Sanju Varma

I lead design for complex business platforms. At Zūm, I’m the design lead for the dispatch, driver, parent and planning products used by 7,500+ schools.

Before that, I took Tesla for Business from first sketches to 150,000+ vehicles, managed 10+ designers across San Jose and Bangalore at Cisco, led design for Adobe’s Admin Console, and built the design team at PubMatic.

I still do the work myself. I design in Figma, build prototypes in code with Claude Code and Cursor, and test them with drivers, dispatchers and parents. I’ve shipped two apps of my own this way, dubara and Morning.

I believe the people who run these platforms all day deserve the same care as anyone using an app on their phone.

How I work

Leadership

  • ZūmDispatch and operations platform, driver and parent apps: one Connected Mobility Experience for 7,500+ schools2024–
  • Tesla for BusinessBulk order, deliver and run fleets and charging sites: 150,000+ vehicles, flagship Hertz and Uber deals2020–23
  • Cisco DNA CenterIntent-driven network orchestration, setup in 2 weeks, a team of 10+ designers I managed in San Jose and Bangalore2017–20
  • Adobe Admin ConsoleAdobe for business: business accounts tripled, setup from weeks to hours2016–17
  • PubMatic Ad PlatformUnified, real-time platform, adoption up 900%, a global team of 8 designers and researchers2012–16

Apps

  • dubaraEvent tableware, rented and washedEvent tableware, rented and washed for youShipped
  • MorningThe calm school app for familiesThe calm school app for families and school staffShipped
  • PeekA stealth game where the door is the controllerTesting
  • VibeThe bar crowd picks the next songTesting