Mrinali Kamath
Mrinali Kamath — Product Design Director at Ford. Talks and sessions delivered at UXDX.
Product Design Director
Mrinali is a Design Director for Ford Model E’s Safety & Security team where she’s building the vision for a future in mobility where customers feel safe and secure. Prior to joining Ford, she was part of an Innovation lab at Amazon and the IBM Cloud design team. With over 7 years of industry experience working with innovative companies across the globe, including San Francisco, Austin, Barcelona, Mumbai, and Bangalore, Mrinali has developed a deep understanding of designing user experiences that are human-centric, technically feasible, and business viable.
Past talks
3 talks · 2 events
Hiring Beyond 2025: Breaking the Algorithm, Beating the Bots, and Building Better Teams
Hiring today is broken—candidates are getting filtered out by AI before a human even sees their application, and hiring managers are often relying on outdated methods that don’t assess the full potential of a candidate. This discussion will tackle hiring challenges from both sides of the table: - How candidates can stand out despite AI screening and generic recruitment pipelines. - Why skills, mindset, and cultural fit matter more than portfolios or take-home assignments—and how hiring managers can assess them effectively. - How hiring managers can better brief recruiters to identify the right talent, even if they aren’t design or product experts. - How teams are using AI and hiring tech effectively without missing top candidates or introducing bias. - Real-world hiring strategies to improve hiring outcomes for both job seekers and hiring managers.
Optimizing Your Hiring Process: Automation, Validation, and Cultural Alignment
Recruiting the right talent today needs to go beyond traditional methods. This hands-on workshop, led by Mrinali Kamath explores how to revolutionize your hiring process by integrating automation with strategic insights. Participants—ranging from Staff Product Designers looking to hire to those looking to understand the hiring process more, will learn how to brief recruitment teams (even those without specialized hiring expertise) to ensure that every candidate is evaluated not only on skills but also on cultural fit no matter what industry they came from. Key Takeaways: • Learn to align hiring practices with core cultural values to attract candidates who truly resonate with your brand. • Develop clear, actionable briefing strategies for recruitment teams to effectively validate and assess talent. • Gain insights into tailoring hiring frameworks to meet the unique needs of various industries. • Build a sustainable, iterative approach to continuously improve your recruitment strategy. • Discover new tools and processes for streamlining your recruitment process and reducing time-to-hire.
