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Vijay Gupta

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Transformative Product & Engineering Leader with expertise in SaaS and Cybersecurity.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation, encourages collaboration, and offers opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic environment.

I am a transformative Product & Engineering Leader with over 20 years of experience in translating complex challenges into high-growth solutions within the SaaS, enterprise software, and cybersecurity sectors. My proven ability to build and mentor high-performing teams, define winning product strategies, and spearhead technical execution has delivered measurable impacts, including a 21% revenue growth and over 90% customer retention.

Throughout my career, I have successfully led product strategy and roadmap execution for various platforms, including a SaaS security posture management platform that achieved significant customer adoption and retention through enhancements driven by customer feedback. My entrepreneurial spirit led me to found insightability, where I developed a user-friendly SaaS cybersecurity data platform, achieving remarkable benchmarks in cost reduction and time-to-value.

With a strong technical background, I have improved platform stability and threat detection accuracy in previous roles, and I am passionate about leveraging my expertise in cloud architectures, automation, and AI to drive innovation and operational efficiency. I am committed to empowering teams and organizations to achieve their strategic goals through effective leadership and collaboration.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Professional Development & Project Work

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Self Directed

Mar 2024 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Completed intensive coursework on 'Artificial Intelligence: Business Strategies and Applications' through the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Collaborating with two engineers to design and build a proof-of-concept application enabling conversational interaction with cloud environments using AI Agents for mid-market customers.

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Environments Business Strategy Application Design

Product Management Lead

RedSeal

Aug 2021 - Feb 2024 (2 years 6 months)

Led product strategy and roadmap execution for a SaaS security posture management platform, contributing to 21% revenue growth. Built and led a high-performing product team focused on delivering the SaaS platform, directly leading 8 engineers in developing core features.

Product Strategy SaaS Security Posture Team Leadership UX Compliance Customer Retention

Senior Director – Engineering & Product

Securonix

Aug 2020 - Jan 2021 (5 months)

Improved SIEM platform stability and reduced downtime by 75% through the implementation of a self-learning algorithm that minimized manual resets caused by performance bottlenecks. Boosted threat detection accuracy by 30% by improving the parser matching algorithm and overhauling parser lifecycle management.

SIEM Platform Stability Threat Detection Parser Matching Performance Optimization

Technical Lead, Managed Security Services

DXC Technology

Jan 2017 - Jul 2020 (3 years 6 months)

Drove agile adoption (2-week sprints), reducing SIEM content release cycles from quarterly to bi-weekly. Deployed Docker for dev/test environments, cutting setup time from days to minutes for rapid releases.

SIEM Docker DevOps Apache Kafka System Integration

Senior Technical Product Manager; Team Lead; Senior Engineer

ArcSight / HPE

Feb 2010 - Jan 2017 (6 years 11 months)

Engineered Connectors for diverse data sources (devices, apps, identity, threat intel) and championed CEF adoption with libraries/parsers to improve SIEM data ingestion quality. Improved SIEM operations via automated install/upgrade scripts (>90% faster time-to-value) and a patented backup/recovery algorithm reducing downtime.

Connectors CEF Adoption SIEM Data Ingestion Automation Backup Product Strategy

Technical Product Manager; Architect & Engineering Lead; Senior Engineer

FedEx Services

Dec 2002 - Dec 2009 (7 years)

Architected the award-winning Global Pricing Approval System (GPAS), featuring a complex rule-based workflow engine; hired, mentored, and led 30 engineers (onshore/offshore). Led technical requirements and system definition for the Customer Identity Management initiative, collaborating with global OpCo stakeholders to design consolidation for ~40M identities.

System Design Team Leadership Technical Requirements Identity Management DevOps System Integration Automation

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Union University, McAfee School of Business

Master of Business Administration, Business Administration

Completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Union University, McAfee School of Business. This program provided a strong foundation in business strategies and management principles.

Jiwaji University / MITS Gwalior

Master of Computer Applications, Computer Applications

Obtained a Master of Computer Applications (MS) from Jiwaji University / MITS Gwalior. This degree focused on advanced computer science concepts and applications.

Jiwaji University

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics

Earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mathematics from Jiwaji University. This foundational degree provided a strong analytical and problem-solving skillset.