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About me · Lead UX/UI & Product Designer
I'm Saicharan Valluri, a Lead UX/UI & Product Designer from Hyderabad, India, with 10+ years of shaping digital experiences that are intuitive and impactful, not just beautiful. I specialise in human-centred design: turning complex business requirements into simple, elegant solutions.

“Design isn’t finished until somebody is using it.”
My working motto
My story
Over more than ten years I've worked across a creative studio, an enterprise software firm, an LMS company, Tech Mahindra and now Datagaps, designing for startups, enterprises and global brands like PepsiCo, BCCI, the IPL and MTN, and leading design initiatives from research to delivery.
My approach blends design thinking, user empathy and business strategy. Design for me is not just about pixels; it's about solving real problems. I merge user empathy with data-driven insights to build experiences that truly matter.
How I work: I start curious and ask the tough questions, map the problem, sketch and wireframe, design the visuals with subtle motion, then prototype and test with real users and refine.
Outside of work you'll find me exploring design trends, mentoring junior designers, or sketching ideas that might become my next side project.
Experience
Five companies, all in Hyderabad, each step with more ownership: from a creative studio to leading UX/UI for an enterprise data platform.
Datagaps · Hyderabad
Leading UX/UI for the Datagaps DataOps Suite (Dataflows, Data Quality, Pipelines), turning complex business and technical requirements into usable interfaces. Designed Global AI, a context-aware assistant across the suite.
Tech Mahindra Limited (BORN) · Hyderabad
Design lead for PepsiCo's Dialog with Data (AI chatbot) and the SalesHub+ GeoTab integration, plus PepsiCo asset management. Senior UX/UI Designer on BCCI.TV, the IPL website and apps, and MTN Nigeria's app.
Instancy Learning Network · Hyderabad
Redesigned 30+ web and mobile apps for Instancy's all-in-one learning platform: create, deliver, manage, monetise and extend learning, including learning module, AR and VR editors.
Acuvate Software Pvt Ltd · Hyderabad
Enterprise web design and optimisation, including work for BotCore. Recognised with the Pat on Back award for a proven track record in website design and optimisation.
Leapfrog Creative Studios · Hyderabad
Where it started: UX and UI for web at a creative studio.
Industries
Datagaps DataOps Suite: Global AI, data quality, pipelines.
PepsiCo: Dialog with Data, SalesHub+, asset management.
BCCI.TV, the IPL and Mahindra Race, for millions of fans.
MTN Nigeria's app and website.
Instancy's learning platform and 30+ apps.
Also designed

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Easy access to all assets and equipment: search by customer name or ID and see assets verified by field teams.
A dynamic web experience for motorsport fans of the Mahindra Formula E team.
Skills & tools
Learning
Certified by HFI, with ongoing training in research, CX, AI and leading design teams.
Certified Experience Architect (CXA)Human Factors International · 01 Jun 2026 · Credential 2026-824Verify ↗
Recognition
For designs that brought the house down.
Because teamwork makes the dream work.
For creativity that earned a round of applause, received twice.
Acuvate: a proven track record in website design and optimisation.
Education
JNTU Anantapur · Nellore, India
MBTS Government Polytechnic · Nellore, India
Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh