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Product Manager · Enterprise AI, Security & Platforms

I turn complex enterprise technology into products that deliver.

Product Manager at Microsoft Security with 7+ years spanning enterprise AI, security, cloud infrastructure, and 0-to-1 delivery. I pair technical depth with product judgment to help teams ship trusted products customers adopt.

A product builder with operating depth.

I have led work from discovery through launch, bringing a practical understanding of systems, customers, and go-to-market.

  • 80+Live security partner agents scaled from 16
  • $2.4MIncremental revenue from a generative AI platform
  • 800+Customers acquired in one quarter at a 0-to-1 startup
  • 30%Uptime improvement across production infrastructure
Hitesh Jonnalagadda smiling in graduation attire outdoors

I make enterprise security AI easier to build and buy.

Strong platforms do more than expose capabilities. They give partners a clear path from an idea to a trusted solution customers can adopt.

At Microsoft Security, I own the partner ecosystem for the Microsoft Security Store. I work with CSPs, MSSPs, and security ISVs to improve the developer experience, product path, and go-to-market motion for AI-powered solutions.

I bring a builder's operating model to product. As a founding-team PM, I launched products that brought in 800+ customers in one quarter. Before product, I ran production systems in Tokyo as a Senior SRE and launched a generative AI recommendation platform. I know what it takes to move from a product brief to a reliable release.

Columbia MBA in Strategy, Technology & Operations. Dartmouth Tuck Bridge. Microsoft AI Transformation Leader. Built across Tokyo, New York, and Redmond. Conversational Japanese.

  • 7+ yearsIn tech
  • 3 countriesBuilt across APAC, US
  • 5 languagesIncluding Japanese

From production on-call to product strategy

SRE, then startup PM, then MBA, then Microsoft. Every role sharpened a different edge.

2026 —

Product Manager

Microsoft Security · Redmond · Feb 2026 to Present

I lead the partner experience for the Microsoft Security Store: how CSPs, MSSPs, and security ISVs build, validate, and bring AI agents to enterprise customers across Defender, Sentinel, Entra, Purview, and Intune. I turn partner feedback into clearer platform requirements, better developer workflows, and a stronger path to market. The marketplace grew from 16 to 80+ live partner agents, extending reach through a global reseller channel.

2025

Security Solutions Advisor

Microsoft · New York · Jul 2025 to Feb 2026

Worked directly with enterprise security buyers on architecture and adoption. I used that frontline signal to support deals and give product teams a clearer view of the problems customers needed solved.

2024

MBA, Strategy, Technology & Operations

Columbia Business School · New York · 2024 to 2025

Led product and consulting engagements for Walmart, Christofle, and Ohanae. I defined product requirements, ran consumer research, and redesigned a fintech checkout flow while strengthening my strategy and go-to-market practice.

2023

Product Manager, Founding Team

Yoko Street · Jan 2023 to May 2024

Joined as the first PM and shipped multiple products in the first year. I built a customer-feedback loop that improved CSAT by 80%, redesigned the digital funnel to grow subscriptions by 48%, and ran campaigns that brought in 800+ customers in one quarter.

2019

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Oisix ra daichi · Tokyo, Japan · Oct 2019 to Feb 2023

Rebuilt the cloud infrastructure behind APAC grocery delivery. I improved uptime by 30%, cut incident response time by 40%, and brought disaster recovery to 100%. I also created the monitoring dashboards adopted across the company, producing a 38% efficiency gain. Alongside production ownership, I launched a 0-to-1 generative AI recommendation platform that drove $2.4M in incremental revenue, +55% MAU, +35% retention, and -25% CAC.

2019

Product Intern, Machine Learning

Jocata Financial Advisory · Hyderabad · 2019

Built an ML pipeline that automated document extraction at 99% accuracy. 20+ financial institutions adopted it, creating roughly $250K in annual revenue.

2015

B.Tech, Computer Science

Mahindra University · Hyderabad · 2015 to 2019

Built early technical depth through ML-based space-debris research at the University of Florida, a top-five global Kaggle result at IIIT Hyderabad, computer-vision work at Tech Mahindra, and a stint at T-Hub. Graduated with the Best Outgoing Student Award.

Evidence from products shipped.

Representative outcomes across enterprise platforms, AI products, and growth-stage teams.

Microsoft SecurityPlatform & ecosystem

Scaled the path from partner build to enterprise adoption

Led the partner experience for the Microsoft Security Store, translating partner feedback into clearer requirements, stronger developer workflows, and a better route to market. The marketplace grew from 16 to 80+ live partner agents.

Generative AI platform0-to-1 product

Converted a recommendation concept into measurable growth

Launched a generative AI recommendation platform alongside production ownership. It generated $2.4M in incremental revenue, increased MAU by 55%, and improved retention by 35%.

Yoko StreetFounding-team PM

Built the feedback loop and funnel behind early growth

As first PM, shipped multiple products and connected customer insight to acquisition decisions. The work improved CSAT by 80%, lifted subscriptions by 48%, and brought in 800+ customers in one quarter.

Where I operate

  • Microsoft AI Transformation Leader
  • Columbia MBA · Strategy, Tech & Ops

AI & Agentic Ecosystems

  • Agentic AI
  • AI Agents
  • LLMs & Copilots
  • Generative AI
  • Responsible AI
  • Trust & Safety
  • RAG Pipelines

Product & Platform Strategy

  • 0-to-1 Product
  • Platform PM
  • Marketplace Strategy
  • Agent Marketplaces
  • Partner Ecosystems
  • API & DX Design
  • GTM Execution
  • Product-Led Growth

Enterprise Security

  • Microsoft Security Copilot
  • Microsoft Defender
  • Microsoft Sentinel
  • Entra ID
  • Purview
  • Intune
  • Zero Trust
  • Cybersecurity

Technical Depth

  • Azure & AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • Python
  • Terraform & IaC
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Machine Learning
  • System Design

Building enterprise AI or security products?

I enjoy connecting with product leaders, security builders, and partners turning AI concepts into useful products.

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