Parichit Sahay

Head of Product - Data and AI | Advisor | Ex-Azure & AWS

Seattle2.4k followers
Splunkex-Microsoftex-Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Seasoned product and monetization leader with 20+ years’ experience across AI, SaaS, Cloud, and Data platforms at $8B+ product portfolio.

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Proven track record scaling data and AI platforms from zero to multi-billion-dollar P&Ls, driving product strategy, product execution pricing, packaging, subscriptions, product-market fit, and GTM execution. Parichit has led teams to build multiple cloud data platform products and scaled them from zero to multi-billion dollar P&Ls. He has extensive experience identifying product-market fit, scaling teams and businesses, and deep technical acumen with hands-on experience in pricing, product development, customer success, and go-to-market strategies

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  1. TOLA CAPITALJOB
    1. Member of Advisors
      2Y 10M
  2. HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEWJOB
    1. Member of Advisory Council
      2Y 1M
  3. SPLUNKJOB
    1. Head of Product- Monetizat…
      2Y
    2. Head of Product Management…
      1Y 7M
    3. Sr. Dir PM - AI Data, and…
      2Y 11M
  4. MICROSOFTJOB
    1. Dir PM -Distributed Data P…
      2Y 5M
    2. Group Mgr: Monetization PM…
      1Y 4M
    3. Group Mgr, Azure Monetizat…
      11M
    4. Sr. Planning and Monetizat…
      1Y 1M
  5. AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS)JOB
    1. Sr. Product Mgr
      2Y 8M
  6. AUNALYTICSJOB
    1. Mktg Analytics Intern
      4M
  7. SPRINT NEXTELJOB
    1. International Strategy Int…
      4M
  8. INFOSYSJOB
    1. Associate Consultant
      4Y 1M
    2. Associate Business Analyst
      3Y 1M
  9. VODAFONEJOB
    1. Global Commercial Mgr
      1Y 8M
  10. BRITISH TELECOM RETAILJOB
    1. Client Proposal Management
      1Y 11M

Time in market 19Y 6MOpen 5Closed 13Stints 18

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  1. Job: Tola Capital — Member of Advisors · 2023-12 – present · 2y 8mo
  2. Job: Microsoft — Group Manager, Azure Monetization (Relational databases, Azure Storage) · 2017-03 – 2018-02 · 11 mo
  3. Job: Amazon Web Services (AWS) — Sr. Product Manager · 2013-06 – 2016-02 · 2y 8mo — Analyzed competitive landscape, customer segments, pricing strategies, margins and partner channels to launch in China Owned end to end customer experience for $250 M product and analyzed weekly global business performance to drive new business initiatives and presented the conclusions to senior VPs Led the customer experience, CRM and overall marketing for $X billion business for the group
  4. Job: Sprint Nextel — International Strategy Intern · 2012-04 – 2012-08 · 4 mo — Developed product(M2M) and go-to-market strategy for international market with a CAGR of 28% ,Interviewed external analysts, internal stakeholders; analyzed competitive landscape, customer expectations & Sprint’s capabilities. Designed revenue forecasting model, sized addressable markets and evaluated ROI through various sales channels for small and medium sized customers in Canada
  5. Job: Aunalytics — Marketing Analytics Intern at Aunalytics · 2013-01 – 2013-05 · 4 mo — Developed Outcome Based Pricing model for Analytics products for Mid-sized customer and bench-marked against P&L targets
  6. Job: Harvard Business Review — Member of Advisory Council · 2024-09 – present · 1y 11mo — As an advisory council member I help HBR in different leadership and technology research projects
  7. Job: Infosys — Associate Consultant · 2007-05 – 2011-06 · 4y 1mo — Conceptualized and led the design of a consultancy service managing client’s entire sales support cycle. The service is one of the top 15 strategic growth areas for the $5B company. Examined the process issues in client sales cycle. Restructured the bidding process leading to increase in client facing time of sales managers by 28% across 60 countries.
  8. Job: British Telecom Retail — Client Proposal Management · 2008 – 2009 · 1y — Bid management Qualified Bids (Respond/Reject decision making) based on the win probability, sales client relationship, PNL report, CL&R report furnished by various teams in BT Planned resource allocation, Costing, Timeline management for the bid process Ensured Quality gates adherence for the entire cycle of bid process
  9. Job: Vodafone — Global Commercial Manager · 2009-10 – 2011-06 · 1y 8mo — Client Proposal and Response management Engaged cross-functional teams from partner companies across the globe to conduct feasibility analysis of the sales opportunity in Fortune 500 companies. Led the entire implementation and planning to ensure a high quality delivery. Analyzed win/loss data from multiple resources and interviewed sales managers. Proposed solutions for implementation of findings. Presented results to senior leadership. Counseled the Sales Specialist to define the compelling event and spotted Hot Buttons of the customer and created Shipley compliant initial pitch/customer presentation and document Developed presentations and demonstrations to the prospective client ali…
  10. Job: Splunk — Sr. Director PM - AI Data, and Security platforms · 2021-11 – 2024-10 · 2y 11mo — My team focuses on - Monetization of products across (AI, Cloud, Hybrid, Edge, and on-premise) - SaaS transformation and cloud adoption for Splunk Admin persona - Product-led growth and customers analytics
  11. Job: Microsoft — Group Manager: Monetization PM (AI, SQL Server, Azure Storage and Azure Databases) · 2018-02 – 2019-06 · 1y 4mo
  12. Job: Splunk — Head of Product Management (Sr. Director) Monetization & Strategy · 2024-03 – 2025-10 · 1y 7mo — I lead the product management for monetization and strategy for Splunk
  13. Job: Microsoft — Sr. Planning and Monetization PM for Azure Relational database · 2016-02 – 2017-03 · 1y 1mo
  14. Job: Infosys — Associate Business Analyst · 2007-04 – 2010-05 · 3y 1mo — Clientele: British Telecom Spearheaded a team of two for a new business, "pre sales outsourcing venture", first time ever for Infosys and British Telecom Retail
  15. Job: Splunk — Head of Product- Monetization and Outbound GTM - Cisco AI, Splunk and AppDynamics · 2024-10 – present · 1y 10mo — I lead the product management team for strategy and monetization across all of Cisco GenAI Agentic AI, AppDynamics and Splunk product portfolio
  16. Job: Microsoft — Director PM -Distributed Data Platform (OSS) · 2019-06 – 2021-11 · 2y 5mo
  17. School: University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business — Executive Education, Artificial Intelligence
  18. School: University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business — MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

Business ReviewsProduction ManagementDatabasesGo-to-Market StrategyPricing StrategyPre-salesTelecommunicationsBusiness AnalysisAnalyticsProduct ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Team LeadershipStrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipManagementBusiness DevelopmentCRMProject ManagementBusiness StrategyLeadership

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