Sapna Nayak
Product and Design Lead at Maxim AI
San Francisco, California, United States
Joined September 2025
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Summary
Sapna Nayak is a highly experienced Product and Design leader with a strong background in UX Design, having worked across various stages of product development from startups to established enterprises. She specializes in creating intuitive user experiences for digital products, with a particular focus on B2B SaaS and developer tooling. medium+3
She possesses a deep understanding of data-driven design, leveraging usage statistics, conversion rates, and quantitative experiments to inform redesigns and improve existing products. Her approach emphasizes collaboration with product, business, and tech teams to align on user journeys and product strategy. uxdesign+1
Sapna has a demonstrated ability to lead design for 0-1 products, solving complex problems, particularly in API development, governance, security, and integrations. Her experience includes working closely with developers and having sharp insight into enterprise needs. linkedin+1
Her academic background in Human Centered Design from Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology provided a strong foundation, which she has applied in various projects, including addressing language barriers in healthcare and developing farmer information applications. sapnanayak+2
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1 month designing at Cleartrip…Already?
August 1, 2019Personal reflections on her first month as a product designer at Cleartrip, focusing on data-driven design, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and the sense of ownership in redesigning existing products.
What I learnt from organising an academic conference
January 1, 2019Designing for language barriers in Indian healthcare - Part 2: Ideation
January 1, 2018Designing for developer tools
Reflections on her experience joining Postman with limited knowledge of B2B SaaS and developer tooling, and her growth in the field.