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Md Zaid Imam

Staff Product Manager @ Harness | Shift Left Security & Runtime Protection

Greater Bengaluru Area

10+ years of work experience

Harness
Sep 20251 yrPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Own product strategy and execution for API Security Testing, AI Security, and DAST platform initiatives, partnering with Engineering, Design, Sales, Customer Success, and executive leadership to build enterprise-ready application security products that accelerate growth, improve customer outcomes, and strengthen competitive positioning.
Products That Count
Sep 20251 yrPresent

Remote

◙ Contributing expert insights to Product Management best practices, techniques, and discussions to help product managers lead effectively. ◙ Judge for Product and AI Awards recognizing industry-leading innovation ◙ Mentor emerging product and AI leaders on strategy, execution, and leadership
DoveRunner
Nov 20231 yr 11 mosSep 2025

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led product strategy and execution for the Mobile In-App Protection platform, driving innovation across AI powered RASP, Device Fingerprinting, Geo-Fraud Protection, Bot Detection, and enterprise platform capabilities. Partnered closely with customers, engineering, and leadership to transform the product into an enterprise-ready security platform. ◙ Grew Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) from ~$800K to $4M by defining and delivering a customer-first product strategy focused on enterprise adoption, platform expansion, and high-impact feature investments. ◙ Expanded the product portfolio with next-generation capabilities including AI/ML-based RASP, Device Fingerprinting, Geo-Fraud & Geofencing, Macro Bot Detection, and BotNet Detection, strengthening competitive differentiation and customer value. ◙ Led platform modernization initiatives including multi-region deployments and enterprise on-premises architecture, enabling adoption across highly regulated industries. ◙ Scaled platform capacity by 10x while contributing to record MRR growth through architectural improvements and customer-centric product investments. ◙ Increased customer retention from 33% to 72% while maintaining 0% annual churn by aligning product investments with measurable customer adoption. ◙ Established commercial guardrails through SaaS pricing and margin optimization frameworks supporting sustainable enterprise growth. ◙ Contributed to industry recognition, positioning the platform among Gartner's Top 3 Mobile In-App Protection providers while achieving #1 rankings on G2 and SourceForge.
Radware
Jun 20176 yrs 6 mosNov 2023

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led product strategy and platform evolution for ShieldSquare Bot Manager, a market-leading bot management platform acquired by Radware and recognized by Forrester. Partnered with executive leadership, engineering, GTM, and strategic customers to scale the platform, expand enterprise adoption, strengthen operational maturity, and accelerate commercial growth.. ◙ Defined and executed product strategy for the Bot Management platform by translating customer insights, market opportunities, and competitive intelligence into scalable product investments that improved customer adoption and business growth. ◙ Partnered with executive leadership, including the CEO, to establish pricing and packaging strategies that aligned commercial objectives with customer value and enterprise market expansion. ◙ Led multiple platform modernization initiatives that reduced enterprise onboarding from 7 days to under 4 hours, with optimized onboarding workflows completing in as little as 15 minutes, significantly improving customer experience and accelerating time-to-value. ◙ Spearheaded cloud optimization initiatives that improved infrastructure efficiency and reduced annual cloud compute costs by 10–20%, while maintaining platform performance and scalability. ◙ Built executive reporting frameworks and operational dashboards that enabled data-driven product investment decisions, capacity planning, and business reviews. ◙ Led end-to-end compliance initiatives, successfully enabling GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and HIPAA, strengthening enterprise trust and supporting adoption within highly regulated industries. ◙ Drove strategic technology partnerships and integrations with Salesforce, AWS, Adobe, IBM, and leading CDN providers, expanding ecosystem capabilities and increasing enterprise customer value.
Jul 20161 yrJun 2017

Bangalore

◙ Define configuration specifications and business analysis requirements ◙ Own and develop relationship with partners, working with them to optimize and enhance our integration ◙ Report on common sources of technical issues or questions and make recommendations to product team ◙ Communicate key insights and findings to product team ◙ Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on company products and services

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Education

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal formerly WBUT

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal formerly WBUT

20114 yrs2015
magadh university

Intermediate of Science

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Headline

Staff Product Manager @ Harness | Shift Left Security & Runtime Protection

About

Cybersecurity Product Leader with 10+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise security platforms across API Security, AI Security Testing, WAAP, Mobile Application Protection, and Bot/Abuse Protection. Currently working as a Staff Product Manager at Harness, leading strategic initiatives focused on building enterprise-ready security capabilities that improve platform reliability, customer adoption, and operational scale. Previously led Mobile In-App Protection initiatives at Doverunner (INKA Entworks) before transitioning to Harness to drive the next phase of API and AI security innovation. Recognized for strong customer execution, critical thinking, and customer-first product strategy, with a consistent focus on reducing churn, strengthening platform foundations, and delivering scalable security solutions aligned to enterprise needs.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

claude

gemini

lovable

openai

ChatGPT

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Work experience

Staff Product Manager at Harness, Sep 2025 - Present · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Own product strategy and execution for API Security Testing, AI Security, and DAST platform initiatives, partnering with Engineering, Design, Sales, Customer Success, and executive leadership to build enterprise-ready application security products that accelerate growth, improve customer outcomes, and strengthen competitive positioning.

Advisory Board Member at Products That Count, Sep 2025 - Present · 1 yr, Remote, ◙ Contributing expert insights to Product Management best practices, techniques, and discussions to help product managers lead effectively. ◙ Judge for Product and AI Awards recognizing industry-leading innovation ◙ Mentor emerging product and AI leaders on strategy, execution, and leadership

Principal Product Manager at DoveRunner, Nov 2023 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led product strategy and execution for the Mobile In-App Protection platform, driving innovation across AI powered RASP, Device Fingerprinting, Geo-Fraud Protection, Bot Detection, and enterprise platform capabilities. Partnered closely with customers, engineering, and leadership to transform the product into an enterprise-ready security platform. ◙ Grew Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) from ~$800K to $4M by defining and delivering a customer-first product strategy focused on enterprise adoption, platform expansion, and high-impact feature investments. ◙ Expanded the product portfolio with next-generation capabilities including AI/ML-based RASP, Device Fingerprinting, Geo-Fraud & Geofencing, Macro Bot Detection, and BotNet Detection, strengthening competitive differentiation and customer value. ◙ Led platform modernization initiatives including multi-region deployments and enterprise on-premises architecture, enabling adoption across highly regulated industries. ◙ Scaled platform capacity by 10x while contributing to record MRR growth through architectural improvements and customer-centric product investments. ◙ Increased customer retention from 33% to 72% while maintaining 0% annual churn by aligning product investments with measurable customer adoption. ◙ Established commercial guardrails through SaaS pricing and margin optimization frameworks supporting sustainable enterprise growth. ◙ Contributed to industry recognition, positioning the platform among Gartner's Top 3 Mobile In-App Protection providers while achieving #1 rankings on G2 and SourceForge.

Product Manager at Radware, Jun 2017 - Nov 2023 · 6 yrs 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led product strategy and platform evolution for ShieldSquare Bot Manager, a market-leading bot management platform acquired by Radware and recognized by Forrester. Partnered with executive leadership, engineering, GTM, and strategic customers to scale the platform, expand enterprise adoption, strengthen operational maturity, and accelerate commercial growth.. ◙ Defined and executed product strategy for the Bot Management platform by translating customer insights, market opportunities, and competitive intelligence into scalable product investments that improved customer adoption and business growth. ◙ Partnered with executive leadership, including the CEO, to establish pricing and packaging strategies that aligned commercial objectives with customer value and enterprise market expansion. ◙ Led multiple platform modernization initiatives that reduced enterprise onboarding from 7 days to under 4 hours, with optimized onboarding workflows completing in as little as 15 minutes, significantly improving customer experience and accelerating time-to-value. ◙ Spearheaded cloud optimization initiatives that improved infrastructure efficiency and reduced annual cloud compute costs by 10–20%, while maintaining platform performance and scalability. ◙ Built executive reporting frameworks and operational dashboards that enabled data-driven product investment decisions, capacity planning, and business reviews. ◙ Led end-to-end compliance initiatives, successfully enabling GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and HIPAA, strengthening enterprise trust and supporting adoption within highly regulated industries. ◙ Drove strategic technology partnerships and integrations with Salesforce, AWS, Adobe, IBM, and leading CDN providers, expanding ecosystem capabilities and increasing enterprise customer value.

Business Analyst at Kasi Technologies (I) LLP, Jul 2016 - Jun 2017 · 1 yr, Bangalore, ◙ Define configuration specifications and business analysis requirements ◙ Own and develop relationship with partners, working with them to optimize and enhance our integration ◙ Report on common sources of technical issues or questions and make recommendations to product team ◙ Communicate key insights and findings to product team ◙ Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on company products and services

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal formerly WBUT

Intermediate of Science, magadh university

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