Ganesh Rama

Product Manager

Fremont, California, United States29 yrs 3 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in product management leadership.
  • Expertise in Cyber Security and SaaS product development.
  • Experience managing global teams and large-scale products.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cyber Security and SaaS product management expert with extensive leadership experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementCyber SecuritySaasSoftware Engineering

Other Skills

Machine LearningCloud-based malware preventionData analysisCloud ComputingCloud servicesPartnership managementProduct strategyObservabilityProduct integrityCommunity standards enforcementCloud strategyAdvanced malware detectionProduct portfolio managementCloud-native managementProduct launch

About

Product Management leader with a track record of building teams, bringing new products to market and scaling product portfolios in Trust & Safety, SaaS/Cloud & Cyber Security. Diverse experience across startups, as well as large organizations, in individual contributor and leadership roles including P&L. • 12+ years of Product Management experience, 7+ years in leadership roles including P&L • Track record of successfully bringing new products to market from ideation stage and growing/managing product portfolio through the entire lifecycle • Built products that scale to billions of users from multiple data centers across the globe • Experience building and managing distributed teams of product managers & engineers • Ability to collaborate/communicate with diverse audiences – C-level executives, government regulators, legal, privacy & policy experts, industry analysts, highly technical security practitioners and IT professionals Product Management - Strategy, Portfolio Management, Roadmap, UXR/Design, Agile/Scrum, Decision frameworks, A/B testing, Go-To-Market, Alliances/Partnerships, M&A/OEM, Pricing/Packaging Trust & Safety, SaaS/Cloud & Cyber Security - ML/AI based detection & enforcement, Privacy, Identity management, Compliance, Observability, System & ML Monitoring, SaaS, AWS, Endpoint & Network/Web Security

Experience

29 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 4 mos
Current Experience

Palo alto networks

Product Management Lead - Wildfire

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Santa Clara, California, United States · Hybrid

  • Driving Advanced Wildfire - the largest cloud-based malware prevention engine that utilizes latest Machine Learning models & Precision AI, augmented with crowdsourced intelligence from 85,000 customers to protect organizations from hardest-to-detect threats.
Machine LearningCloud-based malware preventionData analysisProduct ManagementCyber Security

Abbott

Director of Product Management - Cloud

Feb 2023Jan 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos · Alameda, California, United States · On-site

  • Led the cloud and partnership Product team for Abbott Diabetes Care (a $6bill+ business, growing double digits). Drove partner ecosystem, integrations and cloud services globally for FreeStyle Libre portfolio of continuous glucose monitors, impacting the lives of >6 million people across the world.
Cloud servicesPartnership managementProduct strategyProduct ManagementSaaS

Meta

Product Management Lead

Jan 2018Jan 2023 · 5 yrs · Menlo Park

  • Since Feb 2021, PM lead for Observability product portfolio (Metrics, , Events Logs, Traces) used across Meta’s global data centers/infra to ensure uptime and quality of service for 3billion+ users
  • Lead PM for integrity platform (Trust & safety) for accurately enforcing community standards for safety & protection of 3B+ users across Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp.
ObservabilityProduct integrityCommunity standards enforcementProduct ManagementCyber Security

Fireeye, inc.

Product Management/Director, Cloud & Network Security

Jan 2015Jan 2018 · 3 yrs · Milpitas

  • Define cloud strategy and drive growth for FireEye's advanced malware detection and analysis product portfolio
  • Launched Cloud MVX- Transformed FireEye's flagship advanced threat detection solution from an on-prem appliance to flexible virtual, hybrid and cloud based offerings
  • Led the cloud initiative from initial concept to a successful global launch - including strategy, requirements, deployment/ops, certifications, margin analysis, pricing/packaging and GTM
  • Conducted a strategic business review, rationalized and refocused the portfolio - eliminated non-core products, negotiated partnerships to ensure a smooth transition path for customers
Cloud strategyAdvanced malware detectionProduct portfolio managementProduct ManagementCyber Security

