Sr. Product Design Manager/Individual Contributor/10+ Years

Turning complexity into products people understand.

I’m Rittam Debnath, a product design leader — I lead UX strategy, scale design systems, and ship user-centered products across B2B, B2C, and B2B2C from research through launch, measured by outcomes.

>>>Currentlyscaling design systemsleading research-driven UXmentoring design teamsshipping 0→1 productschampioning accessibility
10+
Years designing products
15+
Designers mentored & led
+33%
Engagement lift, data-led UX
6mo
Sketch→Figma DS migration
100+
People trained in workshops
01 / On the record

Sharing & teaching

Talks, tips, and tutorials giving back to the community. Hover for sound on desktop; tap to play on mobile.

01 · YouTube

Can AI Make Selling Feel Effortless?

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02 · YouTube

I Thought AI Was Replacing Designers. I Was Wrong.

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03 · Instagram

Passwordless UX

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04 · Instagram

How to get design direction, not just inspiration

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Cross-platform UX

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Accessibility in UX

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Personalized boundaries

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Agentic UX

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09 · Instagram

UX is changing faster than most designers realize

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UI animations

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Why I'm not chasing Apple's Liquid Glass

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03 / Track Record

Experience

From front-end developer to design manager building teams and systems along the way.

01Rentesy & MedichatProduct Design Manager — UX strategy & GTM across B2B and B2B2C SaaS.Jan 2024 – NowRemote
02Charter CommunicationsSr. Product Designer (UI/UX) — Kite DS 2.0, mentored 15+ designers across 3 product teams.Jul 2021 – Dec 2023Denver, CO
03Keller Williams RealtySr. Product Designer — lifted newsletter engagement 8%→16% via user-testing insights.Mar 2021 – Feb 2022Austin, TX
04PapercutlabsLead Product Designer — directed a 12-person team, +33% engagement across 4 solutions.Jan 2018 – Dec 2018Hyderabad
05WheelstreetUI/UX Designer — responsive web & mobile; +12% Play Store downloads.Feb 2017 – Jan 2018Bangalore
06Technovert / KekaUI/UX Designer & Front-End Developer — user-centered SaaS features, clean implementation.May 2016 – Sep 2016Hyderabad
04 / What I Do

Capabilities

Strategy, systems, and craft with the leadership to scale them across teams.

UX Strategy
Design Systems
User Research
Accessibility
Product Thinking
Team Leadership
AI Integration
UX Strategy
Design Systems
User Research
Accessibility
Product Thinking
Team Leadership
AI Integration
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UX Strategy & HCD
Human-centered design from problem framing to roadmap.
02
Design Systems
Scalable UI frameworks, tokens, style guides, governance.
03
Research & Testing
Usability testing, A/B testing, qualitative → quantitative.
04
Accessibility
WCAG-compliant, inclusive experiences by default.
05
Metrics & Impact
KPIs, NPS, and North Star metrics tied to business goals.
06
Leadership
Mentoring designers, embedding UCD best practices.
07
Agile & Delivery
Scrum, cross-functional collaboration, GTM execution.
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Tools & AI
Figma, Sketch, Miro, Magic Patterns, Claude/GPT.
05 / About

Who I am

Portrait of Rittam Debnath

I'm a product design leader who turns ambiguity into shipped, measurable product.

Over ten years I've worked across B2B, B2C, and B2B2C from a front-end developer at Keka to designing Spectrum's mobile experience and leading the Kite design system migration at Charter. I care about the whole arc: sharp research, systems that scale, and interfaces everyone can use.

I hold a Master's in Human-Computer Interaction from DePaul University and a Bachelor's in Computer Science from JNTUH. Lately I'm exploring how AI reshapes the design workflow and how to keep it human-centered.

Based
Remote · Global
Languages
English & French
Education
MS HCI, DePaul
Focus
Systems · Strategy · AI
06 / Contact

Let's build something

Open to design leadership and senior IC roles. Say hello.