I am an experienced UX leader passionate about driving user-centered design strategies that create meaningful and intuitive digital experiences. Over the years, I've worked with companies like IBM, Target, and McAfee, and helped startups grow by defining product visions and building scalable design systems. I thrive on collaborating across teams to solve complex design challenges and mentoring others. Lately, I've been focused on integrating AI-driven UX solutions and leveraging design thinking to balance user needs, business objectives, and technical constraints. With a strong foundation in user research and design innovation, I'm excited to continue creating impactful solutions that drive business success and enhance user satisfaction.

Srikumar Krishnan Kutty

I am an experienced UX leader passionate about driving user-centered design strategies that create meaningful and intuitive digital experiences. Over the years, I've worked with companies like IBM, Target, and McAfee, and helped startups grow by defining product visions and building scalable design systems. I thrive on collaborating across teams to solve complex design challenges and mentoring others. Lately, I've been focused on integrating AI-driven UX solutions and leveraging design thinking to balance user needs, business objectives, and technical constraints. With a strong foundation in user research and design innovation, I'm excited to continue creating impactful solutions that drive business success and enhance user satisfaction.

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I am an experienced UX leader passionate about driving user-centered design strategies that create meaningful and intuitive digital experiences. Over the years, I’ve worked with companies like IBM, Target, and McAfee, and helped startups grow by defining product visions and building scalable design systems. I thrive on collaborating across teams to solve complex design challenges and mentoring others.

Lately, I’ve been focused on integrating AI-driven UX solutions and leveraging design thinking to balance user needs, business objectives, and technical constraints. With a strong foundation in user research and design innovation, I’m excited to continue creating impactful solutions that drive business success and enhance user satisfaction.

