Sundarapandian C — Product Manager
I believe design is not just about solving problems—it's about serving people, with empathy, clarity, and purpose. With 2.5 Decades of experience across UX design, usability research, and product innovation, I’ve led cross-functional teams that blend human insight with emerging AI technologies to create meaningful, future-ready digital experiences. At WONGDOODY, I lead UX engineers and designers who work across industries—crafting AI-first platforms, voice experiences, chatbots, and smart interfaces that connect with real user behaviors. I focus on aligning product thinking with service design and system thinking, ensuring scalable, ethical, and transparent experiences. My journey has included building a system-thinking framework for product design, and authoring Chaos & Clarity, a book that explores how mindful design can bring order to complexity. My published research paper, Embracing AI in Design, pushes the conversation toward agentic AI systems that are human-aware, not just machine-led. I also created a Human-Centered AI-UX Playbook—a practical toolkit for teams aiming to transition traditional products into responsible, AI-powered solutions. This playbook emphasizes transparency, adaptability, and long-term impact. 🧠 Some career highlights: Built and scaled a full-fledged XD studio and innovation hub Delivered AI-powered UX for global clients across logistics, finance, agriculture, and telecom Designed & tested conversational AI, recommendation engines, and NLP interfaces Trained teams in service design, system thinking, and usability methods (affinity mapping, journey mapping, card sorting) Evangelized responsible AI practices through published work and workshops Today, I continue to mentor teams, collaborate with global leaders, and stay rooted in the belief that AI should enhance humanity—not replace it. 👉 Open to thought leadership collaborations, speaking sessions, or AI+UX design discussions. Let’s connect.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a UX design leader specializing in AI-driven solutions across diverse industries.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 21 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Ux Team Building
- Service Design
- Ux Program Management
- Conversational Ux
- User Experience (ux) Strategy
- Mobile Ux
- User Experience (ux)
- E-commerce
Career Highlights
- Led cross-functional teams in AI-first UX design.
- Authored 'Chaos & Clarity' on mindful design.
- Created Human-Centered AI-UX Playbook for teams.
Work Experience
WONGDOODY
Sr Manager (3 yrs 6 mos)
User Experience Manager (10 mos)
Accenture
User experience engineering Senior Manager (1 yr 7 mos)
Infosys
Principal experience Design (1 yr 5 mos)
Sr.User Experience Architect (4 yrs 10 mos)
User Experience Architect (2 yrs 3 mos)
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Wipro Infotech Ltd
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Isource WorldWide
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Satyam Computers
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Education
BE at Madurai Kamaraj University
at seventhday Adventist Matriculation Higher Secondary School