Ganesh Karthik Sankar

Ganesh Karthik Sankar — UX Design Lead at Amazon. Talks and sessions delivered at UXDX.

Ganesh Karthik Sankar

UX Design Lead

Ganesh is a lead Product designer with over 10 years of experience, leading the UX design and research of large-scale enterprise and consumer applications. He currently leads UX design for enterprise AI/ML experiences in Amazon. He has driven over 10 plus product launches saving $140 million+. Additionally , he has Scaled UX from the ground up as a founding designer in three organizations including Qualcomm and Sound Transit. He possesses extensive multi-domain expertise, encompassing SaaS, AI, Developer tools, banking and fintech, media and entertainment, as well as government agencies. He is also a board member of design forward alliance and chair of SIGCHI Puget sound. His articles on HCI and product design have been featured in the AI journal and Business Insider.

Past talks

1 talk · 1 event

2026

UXDX Community: Collaboration That Ships, Acumen That SticksFeb 2026

Facilitating Cross-Functional Collaboration as a UX Designer

This talk shares case studies showing how UX designers can facilitate alignment between product, engineering, research, and commercial teams when goals and constraints conflict. It breaks down the specific workshop formats, stakeholder 1:1 approaches, and decision rituals used in each case, including what changed in the process and what outcomes improved. You will leave with repeatable templates and prompts you can apply to move from vague collaboration to clear ownership, faster decisions, and less rework.

Ganesh Karthik Sankar