# Anya Kolty

> Product Designer

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/anyakolty

User-focused product designer with expertise in creating intuitive, scalable, and visually compelling experiences for consumer applications, with a strong track record of increasing checkout conversion rates. Passionate about simplifying complex workfows, driving engagement, and working platform level UX challenges. Extensive experience in e-commerce, payments, and subscription-based digital platforms. Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally to deliver data-driven, high-impact design solutions.

## Work Experience
### Interaction Designer p YouTube Commerce @ Google
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Mountain View, CA
Lead the initiatives to enhance YouTube’s purchase experiences, focusing on expanding payment options and standardizing checkout flows to improve conversion rates and user retention.

### Interaction Designer - Payments Platform @ Google
Jan 2017 – Jan 2023 | Sunnyvale, California, United States
Designed and implemented checkout navigation models and frameworks supporting dozens of Google products, ensuring compliance with global payment regulations while enhancing user experience.

### Interaction designer at Google @ Aquent
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Mountain View, California, United States
Worked on the Payments platform team at Google optimizing the checkout experience through UX improvements to increase conversion rates.

### UX Designer @ Splunk
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto, CA
Translated complex analytical data into intuitive, interactive visualizations and dashboards. Worked closely with engineers and PMs to solve longstanding UI architecture challenges.

### Lead UI Designer @ Caspida (acquired by Splunk)
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Palo Alto

### Lead UI Designer @ Exablox
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | Sunnyvale, CA
Designed wireframes, workflows, and user interfaces for cloud-based storage solutions used by industry's top companies. Established the company’s brand identity, including logo, typography,
and design guidelines.

### UI / Visual Designer @ SonicWall
Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 | San Jose, CA
Improved UI consistency and usability across security software platforms. Designed web pages, marketing materials, and trade show assets.


## Education
### BA in Graphic Design
San José State University

### A.A. Liberal Arts
De Anza College


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/anyakolty
- Portfolio: https://kolty-anya.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13