Krithika Thirunavukkarasu

About Krithika Thirunavukkarasu

Always believed that Product Development isn’t just about how things look, rather how it works for people. That belief has shaped my journey over the last 18 years, moving across industries and roles, and ultimately leading me to entrepreneurship.I moved out of Cognizant to get started with Uxmint our bootstrapped initiative a decade ago. It was born out of curiosity and the desire to build something meaningful from the ground up. Over the past decade, it has evolved into a space where product strategy, UX, and AI innovation meet. From conceptualising enterprise products to reimagining legacy systems, over the years I’ve had the chance to work closely with enterprises and startups across Insurance, Telecom, Retail, FinTech, and EdTech, helping them turn ideas into scalable, user-centered digital solutions.Along the way, we realised that design thinking doesn’t belong only in boardrooms or tech teams - it can shape young minds too. That thought became OctaKidz, a learning platform for children aged 10–14, created to nurture Natural Intelligence (NI) — curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking — qualities that will help them thrive in the AI era.Both journeys - Uxmint & OctaKidz, stem from a single intent: to create impact through design and purposeful innovation.If you’re building something that needs a strategic design lens, or if you believe learning should evolve with our times, I’d love to connect — k•••••••@uxmint.in | k•••••••@octakidz.com

Experience

1. Director - Product & Tech Consulting

   Uxmint Design

   Jun 2016 — Present · Chennai, IN

   Bridging Product & Tech: Orchestrated seamless collaboration between stakeholders, design, engineering, and support teams, ensuring alignment of business goals with technical execution. Technology Strategy & Architecture: Defined scalable architectures, selected technology stacks, and implemented best practices to drive innovation and performance. Data-Driven Decision Making: Leveraged analytics, customer feedback, and market research to refine product strategies and optimise user experience. End-to-End Product Ownership: Conceptualised and executed product roadmaps, aligning business processes with cutting-edge technological advancements. Technical Leadership & Innovation: Led engineering teams in adopting AI, automation, and cloud-based solutions to enhance efficiency and product capabilities. Scalability & Security Focus: Designed and implemented robust infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance with industry standards. Agile Execution & Delivery: Managed cross-functional teams to ensure timely, high-quality product releases with an emphasis on iterative development. Strategic Growth & Business Impact: Drove revenue growth through efficient resource planning, forecasting, and leveraging emerging technologies for competitive advantage.

Education

• SDNB Vaishnav College, Chennai

  Bachelor of Computer Applications, BCA, Computer Science

  2004 — 2007

• Anna University

  Master of Science (MSc), Information Technology

  2009 — 2011

Skills

• General Insurance
• Testing
• User Acceptance Testing
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Software Project Management
• Test Cases
• Functional Testing
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Sdlc
• Requirements Analysis
• Regression Testing
• Jira
• Business Analysis
• Pega Testing
• Test Strategy
• Defect Tracking
• Test Execution
• Hp Quality Center
• Pl/Sql
• Life Insurance
• Software Quality Assurance
• Project Estimation
• Test Planning
• Sql
• Istqb
• System Testing
• Html
• Requirements Gathering
• Insurance
• Proposal Management
• Group Insurance
• Xml
• Test Management
• Manual Testing
• Quality Assurance