# Rachel Sakai

> Product Design @ Omada Health

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/rachelsakai

I am a multi-disciplinary, user-centered design leader with experience that ranges from digital product design to traditional graphic design and branding. I still think design can make the world a better place and I love working on mission-driven projects. 

I have designed products and services from 0 to launch with organizations like UNICEF, Bank of America, Hyundai, Zuckerberg SF General Hospital, SF Department of Public Health, University of Chicago, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), Wickr, Santa Clara County Housing Authority, Ford and more. 

• 10+ years defining and simplifying experiences 
• Expertise in human-centered design processes, leading collaborative design teams, and working through ambiguity
• Deep product design experience from end to end: strategy and ideation, feature definition and scoping, design and build

## Work Experience
### Staff Product Designer @ Omada Health
Jan 2026 – Present

### Senior Manager, Product Design @ Omada Health
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025

### Senior User Experience Designer @ Daylight
Jan 2015 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States
A user-centered design firm founded by leaders from IDEO. At Daylight I work primarily embedded teams to design products from strategy to release. I have partnered with organizations like UNICEF, Bank of America, Hyundai, Zuckerberg SF General Hospital, SF Department of Public Health, University of Chicago, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), Wickr, Santa Clara County Housing Authority, Ford and more. 

• Scope and define product strategy, conduct user research and synthesis, build prototypes, design products from 0 to launch, collaborate with engineers and PMs
• Navigate ambiguity, project decisions, and stakeholders with diverse points of view and advocate for design decisions
• Facilitate cross-functional design sprints and workshops

### Interaction Designer @ Self Employed
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area
As a contract interaction designer I worked with clients to define the interactions and experiences of digital products.
• Storyboarding, story telling, and identifying the "magic moments" of an experience
• Wireframing
• Designing and building prototypes
• Client management

### Graphic Designer @ Self employed
Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco Bay Area
I worked with a variety of clients from government entities to startups to international brands. 
• Packaging design
• Advertisement, marketing, and website design
• Typography and original illustrations for brand development
• Book and catalog design

### Peter Krueger Intern, Digital + Emerging Media and Cross Platform Publishing @ Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | New York City

### Graphic Designer, UGG Australia @ Deckers Outdoor Corporation
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010

### Graphic Designer, Simple Shoes @ Deckers Outdoor Corporation
Jan 2006 – Jan 2009


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Design
California College of the Arts

### Graphic Arts and Design
University of Wollongong

### BS in Design: Visual Communication
University of California, Davis


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rachelsakai
- Portfolio: https://www.rachelsakai.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13