Atul Kumar

Head of Design

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India9 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led design initiatives at PhonePe impacting millions.
Expertise in Human Computer Interaction and Digital Product Design.
Innovative solutions for financial services and user engagement.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Media UX Designer with strong expertise in digital product design.

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Skills

Core Skills

User Experience DesignDigital Product DesignUser Interface DesignCyber SecurityIt Risk MitigationSoftware DevelopmentSystem EnhancementCloud ComputingErp

Other Skills

Information ArchitectureData VisualizationInformation DesignGraphic DesignAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorSketch 3User ResearchWeb DesignAdobe Creative CloudHTMLCSSJavaScriptSAP Security AdministrationC++

About

Designing digital products at scale, at the conflux of technology, business and society has helped me enrich my knowledge and create significant impact. I currently lead a team of dynamic designers at PhonePe, and we are on a mission to make an iconic & homegrown brand story of India. My expertise include Human Computer Interaction, Digital Product Design, Data Visualisation, Story-boarding, and UX Choreography Previously @ Microsoft IDC (UX Design Internship) • National Institute of Design, India & HTW-Berlin, Germany (M.Des.)

Experience

9 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

8 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Phonepe

4 roles

Associate Director, Product Design

Promoted

Aug 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

Principal Designer

Promoted

Feb 2021 – Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Crafting solutions for horizontal capabilities at Payments & Growth which touches across the entire PhonePe app experience
Collaborating across various functions while leading multiple pods
Mentoring new members in the product design org and setting them up for success

User Experience DesignDigital Product Design

Senior User Experience Designer

Jul 2020 – Feb 2021 · 7 mos

Designing financial services
Leading design innovation initiative

User Experience DesignDigital Product Design

User Experience Designer

Feb 2018 – Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos

As one of the earliest design contributors at PhonePe, worked across various product verticals from payments and rewards to the foundation of BFSI designs.
Multiple 0 to 1 projects including quick checkout, rewards, mutual funds, and insurance.
Part of unique solutions such as Super Funds, Chat & Pay interaction model, Keyboard payment, and Banking platform.

User Experience DesignDigital Product Design

Hotstar

UI/UX Designer (Contract)

Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 · 0 mo · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

I worked for the future plans of Hotstar for the live cricket streaming of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018-19. I helped the team with brainstorming, user journeys, interaction patterns, micro-interaction, information architecture, detailed user interface, card layouts and animations for the upcoming new features and updates which included IPL specific feature "Watch & Play".
Indian Premier League (IPL) is India's professional T20Cricket league which is the most attended cricket league in the world and ranked sixth by average attendance among all sports leagues.

User Experience DesignDigital Product Design

Microsoft

User Experience Design Intern

Jul 2017 – Dec 2017 · 5 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

I worked on enhancing the conversation experience for group communication. The objective was to focus on user engagement and provide unique experiences while exploring new avenues. As part of the MS Office & Skype Lite team I was involved in the daily scrums, design reviews, feedback and brainstorming sessions, as well as user research and interviews in order to streamline the workflow, maintain visual consistency, and generate insights, ideas, and quick mock-ups.

User Experience DesignUser Interface Design

Deloitte u.s. india offices

Business Analyst - Cyber Security

Jul 2014 – Jul 2015 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Worked on IT Risk Mitigation, Security Controls and Application Integrity in ERP systems, majorly on SAP platform for offshore clients. Projects done on all the three domains of cyber security related ERP solutions - Audit, Compliance and Integration & Implementation. Worked with US & Europe clients from different verticals including the likes of BASF, Kellogg's, Wyndham, Monster, and Turner.

Cyber SecurityIT Risk Mitigation

Ge healthcare

Software Engineering Intern

Jan 2014 – Jun 2014 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Part of Clinical Practice Solutions team for Centricity - an integrated electronic medical record and practice management system. Worked on legacy code to remove the shortcomings of the system and Service layer enhancement for the new release of the product.
Platforms and Tools Used: VS2010/12 C++ C#, Perforce, ClearQuest, Eclipse, Java, Apache Camel

Software DevelopmentSystem Enhancement