Ankur Khatal

Product Designer & Builder

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I believe design systems and AI should make everyone's work better, not just designers'.

My path to Product/UX Designer wasn’t a straight line. I started with a CS Engineering degree in India, where I first fell in love with the idea that code could create experiences. But I was also deeply drawn to creative expression — live painting, acting, and storytelling.

A Master’s in Digital Innovation brought me to Dublin, where I discovered that the most interesting problems sit at the intersection of disciplines. I didn’t want to choose between design and engineering — I wanted to build at the seam where they meet.

Today, I lead the Jutro Design System at Guidewire — a system serving 1,800+ tokens, 80+ designers, and 200+ engineers. But I’m not just a system maintainer. I’m building the future of how design and code converge.

Education

Master's in Digital Innovation

Dublin, Ireland

B.E. in Computer Science

India

My journey

Guidewire

Product/UX Designer — Jutro Design System Lead

2022 — PresentFull-time
  • Leading the Jutro Design System serving 80+ designers and 200+ engineers globally
  • Architected 1,800+ token system following W3C DTCG specification
  • Founded GenAI Makers Initiative — cross-functional AI demo forum with CEO visibility
  • Led 10+ AI POCs including Figma MCP + Claude Code achieving 95% design-to-code accuracy

Previous Role

Senior Product Designer

2020 — 2022Full-time
  • Established design system foundations and component library
  • Led design for key product features serving enterprise clients
  • Mentored junior designers and established design review processes

Startup & Agency

Product Designer

2018 — 2020Contract / Startup
  • Shipped 0-to-1 products across healthcare, fintech, and SaaS
  • Built rapid prototyping workflows and design-to-development handoff processes
  • First exposure to design systems thinking at scale

Values I believe in

01

Build to learn, not just to ship

I build Figma plugins, MCP servers, and AI experiments not because someone asked me to, but because building is how I understand what's possible.

02

Systems over screens

Individual screens are outputs. Systems are the architecture that makes those outputs consistent, scalable, and maintainable.

03

Bring everyone along

The most impactful design work happens when you bring engineering, product, and leadership into the conversation early.

04

Show the work

Through Wireframo and public speaking, I share what I learn openly. Teaching forces clarity of thought.

What I do outside of work

Photography

Street, portrait, and documentary

Wireframo

Design education content

Fashion

Style as design expression

Fitness

Discipline and the long game

Let’s talk

I’m open to conversations about design systems, AI tooling, and new opportunities.

Get in touch