Pulse secure

Product Management & Strategy Consultant, Saas/Cloud

Jan 2015Jan 2016 · 1 yr · San Jose

  • Built and launched the first version of Pulse One - a purpose built, cloud-native management platform for all Pulse Secure access solutions
  • Full ownership, including roadmap, requirements, GTM, deployment, cost & revenue models, security/compliance, KPIs & pricing/packaging
  • Info Security Global Excellence Awards - Pulse One for Best New Product or Service of the Year – Bronze Winner
Cloud-native managementProduct launchRoadmap managementProduct ManagementSaaS

Symantec

2 roles

Sr. Manager, Product Management, Endpoint and Mobile Security

Jan 2011Jan 2015 · 4 yrs · Mountain View

  • Owned identity, Authentication, Cloud/SaaS, competitive intelligence and roadmap for the mobile management & security product portfolio
  • Developed overall strategy, roadmap & business case, including critical capabilities, cost and investment allocations, partnerships, M&A opportunities for the mobile suite
  • Launched secure mobile browser app on Apple iOS and Google Play app stores - increased time to market by leveraging assets from Norton consumer BU
  • Negotiated a multi-year, OEM license agreement, in coordination with legal and business development to shorten time to market by 12 months
Identity managementMobile securityProduct strategyProduct ManagementCyber Security

Sr. Product Manager - Datacenter Security & Virtualization

Jan 2008Jan 2011 · 3 yrs · Mountain View

  • Drove all virtual desktops/Desktop-As-A-Service initiatives for the BU
  • Developed Desktop Virtualization strategy for the BU, leveraging Symantec portfolio of security & management solutions - launched the first solution in 10 months and managed strategic partnerships
  • Refocused product portfolio for large enterprises and introduced value based pricing - integrated product suites and expanded product footprint globally
  • Integrated AppStream solutions (acquisiton) with Symantec and launched internationally - including SKUs, licensing, pricing, field & partner enablement
  • Evangelized & presented at multiple industry conferences - Intel Developer Forum, Symantec, regional customer forums throughout North America & internationally
Virtualization strategyProduct portfolio managementValue-based pricingProduct ManagementCyber Security

Appstream inc (startup, acquired by symantec)

Product Management Lead

Jan 2006Jan 2008 · 2 yrs · Palo Alto

  • Owned all aspects of product management, including roadmap, strategy, market research, technical alliances, competitive intelligence, pricing & packing and UX/Design. Also, jumped in as needed to support marketing (campaigns, events, collateral development, white papers, user research) #StartupLife
Product managementMarket researchTechnical alliancesProduct ManagementSaaS

Appstream inc

Software Engineering Manager, Software Engineer

Jan 2001Jan 2006 · 5 yrs · Palo Alto

  • Progressively higher software engineering roles, promoted to lead a distributed team of engineers
  • Designed and developed “Packaging Studio”, the company’s flagship tool to “virtualize” desktop applications for streaming (like mobile apps today) – shipped 15% under budget & reduced debugging times by 50%
  • Led technical product integration PoC with Symantec, a key contributor to the successful exit
Software engineeringTeam leadershipApplication designSoftware Engineering

Infosys technologies ltd.

Technical Lead & Engineering Manager

Jan 1999Jan 2001 · 2 yrs · Foster City, USA and Bangalore, India

  • Led multiple projects successfully, with a geographically dispersed team of 10 engineers, in a high-growth, emerging BU
  • Developed the very first Apple Mac solution for the business unit, resulted in new revenue streams
  • Architected and developed a re-usable, automated testing framework in C++ and Java
Software developmentTesting frameworksProject managementSoftware Engineering

Cgi inc.

Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead

Jan 1997Jan 1999 · 2 yrs · Bangalore, Chicago and Los Angeles, USA

  • Developed multiple web and client/server solutions using C++, CGI, ASP, Oracle and SQL. Selected among top 10 engineers (out of more than 1000), through a company-wide initiative to identify top R&D talent. Promoted to Technical Lead after just 1.5 years
  • Developed a data analytics solution to automatically parse financial data from SEC filings for a financial institution/hedge fund
Software developmentProject managementTeam leadershipSoftware Engineering

Education

San José State University

Masters — Engineering Management

Jan 2002Jan 2005

KLE Technological University - Hubballi (India)

Bachelor's in Engineering — Electrical Engineering (Computer Science minor)

Ramakrishna Vidyashala - Mysore

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