Hi, I'm Krisha Prabakaran

A product designer focused on turning complexity into clarity.

Cognitive Science @ UC Berkeley | Prev. Happen Bank, Headspace, FA

Product Design Intern

@

Happen Bank

Jun - Aug 2026

San Francisco

Redesigned the account details experience across Savings, Checking, and CD accounts, simplifying the interface and building a scalable framework for future features. Delivered production-ready designs using Figma, now shipping into the app.

Product Design Intern

@

Happen Bank

Jun - Aug 2026

San Francisco

Redesigned the account details experience across Savings, Checking, and CD accounts, simplifying the interface and building a scalable framework for future features. Delivered production-ready designs using Figma, now shipping into the app.

Product Operations Intern

@

First American

Jun - Aug 2025

Santa Ana

Designed and launched standardized PDLC documentation by interviewing 24 product managers and synthesizing workflows into scalable systems. Centralized resources into a single knowledge hub, improving accessibility and efficiency across product teams

Product Operations Intern

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First American

Jun - Aug 2025

Santa Ana

Designed and launched standardized PDLC documentation by interviewing 24 product managers and synthesizing workflows into scalable systems. Centralized resources into a single knowledge hub, improving accessibility and efficiency across product teams

Product Strategy & AI UX Lead

@

Microsoft (Contract)

Jan - Jun 2025

San Francisco

Designed 6 AI integration strategies for Microsoft Fabric grounded in progressive disclosure, explainability, and human-in-the-loop principles. Conducted 21 user interviews and task analyses to uncover trust and usability challenges in AI-driven workflows

Product Strategy & AI UX Lead

@

Microsoft (Contract)

Jan - Jun 2025

San Francisco

Designed 6 AI integration strategies for Microsoft Fabric grounded in progressive disclosure, explainability, and human-in-the-loop principles. Conducted 21 user interviews and task analyses to uncover trust and usability challenges in AI-driven workflows

Product Development Intern

@

Paloma (a16z)

Jan - Jun 2025

San Francisco

Conducted competitive benchmarking and mixed-methods research with 60+ users to develop 8 data-driven pricing tiers projected to increase revenue by 18% while balancing user needs and business goals.

Product Development Intern

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Paloma (a16z)

Jan - Jun 2025

San Francisco

Conducted competitive benchmarking and mixed-methods research with 60+ users to develop 8 data-driven pricing tiers projected to increase revenue by 18% while balancing user needs and business goals.

Product Design Intern

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Headspace (Contract)

Jan - Jun 2024

San Francisco

Audited Headspace's Care Tab information architecture through 30+ user interviews and usability tests to identify friction points. Designed scalable designs and delivered 6 UX recommendations that reduced cognitive load across the Care tab.

Product Design Intern

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Headspace (Contract)

Jan - Jun 2024

San Francisco

Audited Headspace's Care Tab information architecture through 30+ user interviews and usability tests to identify friction points. Designed scalable designs and delivered 6 UX recommendations that reduced cognitive load across the Care tab.

Skills

Product design

AI design tools

UX research

Design systems

Prototyping

Python

Usability testing

Motion design

Information architecture

SQL

Education

Education

Bachelor’s in Cognitive Science, Minor in Data Science

2023 – 2027 · University of California, Berkeley