# Harshit Beniwal > Product Designer who loves Software, Systems and Stories Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/harshitbeniwal Product designer currently based in San Francisco, with a keen interest in technology and an expertise in early-stage, 0 → 1 design. A tool fanatic, software tinkerer and citizen of the internet. Outside of work, I am mostly reading, playing football or going for walks. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Privado.ai Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 - Led end-to-end design of core B2B privacy platform features used by enterprise engineering teams, including assessments, CI/CD setup, and collaboration workflows. - Drove a mobile app scanning feature that unlocked a new revenue stream by attracting mobile-first customers. - Built and scaled a design system covering typography, color, components, and motion tokens, improving product and visual design consistency across web and mobile. - Collaborated with engineering and PM across 3 timezones to ship complex data-heavy interfaces such as tables, bulk actions, and third-party integrations. - Assisted the design team with the revamp of the marketing website, including branding, illustrations, and web design. ### Product Designer @ Fold Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 - Designed core fintech workflows across web and mobile, focusing on transaction clarity, refunds, and tagging systems. - Built a scalable color and theming system that worked consistently across platforms, improving brand and accessibility. - Led the redesign of the refund transaction flow on mobile, reducing ambiguity around transaction status and user trust. - Created the investor pitch deck used in fundraising discussions, translating product strategy into a clear narrative. ### Founding Designer @ Thursday by True Sparrow Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 - Led 01 product and brand design for a platform helping remote teams build culture through structured social events. - Conducted 25+ user interviews and market studies to drive product discovery, feature prioritization, and positioning. - Designed and operationalized a design system that enabled product launch in under 3 months. - Designed and shipped the web application, including interaction design and prototyping with facial detection and early AI/ML concepts. - Designed and launched 6+ marketing websites that consistently drove user acquisition and organic leads. - Scaled the platform to 100+ teams, 10,000+ events hosted, with a 4.8/5 average rating. ### User Experience Designer @ Thence Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Worked on Angel One, one of India's largest stock trading platform. - Delivered a professional web trading interface supporting 1M+ monthly active users. - Designed high-complexity trading interfaces through iterative prototyping and usability testing, supporting multiple mode (intraday,positional, holding) while maintaining clarity and speed. - Conducted user research and competitor analysis to identify workflow gaps and inform product direction. - Collaborated and communicated closely with stakeholders and cross-functional teams on planning, reviews, and delivery. ### Space Design @ VH-1 Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Pune, Maharashtra, India A team of about 50 designers from symbiosis designed, iterated and made art installations for the annual music festival ‘VH1 Supersonic’. Created main entry installation with their logotype and a suspended space craft installation. ## Education ### Master's degree in Human Computer Interaction California College of the Arts Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 ### Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Product Design Symbiosis Institute Of Design Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 ### High school Indraprastha International School Jan 2009 – Jan 2016 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/harshit-beniwal - Portfolio: http://harshitbeni.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/harshitbeniwal JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/harshitbeniwal/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25