Sruthy Padannappurath — Co-Founder

I'm a product designer with 12+ years experience in the design field. I specialize in creating beautiful digital products that integrate business goals with impactful user experience. In the past I've worked in tech companies from pre-seed to fortune 500. Industries include fintech, security & compliance, e-commerce and web-3 among others. I have worked in companies based in Europe, US and Asia- Pac regions. WHAT I DO I offer comprehensive skill sets in digital product design; distilling user needs, aligning with business goals & simplifying complex concepts into straightforward, seamless interactions. I come with a lifelong passion for innovation and creating meaningful designs. HOW I DO IT My design process starts and ends with the user. I tend to deep dive into user research along with understanding the domain to co-create relevant solutions for the problem. I focus on simplifying complexity and demystifying the digital world for the user. WHY WORK WITH ME Having worked with multiple early stage startups, I have seen the design debts of not having a good design foundation for products. I want to help startups and medium businesses avoid this pitfall while designing products their users love to use. My holistic approach to design ensures results that are thoughtful, engaging & seamlessly interactive. Recommendations from my past colleagues and clients attest to my commitment in creating user friendly & scalable products. TL;DR 12+ years in Design 7 + years specializing in UX 6+ years working with clients across Europe, Asia PAC & US 4+ years immersed in tech startups from pre-seed to series B READY TO ELEVATE YOUR PRODUCT? If you are seeking designs that make a tangible difference, drop me a message on LinkedIn. Checkout my website here: https://studiosruthy.com

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Designer with expertise in SaaS, Fintech, and E-commerce.

Experience: 10 yrs

Career Highlights

12+ years in product design and UX.
Expert in simplifying complex user experiences.
Proven track record with startups and Fortune 500 companies.

Work Experience

Striga

Design Consultant (1 yr 2 mos)

Self-employed

Freelance digital product designer (1 yr 11 mos)

Sprinto

Product Designer (1 yr 6 mos)

Striga (YC W21)

Head of Design (1 yr 6 mos)

HIPBAR

UX Designer (1 yr)

Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Private Limited

UX & Service Designer (5 mos)

T.Ospito

Service design manager (1 yr 1 mo)

Urban Portico

Co-Founder, designer (1 yr)

KITCO Ltd

Project Manager- Architect (1 yr 11 mos)

Education

Master's degree at Politecnico di Milano

Bachelor of Architecture - BArch at National Institute of Technology Calicut

Sruthy Padannappurath

Co-Founder

India10 yrs experience

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Key Highlights

12+ years in product design and UX.
Expert in simplifying complex user experiences.
Proven track record with startups and Fortune 500 companies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Designer with expertise in SaaS, Fintech, and E-commerce.

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Experience

Striga

Design Consultant

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Self-employed

Freelance digital product designer

Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Remote

Working on a healthcare app for connecting patients with dietitians and physicians, Enterprise landing page for a Postgres replication platform and website design for a Shipping and logistics platform.

Sprinto

Product Designer

Sep 2022 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · India

Worked on multiple SaaS features in the complex GRC domain for a web app. Instrumental in turning the product to showcase design maturity from a very basic MVP.
Designed complex product features as the design owner. Elevated design standards and ensured high velocity deployment of over 8 high impact features every quarter. Ensured business goals were met without compromising on user experience.

Striga (yc w21)

Head of Design

Mar 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

Spearheaded all design initiatives as the 5th employee and sole designer. Conceptualized, developed, and managed the extensive Striga website with over 500 pages. Consolidated two separate consumer payment apps into a unified, streamlined experience through strategic redesign efforts.
Led the design of a cutting-edge banking API dashboard portal, boosting client adoption. Managed stakeholders for the development and manufacturing of the debit card feature. Fostered creativity and collaboration by leading content ideation workshops.
Designed the banking API dashboard portal and managed clients and other stakeholders for the debit card design and manufacturing feature. Actively involved in growth strategy and facilitated content ideation workshops for the team.

Hipbar

UX Designer

Mar 2020 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr · Greater Chennai Area

Owned design from scratch for 2 apps and improved live consumer app in E-commerce. Released product features and updated apps based on user feedback, enhancing usability and increasing app downloads.
Generated new product and service ideas, fueling business expansion and market competitiveness.

Robert bosch engineering and business solutions private limited

UX & Service Designer

May 2019 – Oct 2019 · 5 mos · Stuttgart Area, Germany

As a member of a team of 3, I worked on experience design for Powertrain solutions stakeholders, user research, facilitating design thinking workshops, creating wireframes & low/high fidelity prototypes & pitch communication design

T.ospito

Service design manager

Oct 2018 – Nov 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo · Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Led 7 designers to create a social innovation startup from Politecnico design studio, winning multiple EU grants for prototyping. Polished co design skills, team building & management, UX design, idea pitching, and communication.

Urban portico

Co-Founder, designer

Aug 2016 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr · Kochi, Kerala

A venture into landscape design for urban homes and building a business from the ground up.
Focused on innovative upcycled design solutions, designing using eco-friendly materials, branding strategy and content creation.

Kitco ltd

Project Manager- Architect

Sep 2014 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos · Kochi, Kerala

Managed design execution, cross functional collaboration with engineers and other stakeholders.
mentored junior designers for Cochin and Kannur International Airport landscaping projects.