Headline

Product Management & Strategy

About

Product Manager | AI Strategy & 0 -> 1 Innovation I am a Product Manager with nearing 9 years of experience building and scaling AI-powered products at Microsoft and Ramco Systems. Currently, at Microsoft, I lead GenAI initiatives for Excel, contributing to a global footprint of 28M+ MAU. Key Achievements: • 0 -> 1 Innovation: Launched Excel Live in Microsoft Teams, scaling to 10M+ MAU and securing a patent. • AI Strategy & Growth: Led Formulas AI roadmaps, achieving 50% feature engagement and 85% retention. • Technical Impact: Architected an internal RAG pipeline that saved $60K+ annually & accelerated insight velocity by 80%. • User Experience: Drove a 10+ point NPS uplift for Excel by establishing strategic themes based on deep user research. I hold an MBA from IIM Bangalore and a B.Tech from NIT Karnataka. I am passionate about bridging the gap between complex AI technology and high-trust user experiences.

Location

Hyderabad

AI stack

aistudio

gemini

langchain

openai

Work experience

Product Manager 2 at Microsoft, May 2021 - Jun 2026 · 5 yrs 2 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, AI Products & GenAI Strategy - Owned Excel AI initiatives contributing to 28M+ MAU; launched Formulas & Formatting AI using AI Evals & HITL frameworks to achieve 85% retention. - Architected internal RAG pipeline and 'Comment Agent' features, cutting operational costs by $60K/year while boosting insight velocity by 80%. Core Product Growth (Web & Mobile) - Drove 10+ point NPS uplift and a 6.5% engagement increase across Office by aligning roadmaps for Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. - Led migration strategy onboarding 1.5K tenants/month, while operationalizing Agile best practices for a 10+ member cross-functional team. 0→1 Innovation - Led 0→1 strategy for Excel Live in MS Teams, securing a patent and scaling the MVP to 10M+ MAU across Web & Mobile.

Program Manager at Amazon, Apr 2020 - Jun 2020 · 3 mos, Tamil Nadu, India, • Collaborated with 4+ stakeholders to identify and address customer pricing pain points pre- and post-order. • Developed a dynamic customer price frustration metric at the product level for US MRPL, enhancing decision-making. • Created a dashboard to visualize seller-specific CPFS, leading to a 30% increase in efficiency by empowering stakeholders.

Product Analyst at Ramco Systems, Jan 2017 - May 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Durban Metropolitan Area, Product Strategy & Digital Transformation - Defined and pitched roadmaps for 7+ products to senior leadership, driving digital transformation based on client requirements. - Executed 10+ innovation projects in a single year, initiating 20+ ideas to accelerate business value. Technical Delivery & Data - Led Spend Management & eCommerce initiatives, managing card payment integrations, complex transactional data, and 3rd party APIs. - Directed database migration & ETL design for 2 global enterprises with a core team of 8; facilitated technical training for 30+ developers.

System Analyst at Ramco Systems, Jun 2015 - May 2019 · 4 yrs, Revenue & Banking Management System - ERP • Served as a techno-functional product owner, driving digital transformation initiatives and translating enterprise client needs into scalable ERP product roadmaps across 7+ modules. • Led Product Initiatives for spend management & eCommerce, managing complex Data Flows, API Integrations, and 3rd-party vendor relationships to ensure seamless Transaction Processing. • Directed a large-scale database migration, designing ETL workflows and leading an 8+ member engineering team; successfully delivered migration programs for two global enterprise clients.

Programmer Analyst at Ramco Systems, Jun 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos, Chennai Area, India

Education

PGP, Business Administration and Management, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communications Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka