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# Rakesh Sharma B on Tal

## Headline

Principal PM at Microsoft

## About

With \~20 years of experience across the e\-commerce and technology sectors, from high\-growth startups to global leaders like Microsoft, I focus on transforming customer pain points into intuitive solutions that deliver tangible value to both the user and the organization\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

cursor

gemini

kiro

## Work experience

Principal PM at Microsoft, Oct 2021 \- Present · 4 yrs 11 mos, At Microsoft I lead AI\-driven consumer engagement initiatives for Copilot, enhancing user interaction through innovative solutions\. • Develop RAG\-based semantic search solutions and automate evaluation pipelines for performance evaluations of various LLM models\. Previously launched Azure\-based carbon footprint computation service, driving multi\-million\-dollar collaborations in sustainability\. Led ISV partnerships to enhance Microsoft’s cloud capabilities in capital markets, significantly impacting business growth\.

Product Lead at Myntra Jabong, May 2018 \- Oct 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos, At Myntra, I led finance product development, ensuring audit readiness and optimizing accounting/reporting systems to streamline operations\. Under my leadership we started the Trust & Safety charter to minimize fraud and abuse\-related losses resulting in multi\-crore bottom line impact\. Prior to that I led the Customer Experience initiatives harnessed data science to enhance sentiment analysis and QA monitoring for customer interactions\.

Senior Product Manager at Ola \(ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd\), Dec 2014 \- Nov 2017 · 3 yrs, At Ola, I focused on improving driver engagement and retention, reducing cancellations through app experience enhancements\. My contributions in supply payment systems led to increased transparency and a significant reduction in operational costs and partner queries\. Additionally, I developed a scalable accounting system that streamlined financial operations across Ola’s business verticals\.

Product Manager at redBus, Aug 2011 \- Nov 2014 · 3 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, At Redbus, I automated payments and financial reconciliation, eliminating billing inefficiencies for bus operators\. I successfully integrated an enterprise financial ERP system, enabling tenfold scalability\.

Senior Software Engineer at OnMobile Asia Pacific Ltd\., Dec 2006 \- Feb 2011 · 4 yrs 3 mos, At OnMobile, I managed a team of engineers, overseeing SDLC for IVR\-based ticketing applications\. I scaled movie ticketing services from six theaters to 84 across 14 cities while optimizing bill payment systems for vendor integration\.

## Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

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