UX DESIGN LEADER · 11+ YEARS · GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

Shaping inclusive, intuitive, and beautiful experiences through thoughtful design leadership.

Shaping inclusive, intuitive, and beautiful experiences through thoughtful design leadership.

Shaping inclusive, intuitive, and beautiful experiences through thoughtful design leadership.

I’m Ankita, a design leader building teams, culture, and products that move the needle. Currently at Meesho, previously at Google, frog design, R/GA, and Idea Couture.

I’m Ankita, a design leader building teams, culture, and products that move the needle. Currently at Meesho, previously at Google, frog design, R/GA, and Idea Couture.

Ankita Arvind

APPROACH

How I think

about design.

01

Research drives strategy

Every significant design call comes from going out and listening first. Design without research is just decoration.

02

Transparency builds trust

Being honest with users outperforms persuasion. The data confirms it every time.

03

Systems thinking at scale

The default is always to build something others can use, not just to solve one problem once.

04

Inclusion is not optional

If a design only works for the median user, it’s only half-designed.

SELECTED WORK

My work

My work

My work

A curated view of marketplace, payments, smart-home, and cultural experiences — organized by the teams and companies where the work happened.

A curated view of marketplace, payments, smart-home, and cultural experiences — organized by the teams and companies where the work happened.

DESIGN LEADERSHIP

Building the team

behind the work.

Scaling Teams

Scaling Teams

Growing a design org, building structure that lets enables people to grow and excellence scale.

Design Infrastructure

Design Infrastructure

Rituals, reviews, and shared spaces for designers to bring ideas, get feedback and let creativity flow.

Frameworks Over Firefighting

Frameworks Over Firefighting

Repeated problems deserve systemic solutions. I default to building frameworks that outlast any single project.

Mentorship & Culture

Creating structure and process to enable designers to get better at craft, communication, and judgment.

Mentorship & Culture

Creating structure and process to enable designers to get better at craft, communication, and judgment.

INCLUSIVE DESIGN

Designing for

everyone.

Designing for

everyone.

Inclusive design isn’t a feature or a checkbox. It’s a fundamental orientation toward who we’re designing for and who we might be leaving out. It’s personal for me — I’m a proud advocate for people with Down Syndrome and any type of learning disability.

A product that works for a young urban professional but breaks for someone in a rural village or someone with a learning disability isn’t good design — it’s partial design.

“Inclusive design means so many different things to different people. Where do we start?”

“Inclusive design means so many different things to different people. Where do we start?”

— Voice-first UX for rural users who can’t read the Roman script
— Smart home systems accessible across all household archetypes
— Creator onboarding that doesn’t assume tech literacy
— Always asking: who isn’t in this room?

— Voice-first UX for rural users who can’t read the Roman script
— Smart home systems accessible across all household archetypes
— Creator onboarding that doesn’t assume tech literacy
— Always asking: who isn’t in this room?

Ankita Arvind

Senior Design Manager · Meesho