Mukund Asagodu
Product Design Leader
Designing with care for people, intelligent systems, and what’s next.
I bring a holistic, multidisciplinary perspective, strong design judgment, clear strategy, and thoughtful craft to create elegant experiences across AI and digital products.
I lead through complexity and ambiguity, stay hands-on in the work, and create meaningful impact at scale.
mukundasagodu.com
linkedin.com/in/mukund-asagodu
mukundasagodu@gmail.com
+1 929 228 9769
Experience
Huge (Embedded at Apple)
Design Director
Feb 2020 - Present
Lead product design across the end-to-end AppleCare Digital ecosystem, including customer-facing experiences, generative AI products, internal tools, and design systems. My work blends strategy, systems thinking, and creative direction to serve 2.5B+ customers worldwide and support 95+ internal customers and partners. I manage and mentor 9 direct reports across a multidisciplinary design team, setting direction and maintaining a high bar for craft across product, brand, and end-to-end experience.
Lead end-to-end product and experience design for complex, customer-facing products and large scale internal systems, balancing user needs, business goals, and technical constraints from early exploration through delivery.
Define experience vision and product narrative for AI-powered experiences, aligning human intent, automation, and machine intelligence across end-to-end customer journeys.
Design and refine core interaction models and reusable patterns for generative AI products, prioritizing simplicity, trust, and human understandability across complex user journeys.
Led the vision, design, and delivery of the organization’s first scalable design system spanning foundations, components, patterns, guidelines, and detailed artifacts; established governance and adoption models while championing accessibility, localization readiness, and a high craft bar.
Translate ambiguity into operational clarity and prioritized strategic initiatives, aligning design, product, engineering, and cross-functional partners around shared direction and decisions.
Partner with product and technology leaders to shape roadmaps, establish experience principles, and guide execution across teams and multiple workstreams.
Enable teams to adopt AI thoughtfully in workflows and internal tools by making capabilities understandable and confidence-building, improving day-to-day efficiency and consistency.
Elevate quality and consistency across products through clear direction, open communication channels, tactical reviews, and timely hands-on involvement to maintain momentum and craft excellence.
Manage and mentor high-performing multidisciplinary designers across levels, supporting growth while driving cohesive work across product, brand, and end-to-end experience.
Eve Prosthetics
Founder
Feb 2019 - Apr 2020
Founded and launched interactive, modular prosthetic wearables for pediatric amputees, enabling personalization, play, and self-expression through configurable physical modules.
Designed a digital customization experience to create personalized prosthetic wearables and connect users with designers.
Volvo Car Technology
Design Lead
Sep 2018 - Jun 2019
Led research and concept development for next-generation EV charging experiences; secured senior Volvo leadership approval to advance select concepts into development.
Directed a 20-person design team through multiple cross-functional sprints spanning commerce and in-vehicle experiences; delivered interaction concepts, design guidelines, and an ML-informed decision tree to support key user decisions.
Maria Yee
Design Lead
Apr 2018 - Jun 2018
Designed a sustainable product line for compact living, translating research insights into materials, form, and end-to-end product experience.
Shaped go-to-market storytelling, including advertising concept, storyboard, and visual communication system for launch.
Ethereal Machines
Founding Design Engineer
Apr 2014 - Aug 2016
First founding Design Engineer, owning end-to-end product design for industrial CNC routers from concept, prototyping, manufacturing readiness, and portfolio expansion.
Built the company’s brand and product language from scratch, defining visual identity, product storytelling, and go-to-market assets in partnership with the founders.
Recognition & Press
Featured on 9To5Mac
Apple
IDA Gold Design Award
International Design Awards
European Product Design Award
EPDA by Farmani Group
Featured on Core77
Core77
Education & Professional Development
MFA, Product Design
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, USA
2019
Y Combinator, Founder
Y Combinator Startup School
San Francisco, USA
2019
B.E, Mechanical Engineering
BMS College of Engineering
Bangalore, India
2014
Core Competencies
Product Design Leadership
Product Design Leadership
Product Strategy
Product Strategy
Creative Direction
Creative Direction
AI Product Design
AI Product Design
Experience Design
Experience Design
Interaction Design
Interaction Design
Ecosystem Design
Ecosystem Design
Design Systems
Design Systems
Governance & Adoption
Governance & Adoption
Systems Thinking
Systems Thinking
Design Judgment
Design Judgment
Design Craft
Design Craft
Mukund Asagodu
Product Design Leader
Designing with care for people, intelligent systems, and what’s next.
