Hemendra Kumar

Hemendra Kumar is a seasoned design leader with extensive experience in product design and research, currently serving as the Director of Product Design and Research at Amazon Ads since January 2024. Previously, Hemendra held key roles at Meta from 2016 to 2023, including the Director of Product Design for the Payments team, where a significant focus was on the MetaPay and Messaging Payments products. Hemendra's earlier career includes leadership positions at LinkedIn, overseeing consumer design initiatives and mobile product design, as well as key design roles at PayPal, Verizon, and GE Power Systems. Hemendra holds a Master’s degree in Visual Communication from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from College of Architecture Lucknow.