I'm a Product Designer with 5 years of experience. Delivered award winning products with a focus on Product Strategy, UI Design and Design Systems.
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Based in SF Bay Area
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Niche in Fintech & SaaS
Products Transformed
Award-winning products
UX talks & Workshops
Years leading product teams
Selected work
Work I’m proud of
5+ years of delivering strong impact across B2B SaaS and Fintech products
15+ products
3 award winning products
Led design for 6+ products
aBOUT ME
Hi! I'm Akhilesh
Pronounced (uh - khi - lae - sh)
I’m a product designer with 5 years of experience crafting 15+ products across travel, hospitality, healthcare, agritech, and primarily B2B SaaS and fintech. Currently, I lead product design at Omatochi, shaping web and app experiences to enhance caregiving for senior citizens in California.
I specialize in visual design, design systems, and product strategy, thriving in collaborative and high-ownership environments. My background in Computer Science and a Master’s in Interaction Design, along with two HCI research programs, gives me a strong edge in navigating complex tech frameworks.
Community Engagement
The spirit of the community & leadership
Teaching & mentoring. Collective growth is a part of my identity.
I love teaching as much as I love learning, championing a world where knowledge and wisdom flows freely in all directions regardless of the caliber.
UX talks & Workshops
Advocating for Accessibility
Started two thriving design communities
I thrive on networking, extracting wisdom from every story, and sparking discussions about what could be—all while adding my own twist to the UX community.
Community Members
Testimonials
What people say about me
Nachiket Nirhali
Director of Experience Design, THEM Consulting
It was a pleasure having you around Akhilesh. We had a fantastic partnership with you on building some of the best products we have built at THEM so far. I show them as a benchmark to the team. As a person you are a fantastic guy. I still hear a lot of praises from old folks. Keep rocking 🍻
Harshit Sharma
Senior Product Designer, THEM Consulting
Akhilesh is one of the finest minds I have come across in my professional career so far. His attention to detail and his charisma to go above and beyond to deliver what's best for a product makes him stand out among his peers. Akhilesh will never shy away from sharing his learnings with anyone and everyone working with or under him. Apart from being an excellent designer Akhilesh is an amazing professional to work with who pushes his team and brings out the best in his peers.
Surbhi Gupta
Senior Product Designer, Microsoft
Akhilesh's compelling research and profound user-centered approach shone brightly at a Designboat bootcamp. His exceptional networking skills and continuous enthusiasm for learning and assisting others made a lasting impression during our design workshops. He is an invaluable asset for any team or organization, and I'm excited to see his future successes.
Sahil Rishiraj
Senior Product Designer, 32nd Avenue
Akhilesh provides extreme attention to detail in every single design he creates, he is also very well versed in the fundamentals of design and it’s profound in technical knowledge of various software.
Nachiket Nirhali
Director of Experience Design, THEM Consulting
It was a pleasure having you around Akhilesh. We had a fantastic partnership with you on building some of the best products we have built at THEM so far. I show them as a benchmark to the team. As a person you are a fantastic guy. I still hear a lot of praises from old folks. Keep rocking 🍻
Harshit Sharma
Senior Product Designer, THEM Consulting
Akhilesh is one of the finest minds I have come across in my professional career so far. His attention to detail and his charisma to go above and beyond to deliver what's best for a product makes him stand out among his peers. Akhilesh will never shy away from sharing his learnings with anyone and everyone working with or under him. Apart from being an excellent designer Akhilesh is an amazing professional to work with who pushes his team and brings out the best in his peers.
Surbhi Gupta
Senior Product Designer, Microsoft
Akhilesh's compelling research and profound user-centered approach shone brightly at a Designboat bootcamp. His exceptional networking skills and continuous enthusiasm for learning and assisting others made a lasting impression during our design workshops. He is an invaluable asset for any team or organization, and I'm excited to see his future successes.
Sahil Rishiraj
Senior Product Designer, 32nd Avenue
Akhilesh provides extreme attention to detail in every single design he creates, he is also very well versed in the fundamentals of design and it’s profound in technical knowledge of various software.
Nachiket Nirhali
Director of Experience Design, THEM Consulting
It was a pleasure having you around Akhilesh. We had a fantastic partnership with you on building some of the best products we have built at THEM so far. I show them as a benchmark to the team. As a person you are a fantastic guy. I still hear a lot of praises from old folks. Keep rocking 🍻
Harshit Sharma
Senior Product Designer, THEM Consulting
Akhilesh is one of the finest minds I have come across in my professional career so far. His attention to detail and his charisma to go above and beyond to deliver what's best for a product makes him stand out among his peers. Akhilesh will never shy away from sharing his learnings with anyone and everyone working with or under him. Apart from being an excellent designer Akhilesh is an amazing professional to work with who pushes his team and brings out the best in his peers.
Surbhi Gupta
Senior Product Designer, Microsoft
Akhilesh's compelling research and profound user-centered approach shone brightly at a Designboat bootcamp. His exceptional networking skills and continuous enthusiasm for learning and assisting others made a lasting impression during our design workshops. He is an invaluable asset for any team or organization, and I'm excited to see his future successes.
Sahil Rishiraj
Senior Product Designer, 32nd Avenue
Akhilesh provides extreme attention to detail in every single design he creates, he is also very well versed in the fundamentals of design and it’s profound in technical knowledge of various software.
Nachiket Nirhali
Director of Experience Design, THEM Consulting
It was a pleasure having you around Akhilesh. We had a fantastic partnership with you on building some of the best products we have built at THEM so far. I show them as a benchmark to the team. As a person you are a fantastic guy. I still hear a lot of praises from old folks. Keep rocking 🍻
Harshit Sharma
Senior Product Designer, THEM Consulting
Akhilesh is one of the finest minds I have come across in my professional career so far. His attention to detail and his charisma to go above and beyond to deliver what's best for a product makes him stand out among his peers. Akhilesh will never shy away from sharing his learnings with anyone and everyone working with or under him. Apart from being an excellent designer Akhilesh is an amazing professional to work with who pushes his team and brings out the best in his peers.
Surbhi Gupta
Senior Product Designer, Microsoft
Akhilesh's compelling research and profound user-centered approach shone brightly at a Designboat bootcamp. His exceptional networking skills and continuous enthusiasm for learning and assisting others made a lasting impression during our design workshops. He is an invaluable asset for any team or organization, and I'm excited to see his future successes.
Sahil Rishiraj
Senior Product Designer, 32nd Avenue
Akhilesh provides extreme attention to detail in every single design he creates, he is also very well versed in the fundamentals of design and it’s profound in technical knowledge of various software.
