Sathish Sampath

About Sathish Sampath

I’m a strategic product leader with 15+ years of experience building and scaling product portfolios, leading cross-functional teams, and translating customer insight into market-ready solutions.I currently lead product strategy and execution for workplace and ancillary portfolios at MillerKnoll, where I’ve grown portfolio responsibility by 26% to $90M, accelerated MVP launches to unlock early revenue in high-growth segments, and established go-to-market models now reused across product launches.My background spans engineering, program leadership, and product management, giving me a strong foundation in cost, performance, and user experience—paired with senior-level ownership of portfolio direction, positioning, and market activation.I work closely with design, engineering, marketing, sales, dealers, and global product teams to ensure products resonate in the market and scale across regions. I’m known for clear thinking, disciplined execution, and building alignment in complex organizations.Focus areas: Product Strategy • Portfolio Growth • Go-to-Market • Customer-Led Innovation • Cross-Functional Leadership

Experience

1. Corporate Product Manager

   ODL, Inc

   Apr 2026 — Present · Zeeland, MI, US

   Leading end-to-end product ownership, driving product strategy, roadmap prioritization, and go-to-market execution.Partnering across Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance to align product direction with customer needs and business objectives, while enabling early cross-functional alignment.Driving portfolio optimization, pricing strategy, and accelerating innovation and growth through new product development, enhancements, and market expansion.

Education

• Coimbatore Institute of Technology

  Bachelor's degree, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

  2003 — 2007

• T.R.A. Higher Secondary School

  S.S.C, Mathematics

  2000 — 2001

• PSG Sarvajana Higher Secondary School

  H.S.C, Mathematics,Physics,Chemistry,Computer Science

  2001 — 2003

• Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering

  Executive Bachelor's Degree, Industrial Engineering

  2009 — 2011

Skills

• Automotive
• Geometric Dimensioning
• Gd&T
• Problem Solving
• Sap
• Manufacturing
• Autocad
• Pdm
• Pro Engineer
• Engineering
• Product Development
• Modeling
• Eda
• Project Planning
• Long-Term Customer Relationships
• C
• Ptc Creo
• Cad
• Product Design
• Ansys
• Management
• Design Automation
• Design for Manufacturing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Geometric Dimensioning
• Mechanical Engineering
• Fmea
• Cae
• Project Management