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Work Experience

UX Design Consultant at Independent Consultant
October 1, 2024 - Present
Designed and implemented UX strategies that enhanced user satisfaction for clients across diverse industries. Spearheaded user research initiatives, including interviews and usability tests, identifying key pain points and delivering solutions that improved conversion rates. Orchestrated interactive workshops to align cross-functional teams, resulting in improved project collaboration and efficiency. Delivered UX audits that drove measurable improvements in user engagement and business performance.
Senior Design Manager at IBM India Pvt Ltd
October 1, 2024 - July 15, 2025
Managed UX design team for IBM’s Maximo Enterprise Asset Management, Asset Performance Management, Reliability Centered Maintenance, and Visual Inspection product portfolio, enhancing user experience and adoption rates. Led end-to-end design efforts across a product portfolio, aligning priorities with business strategy and resource availability. Developed UX strategies aligned with IBM’s software goals, leveraging IBM’s Watson AI technology to increase customer satisfaction scores. Shaped functional strategy across multiple products to drive cohesive user experiences. Supported enterprise UX through governance, accessibility, and consistency, leveraging IBM Carbon and Graphite design systems.
UX Design Consultant at Independent Consultant
March 31, 2024 - July 15, 2025
Optimized user experiences for clients by conducting in-depth usability tests and delivering actionable insights that increased conversion rates by 18%. Designed and facilitated workshops that improved stakeholder alignment and cross-functional collaboration, leading to more effective UX strategies. Conducted comprehensive UX audits, identifying opportunities for improvement that enhanced user satisfaction and business outcomes.
Senior UX Manager at Target Corp
April 30, 2023 - July 15, 2025
Led a team of UX designers and researchers, delivering usability improvements for enterprise products like PPCOE, SPT, and MVS, resulting in a 25% increase in user efficiency. Redesigned Target’s flagship product, achieving a 30% reduction in customer support inquiries and a 20% increase in user engagement. Partnered with U.S. leaders to scale Canvas and Nicollet Design Systems from India. Standardized UX across supply chain, logistics, inventory; optimized responsive UI for e-commerce and in-store tools. Conducted user research and usability testing to inform design decisions, ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience. Created governance frameworks, training programs, and Figma-Jira-based documentation systems to reduce redundancies and speed up design handoffs. Contributed to Canvas & Nicollet Design Systems, standardizing enterprise tools for Vendor Management, Pricing & Planning, and Space, Planning & Transition while optimizing e-commerce and in-store platforms with resp
Senior UX Manager at Innominds Software Pvt Ltd
July 31, 2022 - July 15, 2025
Partnered with global clients to develop and implement UX strategies, improving user satisfaction by 22% across multiple projects. Managed a team of UX designers, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality designs that met client objectives. Conducted UX audits and usability tests, delivering data-driven recommendations that enhanced product performance and user engagement. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate UX solutions into product development lifecycles, improving overall product quality.
UX Design Consultant at Stealth Startups
September 1, 2021 - July 15, 2025
Spearheaded the end-to-end UX design of a 0-1 data privacy product, delivering intuitive and secure user experiences that prioritized automation, reducing manual effort by 40% and streamlining team operations. Executed user research and usability testing to identify pain points, translating insights into actionable design improvements that enhanced product functionality and user satisfaction. Developed and implemented responsive design systems, ensuring a consistent and seamless user experience across multiple devices and platforms. Secured $4.5M in seed funding by delivering UX for a compelling product demo that validated market potential and scalability. Transitioned the company out of stealth mode, attracting interest from key industry players and stakeholders through a well-received product launch. Strengthened the company’s reputation by delivering impactful outcomes, fostering trust among clients and partners, and driving long-term business growth.
Senior UX Architect at ColorTokens
March 1, 2020 - July 15, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
Senior UX Manager at Quick Heal Technologies
March 1, 2018 - July 15, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
UI UX Tech Lead Consultant at DBS Bank Singapore
August 1, 2016 - July 15, 2025
Specialized in product and user-centered design with a focus on empathy and meeting end-user needs, leveraging industry standards to ensure quality and consistency in user interfaces.
UI UX Manager at FireEye
May 1, 2015 - July 15, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
UI UX Manager at McAfee
January 1, 2015 - July 15, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
Senior UI Specialist at AZTEC Software
May 1, 2006 - July 15, 2025
Focused on Product Design, User-centered Design, Human Centered Design, and expertise in leveraging industry standards for user interface development to ensure high-quality and consistent user experiences.
UX Design Consultant at Independent Consultant
October 1, 2024 - Present
