Anshuman Kumar is a builder at heart, shaping how modern software is experienced. As SVP, Head of Design at Datadog, he leads the global product design organization responsible for the experience across observability, infrastructure, and security products used by thousands of companies. His work focuses on turning the invisible complexity of modern systems into something teams can see, understand, and act on.
Over the course of his career, he has led design across products operating at a global scale and deep technical complexity. At Google, he worked across Google Workspace, Waymo, VR, AR, and Google Lens. At Asana, he served as SVP and Head of Design, leading a global team and shaping how teams plan, coordinate, and execute work. Earlier at Yahoo, he designed advertisement systems at scale.
Across these roles, he has built tools for advertisers, publishers, operators of autonomous vehicles, individuals using Google Workspace, and teams coordinating work in Asana. The throughline is consistent: tools as instruments of empowerment, helping people see more clearly, decide more wisely, and act with greater confidence.
More recently, his work has focused on expanding the role of design into the medium of software itself, placing him and his team at the forefront of AI-native product development. By embracing AI and lowering the barrier to building, he is helping designers close the gap between intent and reality at scale. This shift is less about tools and more about agency, enabling teams to build and evolve products with greater clarity.
