# Saba Zaidi > Senior Staff UX Design Manager @Gemini, Google DeepMind | Harvard Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sabazaidi 14 years of UX experience: past 12 years at Google, currently at Gemini, leading design for Android and iOS integrations. Collaborated closely with engineers, product managers and other UX'ers like research, visual and motion designers, and prototypers. Have worked across various surfaces, including mobile, web, desktop, wearables, hearables, auto and emerging surfaces like Smart Displays and dockable tablets for the Google Assistant. Most recent past role involved solving for multi-device, multi-user scenarios, particularly for ambient technology in the home. Graduated with Bachelors of Science and honors in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Harvard ('11). I love working in collaborative, inter-disciplinary environments that stimulate both my technical and creative sides, applying strategy, frameworks and systems thinking. I am motivated by making meaningful products usable, mentoring/coaching, and contributing to various design communities. ## Work Experience ### Senior Staff UX Design Manager, Gemini App @ Google DeepMind Jan 2025 – Present Leading UX for Android & iOS integrations for Gemini ### Staff UX Design Manager, Gemini App @ Google DeepMind Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, CA ### Design Citizenship @ Public speaking, volunteer, mentorship Jan 2016 – Present Spoke at conferences, taught workshops and classes, and organized design meetups. I primarily spend my citizenship time with new or junior designers (e.g. teaching onboarding classes at Google, volunteering for Google's Associate Design Program), diversity and representation initiatives, as well as helping build and grow the Pakistani design community in Pakistan and in the bay area. Recent volunteer work includes advising climate based initiatives and Google Startups for Sustainability. ### Staff UX Design Manager, Google Assistant @ Google Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 ### Senior UX Design Manager, Google Assistant @ Google Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Mountain View, CA Managing since 2018 ### Interaction Designer L4, Ads & Commerce @ Google Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Mountain View, CA ### Interaction Designer L3, Ads & Commerce @ Google Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Mountain View, CA ### Product Designer @ Ancestry.com Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco Bay Area • Owned design for large scope member engagement project on Archives.com; created wireframes, prototypes and visuals • Organized cross-function sketching and brainstorming sessions; collaborated closely with PM ### Product and Design Associate @ Inflection Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area • Designed and developed split tests for conversion and member retention; collaborated with PMs, analysts and engineers • Programmed in HTML, CSS, XSLT and JQuery; created wireframes and visuals • 1 of 4 designers acquired by Ancestry.com with $100 million purchase of Archives.com ### Summit Attendee: Biomass Electrification Team @ International Development Design Summit (by MIT DLab) Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Kumasi, Ghana • Designed, constructed and tested iterative prototypes for low-cost agricultural waste gasification unit for rural electrification. • Assessed needs and gathered user feedback while immersed in rural lifestyle. • Created business models and dissemination strategy; participated in workshops led by Amy Smith on forming sustainable end-to-end low-cost services. ### Model & Simulation Validation Intern @ Procter & Gamble Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 · Independently tested simulation model for high-speed robotic bottle placement in factories; communicated modifications to model developers in India. · Presented data-driven recommendations for bottle design and robot operation to global managers. ### Senior Thesis Researcher @ Aizenberg Biomineralization and Biomimetics Lab Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | Cambridge, USA · Developed MATLAB program to analyze forces of cells growing on micro-scale structures for application in tissue engineering; displayed results in a visual color map. · Fabricated micro-structures, cultured cells, captured images using regular and SEM microscopes. ### Teaching Fellow - Introduction to Computer Science (CS50) @ Harvard University Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | Cambridge, USA Communicated fundamental programming concepts, primarily in C, to class of 16; mentored students with varied final projects. ### Competitor @ IPhO International Physics Olympiad Jan 2006 – Jan 2006 | Singapore Selected to be 1 of 5 team members representing Pakistan, after multiple rounds of national competitions and training. ## Education ### Bachelors of Science (Cum Laude) in Engineering Sciences (Honors) Harvard University ### DLab: Design course Massachusetts Institute of Technology ### Harvard Summer School Università Ca'​ Foscari Venezia ### Ordinary Level and Advanced Level (British Examinations) Roots High School (Pakistan) ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sabaz --- Source: https://flows.cv/sabazaidi JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sabazaidi/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13