About

Founding designer, researcher & product lead.

I’m Gauthem — a product designer who has spent 8+ years taking products from zero to one. I own the full journey: research and problem framing, flows and wireframes, high-fidelity UI, design systems and hand-off, with AI-native workflows that shorten the path from concept to production. I’ve led design teams, mentored designers and partnered closely with product and engineering to ship work that moves real numbers.

Gauthem Krishna — Bangalore, India · Open to relocation

Career

Work history

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Dec 2022 — PresentHead of ProductHP-appen · UX Lead / Founding Designer until Dec 2025
- Founding designer for an AI-native EdTech SaaS product, owning end-to-end product design across core user journeys, onboarding, activation and platform foundations.
- Increased conversion from 3% to 24% and generated approximately 10M SEK in seasonal revenue.
- Built and scaled a unified design system and component library, reducing sprint cycles by more than 50%.
- Integrated AI-native workflows using Figma MCP, Lovable and Claude to move from concept to production with less friction.
- Shaped product direction and mentored designers, establishing structured design processes.
Aug 2021 — Nov 2021UI / Marketing DesignerZomato
- Designed for a large-scale consumer platform serving millions of users, improving UI consistency and engagement across high-traffic surfaces.
- Delivered marketing and product visuals to demanding quality standards in a fast-paced product environment.
Jun 2020 — Jul 2021Design Lead — UI/UX, Product & MarketingAgrivator
- Led product design at an early-stage startup, from user research and problem framing to shipped product.
- Reduced bounce rate by 28% and increased user satisfaction by 45% through rapid iteration and close engineering collaboration.
- Simplified complex workflows for low-digital-literacy users.
- Established reusable design patterns and systems that reduced release cycles by 40%.
Jan 2018 — Dec 2020Designer — UI/UX & CommunicationIEEE
- Led digital and brand design across web and communication surfaces.
- Supported team growth through mentorship and improved design processes.
Jan 2014 — Dec 2022UI/UX, Product & Digital Designer (Contract)Freelance
- Delivered end-to-end design for 30+ products across SaaS, fintech, e-commerce and consumer sectors, often zero-to-one.
- Partnered directly with founders and developers to shape product strategy, prototype rapidly and ship with measurable impact.
- Built scalable design systems and repeatable workflows that helped small teams ship faster.

Learning

Education and certificates

Certificate · 2025Product Ideation, Design, and ManagementUniversity of Maryland
Certificate · 2025UX Design SpecializationGoogle
Degree · 2022 — 2024MS Media TechnologyLinnaeus University
Degree · 2017 — 2021B.Tech Computer ScienceRIT Kottayam