Designed and implemented UX strategies that enhanced user satisfaction for clients across diverse industries. Spearheaded user research initiatives, including interviews and usability tests, identifying key pain points and delivering solutions that improved conversion rates. Orchestrated interactive workshops to align cross-functional teams, resulting in improved project collaboration and efficiency. Delivered UX audits that drove measurable improvements in user engagement and business performance.
Senior Design Manager at IBM India Pvt Ltd
October 1, 2024 - July 15, 2025
Managed UX design team for IBM’s Maximo Enterprise Asset Management, Asset Performance Management Reliability Centered Maintenance, and Visual Inspection product portfolio, enhancing user experience and adoption rates. Led end-to-end design efforts across a product portfolio, aligning priorities with business strategy and resource availability. Developed UX strategies aligned with IBM’s software goals, leveraging IBM’s Watson AI technology to increase customer satisfaction scores. Shaped functional strategy across multiple products to drive cohesive user experiences. Supported enterprise UX through governance, accessibility, and consistency, leveraging IBM Carbon and Graphite design systems.
UX Design Consultant at Independent Consultant
March 1, 2024 - July 15, 2025
Optimized user experiences for clients by conducting in-depth usability tests and delivering actionable insights that increased conversion rates by 18%. Designed and facilitated workshops that improved stakeholder alignment and cross-functional collaboration, leading to more effective UX strategies. Conducted comprehensive UX audits, identifying opportunities for improvement that enhanced user satisfaction and business outcomes.
Senior UX Manager at Target Corp
April 1, 2023 - July 15, 2025
Led a team of UX designers and researchers, delivering usability improvements for enterprise products like PPCOE, SPT, and MVS, resulting in a 25% increase in user efficiency. Redesigned Target’s flagship product, achieving a 30% reduction in customer support inquiries and a 20% increase in user engagement. Partnered with U.S. leaders to scale Canvas and Nicollet Design Systems from India. Standardized UX across supply chain, logistics, inventory, and optimized responsive UI for e-commerce and in-store tools. Conducted user research and usability testing to inform design decisions, ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience. Created governance frameworks, training programs, and Figma-Jira-based documentation systems to reduce redundancies and speed up design handoffs. Contributed to Canvas & Nicollet Design Systems, standardizing enterprise tools for Vendor Management, Pricing & Planning, and Space, Planning & Transition, while optimizing e-commerce and in-store platforms with
Senior UX Manager at Innominds Software Pvt Ltd
July 1, 2022 - July 15, 2025
Partnered with global clients to develop and implement UX strategies, improving user satisfaction by 22% across multiple projects. Managed a team of UX designers, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality designs that met client objectives. Conducted UX audits and usability tests, delivering data-driven recommendations that enhanced product performance and user engagement. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate UX solutions into product development lifecycles, improving overall product quality.
UX Design Consultant at Stealth Startups
September 1, 2021 - July 15, 2025
Spearheaded the end-to-end UX design of a 0-1 data privacy product, delivering intuitive and secure user experiences that prioritized automation, reducing manual effort by 40% and streamlining team operations. Executed user research and usability testing to identify pain points, translating insights into actionable design improvements that enhanced product functionality and user satisfaction. Developed and implemented responsive design systems, ensuring a consistent and seamless user experience across multiple devices and platforms. Secured $4.5M in seed funding by delivering UX for a compelling product demo that validated market potential and scalability. Transitioned the company out of stealth mode, attracting interest from key industry players and stakeholders through a well-received product launch. Strengthened the company’s reputation by delivering impactful outcomes, fostering trust among clients and partners, and driving long-term business growth.
Senior UX Architect at ColorTokens
March 1, 2020 - July 15, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
Senior UX Manager at Quick Heal Technologies
March 1, 2018 - July 15, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
UI UX Tech Lead Consultant at DBS Bank Singapore
August 1, 2016 - July 15, 2025
Specialized in product and user-centered design with a focus on empathy and meeting end-user needs, leveraging industry standards to ensure quality and consistency in user interfaces.
UI UX Manager at FireEye
May 1, 2015 - July 15, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
UI UX Manager at McAfee
January 1, 2015 - July 15, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
Senior UI Specialist at AZTEC Software
May 1, 2006 - July 15, 2025
Focused on Product Design, User-centered Design, Human Centered Design, and expertise in leveraging industry standards for user interface development to ensure high-quality and consistent user experiences.
UX Design Consultant at Independent Consultant
October 1, 2024 - Present
Designed and implemented UX strategies that enhanced user satisfaction for clients across diverse industries. Spearheaded user research initiatives, including interviews and usability tests, identifying key pain points and delivering solutions that improved conversion rates. Orchestrated interactive workshops to align cross-functional teams, resulting in improved project collaboration and efficiency. Delivered UX audits that drove measurable improvements in user engagement and business performance.
