Suraj Kumar

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs 5 mos experience
AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Achieved 60% revenue growth managing a $50M P&L.
  • Drove 90% adoption and 95% engagement rates.
  • Awarded IBM Service Excellence Award for product initiatives.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Management expert in Cloud Computing and AI-driven solutions.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementGo-to-market StrategyProduct InnovationProduct LaunchProduct Lifecycle Management

Other Skills

Stakeholder EngagementTechnology LeadershipPresalesCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct RoadmapBranding and Marketing StrategiesProduct VisionStakeholder ManagementDesign Thinking and User CentricityCoaching & MentoringProduct MetricsMonetizationStrong CommunicationBusiness AcumenAgile Leadership

About

Suraj is an Innovative and Seasoned Product & Business Leader with 18 years of global experience in shaping product roadmaps, leading cross functional teams and delivering successful products to market. With a B.Tech in Computer Science and an Executive Program in Product Management with Gen AI from ISB, he thrives in a dynamic and high-growth environments - building scalable and impactful products. Proficient in designing unique customer experiences and executing effective Go-to-Market (GTM) strategies, he excels at developing intuitive, user-centric products and driving innovation through agile methodologies and data-driven decision-making. Leveraging expertise in emerging technologies, including Gen AI and hyper-automation, he creates scalable solutions that elevate engagement and deliver measurable value. Proven ability to drive customer satisfaction (CSAT), minimize churn and achieve revenue growth through strategic planning and creative problem-solving. Thrived in a dynamic, high- growth environment achieving 60% revenue growth while successfully managing a $50M P&L, driving 90% adoption and attaining 95% engagement and retention rates. Suraj's achievements include prestigious accolades such as the IBM Service Excellence Award and recognition for outstanding product initiatives and technical contributions across industries. Passionate about weaving sustainability and ethical AI solutions into product innovation, mentoring teams to pioneer breakthroughs that deliver tangible results. Topics he loves to speak about: 🔹Product Management & Tech - Reveling in the art of turning ideas into impactful, user-centric products that people love. 🔹Business Agility - From frameworks to execution, he enjoys applying agile principles to solve real- world challenges effectively. 🔹Career Transitions - Guiding and empowering others to navigate major career shifts with clarity and confidence. His journey across strategy, sales, engineering, and product has taught him one thing - the best teams win by deeply understanding the customer and executing with speed and intent. When insight leads, velocity follows and the customer is never lost in translation. What drives him the most is building ambitious products and scaling global teams that eliminate friction instead of creating it. Suraj is dedicated to driving organizational success and achieving impactful outcomes. Let’s connect and explore how as technology humanists, we can drive impactful transformations globally. 🚀 📌 Feel free to reach me on my Topmate mentorship page: https://lnkd.in/g2rFVsci

Experience

16 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
10 mos
Current Experience

Ibm

Product Leader, IBM India Labs

Jul 2025 – Present · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Driving growth and transformation by shaping Go-to-Market strategy building ecosystems that unlock value. I partner with Marketing, Offering, and Sales leaders to co-create scalable IBM Cloud and Red Hat based solutions and key areas spans accelerating AI, GenAI, Agentic AI and watsonx adoption, driving deal velocity and delivering client transformation at scale.
  • The mission - to enable businesses to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape while unlocking measurable revenue impact, unique customer experiences, early adoption through self amplifying growth engines with product as its core and sustainable value.
  • My strong focus - execution excellence and measurable business outcomes:
  • Offering / Consulting Teams Enablement & Practice Building
  • Technical Evangelism & Go-To-Market Strategy
  • Deal Orchestration & Acceleration
  • Growth & Revenue Management
Product ManagementStakeholder EngagementTechnology LeadershipGo-to-Market StrategyPresales

Persistent systems

Product Manager

Aug 2023 – Dec 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Managing a diversified product portfolio while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Product ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct RoadmapGo-to-Market StrategyBranding and Marketing Strategies

Stealth edtech startup

AVP - Product

Apr 2023 – May 2023 · 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Led new product development (NPD) with strategic vision, branding and product positioning while coordinating with cross-functional teams.
Product InnovationProduct LaunchProduct RoadmapGo-to-Market StrategyProduct Vision

Athenahealth

Product Manager: R&D Clinician Experience Zone

Jan 2022 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Managed key product lines and coordinated with cross-functional teams.
Product RoadmapGo-to-Market StrategyProduct Lifecycle ManagementBranding and Marketing StrategiesTechnology Leadership

Elevance health

Product Manager: Digital Experience and Product Engineering

Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Managed key product lines, led New Product Development (NPD) and coordinated with cross-functional teams.
Product InnovationProduct LaunchProduct RoadmapGo-to-Market StrategyBranding and Marketing Strategies

Ibm

Product Manager (IBM US and INDIA)

Jan 2015 – Dec 2019 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, KA, India| Chicago, IL, USA| Los Angeles, CA, USA · On-site

  • Managed products, drove Go-to-Market (GTM) strategies and delivered successful products to market.
Product InnovationGo-to-Market StrategyBranding and Marketing StrategiesProduct VisionTechnology Leadership

Walmart

Product Owner and Software Developer (Cognizant US and INDIA)

Nov 2008 – Dec 2014 · 6 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, KA, India | San Francisco, CA, USA · On-site

  • Managed and developed key products, coordinating cross-functional teams to drive successful outcomes.
Stakeholder ManagementProduct RoadmapProduct Lifecycle ManagementGo-to-Market StrategyProduct InnovationProduct Management

Education

Indian School of Business

Executive Certificate Programme — Product Management with GenAI

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Computer Science

Stackforce found 100+ more professionals with Product Management & Go-to-market Strategy

Explore similar profiles based on matching skills and experience