Althea Coutinho

Co-Founder

Manchester, England, United Kingdom12 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led high-impact design projects for unicorns
  • Achieved 50% reduction in service tickets
  • Designed category-defining insurance products
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Insurance UX/Product Design expert.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

Product DesignProduct StrategyProduct LeadershipDesign AutomationArtificial IntelligenceProduct LaunchCross-functional Team LeadershipDesign SystemsUsability DesignPayment SystemsBranding & IdentityUser Interface DesignUser Experience Design

Other Skills

Adobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopArtificial Intelligence (AI)Artificial Intelligence for DesignAuto InsuranceConcept ArtConversion OptimizationCross-Cultural Communication SkillsCross-functional CollaborationCross-team CollaborationData-Driven InsightsDesign LeadershipDesign SprintsDesign ThinkingDesign Tools

About

I'm a Product Design Specialist with 10+ years of experience leading and launching products and features for banking and insurance companies. As a co-founder of a design agency, I led high-impact projects for global financial institutionsโ€”balancing data-driven insights with user-centric solutions in areas like digital banking, insurance onboarding, and compliance-focused UX. Key metrics achieved for unicorns in India include: โ€ข ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜†: Reduced service tickets by 50% by enhancing the dashboard, enabling users to find information more efficiently. โ€ข ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ผ: Designed the MVP that secured Indiaโ€™s largest seed funding of $30 million in 2018. โ€ข ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜๐—บ: Created insurance product designs (motor, health, life) and developed an engaging content experience for their blog.

Experience

Nirvana insurance

Senior Product Designer

Jan 2025 โ€“ Present ยท 1 yr 2 mos ยท Manchester, England, United Kingdom ยท Remote

  • ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ˆ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก: Design and integrate cutting-edge AI capabilities into the product ecosystem to empower underwriters and agents with smarter, data-driven decision-making toolsโ€”reducing manual errors and enhancing efficiency in complex insurance workflows.
  • ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ญ & ๐๐จ๐ง-๐…๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž: Craft intuitive digital experiences tailored to the unique needs of fleet managers and traditional policyholders, ensuring clarity, compliance, and ease of use across the platform.
  • ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‚๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Work closely with product managers and developers throughout sprint cycles to deliver scalable, user-centered design solutions with measurable business impact.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Data-Driven InsightsInsuranceCross-Cultural Communication SkillsProduct DesignArtificial Intelligence

Razorpay

Senior Product Designer

Oct 2022 โ€“ Jul 2023 ยท 9 mos ยท Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ยท Hybrid

  • Achieved a 50% reduction in service tickets by enhancing the Dashboard, enabling users to find information more efficiently.
Strategic InsightsPayment SystemsTicketing SystemsUser FlowsUsability Design

Hdfc ergo general insurance

Senior Product Designer

Aug 2022 โ€“ Dec 2023 ยท 1 yr 4 mos

  • ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐š ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ-๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ: Led the design of a category-defining pet insurance product from the ground up. Defined user journeys, visual language, and onboarding flowsโ€”collaborating across teams to bring clarity to a new and unfamiliar space.
  • ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š-๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง: Analyzed user behavior and conversion data to identify friction points in the travel insurance journey. Delivered optimized workflows and streamlined interfaces by working closely with cross-functional teams.
  • ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐š ๐’๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž: Developed an organization-wide design system to drive consistency and efficiency across designers and developers. Ensured adherence to best practices while enabling faster, high-quality execution across health, life, and travel domains.
Pet InsuranceTravel InsuranceHealth InsuranceDesign SystemsCross-functional Team Leadership

1 finance

Principal Product Designer

Jan 2022 โ€“ Jun 2024 ยท 2 yrs 5 mos ยท Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ยท On-site

  • ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ: Managed and mentored a cross-functional team of 12 designers over 2.5 years, fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, and design excellence. Ensured alignment across product, brand, and marketing while actively supporting each team memberโ€™s professional growth.
  • ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข-๐๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: Oversaw the design of a comprehensive product ecosystem, including the customer-facing mobile app, the public website, and internal web portals for financial advisors and operations teams. Maintained a unified design language across all touchpoints to ensure consistency and reinforce brand trust.
  • ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐š ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ-๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ: Led the team through multiple phases of iteration, testing, and development to successfully launch a first-of-its-kind platform. Navigated ambiguity, tight timelines, and an evolving product vision to bring a novel concept to market with confidence and clarity.
Cross-functional Team LeadershipDesign WorkshopsDesign SystemsProduct LaunchConversion Optimization

Mockups in minutes

Principal Product Designer and Co-founder

Aug 2021 โ€“ Present ยท 4 yrs 7 mos ยท Manchester, England, United Kingdom ยท On-site

  • ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ˆ-๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง, led the product team at Mockups in Minutes, utilizing AI and machine learning to create pixel-perfect designs.
  • ๐„๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐”๐— ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ˆ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ, Integrated UI/UX best practices into AI algorithms to ensure outputs met industry standards and delivered intuitive user experiences.
  • ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐, ๐๐ซ๐š๐ง๐-๐€๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ, Enabled effortless generation of complete workflows and mobile app designs tailored to brand guidelines and visual preferences.
Artificial Intelligence for DesignNo-Code Development PlatformsDesign ToolsDesign automationProduct LeadershipDesign Automation

Paytm

Senior Product Designer

Jun 2020 โ€“ Sep 2022 ยท 2 yrs 3 mos

  • ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌ: Redesigned the motor insurance proposal flow for both two- and four-wheelers, making complex jargon easy to understand and ensuring key information was prominentโ€”while maintaining a clean, user-friendly design.
  • ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐„๐Ž & ๐๐ซ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ : Collaborated with the marketing team to revamp the blog design for better SEO performance. Created 500+ custom cover images that aligned with Paytmโ€™s brand identity and enhanced content discoverability.
  • ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐2๐ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ:Worked with the Paytm for Business team to design partnership PDFs and signing packagesโ€”clearly communicating value propositions and enabling smoother collaboration with external partners.
Auto InsuranceBranding & IdentitySearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Product DesignDesign Thinking

Coverfox insurance

Product Designer

Apr 2018 โ€“ Sep 2018 ยท 5 mos ยท Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ยท On-site

  • ๐‘๐ž๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌ: Partnered with the product team to design a first-of-its-kind flow that allowed users to purchase health insurance for their entire family in one seamless experienceโ€”shifting away from the tedious, per-policy model.
  • ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ: Redesigned the digital purchase journey to eliminate friction, reduce user effort, and guide unassisted users with clarity and ease through an otherwise complex process.
  • ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐›๐ฒ 200%: Delivered a frictionless, user-centric flow that led to a 200% increase in unassisted health insurance purchasesโ€”proving the impact of design on business outcomes.
Product StrategyHealth InsuranceWorkflow DesignDesign SprintsUser Interface Design

Acko

Product Designer

Jan 2017 โ€“ Jun 2017 ยท 5 mos

  • ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐š ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ-๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: Designed and launched a fully digital auto insurance claims process at a time when the industry was heavily reliant on paperworkโ€”setting a new standard in the Indian insurance landscape.
  • ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ & ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ฒ: Crafted a frictionless claims journey that balanced efficiency with emotional intelligenceโ€”ensuring distressed customers could easily navigate the process, while built-in checks minimized fraud.
  • ๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Designed workflows that captured critical data accurately and effortlessly, reducing manual input while improving backend validation and overall operational efficiency.
User Experience DesignInteraction DesignDesign SystemsProduct DesignDesign Thinking

Designcoz ui/ux design studio

Principal Product Designer and Co-founder

May 2015 โ€“ Present ยท 10 yrs 10 mos ยท Manchester, England, United Kingdom ยท Remote

  • ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ข๐ง๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž, Iโ€™ve delivered product solutions across Lending, Payments, Wealth Management, and Remittance โ€” translating complex business goals into user-centric experiences that drive measurable impact. From MVPs to enterprise platforms, my work balances agility with precision, always optimizing for conversion and product growth.
  • ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š 30+ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ by aligning individual strengths with product development stages โ€” integrating Convergent, Divergent, Visual, and Methodical thinking to unlock collaboration, streamline execution, and elevate design quality across the board.
  • ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, with proven success collaborating across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales. As a founder, Iโ€™ve driven end-to-end product strategy โ€” from shaping vision and defining scope to delivering polished solutions informed by user feedback and data.
  • ๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ, including Kickoff, HMW, and Prioritization sessions โ€” aligning teams, reframing challenges, and driving clarity on what to build, when, and why.
Design LeadershipProduct DesignProduct StrategyCross-team CollaborationData-Driven Insights

Indian institute of technology, bombay

UX Designer

Dec 2014 โ€“ May 2015 ยท 5 mos ยท Mumbai Area, India

  • I completed my Degree project under the guidance of Prof. Aniruddha Joshi at the Industrial Design Center (IDC) in IIT, Bombay. I worked on a toy design project which aimed to teach Hindi to children in the age group of 10 -14 years. I used a Optimal Character Recognition (OCR) engine for the same. As part of the project I also conducted sufficient user testing to evaluate my designs.

June software

Designer

Sep 2012 โ€“ May 2014 ยท 1 yr 8 mos ยท Pune

  • At June software I worked on many exciting educational games for children. My scope of work included subject research, ideations, content and mocking up the games. I also worked on multiple trivia games for adults.

Education

Symbiosis Institute of Design

Bachelorโ€™s Degree โ€” communication design

Jan 2011 โ€“ Jan 2015

Hassaram Rijhumal College of Commerce and Economics

HSC โ€” Commerce

Jan 2009 โ€“ Jan 2011

Canossa Convent High School

SSC

Jan 1997 โ€“ Jan 2009

Stackforce found 100+ more professionals with Product Design & Product Strategy

Explore similar profiles based on matching skills and experience