Rita Ling

Head of Design

San Francisco, California, United States2 yrs 7 mos experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Led design for multiple AI products from 0 to 1.
Scaled design team from 1 to 6 while cutting dev cycles by 50%.
Designed collaborative features for 60+ researchers.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Design Lead specializing in AI-driven SaaS solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product DesignAi & Machine Learning UxCollaboration FeaturesUser Experience Research

Other Skills

Product thinking & strategyDesign SystemsQualitative & Quantitative Research MethodologiesUX ResearchUser ResearchCross-functional CollaborationsOwnership in ambiguityFast execution under pressureStakeholder ManagementInteraction & visual designClear communication & storytellingMentorship & leadershipCustomer obsessionResults orientationUser flows & IA

About

I’m a Product Design Lead with 4+ years shaping AI products across consumer apps, enterprise AI, developer platforms, productivity tools, and creator collaboration platforms. At Nexa AI (Seed-stage), I’ve led design from 0→1 for multiple products: • Hyperlink: AI-powered file agent with 6k+ users, saving 3 hrs/week per active user. • Model Hub: Developer platform with 20k+ users and 6k+ GitHub stars. • Nexa Studio: Multimodal mobile app enabling model switching and unified chat interface. • Cross-Platform Design System: 50+ components, scaled team 1→6, cut dev cycles by 50%. At Relink AI (backed by $300k seed funding), I designed the Proposition Repository and collaboration features that enabled 60+ researchers to co-develop projects and share experimental knowledge transparently. I thrive in ambiguous, high-pressure startup environments, translating complicated tech into intuitive products that users love.

Experience

Quill meetings

Head of Design

Sep 2025 – Present · 6 mos · San Francisco, CA · Hybrid

Nexa ai

Lead Product Designer

Jul 2023 – Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Cupertino, California, United States · On-site

Hyperlink (File Agent): Shipped MVP in 3 months; 6k+ users; saved 3 hrs/week per user.
Model Hub (Developer Platform): 20k+ devs, 6k+ GitHub stars; boosted efficiency 40%.
Nexa Studio (Mobile App): Designed multimodal model switching + unified chat flow.
Design System: 50+ components; scaled team 1→6; cut dev cycles 50%.

Product thinking & strategyAI & Machine Learning UXProduct Design

Walmart global tech

User Experience Researcher (In-class collaboration)

Feb 2022 – May 2022 · 3 mos · Berkeley, California, United States

· Structured survey questions for 100+ GenZ users and collected their opinions on their preference of customer service
· Conducted in-depth interviews with ten representative GenZ users to obtain personas and integrate the research results to the Walmart Tech team.

UX ResearchUser ResearchUser Experience Research

Relink, inc.

Cofounder & Founding Designer

May 2021 – Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Remote

Designed Proposition Repository enabling 60+ researchers to share hypotheses and experiments using a DAG-based structure.
Built collaboration & transparency features for research projects; secured $300k funding via demo video & pitch deck.

Design SystemsQualitative & Quantitative Research MethodologiesProduct DesignCollaboration Features