Headline

Global Product Engineering Leader | GCC Head | India Site Leader | Cloud-Native SaaS | AI Product Engineering | Enterprise Data Platforms | Engineering Transformation

About

Great products are built by great engineering organizations. Over the past three decades, I've had the opportunity to build both. My career has been centered on creating high-performing product engineering organizations that deliver cloud-native enterprise platforms, scale global capability centres, and enable innovation across distributed teams. From building engineering organizations from the ground up to expanding India centres into strategic global product hubs, I've focused on creating environments where technology, people, and execution come together to deliver lasting business value. I've led engineering organizations across enterprise data management, data integration, cloud-native SaaS, data security, and AI-powered platforms, partnering closely with product management, customer success, support, and executive leadership to translate product vision into scalable, customer-centric solutions. One aspect of leadership I particularly enjoy is building organizations that can scale. Whether establishing new engineering centres, expanding product ownership, strengthening engineering governance, or developing leadership capability, my focus has always been on creating teams that combine technical excellence with accountability, innovation, and operational discipline. More recently, I've been deeply involved in advancing AI-powered product innovation. From establishing AI engineering capabilities to enabling intelligent workflows and modern platform architectures, I believe AI presents an opportunity to fundamentally reshape how enterprise software is built, delivered, and experienced. Throughout my career, I've also been passionate about mentoring leaders and building engineering cultures where collaboration, continuous learning, quality, and customer focus drive long-term success. Strong products are created by empowered teams working toward a shared vision. As enterprise software continues to evolve, I remain passionate about helping organizations build world-class engineering teams, modern cloud platforms, and AI-enabled products that create sustainable competitive advantage.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

cursor

Work experience

Independent Consultant & Advisor at Multiple Companies, Aug 2026 - Present · 1 mo, Advises executive leadership on engineering strategy, product architecture, organizational design, and software delivery, helping product companies strengthen engineering effectiveness, scale cloud-native platforms, mature SDLC practices, establish high-performing engineering organizations, and apply AI where it delivers measurable business value.

Vice President Engineering and Head of India Operations at Reltio, May 2023 - Aug 2026 · 3 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Chosen to establish and scale Reltio's India organization into a strategic global product engineering hub. Led engineering expansion, product ownership, AI innovation, organizational development, and cross-functional capability building while positioning India as a key centre for product engineering, customer success, professional services, and partner enablement.

Vice President Of Product Development at Striim, Sep 2021 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos, Bengaluru, Entrusted with strengthening product quality, defining the enterprise application integration strategy, and improving engineering execution during a critical phase of platform growth. Led engineering governance, release management, ecosystem partnerships, and quality transformation to improve product reliability and customer confidence.

Managing Director, India and VP Engineering at Infoworks.io, Mar 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Appointed to lead global engineering and India operations during a period of rapid organizational expansion. Directed engineering strategy, organizational growth, product execution, and operational governance while building a resilient engineering organization capable of supporting long-term business growth.

Head of Engineering and Vice President, R&D at Protegrity, Mar 2019 - Feb 2020 · 1 yr, Bengaluru Area, India, Led global engineering across Engineering, QA, DevOps, PMO, and Documentation, strengthening engineering governance, product quality, customer confidence, and execution across globally distributed teams supporting enterprise data security platforms.

Education

Independent Director Certificate, Business Administration and Management, General, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

PGCBM, XLRI Jamshedpur