Harshit Beniwal

Product Designer

San Francisco, CA

Product designer with 5+ years of experience designing 0→1 and scaling B2B/B2C products across web and mobile. Expertise in interaction design, design systems, and AI-enabled experiences across fintech, developer tools, and SaaS.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sep 2023 - Aug 2025 | Remote

  • 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 time zones 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 art direction, branding, illustrations, and web design.

Mar 2023 - Jul 2023 | Bengaluru, India

  • 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 coherence 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.

Jun 2021 - Mar 2023 | Pune, India

  • 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.

  • Achieved Product Hunt Product of the Year award.

  • Scaled the platform to 100+ teams, 10,000+ events hosted, with a 4.8/5 average rating.

Aug 2020 - May 2021 | Remote

  • 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 modes (intraday, positional, holding) while maintaining clarity and speed.

  • Conducted user research and competitor analysis to identify workflow gaps and inform product direction.

  • Led information architecture efforts to simplify complex trading actions and navigation.

  • Collaborated and communicated closely with stakeholders and cross-functional teams on planning, reviews, and delivery.

EDUCATION

California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA, USA | 2025 - 2026

Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune, Maharashtra, India | 2016 - 2020

SKILLS

Design: Interaction Design, UX/UI, Information Architecture, Design Systems, Prototyping, Wireframing, Visual Design, Accessibility

Research: User Interviews, Usability Testing, A/B Testing, Competitive Analysis, Quantitative Analysis

Tools: Figma, Framer, Webflow, v0, Lovable, Figma Make, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Miro, Notion, HTML/CSS, Jira

Domains: B2B SaaS, Fintech, Privacy/Security, Developer Tools, AI-enabled Products