R. Kirán.
Lead AI Product Designer

Designing trust into intelligent products.

I translate complex AI systems into intuitive, human-centred experiences — scalable enterprise platforms built with clarity, trust, and measurable difference.

Watercolour portrait of R. Kirán, her teal scarf sweeping across the page
Worked for
McKinsey & CompanyScale AIMomentum WorldwideProvenir AIToptalMapp DigitalMOEHE Qatar
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About

A designer for the age of intelligent systems.

I’m a Lead AI Designer with 15+ years of making complex digital products simple to use.

I work across the whole product, from early research to shipped software. Today I lead design on McKinsey’s AI due-diligence platform: I design the product, then build it in code alongside engineering.

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What I do

Where design meets AI.

  • AI product design

    Generative AI people can trust.

  • Design systems

    One system across products and languages.

  • Conversational AI

    Assistants and copilots that feel natural.

  • Designing in code

    React and iOS prototypes, not static mocks.

  • Localisation & RTL

    Arabic and English, built in from day one.

  • Design for impact

    Health, education and community.

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Experience

Fifteen-plus years.

Today

Present

McKinsey & Company

Lead AI Product Designer

Design Lead on McKinsey’s IDA (Intelligent Diligence Apps), the AI-powered due-diligence platform in active use on live client engagements. I brought its separate workstreams into one product, and work on it as an AI design engineer: prototyping in code, extending it to iOS, and building the public site at ida.mckinsey.com.

Previously

Scale AI

Lead Product Designer · Generative AI

Led design of a generative AI tutoring platform for the Ministry of Education & Higher Education (Qatar) — a bilingual Arabic RTL / English LTR, curriculum-aligned solution designed and shipped at national scale.

2011 — present

Earlier Work

Design Lead · AI, SaaS, Marketing, Fintech

End-to-end SaaS design delivery for Mapp Digital, Momentum Worldwide, Toptal, Provenir AI, American Express, McCann Worldgroup, Janssen, Redbird and Verizon — translating complex systems into engaging, trustworthy experiences.

…and earlier
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Brands

Other brands I’ve worked with.

MicrosoftAmerican ExpressDysonRedbirdVerizonMcCann WorldgroupJanssenNikeSAP ArenaGeneral Motors · Chevrolet
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Independent products

0 → 1, on my own time.

Outside work, I design and build my own products, taking each idea from first sketch to launch.

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Recognition

Recognised work.

Adobe
Award

Adobe Design Awards

Recognised three times for independent UI/UX product design.

Creative Conscience
Award

Creative Conscience

Honoured for design with social impact and purpose.

Toptal
Winner

Toptal Global Hackathon

First place against nearly 80 teams worldwide.

Toptal
Published

Haptics in Healthcare

An essay on bringing touch to telemedicine.

Read on Toptal
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Contact

Always open to
a good conversation.

Whether it’s an invitation to speak, mentorship, or simply connecting with like-minded people in AI and design, I’d love to hear from you.

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