Sanju Varma
Hands-on design leader for complex business platforms, now at Zūm. Before that, Tesla’s fleet business, Adobe, and the teams I built at Cisco and PubMatic.
At Zūm, I also lead the shift to AI-native product design: live prototypes now guide how engineering builds.
Outside work, I design and build products end to end with coding agents, which keeps my craft and technical judgement current.
Leadership
- 2024–ZūmDispatch and operations platform, driver and parent apps: one Connected Mobility Experience for 7,500+ schools
- 2020–23Tesla for BusinessBulk order, deliver and run fleets and charging sites: 150,000+ vehicles, flagship Hertz and Uber deals
- 2017–20Cisco DNA CenterIntent-driven network orchestration, setup in 2 weeks, a global team of 10+ designers I led
- 2016–17Adobe Admin ConsoleAdobe for business: adoption up 200%, setup from weeks to hours, customer satisfaction up
- 2012–16PubMatic Ad PlatformUnified, real-time platform, adoption up 900%, a global team of 8 designers and researchers
Apps
People
“Those who directly report to him will agree – he is inclusive, a good coach and knows how to get more from a team work. Calm and structured, he is a great professional.”
“I greatly admired how he managed his staff and took the time with each individual to personally steward each one in their development as designers as well as in their overall career growth.”