Sanjeeb Behera

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About Sanjeeb Behera

I am a hands-on design leader, collaborator, and team builder with a proven track record in shaping digital, physical, and virtual experiences. My expertise spans the entire product lifecycle—from defining scope and gathering requirements to conducting UX research, planning product roadmaps, and mentoring multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional, user-centered solutions. Currently, as Solution Director – Product Innovation and Operations, Emerging Technologies, I focus on driving the development and definition of user experiences for smart products leveraging immersive mediums and AI. My approach combines deep research, design thinking, and strategic foresight to create transformative products that address complex business and human challenges. With extensive experience in product strategy, experience design, and team building for leading multinational companies across healthcare, consumer, and industrial sectors, I thrive at the intersection of design, technology, and innovation. Key Achievements and Career Highlights: Global Design Operations Lead: Lead the Design and Innovation practice at HCLTech Design Studio, overseeing daily operations, client interactions, business stakeholder engagement and talent mentorship. Designing Impactful Products: Led the concept-to-delivery of 100+ successful UX products across consumer, healthcare, aerospace, and industrial domains, consistently earning high client ratings for understanding requirements and delivering exceptional, on-time solutions. Delivering Business Success: Balanced the execution of high-impact UX projects for clients with achieving organizational goals and growth targets. Building High-Performing Teams: Recruited, mentored, and inspired a thriving design team, growing it to 50+ members over seven years. Fostering Innovation: Cultivated a culture of innovation, resulting in 75+ patents filed by my team, including five patents as a direct contributor. Core Skills and Specializations- Strategic Design Leadership - Emerging Technology Innovation and Integration (XR, AI, Robotics)- Build Scaled Business Operations, Team Incubation & Talent Development - Deep Data Research, Business foresight development and Strategy - Cross-functional Collaboration & Co-design - Design Thinking & Systems Thinking I am passionate about creating meaningful, scalable solutions that deliver value to people, businesses, and society—always looking ahead to what’s next in the evolving landscape of design and technology.