Lead Product DesigneR

Lead Product DesigneR

I design the hard stuff

I design the hard stuff

AI-native products, knowledge systems, and tools that make complexity usable.

AI-native products, knowledge systems, and tools that make complexity usable.

AI-native products, knowledge systems, and tools that make complexity usable.

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LEt's Talk

ABOUT

More than a designer.
A product thinker.

More than a designer.
A product thinker.

Most designers hand off screens. I shape the product before the screens exist — defining information architecture, untangling ambiguous requirements, and building interfaces that make complex systems feel effortless to use.

Most designers hand off screens. I shape the product before the screens exist — defining information architecture, untangling ambiguous requirements, and building interfaces that make complex systems feel effortless to use.

I work best at the early, messy stage of product development: where the brief is thin, the stakes are high, and someone needs to make sense of it all before a single pixel gets placed.

I work best at the early, messy stage of product development: where the brief is thin, the stakes are high, and someone needs to make sense of it all before a single pixel gets placed.

SELECTED WORK

The hard stuff, up close

The hard stuff, up close

Most of this work is confidential. It's described here at the level of problem and approach — not detail. Where I can show something in full, I've linked it.

National security & intelligence

Decision tools for analysts working under pressure

I designed and pitched intelligence tooling for analysts working against real deadlines and real consequences. The hard part was never features — it was trust: what earns an analyst's attention on day one, and what stays gated until the system proves itself. I owned the the reasoning structures beneath it, and the flows that carried the concept to its audience.

OUTCOME

Shaped how analysts would first encounter the system, and delivered the demo that carried the concept to its intended audience.

AI product

An anticipatory intelligence platform

The interface was never the problem — priorities shifted faster than design could keep up, with nothing holding strategy and execution together. I built the missing layer: a lightweight structure that turned constantly-changing inputs into coherent product decisions instead of churn. I own the information architecture, the core flows, and the design system.

OUTCOME

Became the platform's design owner end to end — the architecture, flows, and system are mine, and the product now moves on a coherent direction instead of reacting to the latest conversation.

Global law & professional services

Making complex arguments legible enough to act on

For large global firms, I designed the artifacts that carry strategy into the room — competitive-intelligence work, and the reframing of dense internal methodology into clear, defensible narrative. Less decoration, more clarity: taking something complicated and making it land with the people who have to decide on it.

OUTCOME

Turned dense internal material into a clear narrative the team could present and defend — decision-ready, not just well-designed.

self-initiated concept

NetworkOcean

I took a real company's public problem — underwater data centers and GPU compute — and ran the full process solo: research, audience mapping, content and messaging strategy, copy, visual design, and Framer build. The challenge was translation: making subsea cooling economics and GPU infrastructure persuasive to engineers, enterprises, investors, and talent at once.

OUTCOME

A complete, live, end-to-end product story, built solo from research to shipped site, grasping unfamiliar technical domain from zero to something persuasive and real

What I Believe

Design principles

Design principles

Design for decisions

Every interface should help someone understand what matters, compare options, and act with confidence. I'm not interested in screens that look complete but leave the user unsure.

Structure before screens

I start with the flow, information architecture, and decision logic before I touch visual polish. If the structure is weak, the interface will only make the problems look nicer.

Ambiguity is the brief

The work I enjoy most starts before the problem is fully defined. That usually means making sense of vague input, shaping direction, and turning uncertainty into something the team can build around.

AI should create clarity

AI products are most useful when they reduce noise, surface the right knowledge, and support better decisions. I like designing systems where AI feels practical, legible, and actually useful.

Testimonials

From people
I've worked with

From people
I've worked with

  • We've worked with Harsh for the last 3 years. He's shipped more than 7 projects for us, each better than the last. I commend his attention to detail and the pride he takes in his work.

    Mojtaba Abbasi

    Director & Head of Business · Onion Media

  • Harsh's design process doesn't start with design — it's rooted in understanding the customer and creating a content architecture that resonates most with them.

    John Siciliano

    Founder · Create Today Digital

  • Harsh takes products from concept to completion. He thinks through the full design process, contributes to systems, and helps teams raise the quality bar.

    Hara Ledaki

    Principal Product Designer · Persado

  • Harsh combines strong UI judgement with real openness to ideas. Collaborating with him is productive, focused, and consistently high quality.

    Ishan Rana

    Founder · DappASol

  • Harsh's dedication to the work and commitment to the team's success made him an invaluable partner across our projects.

    Tassos Gkouvas

    Senior UX Designer · Mitel

  • We've worked with Harsh for the last 3 years. He's shipped more than 7 projects for us, each better than the last. I commend his attention to detail and the pride he takes in his work.

    Mojtaba Abbasi

    Director & Head of Business · Onion Media

  • Harsh's design process doesn't start with design — it's rooted in understanding the customer and creating a content architecture that resonates most with them.

    John Siciliano

    Founder · Create Today Digital

  • Harsh takes products from concept to completion. He thinks through the full design process, contributes to systems, and helps teams raise the quality bar.

    Hara Ledaki

    Principal Product Designer · Persado

  • Harsh combines strong UI judgement with real openness to ideas. Collaborating with him is productive, focused, and consistently high quality.

    Ishan Rana

    Founder · DappASol

  • Harsh's dedication to the work and commitment to the team's success made him an invaluable partner across our projects.

    Tassos Gkouvas

    Senior UX Designer · Mitel

Need a designer who
can handle ambiguity?

Need a designer who
can handle ambiguity?

I take on the hard, early-stage problems — full-time or as a partner to your team. If you're building something complex, AI-native, and not yet fully defined, let's talk.