Open to Senior and Lead roles
I design fintech and AI products people enjoy using.
Lead Product Designer with 6+ years across fintech, fraud and compliance, enterprise SaaS and AI. I build design teams, design systems and the products they ship.
BOARDING PASS
- PASSENGER
- KARTIK PANDE
- ROLE
- LEAD PRODUCT DESIGNER
- FOCUS
- FINTECH · AI · ENTERPRISE SAAS
- EXPERIENCE
- 6+ YEARS
- FROM
- PUNE
- TO
- YOUR NEXT PRODUCT
STATUS
OPEN TO LEAD ROLES
I design it, and I can build it in NextJs and TailwindCSS.
- Fintech
- Fraud and compliance
- AI products
- Enterprise SaaS
- Design systems
- 0 to 1 products
- Team leadership
Numbers
6+
years
20+
products as design lead
4
design systems built from zero
10+
designers and interns hired, managed and mentored
13
members in the cross-functional team I led
real numbers, I counted.
Design stories
Real products, real constraints, real outcomes.
- Fintech and risk
Kona AI
A fraud detection, compliance and AI forecasting platform with 100+ tests, rebuilt around one clear architecture.
32% better navigation efficiency, 48% less navigation time.
Led a team of 4: UX research, UX design, UI design and brand design.
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- Industrial hardware / manufacturing
a major industrial equipment manufacturer
Redesigned industrial NDT X-ray inspection software after watching operators fight the old one on the floor — cut task completion time by a quarter.
-25% task completion time
UX strategy & lead designer
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- Fintech | AIOnTheProwl Technologies Pvt Ltd
Digital escrow and AI finance co-pilot
Founding Designer
I worked directly with the co-founders and CTO to shape product strategy, research user needs and design products from concept to launch: the OnTheProwl omnichannel experience platform, Neutron digital escrow, and an AI finance co-pilot. For the escrow product I researched freelancers and MSMEs and designed the platform, brand, logo and marketing materials. For the co-pilot I defined the product vision and interaction model from scratch; the concepts went into investor presentations supporting the fundraising round. I also built design systems in Figma and Storybook, cutting design-to-development turnaround by about 25%.
- Enterprise AI / workforce intelligenceCo-Founder and CTO
Trackwize
Co-founded a privacy-first workforce intelligence platform — from the first whiteboard to a live product and an investor pitch.
Developed the core AI pipeline and the UI/UX; published a research paper.
0→1 idea to pitched MVP
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- Advertising technology / large-scale SaaS
a leading advertising-technology platform
Designed how an AI-powered learning and help module should live inside an established, high-traffic ad-tech product without disrupting existing workflows.
Product & UX design
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- Automotive / enterprise fleet operations
a major automotive manufacturer
Enterprise fleet and bus-management application, designed for dispatchers managing large vehicle fleets.
UX & product design
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- Voice AI / conversational agents
an AI voice-calling platform for Indian-language markets
Advised an AI voice-calling agent startup from early ideation through go-to-market — a solutioning and strategy engagement, not a hands-on execution one.
Advisor — product strategy & solutioning
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How I lead
Teams
I have hired, managed and mentored 10+ designers and interns, and led a 13-member cross-functional team.
Systems
I have built 4 design systems from zero. At OnTheProwl, Figma and Storybook systems cut design-to-development turnaround by about 25%.
Build
I am completing an M.Tech in AI and I build with NextJs and TailwindCSS, so design decisions survive contact with engineering.
Where I have worked
Mable GmbH
Senior Product Designer, Product Design Lead
Remote, Germany. B2B SaaS analytics platform for Ad-Tech. Shaped Mable 2.0 with the founder and CTO and built the Atomic Design System from scratch.
YUJ
Senior Product Designer
A leading product design consultancy. Led the Blue Star, Kona AI and ZS Associates engagements.
OnTheProwl Technologies Pvt Ltd
Founding Designer
Shaped the omnichannel platform, Neutron digital escrow and the Neutron AI finance co-pilot, from concept to launch.
Salt
Senior UX/UI Designer
Redesigned Multiply, a HealthTech IVF platform, and managed a team of three designers.
Innothoughts
Junior UX/UI Designer
Designed SaaS, B2B and B2C products for clients across India, the UAE and the US.
Webox Labs LLP
Junior UX/UI Designer
Designed websites and digital campaigns for restaurant clients.
Beyond the day job
Patang Labs
Founder and Principal Product Designer, Nov 2025 to Present
Built the studio from scratch: service model, pricing, delivery approach.
Trackwize
Co-Founder and CTO, Jan 2026 to Present
Co-founded a privacy-first workforce intelligence platform — from the first whiteboard to a live product and an investor pitch.
Quick answers
- Who is Kartik Pande?
- Kartik Pande is a Lead Product Designer based in Pune, India, with 6+ years of experience across fintech, fraud and compliance, enterprise SaaS and AI.
- What does Kartik Pande design?
- Fintech and AI products, enterprise SaaS and design systems. He has been design lead on 20+ products and built 4 design systems from zero.
- Can Kartik Pande build what he designs?
- Yes. He builds with NextJs and TailwindCSS and is completing an M.Tech in AI, so design decisions survive contact with engineering.
- What results has his design work produced?
- On Kona AI, a fraud detection, compliance and AI forecasting platform, he led a team of 4 and delivered 32% better navigation efficiency and 48% less navigation time. A redesign of industrial X-ray inspection software cut task completion time by 25%.
- Is Kartik Pande open to new roles?
- Yes. He is open to Senior and Lead Product Design roles in fintech, enterprise SaaS and AI. He is based in Pune and open to relocating to Bengaluru and to remote roles.