Ankur Khatal🇮🇪

About Ankur Khatal

Senior UX Designer & AI Strategist at Guidewire Software

Hi, I’m Ankur — a Senior UX Designer with a deep specialisation in Design Systems and a strong focus on Design Tokens at the enterprise level. Over the years, I’ve carved a niche in solving the complex scalability and consistency challenges that come with large-scale design ecosystems. I’m currently leading key initiatives around AI-powered Design Systems and GenAI integration for enterprise products, where we are rethinking how design and development can co-evolve using intelligent tooling.

Why I'm Applying to Be a Mentor: The field of Design Systems is growing, but when it comes to advanced topics like Design Tokens, cross-platform implementation, or AI integration, resources are scarce and guidance is even rarer. I’ve seen firsthand how hard it is for designers and developers to navigate this evolving space — especially those transitioning into systems work or scaling from startup to enterprise.

I want to give back to the community by sharing everything I’ve learned: Helping others structure and scale their systems work Teaching how to build with tokens that serve both product teams and engineering

What Makes Me a Unique Mentor: I work at the intersection of design, development, and emerging tech, which allows me to provide a cross-functional lens to mentoring.

Expertise

Sessions with Ankur Khatal

• Mentorship (45 min): This quick mentorship call is designed to give you clarity, direction, and momentum in your design journey — no matter where you currently are. In 30 minutes, we’ll step back and take a high-level look at your goals, challenges, and aspirations so we can identify what actually matters right now. Whether you want guidance on your portfolio, want to strengthen your foundations in Product Design, or need help navigating areas like design systems, workflows, or career decisions — this session offers a focused, judgment-free space to talk things through and get actionable insights. You’ll leave the session with: • A clearer understanding of where you stand • Specific next steps tailored to your path • Renewed confidence and direction If you find this valuable and want to go deeper, I also offer an extended mentorship program where we can work together more consistently to build your skills and accelerate your growth.

What mentees say

“Ankur immediately understood what kind of feedback I was looking for in my design system, and gave me insights in minutes that I have been struggling to get from YouTube, courses, etc. Highly recommend! I especially appreciate his expertise combined with patient and clear communication.”

“He is an amazing mentor who provides me with excellent and guiding feedback during our discussions. Talking with him was fun, no judgment, and he is very analytical. He opened my eyes to design 'Looks and Feel' in AI Product and further gave me recommendations on design guidelines.”

“I had an outstanding session with Ankur who provided amazing insights as I transition from graphic design to UI/UX. His exceptional communication and subject knowledge helped me view my career strategically, identifying my role at Infosys as a vital stepping stone.”