designers and developers, I worked on various user experience design and development projects for varied SaaS platforms and businesses. Through experience of working closely with customers, I understood and tried to solve business needs with design. My prior experience working as an expert Product Designer and Creative Executive brought a unique blend of narrative and empathy to every UX project. My design philosophy is: working in an intimate cross-functional team environment, where blue-sky thinking is embraced, leads to tangible, innovative business and user-friendly outcomes, AKA good design. ### Senior Product Designer @ LUMIUM Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 | San Francisco, CA Lead Industrial Design projects in various domains including consumer electronics, mobile devices, medical devices and home appliances. Supervise design process through research, ideation and laying out a design language. Monitor engineering and prototyping, helping resolve technical issues. Work with a talented cross-disciplinary team of designers, engineers, managers and manufacturers across US and India. Thriving to make beautiful and functional products through sketching, CAD modeling and prototyping. Manage complete product life-cycle from concept to launch. ### Automobile Designer @ International Cars & Motors Ltd. Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 At ICML, I provided comprehensive interior design for their flagship product, a multi-utility vehicle (MUV), designing key elements such as the dashboard, console, door trims, and pillar trims to enhance functionality and aesthetic appeal. I also contributed to the conceptual exterior styling of multiple vehicles, including a Concept sedan, a high-end SUV, tractors, and a light commercial vehicle (LCV) cargo, leveraging platform-sharing strategies to optimize design efficiency. Additionally, I spearheaded the establishment of ICML's first in-house styling studio, playing a pivotal role in assembling the right team, design process and procuring cutting-edge design tools to support innovation. ### Automobile designer @ Conex Avio Auto Jan 2005 – Jan 2005 Designed exterior styling concepts for a compact hatchback tailored to the needs of the urban Indian market, focusing on aesthetics, functionality, and manufacturing costs. Additionally, led the exterior styling for a mini truck, including the design of the load body, and successfully advanced the project through to the prototyping stage, ensuring alignment with functional and design objectives. ### Industrial Design Intern @ TVS Motor Company Jan 2004 – Jan 2004 Designed concepts to enhance the range of existing motorcycle accessories. Explored concepts for alternative materials, texture and joinery details for accessories of an in-production motorcycle. ### Architectural Intern @ ADCPL : Aashray Design Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Jan 2002 – Jan 2002 | Delhi, India Worked closely with lead architect on planning diagrams/layouts and schematic design for industrial buildings. Prepared scaled drawings and design options for client approvals. Occasional onsite visit for research and observation of work to monitor compliance with plans. ## Education ### M.Des. in Product Design National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad Jan 2002 – Jan 2005 ### B.Arch in Architecture National Institute of Technology Raipur Jan 1998 – Jan 2002 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhinavtiwari --- Source: https://flows.cv/abhinavtiwari JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/abhinavtiwari/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-07