Anna Manjuna Nikitina
Strategy & Systems Thinking
I lead design across complex product environments, turning fragmented systems into structured, scalable experiences that improve decision-making and product clarity.
About me
I’m a Product Design Lead with a background in building and scaling UX across complex, multi-product environments.
I focus on bringing structure to ambiguity: aligning teams, clarifying decision-making, and turning fragmented experiences into cohesive systems.
I’ve led design across multiple product streams, working closely with Product and Engineering to ensure UX is not just delivered, but integrated into how decisions are made.
Beyond my core work, I explore art and visual storytelling as a way to deepen how I think about human experience, perception, and meaning.
phylosophy
I believe strong UX comes from clarity in systems, decisions, and collaboration.
My approach focuses on reducing ambiguity in complex environments; aligning teams around shared understanding and designing systems that scale across products and markets.
interselection
I don’t separate design and art: both are ways of understanding and shaping human experience.
In product design, this translates into clarity, structure, and decision-making.
In art, it becomes exploration, emotion, and interpretation.
Together, they allow me to approach problems from both analytical and intuitive perspectives.
SKILLSET
Core Strengths
- UX Strategy & Systems Thinking
- Design Leadership & Team Development
- Cross-functional Alignment
- Product & Decision Frameworks
What I Drive
- Scaling design quality across multiple product streams
- Turning fragmented experiences into structured systems
- Improving product decision-making through UX
- Aligning teams in complex environments
AI & Prototyping
- Using AI tools to explore and prototype product ideas
- Working with tools like Cursor and Lovable to translate design into working flows
- Experimenting with design-to-code workflows
Leadership & Collaboration
- Mentoring and growing designers
- Stakeholder management and influence
- Creating clarity in ambiguous environments
Tools Mastery
- Figma, Adobe Suite
- Jira, Confluence
- AI tools (Midjourney, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc.)
