HEY THERE 👋
I’m Saumya, a senior product designer with @SlingTV.
Bagged masters in Strategic Design & Management from @Parsons,
and previously, worked with @NASA, @Amazon, @Infosys & more!









My experience journey so far
Senior Product Designer • Sling TV
Jun 23 - Present • Denver, CO
Design Strategist • Wongdoody, Infosys
May 22 - Sept 22 • New York, NY


Senior UX Designer • Airtel
Nov 19 - Aug 21 • New Delhi, India

Design Strategist • NASA
Jan 22 - Jun 22 • New York City, NY
Designer & Merchandiser • SHAYA
Nov 17 - Nov 19 • Mumbai, India

My beliefs, values and goals


As a product designer and strategist, I focus on transforming how organizations design their products to manifest their mission, vision, and goals. I care about creating thoughtfully crafted, inclusive, accessible, functional, intuitive, and delightful products. I distill people's behavior through quantitative data and qualitative feedback to build evidence-based strategic design solutions that delight users and create a sustainable competitive advantage for the organization in the market. My approach deeply stresses problem reframing and storytelling, as the first problem statement is never the actual problem.
You'll always find me asking: 'What matters to the people we are designing for?'
As a T-shaped designer and individual, I enjoy working on complex problems and challenging myself to create simple and functional solutions. I'm passionate about accessibility and inclusivity, and I am now learning sign language to see how I can better design for everyone.
Education 🎓
Awards 🏆
Parsons School of Design
The New School, NYC
Aug, 2021 - May, 2023 • 4.0 GPA
Departmental Honors
MS Strategic Design & Management
NIFT Bengaluru, India
2018 • 3.7 GPA
B.Des Fashion & Lifestyle Design
Departmental Honors
May, 2023 • The New School • New York City
MS Strategic Design & Management '23
Best Mobile Viral Campaign
Dec, 2020 • Wynk Music • Singapore
Business Wire Nominations for Successful Products
Best COVID Adaptation
Dec, 2020 • Wynk Music • Singapore
Business Wire Nominations for Successful Products
Certifications 📜
Wharton - University of Pennsylvania
Oct, 2020 • 6 Weeks
Gamification
Breakthrough Innovation
Oct, 2020 • Airtel • India
Wynk Stage for Wynk Music
University of London
Jun, 2020 • 5 Weeks
Responsive Web Design
Townhall Product Winner
Aug, 2020 • Airtel • India
Wynk Music
Design Skills ✏️
Honors 🥹
UX, Design Strategy, Human Centered, Research & Workshops, Persona Identification, Journey Mapping, Empathy Mapping, Information Architecture, Wireframing, Prototyping, User Testing, Data Analytics, Accessible Design, UI, Web Design, Responsive Design
Design Panelist
Dec, 2022 • Future Thinking • SEGD - New York Chapter • NYC
Discussion: How communities and sustainability are shaping our world.
Career Advising Panelist
The New School • Present • NYC
Sharing tips to find internships and jobs with students looking for one.
My Design Tool Kit










Things that make me who I am
Family


Friends
Food


Travel
Movies


Dogs
Fun

