Sachin Ghodke

Design Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

16+ years of experience in user-centered design.
Led design for Microsoft Security products.
Award-winning design leader with Red Dot and iF awards.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned UX design leader in the Security and Healthcare sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Experience DesignDesign ManagementUser Experience Design

Other Skills

Design StrategyInformation ArchitectureContextual Enquiry TechniquesAffinity AnalysisData VisualizationMind MappingPersonasPrototypingHeuristics Evaluation & User TestingPersonaUsability TestingPrototypeUser ResearchInteraction DesignWire Framing

About

Senior Design Leader with 16 + years of experience delivering simple, intuitive, and scalable digital experiences across Security, Healthcare, Cloud, and Consumer domains. I specialize in solving complex problems through user-centered design, clear strategy, and team leadership —bringing structure to ambiguity and impact at scale. Currently leading design for Microsoft Security products, I manage and mentor a team of mid-senior designers, drive innovation in AI and Agentic UX, and align design with business goals. My approach combines deep user insight with strategic thinking to deliver high-impact solutions across web, desktop, and mobile platforms.

Experience

15 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Microsoft

2 roles

Senior Design Manager

Promoted

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

In my current capacity as a people manager, I oversee the design landscape for both iOS and Android platforms at Microsoft Defender, covering both Consumer and Enterprise security.
My role entails ensuring impeccable design quality, timely project delivery, and nurturing the growth of my team. I am deeply committed to mentorship, coaching, and providing the necessary support to foster the professional development of each team member.

Experience DesignDesign ManagementDesign Strategy

Senior Designer

Jul 2022 – Dec 2022 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

School of planning and architecture, bhopal

External Examiner for M.Des ‘User Interaction and Experience Design’

May 2021 – May 2021 · 0 mo · India

External Examiner for the End Term Examination May-2021 for M.Des ‘User Interaction and Experience Design’ discipline.

Nutanix

Senior Designer

Oct 2020 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led the end-to-end feature implementation by collaborating with PM & Engineering leads to achieving the highest quality design output & bringing efficiency in overall ways of working.
My core responsibility was to fulfill user goals, simplify workflows, design scalable experiences, and define & refine user requirements.

Philips

2 roles

Art Director UX Design

Promoted

Oct 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs

Led a team of three senior UX designers and one senior Usability engineer who work end to end on the complete product lifecycle. Worked with the global team (India, Finland, Netherlands, and the USA) to craft world-class products.
My core responsibility was to fulfil business and user goals, manage stakeholder expectations, lead product roadmap from the design side, conduct co-create design workshops, and maintain design team pace and delivery quality.
Won Red Dot design awards 2020 and iF design award 2020 under communication design category.

UX Designer

Apr 2015 – Sep 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos

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Independent UX Consultant

Dec 2014 – Mar 2015 · 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Mobile application UX design
Marketing & messaging strategies
Branding, Logo design, poster design

Samsung r&d institute india - bangalore private limited

Senior Lead Designer

Sep 2014 – Dec 2014 · 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Led a team of 6 UX designers involved with the fast-paced commercialization projects for ultra-low-cost smartphones for the Indian market.
Designed wireframes & UI guides
Worked in close partnership with developers

Mindtree ltd.

2 roles

User Experience Design Consultant

Jul 2013 – Aug 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo

Led UX strategy & architecture design for Web & Mobile Applications for global tech clients. Worked in an agile environment with stakeholders & managers to build upon their vision. Collaborated with product managers to ensure the product aligns with user needs and meet business goals.
Designed system maps, task flows, wireframes, UX & UI patterns. • Worked with developers, provided visual assets, style guides.
Conducted quality audits to ensure UI consistency.

User Experience Design Specialist

Jan 2012 – Jun 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos

Led UX strategy & architecture design for Application suite. Worked in an
agile environment with stakeholders & managers to build upon their
vision. Collaborated with product managers to ensure the product aligns
with user needs as well as meet business goals.
Designed system maps, task flows, wireframes, UX & UI patterns.
Worked with developers, provided visual assets, style guides.
Conducted quality audits to ensure UI consistency throughout app suite.

Texity systems pvt. ltd

User Experience Designer

Aug 2009 – Nov 2011 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Helped envision the product strategy and architecture of a healthcare product. played a key role in design research and analysis. Owned multiple features - UX design &
its future directions.
Worked in close partnership with end users and health-care managers.
Conducted field research and interviewed senior doctors, hospital staff.
Ideated using mind maps, scenarios, wireframes and prototyping.
Followed an iterative process with quick cycles of UX, rapid prototyping.

Impelsys

'Research & Interaction Designer' during summer internship

Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 · 0 mo

worked with ‘Impelsys India Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore’ a leading E-Publishing Industry as ‘Research & Interaction designer’ for i-Platform.
I was involve in 'Research and Design' of social networking E-learning web portal for K-12 Students and take it up to the level of prototyping.