Senior Design Manager at IBM India Pvt Ltd
October 1, 2024 - July 15, 2025
Managed UX design team for IBM’s Maximo Enterprise Asset Management, Asset Performance Management, Reliability Centered Maintenance, and Visual Inspection product portfolio, enhancing user experience and adoption rates. Led end-to-end design efforts across a product portfolio, aligning priorities with business strategy and resource availability. Developed UX strategies aligned with IBM’s software goals, to leverage IBM’s Watson AI technology to increase customer satisfaction scores. Shaped functional strategy across multiple products to drive cohesive user experiences. Supported enterprise UX through governance, accessibility, and consistency, leveraging IBM Carbon and Graphite design systems.
UX Design Consultant at Independent Consultant
March 1, 2024 - July 15, 2025
Optimized user experiences for clients by conducting in-depth usability tests and delivering actionable insights that increased conversion rates by 18%. Designed and facilitated workshops that improved stakeholder alignment and cross-functional collaboration, leading to more effective UX strategies. Conducted comprehensive UX audits, identifying opportunities for improvement that enhanced user satisfaction and business outcomes.
Senior UX Manager at Target Corp
April 1, 2023 - July 15, 2025
Led a team of UX designers and researchers, delivering usability improvements for enterprise products like PPCOE, SPT, and MVS, resulting in a 25% increase in user efficiency. Redesigned Target’s flagship product, achieving a 30% reduction in customer support inquiries and a 20% increase in user engagement. Partnered with U.S. leaders to scale Canvas and Nicollet Design Systems from India. Standardized UX across supply chain, logistics, inventory, and optimized responsive UI for e-commerce and in-store tools. Conducted user research and usability testing to inform design decisions, ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience. Created governance frameworks, training programs, and Figma-Jira-based documentation systems to reduce redundancies and speed up design handoffs. Contributed to Canvas & Nicollet Design Systems, standardizing enterprise tools for Vendor Management, Pricing & Planning, and Space Planning & Transition, while optimizing e-commerce and in-store platforms with
Senior UX Manager at Innominds Software Pvt Ltd
July 1, 2022 - July 15, 2025
Partnered with global clients to develop and implement UX strategies, improving user satisfaction by 22% across multiple projects. Managed a team of UX designers, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality designs that met client objectives. Conducted UX audits and usability tests, delivering data-driven recommendations that enhanced product performance and user engagement. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate UX solutions into product development lifecycles, improving overall product quality.
UX Design Consultant at Stealth Startups
September 1, 2021 - July 15, 2025
Spearheaded the end-to-end UX design of a 0-1 data privacy product, delivering intuitive and secure user experiences that prioritized automation, reducing manual effort by 40% and streamlining team operations. Executed user research and usability testing to identify pain points, translating insights into actionable design improvements that enhanced product functionality and user satisfaction. Developed and implemented responsive design systems, ensuring a consistent and seamless user experience across multiple devices and platforms. Secured $4.5M in seed funding by delivering UX for a compelling product demo that validated market potential and scalability. Transitioned the company out of stealth mode, attracting interest from key industry players and stakeholders through a well-received product launch. Strengthened the company’s reputation by delivering impactful outcomes, fostering trust among clients and partners, and driving long-term business growth.
Senior UX Architect at ColorTokens
March 1, 2020 - July 15, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
Senior UX Manager at Quick Heal Technologies
March 1, 2018 - July 15, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
UI UX Tech Lead Consultant at DBS Bank Singapore
August 1, 2016 - July 15, 2025
Specialized in product and user-centered design with a focus on empathy and meeting end-user needs, leveraging industry standards to ensure quality and consistency in user interfaces.
UI UX Manager at FireEye
May 1, 2015 - July 15, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
UI UX Manager at McAfee
January 1, 2015 - July 15, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
Senior UI Specialist at AZTEC Software
May 1, 2006 - July 15, 2025
Focused on Product Design, User-centered Design, Human Centered Design, and expertise in leveraging industry standards for user interface development to ensure high-quality and consistent user experiences.
UX Design Consultant at Independent Consultant
October 1, 2024 - Present
Designed and implemented UX strategies that enhanced user satisfaction for clients across diverse industries. Spearheaded user research initiatives, including interviews and usability tests, identifying key pain points and delivering solutions that improved conversion rates. Orchestrated interactive workshops to align cross-functional teams, resulting in improved project collaboration and efficiency. Delivered UX audits that drove measurable improvements in user engagement and business performance.
Senior Design Manager at IBM India Pvt Ltd
October 1, 2024 - July 18, 2025