I bring a holistic, multidisciplinary perspective, strong design judgment, clear strategy, and thoughtful craft to create elegant experiences across AI and digital products.
I lead through complexity and ambiguity, stay hands-on in the work, and create meaningful impact at scale.
mukundasagodu.com
linkedin.com/in/mukund-asagodu
mukundasagodu@gmail.com
+1 929 228 9769
Experience
Huge (Embedded at Apple)
Design Director
Feb 2020 - Present
Lead product design across the end-to-end AppleCare Digital ecosystem, including customer-facing experiences, generative AI products, internal tools, and design systems. My work blends strategy, systems thinking, and creative direction to serve 2.5B+ customers worldwide and support 95+ internal customers and partners. I manage and mentor 9 direct reports across a multidisciplinary design team, setting direction and maintaining a high bar for craft across product, brand, and end-to-end experience.
Lead end-to-end product and experience design for complex, customer-facing products and large scale internal systems, balancing user needs, business goals, and technical constraints from early exploration through delivery.
Define experience vision and product narrative for AI-powered experiences, aligning human intent, automation, and machine intelligence across end-to-end customer journeys.
Design and refine core interaction models and reusable patterns for generative AI products, prioritizing simplicity, trust, and human understandability across complex user journeys.
Led the vision, design, and delivery of the organization’s first scalable design system spanning foundations, components, patterns, guidelines, and detailed artifacts; established governance and adoption models while championing accessibility, localization readiness, and a high craft bar.
Translate ambiguity into operational clarity and prioritized strategic initiatives, aligning design, product, engineering, and cross-functional partners around shared direction and decisions.
Partner with product and technology leaders to shape roadmaps, establish experience principles, and guide execution across teams and multiple workstreams.
Enable teams to adopt AI thoughtfully in workflows and internal tools by making capabilities understandable and confidence-building, improving day-to-day efficiency and consistency.
Elevate quality and consistency across products through clear direction, open communication channels, tactical reviews, and timely hands-on involvement to maintain momentum and craft excellence.
Manage and mentor high-performing multidisciplinary designers across levels, supporting growth while driving cohesive work across product, brand, and end-to-end experience.
Eve Prosthetics
Founder
Feb 2019 - Apr 2020
Founded and launched interactive, modular prosthetic wearables for pediatric amputees, enabling personalization, play, and self-expression through configurable physical modules.
Designed a digital customization experience to create personalized prosthetic wearables and connect users with designers.
Volvo Car Technology
Design Lead
Sep 2018 - Jun 2019
Led research and concept development for next-generation EV charging experiences; secured senior Volvo leadership approval to advance select concepts into development.
Directed a 20-person design team through multiple cross-functional sprints spanning commerce and in-vehicle experiences; delivered interaction concepts, design guidelines, and an ML-informed decision tree to support key user decisions.
Maria Yee
Design Lead
Apr 2018 - Jun 2018
Designed a sustainable product line for compact living, translating research insights into materials, form, and end-to-end product experience.
Shaped go-to-market storytelling, including advertising concept, storyboard, and visual communication system for launch.
Ethereal Machines
Founding Design Engineer
Apr 2014 - Aug 2016
First founding Design Engineer, owning end-to-end product design for industrial CNC routers from concept, prototyping, manufacturing readiness, and portfolio expansion.
Built the company’s brand and product language from scratch, defining visual identity, product storytelling, and go-to-market assets in partnership with the founders.
Recognition & Press
Featured on 9To5Mac
Apple
IDA Gold Design Award
International Design Awards
European Product Design Award
EPDA by Farmani Group
Featured on Core77
Core77
Education & Professional Development
MFA, Product Design
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, USA
2019
Y Combinator, Founder
Y Combinator Startup School
San Francisco, USA
2019
B.E, Mechanical Engineering
BMS College of Engineering
Bangalore, India
2014
Core Competencies
Product Design Leadership
Product Strategy
Creative Direction
AI Product Design
Experience Design
Interaction Design
Ecosystem Design
Design Systems
Governance & Adoption
Systems Thinking
Design Judgment
Design Craft