Rahul Bhosale
is a design director
who builds products,
brands, and the teams
that ship them.
HelloWorld,
I'mRahulBhosale.Adesignerwhocareslessabouthowthingslookandmoreaboutwhethertheyactuallywork.
I'vespent12+yearsattheintersectionofproduct,brand,andpeople.WhichisapolishedwayofsayingI'vebeeninalotofroomsarguingthatdesigndecisionsareactuallybusinessdecisions.
Mostofmycareerhaslivedinthemessymiddle:betweenproductandbrand,betweenspeedandcraft,betweenwhatthebriefsaysandwhatpeopleactuallyneed.Atscale,too.Disney+Hotstar—300M+users.Polygon—400M+wallets.OlaElectric—connectedmobility.
Differentindustries.Sameunderlyingquestion:doesthisactuallyworkforpeople?
ThesedaysI'mdrawntothespacesthataren'tfiguredoutyet.AI,fintech,infrastructure.Placeswheredesignstillhassomethingrealtosay,andwheregettingitrightactuallymatters.
LookingfortherightDirectororHeadofDesignrole.Onewherebuildingtheteammattersasmuchasthework,andwherearguingabouttypesizeisconsideredproductive.
CV
Polygon Labs 2022-26 —
Director of Design
Ola Electric 2021-22 —
Lead Interaction Designer
Disney+ Hotstar 2018-21 —
Lead Interaction Designer
Housing.com 2015-18 —
Lead Interaction Designer
RECOGNITION
Indian's Who Design
Press Feature 2017
Indian Design Community
Press Feature 2017
365 Awesome Designs
Press Feature 2017
Red Elephant
Kyoorious Design Yatra'14
Podium Finish 3/3
Hackathons @ Housing.com
