Ankur Kushwaha

Team Leader,
Design Systems Builder,
& AI Product Designer

Ankur Kushwaha, black and white portrait

I lead design teams that turn complex AI into products people trust.

Lead Product Designer at HighLevel, designing Agency OS. This year I also cleared Google's L5 product design interviews.

Years in AI & SaaS
12+
Designers managed
8
Beta deal unlocked
$7.5M
AI feature adoption
70%

Selected work

4 of 6
A smiling support agent with a headset in a gradient ring, with AI assistant and chat icons

Sprinklr · AI interaction

Agentic AI co-pilot

95%

task success, was 75%

The 48 mentions donut chart from the Store Experience insight in a gradient ring, with status, assignee and comment chips

Sprinklr · Research to action

Actionable Insights

40%

insight-to-action rate

Block Design System components: buttons, tooltip and input field settings

Builder.ai · Systems and scale

Block Design System

32%

reduction in review cycles

Builder.ai brand illustration: two people using their apps on phone, tablet and laptop, on purple

Builder.ai · Voice AI

Builder Studio

4+

designers led, now live

More work

Sprinklr's CTO Award, a crystal trophy engraved Ankur Kushwaha, Insights Use Case Hub, 24/09/2025

Recognition · Sprinklr · Sept 2025

The CTO Award

Given by Sprinklr's CTO for exceptional performance and outstanding contributions to the R&D org, for my work on the Insights Use Case Hub.

Read the Actionable Insights case study →

How I lead

Frame the problem, align the people, then ship.

The principles I've led by as a Design Manager and design lead.

  1. 01

    Outcomes over output

    Every project starts with the business metric it should move. Polished screens are the means, not the goal.

  2. 02

    Empower, don’t micromanage

    I set clear context and a high bar, then give designers real ownership, staying close enough to unblock, never so close that I take over.

  3. 03

    Alignment is a design problem

    Workshops and critiques that turn ambiguity into decisions product, engineering, and design can all commit to.

  4. 04

    Grow people, not just products

    At Builder.ai: regular 1:1s, honest feedback, and mentoring shaped around each designer's goals. Great teams are built deliberately.

Experience

Full history in my resume →

What people say

1 / 5
“One of those rare Design Managers who leads with both incredible vision and genuine empathy. He doesn’t micromanage; he truly empowers. He invested so much time in understanding my personal career goals and tailored his mentorship to help me grow.”

Tushar Verma

Product Designer

Reported to me at Builder.ai

“Ankur leads through influence, clarity, and trust, keeping teams aligned and focused on delivering experiences that truly serve users.”

Tasnim Reza

Product Design Manager, Sprinklr

Design leader at Sprinklr

“Ankur combines strong product thinking with a collaborative leadership style. He builds alignment, facilitates productive discussion, and helps teams move from ambiguity to action.”

Michelle Brannan

Principal Product Designer

Worked with me at Sprinklr

“Ankur stood out as a leader on the Design team because he genuinely cared about the problems we were trying to solve for users.”

Grace Jeter

UX Research, Capital One

Research partner at Sprinklr

“Beyond technical mentorship, he offers thoughtful guidance on career and personal development. He would elevate every team that he’s a part of!”

Swarna Awasthi

Product Designer

Reported to me at Builder.ai