# Shivani Birajdar

> Senior Product Designer @Upgrade | MS HCI | Fintech

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/shivanibirajdar

Product designer with 5+ years of experience in fintech and enterprise AI, specializing in user-centered design, scalable systems, and cross-functional collaboration. Currently, I lead the design of Upgrade's key financial product, the Upgrade Card, helping to shape its success in the fintech space. Previously, I spent 3 years at LTIMindtree, designing financial cybersecurity risk products for Citibank.

With a Master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), I understand how technology intersects with human behavior. I’m always eager to learn and build meaningful connections.

• Contact: shivanibiraj03@gmail.com

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Upgrade, Inc.
Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Product Designer @ Upgrade, Inc.
Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 | San Francisco, California, United States
- Lead the design of Upgrade's key financial product, the Upgrade Card.
- Create intuitive, user-centered experiences that simplify complex financial processes, by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Leverage user insights and data to align product decisions with business goals, while ensuring a seamless and consistent Upgrade brand experience.

### Product Designer @ NVIDIA
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Santa Clara, CA
M.S. HCI Capstone

- Created wireframes and interactive prototypes for an AI-powered internal workplace support chatbot, proposing 8 new features through iterative designs informed by user research, stakeholder input, and UI best practices.
- Collaborated with product managers, UX researchers, and engineers to identify user pain points and translate them into high-fidelity mockups.

### Teaching Assistant, UX Design Mentor @ University of California, Santa Cruz
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | California, United States
- Mentored over 150 students in UX design principles, guidelines, and agile methodology for android, iOS, and web digital products for industry-sponsored projects.
- Assisting with technical issues, UX fundamentals, visual design, style guide.
- Collaborating and communicating with students, industry sponsors, and Professors for smooth project progress.

### UX Designer @ LTIMindtree
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Pune
- Spearheaded end-to-end requirements from conception till release, and post-release validation, resulting in a 25% increase in user engagement for Citibank cybersecurity application.
- Created visual mockups, sitemaps for SaaS applications and developed them with HTML, CSS, and Angular.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to understand product strategy, identify customer needs to develop creative solutions and cohesive UI elements for mass-market web interface with accessibility standards for a 1000+ customer base.
- Hands-on experience and knowledge working in an agile environment, proficient in using Jira for project management, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results in a fast-paced setting with enthusiasm, professionalism, positive attitude.


## Education
### Masters in Human Computer Interaction
University of California, Santa Cruz

### Bachelor of Engineering - BE in Information Technology
Savitribai Phule Pune University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/shivanibirajdar
- Portfolio: https://www.shivanibirajdar.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13