Samatha R Chaganti
Principal Design & Research Manager, Cloud & AI (Azure)
- Role
- Principal Design & Research Manager at Microsoft
- Location
- Hyderabad, TG, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Samatha R Chaganti
I’m known for untangling the hairball — complex systems, messy ideas, overlapping workflows, contradicting opinions, distributed, matrixed and multi-generational teams — I bring structure to chaos and vision to execution.My day revolves around driving business impact through end-to-end experience design, product innovation, and culture transformation. My work spans scaling Azure services through UX-led growth, securing strategic UX investments, and elevating customer satisfaction via research-driven design. I champion community engagement, democratize UX research, and embrace AI and experimentation in UX practices. I’m a tech enthusiast and product leader who thrives at the intersection of design, strategy, and systems thinking. I lead with empathy, clarity, and assertiveness—guiding cross-functional teams to deliver impactful, customer-centered outcomes. With a strong focus on operational excellence and mentorship, I foster inclusive design cultures and accelerate decision-making across global teams.I believe in learning, unlearning, and adapting. My approach is rooted in the Vedanta of Advaita philosophy, where clarity and connectedness drive both life and leadership.
Experience
Principal Design & Research Manager
Sep 2023 — Present · Hyderabad, IN
Education
RVR & JC college of Engneering
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science
2001 — 2005
Institute of Product Leadership
Post Graduate Certification Progam in Product Management & Marketing, product management
2014 — 2014
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
MS, Software Engineering
2007 — 2009
Skills
- Business Analysis
- Scrum
- Team Management
- Business Intelligence
- Java Enterprise Edition
- Usability Analysis
- Innovation Development
- Sdlc
- Product Marketing
- Uml
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
- Xml
- Requirements Gathering
- Java
- Leadership
- Agile Project Management
- Product Management
- Software Project Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Management
- Requirements Analysis
- User Acceptance Testing
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