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Nisha Charagulla

@nishacharagulla

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Senior product designer blending UX strategy, systems thinking, and measurable outcomes.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a senior product design role where I can own end-to-end UX for complex B2B workflows, partner closely with engineering and product, and use systems thinking and AI to improve onboarding, conversion, and reliability.

I’m a senior product designer at LeanData, where I’ve grown from the first dedicated scheduling designer into a Product Designer II/Senior IC role with design ownership across 3 product lines. Over the past 4 years, I’ve driven AI-driven UX workflows—building a Claude-based prototyping framework that cut design-to-dev cycle time by ~33%—and led cross-functional redesigns for major customer pain points like Unified Round Robin Pools (>$20M ARR combined).

I focus on measurable outcomes and scalable design systems: I initiated an OKR to redesign onboarding for a $3M ARR product line, established a structured review process with a 7-person engineering team to reduce post-launch visual regressions by ~60%, and partnered on quarterly planning to prioritize 40+ initiatives. Earlier, I shipped 40+ features in 18 months at product-market fit, built Salesforce scheduling handoffs and Twilio SMS reminder experiences (reducing no-shows by ~25%), and mentored a 3-designer team while strengthening research and design documentation practices.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Product Designer II

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LeanData

Jan 2026 - Present (5 months)

Championed AI-driven UX workflows and built a Claude-based prototyping framework that cut design-to-dev cycle time by ~33%. Led cross-functional discovery and system redesign efforts, including aligning teams on Round Robin Pools (>$20M ARR combined) and reducing post-launch visual regressions by ~60%.

Product Design UX Strategy Systems Design Design Systems Cross Functional Discovery Roadmapping Figma

Product Designer

LeanData

Jan 2022 - Jan 2026 (4 years)

Joined as the first dedicated designer for the scheduling platform (BookIt) and shipped 40+ features in 18 months to establish product-market fit. Improved scheduling conversion by redesigning the core booking and inbound form-to-meeting flow (booking completion +~18%, post-form drop-off -~22%) and reduced no-shows by ~25% with end-to-end SMS reminders via Twilio.

Product Design UX Strategy Design Systems UX Research Twilio Interaction Design Journey Mapping A B Testing

Product Designer & UX Researcher

Tech4Good

Sep 2021 - May 2022 (8 months)

Led end-to-end UX for Collectively (university collaboration platform) and improved task completion by ~30% across three design iterations using user research and heuristic evaluations. Co-authored published research (ACM) bridging algorithmic group formation and product design.

UX Research User Interviews Usability Testing Heuristic Evaluation Interaction Design Information Architecture Prototyping Figma

Product Design Intern

Hudl

Jun 2021 - Sep 2021 (3 months)

Redesigned the Hudl Focus camera app onboarding to address high drop-off in calibration, install, and activation, increasing first-time install success by 40% and improving satisfaction by 20%. Conducted discovery research to identify 5 friction points and inform H2 roadmap priorities.