Ishita S. — Product Manager
From journalism + fine arts to fintech design: I craft products where storytelling, psychology & design meet scale and usability. I’m a Senior Product Designer with 4+ years of experience shaping products at leading fintech and tech-based staffing companies like Cashfree Payments, PhonePe, and Instawork. With a Master’s in Experience Design from NIFT Mumbai, I bring a strong academic foundation combined with hands-on product design expertise across high-growth, high-impact environments. Before design, I trained as a journalist and fine artist- a background that gives me a distinctive edge. Journalism sharpened my ability to understand people, uncover insights, and tell compelling stories, while fine arts nurtured a deep sense of aesthetics, composition, and cultural psychology. Together, these skills allow me to design experiences that are not only functional and user-centered but also emotionally resonant and visually refined. Over the past few years, I’ve: ✨Designed and launched merchant-first fintech experiences that scale to millions of users. ✨Led research-driven product design that improved onboarding, growth, and retention metrics. ✨Built design systems and operations practices that sped up collaboration between product, design, and engineering. ✨Mentored junior designers and shaped team culture, preparing myself for future design leadership roles. At the intersection of storytelling, psychology, and product design, I thrive in solving complex problems with clarity, creativity, and impact. My goal is to continue crafting trustworthy, scalable, and delightful digital products.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech Product Designer with a strong focus on user experience and design systems.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 4 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Product Design
- User Experience Design (ued)
- User Experience (ux)
- User-centered Design
Career Highlights
- Designed scalable fintech experiences for millions of users.
- Led research-driven product design improving key metrics.
- Mentored junior designers, shaping team culture.
Work Experience
Cashfree Payments
Senior Product Designer (1 yr 5 mos)
PhonePe
Product Designer 3 (1 yr 11 mos)
Instawork
Product Designer (11 mos)
Upstox
Product Designer (3 mos)
Furlenco
Product Designer (3 mos)
dineout.co.in
Product Designer (2 mos)
Schbang
User Experience Designer (1 mo)
Dr. Booch Kombucha
UX Strategist (0 mo)
Tailor India
User Experience Designer (1 mo)
ROTARACT CLUB CHANDIGARH HIMALAYAN
Committee Head of Canvas and Team Leader (10 mos)
BBC World Service Trust
Editorial Intern (0 mo)
Grapevine India
Head Of Human Resources (10 mos)
PU Mirror
Sub Editor (9 mos)
E -TV network
Editorial Intern (1 mo)
PU PULSE
Intern's Head (11 mos)
Education
Master of Design at NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY, MUMBAI
Master of Arts - MA at Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector-11
Bachelor’s Degree at Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector-11
Advanced Diploma Course at Panjab University