Akta P. — Head of Design
I’m a strategic design leader and UX engineer with 15+ years of experience shaping product vision, scaling high-performing design teams, and driving measurable impact across enterprise SaaS and compliance-driven domains. My unique background as a developer-turned-designer allows me to bridge design and engineering, creating user experiences that are not only elegant but technically feasible and scalable. Currently, I lead design at Scrut Automation, where I scaled a team of 8 designers and strategists, drove a complete product redesign that improved client engagement by 40%, and contributed to the company reaching $10M ARR. I established a robust design system that reduced design-to-development handoff time by 33% and championed accessibility practices. Previously at Spendflo, I joined as the founding product designer and leveraged my engineering background to define UX strategy from inception. I built the design function from scratch, enabling the company to reach $1M ARR in its first year, scaling delivery velocity by 150%, and driving 10x growth in monthly active users. Earlier, I designed enterprise SaaS platforms and systems for organizations like Times of India, Airtel, and Sixgill Sense, while drawing on my UX engineering expertise to deliver solutions that balanced technical feasibility with user delight. Over my career, I’ve worked across 100+ projects ,from early-stage products to large-scale platforms. I lead with a focus on aligning design excellence to strategic business outcomes. I am passionate about mentoring and growing future design leaders, fostering inclusive and collaborative team cultures, and driving organizational change that elevates design as a strategic partner. Core expertise: • UX Strategy & Product Vision • Design Leadership & Org Scaling • Enterprise SaaS & Compliance Design • UX Engineering & Design-Dev Collaboration • Design Systems & Accessibility • 0-1 Product Innovation & Growth My goal is to continue building and leading design organizations that deliver world-class user experiences — while bridging design and engineering to drive innovation, inclusivity, and measurable business value.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS UX design leader with a strong focus on product strategy and design systems.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 20 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Product Design
- Design Leadership
- Visual Storytelling
- Film Production
- Product Management
- User Experience Design (ued)
- Usability Testing
- User Experience (ux)
- User Interface Design
- Front-end Design
Career Highlights
- Led design team to achieve 40% client engagement improvement.
- Established design systems reducing handoff time by 33%.
- Mentored future design leaders fostering inclusive cultures.
Work Experience
Scrut Automation
Head of Design (Product + Marketing) (1 yr 3 mos)
Head of Design (Product) (9 mos)
Spendflo
Head of Design (7 mos)
Senior Product Designer (7 mos)
User Experience Designer / Product Designer (1 yr)
School of Accelerated Learning
Guest Faculty (2 mos)
The Geeks' Lab
Senior User Experience Designer (2 yrs 1 mo)
Dvait Studio
User Experience Designer (4 yrs)
Web User Interface Designer (2 yrs 11 mos)
Randomattic
Frontend Developer (3 yrs 5 mos)
3EPL
Frontend Developer (1 yr 6 mos)
First Time Film Makers
Director (20 yrs 4 mos)
Education
PG certificate at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Bachelor's degree at Gujarat University