Hi, I’m Rhea Mittal, a Product Designer who loves building AI-powered products and accessible experiences. I enjoy crafting scalable design systems and turning data-driven insights into delightful, practical features. I’m actively contributing to the design and tech community by writing a blog and sharing resources on Figma. I’m excited to collaborate on teams to ship impactful products that users love.

Rhea Mittal

Hi, I’m Rhea Mittal, a Product Designer who loves building AI-powered products and accessible experiences. I enjoy crafting scalable design systems and turning data-driven insights into delightful, practical features. I’m actively contributing to the design and tech community by writing a blog and sharing resources on Figma. I’m excited to collaborate on teams to ship impactful products that users love.

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Hi, I’m Rhea Mittal, a Product Designer who loves building AI-powered products and accessible experiences. I enjoy crafting scalable design systems and turning data-driven insights into delightful, practical features.

I’m actively contributing to the design and tech community by writing a blog and sharing resources on Figma. I’m excited to collaborate on teams to ship impactful products that users love.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Product Designer at Capstone
August 1, 2025 - Present
Conducted UX research for Trailhead learning platform through 15 user interviews and analysis of 20+ Reddit threads with 100+ comments to identify engagement barriers. Synthesized insights using affinity mapping to uncover user pain points and feature requests spanning multiple years. Designed solutions to reduce unfinished content rates and improve gamification aligned with Trailhead KPIs. Created user personas and journey maps to inform product strategy.
Product Designer at Clique Prize
November 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Built a design system with 15+ components, reducing designer onboarding time by 66% (from 10-15 hours to 5 hours). Led end-to-end product design from discovery to high-fidelity execution, realigning product around small business owners. Collaborated with CEO and 3 developers to ensure technical feasibility and smooth handoffs through detailed documentation. Delivered business-ready landing page now live for client acquisition.
UI/UX Designer at WeSee
June 1, 2023 - July 1, 2023
Designed internal messaging system with cross-functional team, reducing cognitive workload by 27% in simulated environments. Developed scalable design system adopted across 100+ locations, improving usability and consistency. Created high-fidelity prototypes validated through user testing with end users.
UI/UX Designer at Tech Guy
April 1, 2021 - June 1, 2021
Designed end-to-end UI for B2C app, admin dashboard, and enterprise system, improving task completion speed by 20%. Led 4-person design team and established agile workflows that reduced design-to-implementation cycles by 30%. Conducted user interviews and usability testing with 10+ participants to inform wireframes and prototypes. Partnered with engineers to ensure smooth handoffs and maintain brand consistency across platforms.
Product Designer at Canvas
December 1, 2024 - Present
Integrated generative AI (ChatGPT and Claude) into quiz creation, reducing faculty creation time by 62% and error rates by 30%. Conducted 8 user interviews and usability tests to validate AI integration impact. Designed AI-powered features that faculty praised for time efficiency and seamless Canvas integration.
Product Designer at Salesforce
August 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026
Led product strategy and design initiatives for Trailhead, identified engagement opportunities for retention, and collaborated on a capstone project. Led ResOps by screening a metadata pool of 7k+ users to identify qualified research participants for qualitative studies. Designed and tested 3 functional prototypes using React for front-end development and integrated LLMs, databases, and APIs to de-risk product decisions and shape the quarterly roadmap. Facilitated weekly design critiques with product managers, AI researchers, and engineers to translate research insights into actionable requirements and iterated on high-fidelity prototypes based on stakeholder feedback.
Product Designer at CliquePrize
October 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Lead end-to-end product design for a B2B marketing platform, enabling small business owners to launch and run promotional campaigns.
Product Designer at Accenture
September 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023
Participated in a partner project during a semester exchange at Besign (SDS) in France, focusing on sustainable urban mobility and generational design research.
Founding Product Designer at Tech Guy
March 1, 2021 - August 31, 2021
Led end-to-end product design for on-demand home services for electronics repair across three user types: customers, technicians, and platform operators. Increased booking completion rate by 20% through a streamlined service request flow and reduced design-to-implementation cycles by 30% by building a 4-person design team with agile workflows.

Education

MS in Human-Computer Interaction at Indiana University, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2026
Bachelor of Design in Human Centered Design at Srishti Manipal Institute, Bangalore, India
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2024
Master’s of Science in Human Computer Interaction at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2026
Bachelor’s of Design in Human Centered Design at Srishti Manipal Institute, Bengaluru, India
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2024

Qualifications

1st Place Hackathon – Eleven Labs Hackathon
December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Shipped LinkedIn Chrome Extension (DragGit)
November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other