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SENIOR ART DIRECTORUX & PRODUCT DESIGN LEAD

I make complex
products feel
inevitable.

A design leader with 13+ years across global brands — shaping product strategy, scalable design systems, and high-fidelity craft, now fusing UX with AI-augmented workflows to move from concept to production faster.

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Kunal Bhatt, product designer and design leader
KUNAL BHATT / 2026INDIA · WORKING GLOBALLY
01 / IP
2

Provisional
design patents

02 / EXPERIENCE
13+

Years of
experience

03 / REACH
100+

Brands
shaped

04 / CRAFT
3000+

Screens
shipped

POINT OF VIEW / 01

Design is not the screen.
It is the decision system behind it.

I work in the space between what people need, what a business is trying to change, and what a team can make real. The outcome is not decoration. It is shared clarity — expressed through a product.

  1. 01NeedHuman signal
  2. 02ConstraintReality check
  3. 03DecisionShared clarity
  4. 04ProductVisible outcome

SELECTED WORK / 02

Product systems,
not isolated screens.

Four regional platforms. Different markets and behaviours. One recurring design problem: helping people make confident choices inside complex systems.

01FOOD COMMERCE · APP + WEB

KFC UAE

A connected ordering system for a high-intent, high-choice journey.

I helped shape the route from craving to confirmation — bringing discovery, service choice, menu exploration, and checkout into one coherent ordering experience.

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Product designUX architectureOrdering ecosystem
KFC UAE app home screen
KFC UAE app menu screen
KFC UAE app order screen
SCREEN / 600 × 1299 / ACTIVE 02
02FOOD COMMERCE · APP + WEB

Pizza Hut UAE

Making a menu with endless possibility feel simple to make your own.

A connected ordering journey designed to carry people from an enticing offer through personalisation to an order they can follow with confidence.

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Product designChoice architectureCross-platform UX
Pizza Hut UAE app home screen
Pizza Hut UAE app menu screen
Pizza Hut UAE app order screen
SCREEN / 600 × 1299 / ACTIVE 02
03TELECOM · APP + WEB

Omantel

Giving everyday telecom complexity a clearer way forward.

A unified self-service experience that helps customers move between plan management, services, and daily account needs with less friction and more confidence.

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Product directionService UXDigital ecosystem
Omantel app home screen
Omantel app plan management screen
Omantel app services screen
SCREEN / 600 × 1299 / ACTIVE 02
04FOOD COMMERCE · APP + WEB

Hardee's UAE

A bolder digital journey for a made-to-order brand.

I brought discovery, burger customisation, and checkout closer together so the small decisions in a large menu feel easier — and more personal.

Reduce comparison cost.

Product designMenu UXApp + responsive web
Hardee's UAE app home screen
Hardee's UAE app menu screen
Hardee's UAE app customisation screen
SCREEN / 600 × 1299 / ACTIVE 02

Product screens are sourced from public app listings. Company and project logos, brand marks, and screen content remain the property of their respective owners.

EXPERIENCE & CAPABILITIES / 03

13+ years from
craft to leadership.

Senior Art Director at Publicis Sapient, leading the Omantel UX vertical from Gurugram and mentoring art directors across accounts.

GURUGRAM (NCR), INDIA · WORKING ACROSS GLOBAL BRANDSDownload resume

Publicis Sapient

Senior Art Director

Apr 2025 — PresentGurugram (NCR), India

Leading the Omantel UX vertical and serving as reporting manager for art directors across other accounts — mentoring craft, design quality, and career growth.

Americana

Product Design Lead

Jul 2020 — Mar 2025MENA & India

Led product design for KFC, Pizza Hut, and Hardee's super apps, kiosks, and progressive web apps across the MENA region.

  • Managed and mentored a cross-functional design team; partnered with product and engineering to ship at scale.
  • Drove user research and analytics-informed iteration, lifting engagement and overall experience quality.
  • Recognised with two company awards for consistently delivering design that exceeded expectations.

Unyscape

Associate Creative Director

Oct 2015 — Mar 2020India

Oversaw the creative department and a portfolio including Hardee's, Wimpy, Kia, Unilever, and Nikon — leading design teams, client strategy, and brand-building work.

Marcopolo Ventures

Account Design Director

Sep 2014 — Aug 2015India

Led product design and branding for startups, shaping user-friendly digital products aligned to business goals.

Smartpen India

Marketing Design Manager

Nov 2012 — Nov 2013India & USA

Designed across marketing channels and optimized store and conversion funnels with data-driven creative.

BRANDS SHAPED
KFCPizza HutHardee'sKiaDaburNikonHarmanBarcoCarnivalOmantel

HOW I CREATE LEVERAGE / 04

Clarity compounds.

01
COMPONENT / VARIANT 01

Frame

Find the decision behind the brief.

I connect customer reality, business intent, and delivery constraints until the team can see the problem worth solving.
02
COMPONENT / VARIANT 02

Shape

Design the system, not the moment.

I turn complexity into clear structures, flows, and interaction rules that hold together across screens and channels.
03
COMPONENT / VARIANT 03

Scale

Raise the quality of every decision.

I build shared standards, healthy critique, and the context designers need to make strong work without waiting for permission.

LEADERSHIP / 05

  1. 01Context
  2. 02Craft
  3. 03Trust

The work gets better when the conditions get better.

I lead with context, candour, and enough structure for good ideas to travel. That means partnering across product, engineering, and business; coaching designers; building healthy critique; and making space for the messy middle where the strongest work usually appears.

Talk about your next challenge

NEXT / 06

Bring me the
hard problem.

+91 96542 07265

GURUGRAM (NCR), INDIA
WORKING GLOBALLY