# Rucha Patwardhan > Product Design at Google Location: South San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/rucha 1. Hybrid thinker: Crafting strategy, hands on design 2. Turn confusing problems into "why didn’t I think of that?" solutions 3. Prototyping wizard, minus the robes ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Google Jan 2025 – Present | Mountain View, California, United States ### Director of Product Design @ Course Hero Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 - Leading AI design strategy, my work increased engagement and user retention - Expert at collaborations with ML developers, helping bridging the gap between user needs & prompt engineering - Strong advocate of quick product iterations through design & A/B tests cycles - Mentoring junior designers to get buy-in from stakeholders while balancing user needs ### Senior Product Design Manager @ Course Hero Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | United States Hybrid IC-Management role: Leading team of designers and contributing towards hands on design as well - Redesigned document pages, boosting site content and driving user growth - Successfully led a complex redesign that improved content pages & is used worldwide - Skilled in agile methodologies, managing fast-paced iterative processes ### Lead Product Designer @ Course Hero Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area Led redesign for high traffic document pages across Course Hero. Transformed a cluttered, feature driven experience into a seamless user experience driven product. The design boosted engagement, feature variety usage and forged the path forward for the company vision. ### Sr. UX Designer & Manager @ Amazon Web Services (AWS) Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States In 4 years at Amazon, I turned an early stage product strategy into end-to-end experiences, simplifying the core product and driving increased user adoption, which boosted confidence in product-market fit. - Drove early adoption and product-market fit by transforming ambiguous ideas into clear design solutions - Reduced steps to build an app from 14 to 4, through rapid iterative UXR, thus uncovering pain points that shaped product concept and user flows. - Introduced rapid prototyping and lean design, accelerating iteration and reducing time-to-market. - Designs presented to Amazon CEO & senior leadership ### Sr. UX Designer @ Amazon Web Services (AWS) Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California ### Product Designer @ vArmour Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Mountain View, California ### User Experience Designer @ RSA Security Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area I redesigned the threat analyst web interface to streamline rapid threat response, enhancing efficiency and decision-making in cybersecurity. As part of a high-performing design team, I led user research at client sites, driving insights that informed impactful design iterations. By establishing a process to integrate design into agile cycles, I collaborated closely with development teams to deliver powerful, user-centered solutions that addressed critical security challenges. ### Interaction Design Intern @ frog Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 I developed futuristic design concepts for digital experiences within New York's subway system, focusing on enhancing commuter interactions. My work included ecosystem maps, competitive analysis, concept boards, workflow maps, and process flows to streamline the transit experience. Key deliverables included a comprehensive subway workflow for terminal interactions, detailed storyboards, and iPad wireframes for platform and subway car screen workflows. My designs aimed to transform everyday transit challenges into seamless, intuitive digital experiences, improving convenience and efficiency for millions of commuters. ### User Experience Specialist @ Steinhardt IT, NYU Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | New York Designed web, mobile & print designs to manage the technology infrastructure for NYU Steinhardt. ### Interaction Design Intern @ Intel Labs Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Santa Clara, California Build a working hardware prototype + mobile app to teach middle school students about hardware tinkering & building through a delightful, easy and scalable learning experience. – Led the interaction & visual design in the team – Led rapid iterative design & testing process in a 2 week cycle, where we designed digital-hardware prototypes & tested with 30 middle school students – Build hardware prototype Awarded Best Intern Project Award 2014 ### User Experience Design Intern @ Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 Explored digital experiences in healthcare for the elderly ### Creative Visualizer @ Webchutney Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 Designed and prototypes extensively for the web, mobile, motion graphics and social media. Clients: MasterCard, Baskin Robbins, Barclays, Mumbai Indians (Cricket Team), NCIS Awarded Employee of the Quarter for excellent contribution to the team. ### Advertising Intern @ Publicis India Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 Worked for Garnier Shampoo's ad campaign. Designed storyboards, concept boards & digital illustrations for TV ads & Print ads ## Education ### Master's degree in Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) New York University ### Post Graduate Diploma in New Media Design National Institute of Design ### B.Des in Visual Communications Symbiosis Institute Of Design ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ruchapatwardhan - Portfolio: https://designsbyrucha.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/rucha JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/rucha/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-25