Managed UX design team for IBM’s Maximo Enterprise Asset Management, Asset Performance Management Reliability Centered Maintenance, and Visual Inspection product portfolio, enhancing user experience and adoption rates. Led end-to-end design efforts across a product portfolio, aligning priorities with business strategy and resource availability. Developed UX strategies aligned with IBM’s software goals, to leverage IBM’s Watson AI technology to increase customer satisfaction scores. Shaped functional strategy across multiple products to drive cohesive user experiences. Supported enterprise UX through governance, accessibility, and consistency, leveraging IBM Carbon and Graphite design systems.
UX Design Consultant at Independent Consultant
March 31, 2024 - July 18, 2025
Optimized user experiences for clients by conducting in-depth usability tests and delivering actionable insights that increased conversion rates by 18%. Designed and facilitated workshops that improved stakeholder alignment and cross-functional collaboration, leading to more effective UX strategies. Conducted comprehensive UX audits, identifying opportunities for improvement that enhanced user satisfaction and business outcomes.
Senior UX Manager at Target Corp
April 30, 2023 - July 18, 2025
Led a team of UX designers and researchers, delivering usability improvements for enterprise products like PPCOE, SPT, and MVS, resulting in a 25% increase in user efficiency. Redesigned Target’s flagship product, achieving a 30% reduction in customer support inquiries and a 20% increase in user engagement. Partnered with U.S. leaders to scale Canvas and Nicollet Design Systems from India. Standardized UX across supply chain, logistics, inventory, and optimized responsive UI for e-commerce and in-store tools. Conducted user research and usability testing to inform design decisions, ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience. Created governance frameworks, training programs, and Figma-Jira-based documentation systems to reduce redundancies and speed up design handoffs. Contributed to Canvas & Nicollet Design Systems, standardizing enterprise tools for Vendor Management, Pricing & Planning, and Space, Planning & Transition, while optimizing e-commerce and in-store platforms with
Senior UX Manager at Innominds Software Pvt Ltd
July 31, 2022 - July 18, 2025
Partnered with global clients to develop and implement UX strategies, improving user satisfaction by 22% across multiple projects. Managed a team of UX designers, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality designs that met client objectives. Conducted UX audits and usability tests, delivering data-driven recommendations that enhanced product performance and user engagement. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate UX solutions into product development lifecycles, improving overall product quality.
UX Design Consultant at Stealth Startups
September 1, 2021 - July 18, 2025
Spearheaded the end-to-end UX design of a 0-1 data privacy product, delivering intuitive and secure user experiences that prioritized automation, reducing manual effort by 40% and streamlining team operations. Executed user research and usability testing to identify pain points, translating insights into actionable design improvements that enhanced product functionality and user satisfaction. Developed and implemented responsive design systems, ensuring a consistent and seamless user experience across multiple devices and platforms. Secured $4.5M in seed funding by delivering UX for a compelling product demo that validated market potential and scalability. Transitioned the company out of stealth mode, attracting interest from key industry players and stakeholders through a well-received product launch. Strengthened the company’s reputation by delivering impactful outcomes, fostering trust among clients and partners, and driving long-term business growth.
Senior UX Architect at ColorTokens
March 1, 2020 - July 18, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
Senior UX Manager at Quick Heal Technologies
March 1, 2018 - July 18, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
UI UX Tech Lead Consultant at DBS Bank Singapore
August 1, 2016 - July 18, 2025
Specialized in product and user-centered design with a focus on empathy and meeting end-user needs, leveraging industry standards to ensure quality and consistency in user interfaces.
UI UX Manager at FireEye
May 1, 2015 - July 18, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
UI UX Manager at McAfee
January 1, 2015 - July 18, 2025
Served as Design Leader with a hands-on approach in User Research, UX Strategy, and Human-Centric Product Design, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
Senior UI Specialist at AZTEC Software
May 1, 2006 - July 18, 2025
Focused on Product Design, User-centered Design, Human Centered Design, and expertise in leveraging industry standards for user interface development to ensure high-quality and consistent user experiences.

Education

B. Sc. at University of Madras
January 1, 0001 - December 31, 0001
B. Sc. at University of Madras
January 1, 0001 - December 31, 0001
B. Sc. at University of Madras
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2004
B. Sc. at University of Madras
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2003

Qualifications

Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - July 15, 2025
Growth-Driven Design Certification
January 11, 2030 - July 15, 2025
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - July 15, 2025
Growth-Driven Design Certification
January 11, 2030 - July 15, 2025
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Growth-Driven Design Certification
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - July 18, 2025
Growth-Driven Design Certification
January 11, 2030 - July 18, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics