Varun Sudhakar · Design Principal & Principal UX Designer, Bengaluru

Varun SudhakarDesign PrincipalRooted inKeralaBased inBengaluruExperience20+ yearsFocusEnterprise · AIStatusOpen to rolesEnterprise UX, AI products and design systemsMeet

02 / 05Case studyZeusEmployee workspaceFromWireframesToPrototypeRoleSole designerAudience~4,000 staffUsers4 rolesOne workplace. A more meaningful workday.Read

03 / 05Case study

The Puffy Lux hero design shown on a tablet

Puffy LuxFirst fold & Studio AIFromBriefToLive demoRoleDesign & AIStandardWCAG 2.1 AAToolsFigma · LovableRedesigning the Puffy Lux first foldRead

04 / 05Case studyIBMAutomation & AIFrom2021To2025RoleUX Lead & ManagerProductsTurbonomic · InstanaSystemIBM CarbonAI recommendations people can act onRead

05 / 05Case studyHotelHubTravel bookingFrom2019To2021RoleUX ManagerPlatformsWeb · iOS · AndroidTeamProduct · EngBusiness-travel booking on web, iOS and AndroidRead

01Boarding

Design Principal. I simplify complex products, shape strategy, and guide teams to bring meaningful experiences to life.

Bengaluru --:--

Hello, I’m Varun.

02Ports of call

Samsung Semiconductor
IBM
Turbonomic
Instana
HotelHub
Laerdal Medical
AHA
Happiest Minds
Dell
Scotiabank
Vanilla Networks
IndiadesignsZ
Allotrope
Indriyum

03Destinations

Selected work

04The journey

Twenty years. Three chapters.

Varun Sudhakar · Design Principal · Principal UX Designer

For 20+ years, I’ve turned complex products into clear, intuitive experiences. Since 2019, I’ve shaped design direction, influenced product strategy, and guided teams from concept to execution.

My journey spans web and motion design, enterprise UX at Dell and Happiest Minds, AI product design at IBM, and now hands-on design leadership at Samsung Semiconductor, bringing strategic thinking, craft, and cross-functional collaboration together to make complex experiences feel simple.

Design passportNo. 2002-26

Portrait of Varun Sudhakar, 3D illustration

Surname: SUDHAKAR
Given name: VARUN
Occupation: Design Principal
Place of origin: Kerala, India
Based in: Bengaluru
In service since: Dec 2002
Languages: EN ML HI KN TA

Visas & endorsementsp. 07

IBM Design ThinkingCo-CreatorPractitioner
Dell · FY12–13Bronze ×2Best Performer
GoogleUX DesignProfessional cert.
Univ. of KeralaB.ComGraduate
Arena Animation · Adv. Multimedia

Cleared for: Enterprise UX & complex workflows · AI product design · Design systems · Research & usability testing · Design leadership · Accessibility (WCAG)

Career