Thoughtful design driven by clarity & intent.
Thoughtful design driven by clarity & intent.
Thoughtful design driven by clarity & intent.
👋 Hi! I'm Ramesh Gopalkrishnan — PM and Designer based in Singapore. I love working on problems at the intersection of business, culture, and public policy.
Design Leadership
A design leader who recognizes the power of small, consistent steps driven by empathy for the people using what we design and the teams building it.
Design Leadership
A design leader who recognizes the power of small, consistent steps driven by empathy for the people using what we design and the teams building it.
Design Leadership
A design leader who recognizes the power of small, consistent steps driven by empathy for the people using what we design and the teams building it.
Product Strategy
Deep experience with products through their full lifecycle—from finding product-market fit to then scaling them as the business grows. I ensure the product direction is built on business needs and positioning
Product Strategy
Deep experience with products through their full lifecycle—from finding product-market fit to then scaling them as the business grows. I ensure the product direction is built on business needs and positioning
Civic Tech
Have been building products for the public good for over a decade. I co-founded an eco-startup to tackle waste in Bangalore.
Civic Tech
Have been building products for the public good for over a decade. I co-founded an eco-startup to tackle waste in Bangalore.
Select Work
Select Work
Select Work
From Scam fighting bots to Fintech to E-commerc and film media, I've worked with
Thiram Labs
Thiram
Labs
Thiram Labs
FOUNDER
FOUNDER
FOUNDER
From Scam fighting bots to Fintech to E-commerc and film media, I've worked with
Work Experience
Startups, Ecom, SaaS
WORK EXPERIENCE
STARTUPS, ECOM, SAAS
Work Experience
Startups, Ecom, SaaS
Work Experience
Startups, Ecom, SaaS
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2024 - Present
Singapore, SG
Puma
Global Product and Design Manager
My first run working at a company of this size and scale. Figuring out how to build a common user experience in a decentralized legacy tech stack world - all while keeping the lights on for a massive ecom business. Saw (again!) how tricky digital transformations can be.
2024 – Present
Singapore, SG
Rojak
Co-Founder
AI Products for public good, digital safety and self-reliance. SCAMHUNT: Automating fraud protection to keep Telegram communities safe. COVE: Tools that let you own and understand and own your personal data without constant surveillance.
2020 – 2023
Bangalore, IN
Clear
Associate Design Director
Worked on simplifying super complex flows in a completely new domain - Taxes! Learned a ton about managing and scaling teams the right way. The value of distribution and hunting for growth after the first PMF.
2016 – 2020
Bangalore, IN
Zilingo
Founding and Lead Designer
Learned how to design for multilingual interfaces and work with a diverse global culture team. Worked on building foundations and then scaling design teams.
2015 – 2017
Bangalore, IN
Ecobricks
Co-Founder
Learned to navigate the complex, often contradictory demands of local government folks and diverse community stakeholders while trying to fix a small part of Bangalore's massive waste managemnt problem. Also realized good content travels far.
2014 – 2016
Mumbai, IN
Flarepath
UI/UX and Game Designer
Started as a Facebook game designer and quickly moved to pitching business to clients whille also designing and shipping products. Also learned managing people is a completely different beast :D
2013 – 2014
Mumbai, IN
Windchimes
Web and Social Media Designer
First 'job'. It helped me realize exactly what I did and didn't want to do.
2012 – Present
Mumbai, IN
Thiram Labs
Founder
I partner with early-stage founders to turn their cool idea into actual product-market fit. It involves saying No and what if to a lot of distractions early on so we can ship fast and actually scale.
2024 - Present
Singapore, SG
Puma
Global Product and Design Manager
My first run working at a company of this size and scale. Figuring out how to build a common user experience in a decentralized legacy tech stack world - all while keeping the lights on for a massive ecom business. Saw (again!) how tricky digital transformations can be.
2024 – Present
Singapore, SG
Rojak
Co-Founder
AI Products for public good, digital safety and self-reliance. SCAMHUNT: Automating fraud protection to keep Telegram communities safe. COVE: Tools that let you own and understand and own your personal data without constant surveillance.
2020 – 2023
Bangalore, IN
Clear
Associate Design Director
Worked on simplifying super complex flows in a completely new domain - Taxes! Learned a ton about managing and scaling teams the right way. The value of distribution and hunting for growth after the first PMF.
2016 – 2020
Bangalore, IN
Zilingo
Founding and Lead Designer
Learned how to design for multilingual interfaces and work with a diverse global culture team. Worked on building foundations and then scaling design teams.
2015 – 2017
Bangalore, IN
Ecobricks
Co-Founder
Learned to navigate the complex, often contradictory demands of local government folks and diverse community stakeholders while trying to fix a small part of Bangalore's massive waste managemnt problem. Also realized good content travels far.
2014 – 2016
Mumbai, IN
Flarepath
UI/UX and Game Designer
Started as a Facebook game designer and quickly moved to pitching business to clients whille also designing and shipping products. Also learned managing people is a completely different beast :D
2013 – 2014
Mumbai, IN
Windchimes
Web and Social Media Designer
First 'job'. It helped me realize exactly what I did and didn't want to do.
2012 – Present
Mumbai, IN
Thiram Labs
Founder
I partner with early-stage founders to turn their cool idea into actual product-market fit. It involves saying No and what if to a lot of distractions early on so we can ship fast and actually scale.
2024 - Present
Singapore, SG
Puma
Global Product and Design Manager
My first run working at a company of this size and scale. Figuring out how to build a common user experience in a decentralized legacy tech stack world - all while keeping the lights on for a massive ecom business. Saw (again!) how tricky digital transformations can be.
2024 – Present
Singapore, SG
Rojak
Co-Founder
AI Products for public good, digital safety and self-reliance. SCAMHUNT: Automating fraud protection to keep Telegram communities safe. COVE: Tools that let you own and understand and own your personal data without constant surveillance.
2020 – 2023
Bangalore, IN
Clear
Associate Design Director
Worked on simplifying super complex flows in a completely new domain - Taxes! Learned a ton about managing and scaling teams the right way. The value of distribution and hunting for growth after the first PMF.
2016 – 2020
Bangalore, IN
Zilingo
Founding and Lead Designer
Learned how to design for multilingual interfaces and work with a diverse global culture team. Worked on building foundations and then scaling design teams.
2015 – 2017
Bangalore, IN
Ecobricks
Co-Founder
Learned to navigate the complex, often contradictory demands of local government folks and diverse community stakeholders while trying to fix a small part of Bangalore's massive waste managemnt problem. Also realized good content travels far.
2014 – 2016
Mumbai, IN
Flarepath
UI/UX and Game Designer
Started as a Facebook game designer and quickly moved to pitching business to clients whille also designing and shipping products. Also learned managing people is a completely different beast :D
2013 – 2014
Mumbai, IN
Windchimes
Web and Social Media Designer
First 'job'. It helped me realize exactly what I did and didn't want to do.
2012 – Present
Mumbai, IN
Thiram Labs
Founder
I partner with early-stage founders to turn their cool idea into actual product-market fit. It involves saying No and what if to a lot of distractions early on so we can ship fast and actually scale.
Street Photography
Street Photography
Searching for ठहराव (Thahrāv) — Moments of stasis in public spaces.
