Nandini PS is the Engineering Director at Saama and a seasoned product and engineering leader with over 14 years of experience in the software industry. In addition, she brings more than 4 years of entrepreneurial experience, giving her a rare blend of enterprise depth and founder mindset.
Over the years, Nandini has worked across diverse domains including banking, healthcare and life sciences, cloud platforms, DevOps, identity management, lighting control, textiles, and agriculture. As a result, she brings a broad, systems-level perspective to product and engineering leadership.
Leading Product and Engineering at Scale
At Saama, Nandini plays a key role in driving engineering excellence and product innovation. Her leadership focuses on building scalable platforms while maintaining quality, security, and performance.
Moreover, she works closely with cross-functional teams to align engineering execution with business goals. This ensures that products deliver real value to users and stakeholders alike.
Experience Across Multiple Industries
One of Nandini’s strengths is her ability to adapt across industries. From regulated sectors like banking and healthcare to fast-evolving domains such as cloud and DevOps, she has successfully navigated complex technical and organizational challenges.
Consequently, her experience enables her to design solutions that are both robust and future-ready.
Entrepreneurial Mindset and Strategic Initiatives
Beyond enterprise leadership, Nandini is a persevering entrepreneur who understands the realities of building from the ground up. Therefore, she brings practical insights into prioritization, resilience, and execution.
In addition, she is known as a strategic initiatives specialist, helping organizations move from ideas to measurable outcomes through structured execution.
Empowering High-Performing Teams
A core focus of Nandini’s leadership is people development. She is deeply passionate about empowering teams, fostering ownership, and creating environments where engineers can do their best work.
Furthermore, her leadership style emphasizes trust, clarity, and continuous learning—key ingredients for sustainable team performance.
Nandini PS at Kovai Summit
At the Kovai Summit, Nandini PS shares valuable insights on engineering leadership, product strategy, and building high-impact teams. Her session is especially relevant for engineering managers, product leaders, startup founders, and technology professionals.
Ultimately, her perspective highlights how strong leadership can turn complex ideas into successful products.
Why Her Session Matters
As organizations scale technology faster than ever, the need for thoughtful engineering leadership is critical. Nandini’s journey offers a practical roadmap for balancing innovation, execution, and team empowerment.
Therefore, her presence adds strong leadership and execution depth to the Kovai Summit speaker lineup.
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