Dhiraj Kulkarni

Product Manager

Pune, Maharashtra, India10 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led Azure Resiliency initiatives for Microsoft.
Developed first live website for student-managed clubs.
Awarded pre-placement offer at Amazon for outstanding performance.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager with expertise in Cloud Computing and SaaS.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementProduct StrategyProduct DesignCustomer EngagementProduct OptimizationData Analysis

Other Skills

AnalyticsCompetitive AnalysisCross-functional Team LeadershipData analyticsFinancial & Operational ModelingGo-to-Market StrategyHTMLKPI ImplementationLandscape AnalysisManagementMicrosoft OfficeNew Product RolloutPricing OptimizationProblem SolvingProcess Improvement

About

Dhiraj is a strategic product manager at Microsoft Azure, driving innovation at the intersection of cloud computing, platform scalability, and enterprise SaaS. With 7.5+ years of experience in product strategy, 0→1 product development, and cross-functional leadership, he specializes in building high-impact cloud infrastructure products that shape business growth.At Microsoft, Dhiraj leads product management for Azure Resiliency enhancing overall resiliency posture ensuring highest availability, reliability and continuity for customers. He, previously, as a part of Azure core compute, drove enhancements in Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS) enhancing elasticity, reliability, and operational efficiency for hyperscale workloads used by Fortune 500 customers. His leadership has influenced portfolios in Azure Marketplace and AIOps, enabling platform growth and developer innovation at global scale.An MBA graduate from IIM Ahmedabad and former software engineer at Citibank, Dhiraj bridges deep technical fluency with strategic foresight. He earned a pre-placement offer from Amazon for outstanding performance during his PM internship. His approach to product management is defined by customer obsession, data-driven decisions, and high-velocity execution coupled with delivering products that accelerate enterprise transformation and define category leadership.

Experience

10 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Microsoft

3 roles

Senior Product Manager

Promoted

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos

Addressing customer pain points by developing innovative 0-to-1 capabilities in Azure Compute -Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS).

Product ManagementProduct StrategyCross-functional Team Leadership

Product Manager II (L62)

Mar 2023 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

Leading efforts on enhancing security and seller experience on Azure marketplace and non-marketplace platforms.

Product DesignProduct ManagementProduct RequirementsProduct VisionProduct Road MappingNew Product Rollout+1

Product Manager 2

May 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos

Leading efforts on leveraging AI / ML to provide superior customer experience on Azure.

Cross-functional Team LeadershipProduct ManagementProduct DesignCompetitive AnalysisGo-to-Market StrategyLandscape Analysis+7

Amazon

Program Manager

Apr 2020 – Jun 2020 · 2 mos

Awarded 'Pre-Placement Offer' as PM at the end of 8 weeks of internship.
Led efforts on using 'automation' technologies for effective pricing, availability, and a rebate of SKUs.
Key Responsibility Areas:
Identified gaps in current competitive benchmarking and opportunities for optimization
Carried out data analysis for 6Mn+ SKUs to generate insights on PARS values
Institutionalised new metrics and KPIs to measure the efficiency and automation coverage

Cross-functional Team LeadershipProduct OptimizationStatistical Data AnalysisProcess ImprovementKPI ImplementationPricing Optimization+1

Indian institute of management ahmedabad

IT Secretary

Feb 2020 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

Elected as IT Secretary of 56th Students' Activity Council (SAC), IIM A
Led Computer Center Committee (30+ members) as a club coordinator
Key Responsibility Areas:
Product Manager, Student's corner - 1st ever live website for student-managed clubs and events
Designed IIMA Forums - an intracampus anonymous platform for the student community
Key Achievements:
Conducted 1st ever online student elections portal and led elections for 25+ positions
Led 1st ever online club run - induction festival for 40+ student clubs | 4000+ applications

Citi

Assistant Manager

Jul 2016 – May 2019 · 2 yrs 10 mos · pune

Worked as 'Assistant Manager' in two different streams : Citi Private Banking, Trade and Treasury solutions.
In Trade and Treasury, my role was particularly with core banking application 'Flexcube' of Citibank. Flexcube resided at the center of the global payments flow in Citibank. My responsibilities included interaction with partners, design, and strategy of interfaces between flexcube and other payment partners. I worked for 22 months in treasury solutions interacting with around 40+ global partners and handling 50 Mn+ transactions every day with around 1 Mn+ credit and debit daily average balances.
In Citi Private Banking, my responsibilities included developing the client-facing application for High Net Worth clients. In my 12 months of experience, I was also designated as Single Point of Contact for Engineering Excellence initiative aimed as providing the best set of tools and technology by analyzing the current gaps in the software development life cycle.

College of engineering pune

2 roles

Gathering Secretary

Promoted

Aug 2015 – May 2016 · 9 mos · Pune Area, India

Elected by an electorate of 3800 students to the highest position in the student body.
Key Responsibility Areas :
Led a team of 18 portfolio heads and 300+ volunteers to manage the biggest intracampus festival
with a budget of 26 L+
Interviewed and selected the portfolio heads with responsibilities such as Accounts, Purchase,
Publicity
Organized social dinner for 4200+ community members at CoEP ( Budget of 12 L+)
Managed responsibilities including but not limited to publicity, media, sponsorship, accounts
Introduced new events such as 'Happy Streets', 'CoEP war bolu kahi' in annual social gathering
festival resulting in footfall of 10K+

Spandan Secretary

Aug 2014 – May 2015 · 9 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Secretary of Spandan, Community development club in CoEP
Key Responsibility Areas:
Led a team of 4 portfolio heads and 100+ volunteers to contribute towards social development efforts of the institute
Responsible for various social initiatives including teaching kids in an orphanage, blind schools
and village camps
Led two blood donation camps with a donor count of 1000+, introduced E-waste initiative.
Shouldered the responsibilities of external relations with NGOs such as 'Nivant' and advisory.