Riya Thosar🇺🇸
Director of Product Design at SAP
About Riya Thosar
Director of Product Design at SAP
A passionate design leader with over two decades of industry experience across countries and cultures with a unique blend of expertise such as design strategy, creative problem solving, people-centric design, and design management. As an expert, I have designed end-to-end people-centric product experiences for consumers and enterprise products and led product innovation for the global markets. As I’m passionate about building products and experiences that people love, I’m also passionate about building people. I have managed and mentored global design teams and evangelized design at some of the leading organizations. I extend my passion for design by teaching ‘Design Thinking’ to young students, mentoring designers, and sharing my knowledge with the global design community.
Expertise
Sessions with Riya Thosar
- Mentorship Session (30 min): General mentorship
What mentees say
“Riya is an outstanding mentor that I had the pleasure of connecting with through ADPList. She generously shared her experiences with job interviews and work, which provided valuable insights about to B design. I highly recommend Riya as a mentor for anyone seeking a supportive and knowledgeable guide. Thank you, Riya, for your kindness and encouragement.”
“I connected with Riya for a portfolio review. She helped me find my strength as an Industrial Designer transitioning into a digital Product Design position. I gained so much more confidence after talking to her, knowing that I don't have to hide my past experiences and instead she gave me suggestions on how I should leverage them as a strength. Thank you Riya!”
“I connected with Riya for general mentorship and to specifically talk about designing for AI. It was a pleasure to talk to her and I learnt a lot in just few minutes of our conversation. The call was really helpful for me in understanding the nuances of working with ML based products and how to think like a designer.”