Nivas Venkataramanan

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India23 yrs 3 mos experience
AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Led cross-functional teams in cybersecurity product development.
  • Founder of a successful cultural arts academy.
  • Expert in endpoint and cloud security solutions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Management expert in cybersecurity and cultural arts sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementCloud ApplicationsAdministrationEvent ManagementEndpoint SecurityCommunicationProject ManagementTechnical LeadershipQuality AssuranceTechnical ExpertiseIt AdministrationNetwork Management

Other Skills

Autonomous Threat SweeperInvestigateInsider Threat ModuleData ScienceAIEvent OrganizationSponsorship ManagementCultural PromotionEPPEDRRoadmap PlanningSales EnablementCross-Functional CollaborationCloud RegistryCloud Connector

About

At Qualys, my role as Principal Product Manager leverages cloud applications, risk management, and product management skills to enhance security products, focusing on Anti-Malware and Endpoint and Detection Response(EDR) that is extensively used by CISOs, SOC Analysts of SMB & Enterprise Organization. My leadership has been instrumental in steering cross-functional teams through design and development, building successful roadmaps, contributing to product strategy & GTM plans, ensuring customer pain points are addressed with effective solutions, helping in signing up net new logos, renewals, new contracts with MSSP and integration with OEMs. Prior to Qualys, I was a Product Manager at Skyhigh Security for CASB-Shadow IT product that was cloud business separation from McAfee Enterprise, which is Trellix now. At McAfee, I was Senior Product Lead for Endpoint security that is a suite of Threat Prevention, Firewall, WebControl products. Overall, as a Product Manager, I have extensively worked on Endpoint & Cloud security products. Before getting into Product Management, I have worked on Tehcnical Lead, Scrum Master, QA and IT admin roles which I consider as my key strength of having effective cross functional collaboration. Simultaneously, as Founder and Chairman of the Bharatnatyam Dance Academy, my tenure has been dedicated to the administration, event organization,and promotion of cultural arts. My product management skills have predominantly helped for the development and growth of the institution. This dual-path career reflects a commitment to innovation in technology and the preservation of cultural heritage, embodying a unique blend of technical proficiency and artistic passion.

Experience

23 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 2 mos
Current Experience

Securonix

Principal Product Manager

Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Responsible for elevating the Securonix add-on products, including Autonomous Threat Sweeper(ATS), Investigate, and Insider Threat Module.
  • Drive the advancement of data science and AI initiatives by collaborating with Product Managers, ensuring continuous innovation and market leadership
Autonomous Threat SweeperInvestigateInsider Threat ModuleData ScienceAIProduct Management+1

Qualys

Principal Product Manager

Sep 2022 – Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Remote

  • Oversaw a major endpoint cybersecurity product encompassing both EPP and EDR, designed to monitor, detect, and respond to threats in real-time, safeguarding endpoints from malware attacks and adversaries. Introduced cutting-edge EDR-VMDR-PC integration features for the Qualys Cloud Platform by leveraging cross-product functionalities.
  • Interacted with key user personas—SecOps, SOC Analysts, IT/Network Admins, and CISOs—to understand their pain points and expectations.
  • Key responsibilities included roadmap planning, sales enablement, POCs, feature grooming and review, UX integration, cross-functional collaboration (Engineering, UX, Tech Pubs, and Presales), customer demos, addressing onboarding issues, and more.
EPPEDRRoadmap PlanningSales EnablementCross-Functional CollaborationProduct Management+1

Skyhigh security

Product Manager

Oct 2021 – Sep 2022 · 11 mos

  • Handled product management for Cloud Registry, Cloud Connector, and Service Governance of Shadow IT product portfolio.
Cloud RegistryCloud ConnectorService GovernanceProduct ManagementCloud Applications

Mcafee

2 roles

Senior Product Lead

Apr 2019 – Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Understand the product needs and capture them in the release backlog as user stories and prioritize them to maximize the business value.
  • Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure that customer needs and expectations are fulfilled and aligned to business goals and deliver multiple, mission-critical releases on time and within budget.
User StoriesRelease Backlog ManagementCross-Functional CollaborationProduct ManagementCommunication

Product Owner

Aug 2017 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Managed Endpoint projects, collaborated with project teams, monitored outcomes and ensured the program adapts to meet the organization's strategic objectives. Primary owner for the Endpoint integrations program that delivered couple of quality sustaining releases to customers. Visited customers for Beta programs and interacted with sales/support for feedback and product related queries. Product owner for Webcontrol module. Effective engagement with product management and other key stakeholders.
Endpoint Projects ManagementCustomer InteractionProduct OwnershipProduct ManagementCommunication

Intel corporation

Technical Lead | Project Manager

Jul 2012 – Jun 2017 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Managed multiple Endpoint scrums teams. As a subject matter expert, completely drove the endpoint projects from planning to delivery. Reviewed the requirements, connected with Product Managers for finalising the specs, monitored outcomes and ensured quality & timely deliverable of various endpoint releases to the customers. Proposed mitigation plans while encountering risks and resolved the impediments.
Scrum ManagementProject DeliveryQuality AssuranceProject ManagementTechnical Leadership

M.s.naatyakshetra

Founder

Apr 2012 – Present · 14 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • (Part-time)
  • Founder & Chairman of the renowned Bharatanatyam Dance Academy in Bengaluru, overseeing administration, organizing events, and actively promoting art and culture.
  • Sponsor for all M.S. Naatyakshetra’s classical dance drama productions, including Shri Rama Hanumantha, Shivoham—Jagat Karana, Ramapriya Tulsidasa, Mukunda Leela, and more.
  • Portraying pivotal characters such as Rama, Markandeya, Tulsidas, Sudama, and Krishna in dance productions.
  • Contribute to content design, including event invitations, posters, and promotional videos for the academy.
  • Collaborate with key event organizers and directors of private and government cultural departments to create performance opportunities for students, establish a presence on prominent stages nationwide, promote art and culture, and strengthen the brand.
  • Secure funding through sponsorships and crowdfunding to organize annual festivals that provide a platform for artists to collaborate, showcase their talents, and receive titles and awards in recognition of their achievements—fostering growth and preserving the art.

Mcafee

3 roles

Senior Software QA Engineer

Aug 2011 – Jun 2012 · 10 mos

  • Responsible for meeting quality deliverable for McAfee Network Access Control 4.0 release and oversee quality audit, training, customer escalations and reporting of metrics to executive team.
Quality DeliverablesQuality AuditCustomer EscalationsQuality AssuranceCommunication

Software QA Engineer

Feb 2007 – Jul 2011 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • Ensured quality deliverable for McAfee Network Access Control releases from 3.0 to 3.2. Drove non-windows automation for Linux and Mac OS X. Subject matter expert for McAfee NAC.
Quality DeliverablesAutomationSubject Matter ExpertiseQuality AssuranceTechnical Expertise

Lab IT Engineer

Apr 2004 – Jan 2007 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Managed McAfee Engineering Labs, maintained Cisco switches and routers and network infrastructure in general.
Network Infrastructure ManagementCisco SwitchesRoutersIT AdministrationNetwork Management

Mondial soft pvt. ltd, chennai

System Administrator(Linux & Windows)

May 2002 – Mar 2004 · 1 yr 10 mos

Education

Institute of Product Leadership

Master of Business Administration - MBA — Product Management

Nov 2020 – Mar 2022

Madurai Kamaraj University

B.E — Computer Science

Jan 1997 – Jan 2001

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