Bharghavi Kirubasankar
About Bharghavi Kirubasankar
Bharghavi Kirubasankar is a Product Design Manager and Monetisation Leader currently working at Appsmith, where she has been since 2022. She has extensive experience in product design, having held various roles at companies such as Vedantu, Freshworks, and Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Work at Appsmith
Bharghavi Kirubasankar serves as the Product Design Manager and Monetisation Leader at Appsmith since 2022. In this role, she directs design strategy for the monetization engine, focusing on the development of paid features. She supervises a team of five designers who work on product design, design systems, and marketing initiatives. Bharghavi has directed key projects at Appsmith, including Appsmith Workflows, Gitflows, Reusable Modules, Website Redesign, and the Appsmith Design System.
Previous Experience
Before joining Appsmith, Bharghavi held various positions in product design and user experience. She worked at Vedantu as a Product Design Manager for eight months in 2021. Prior to that, she was a Senior Product Designer at Freshworks from 2015 to 2017 and later served as the Lead Product Designer there until 2021. Bharghavi also worked as a Strategic Advisor for User Experience at Opex Analytics and held roles at Cognizant Technology Solutions, including Associate - Projects and Programmer Analyst.
Education and Expertise
Bharghavi Kirubasankar earned her Master's degree in Electronic Media from the College of Engineering, Guindy, where she studied from 2008 to 2010. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Design and Visual Communications from Women's Christian College, completed between 2006 and 2008. Her educational background is complemented by her extensive experience in product design and user experience across various organizations.
Community Engagement and Mentorship
Bharghavi actively engages with the design community by sharing her experiences through talks and writing. She volunteers to mentor early and mid-career design professionals, contributing to the growth and development of the next generation of designers. Her commitment to mentorship reflects her dedication to fostering talent within the design field.