# Ashish Krishna > Product Design Executive | Enterprise & Consumer AI Platforms | Built & Scaled Global Design Orgs Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ashishkrishna Product Design Executive with 18+ years of experience building and scaling global UX organizations across enterprise SaaS, AI platforms, cloud infrastructure, and consumer products. Currently leading design within Zoom Workplace, shaping collaboration tools and AI-powered workflows used by millions globally. Previously, as VP of Product Design & Research at 6sense, I scaled the organization from 8 to 35+ across multiple regions and helped grow ARR from $80M to $200M+, transforming the product into a cohesive multi-surface platform. Built DesignOps, ResearchOps, and governance frameworks to elevate craft, speed, and alignment with revenue outcomes. Across Microsoft, VMware, Gaana, and Prysm, I’ve led large-scale product teams (50+), unified multi-product ecosystems, and translated complex technical systems into simple, human-centered experiences. My leadership focus: • Scaling high-performing, inclusive design organizations • Embedding UX strategy into product and executive decision-making • Designing AI-native and data-rich workflows • Aligning craft excellence with measurable business impact I’m most energized by roles where design defines how people work in the AI era, at platform scale. ## Work Experience ### Design - Zoom Workplace @ Zoom Jan 2025 – Present | San Jose, CA • Lead UX strategy across Zoom Workplace collaboration surfaces (Phone, Chat, Whiteboard, Video, Clips) • Drive AI-first interaction models for agent-assisted collaboration • Partner with executive product and engineering leaders to define roadmap and platform direction ### Vice President of Product Design @ 6sense Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area • Scaled global Design & Research organization from 8 - 30+ across US and India, building leadership layers, DesignOps, and hiring frameworks • Transformed product into a unified multi-product AI platform, improving adoption and supporting ARR growth from $80M to $200M+ • Established governance and platform design systems to align 6+ product lines ### Mentor @ First Round Fast Track Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area First Round capital's mentorship program, where seasoned startup leaders mentor early-stage operators in a unique mentorship community. ### Director Of Product Design @ VMware Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area Led UX design and research for VMware's Cloud Services portfolio products, including VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure, Dell, VMware Cloud Provider Program, and Cloud Services Platform, utilizing user research and product strategy to enhance user experience and drive product adoption. ### Head of Product Design @ Prysm Inc. Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Prysm is helping companies define a new way of work. One where applications, content, video conferencing and the Web can all be easily combined into a visual workspace where teams can create, edit and share. These interactive workspaces are stored in the cloud and available on any sized screen. Prysm’s Visual Workplace solutions span from executive briefing center to home office — and every size workplace in between. Today, Prysm powers many companies in the Fortune 1000 and our customers are leaders in all industries including technology, energy, finance, healthcare, media and universities ### Head of Product and Design (Gaana) @ Times Internet Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India Head of Product Management, User Experience and Customer Support for www.gaana.com Gaana is India's biggest music and content streaming service with over 50 Million app downloads. ### Co-Founder (acquired by Prysm Inc) @ Mammoth Works, Inc. Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area Mammoth is the easiest way to work together - Shared boards that help you discuss, organize and publish all that you do. ### Product Designer @ Microsoft Jan 2009 – Jan 2014 | Hyderabad Designer @Office and @azure ### Co-Founder @ Satva Water Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 Satva Water is a social enterprise that aims to provide pure and affordable drinking water to underserved rural and semi-urban communities in India. ### Product Design and Research Lead @ d.light Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 I worked as a product designer/ researcher at Dlight Design. ### Design Researcher @ HP labs India Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 I worked on the design and development of Indic Script based Gesture Keyboard along with a small team of technology and business people. HP Labs India was the runner-up in the prestigious Wall Street Journal's 2006 Technology Innovation Award in the Consumer Electronics area for its work on GKB. To quote the judges: "the device had the potential to reach areas of the Indian population neglected by the computer boom". ### Human Factors Specialist @ Human Factors International Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 User centered Design Research ### Product Designer @ Pramati Technologies Jan 2003 – Jan 2004 Designer ## Education ### B.Design in Product Design Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati ### MS. Industrial Design Engineering in Industrial and Product Design Delft University of Technology ### Founder Alumni of AngelPad in Founder School Entrepreneurship AngelPad ### M.Des (incomplete) in Design University of Cincinnati ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/krishnaashish --- Source: https://flows.cv/ashishkrishna JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ashishkrishna/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13