Hi, I’m Nitya!

I’m a Senior or Staff Product Designer working at the intersection of UX, research and service design.

Selected works

NexHealth

AI translations: I initiated project scope, and led design and executive reviews for a bulk AI translations feature and unblocked communications with 90% of non- English speaking patients.

AI Case Study →

Developer experience: I designed an end to end onboarding link experience for developers integrating with NexHealth’s API product and companion status tracking for internal developer tooling.

Dive into the Developer Experience →

Valora

I led design across product and brand for a global payments wallet powered by early stablecoin technology. Together, we launched in 100+ international markets and reached 1M+ downloads by Oct 2023.

I scaled the product design team, and led an international user research effort and product design strategy for launch in Nigerian market, resulting in a 7% growth in total global MAUs.

Read about our Nigeria launch→

*Valora was acquired by Stripe in late 2025

About me

I studied Neuroscience and Physiology at UC San Diego, building on a lifelong interest in biology and health. After graduating I moved to the Arizona desert to start my medical training at A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine.

After realizing that being a physician wasn’t where I could use my skillset best, I began to build my career as a product designer. My favorite thing about being a designer is utilizing my problem solving skills in a myriad of industir

Away from my desk, I like to play with different kinds of movement (aerial silks, yoga, dancing), and spend as much time as I can outdoors (rock climbing, hiking, trail running).