Niki Tisza
Senior Manager, User Experience (Delivery - PaaS) at Toronto Humane Society
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolNiki Tisza is a multidisciplinary product and design leader with 11+ years in technology, currently managing a team of designers and researchers at Akamai's Cloud Technology Group while maintaining ~25% individual contributor focus. She blends product strategy, UX research, and agile execution across startups and enterprises—from Oracle and PwC to MedTech and government—specializing in 0-1 product discovery and SaaS transitions. As a serial founder and independent educator she has built a 12K+ audience, a YouTube library, a book, and multiple digital products that teach the career skills design courses omit: influence without authority, research-led discovery, and longevity beyond tooling trends. Known for strong cross-functional facilitation and data-informed decision making, she also runs a consultancy that helps teams align business goals with human-centred design. An under-the-radar detail: she’s pursuing canine behaviour certification, signaling a methodical, evidence-based curiosity that extends beyond tech.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Post Graduate Professional Diploma, Digital Media and Design, Level 8, Post Graduate Professional Diploma, Digital Media and Design, Level 8 at Technological University DublinPost Graduate Diploma, Psychology - Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience, Post Graduate Diploma, Psychology - Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience at Victoria University of WellingtonMSc, Economics, Business Administration and Management, Social Sciences, MSc, Economics, Business Administration and Management, Social Sciences at MATE University
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Github contributions (5)
nikitisza/nikitisza.github.io
Oct 2014 - May 2016
Contributions:44 commits, 21 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 7 months
nikitisza/sketchcademy.com
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
Contributions:4 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
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