Deputy General Manager- Cloud - Products

As a Group Product Manager/Deputy General Manager at Tata Communications, you will play a pivotal role in leading the development of the AI-enabled Data Platform Cloud Services within the Vayu Cloud PaaS team. Your responsibilities will include: - Defining and owning the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the AI-enabled data platform, covering various aspects such as connectors, ETL, streaming, data warehousing, orchestration, metadata, data quality, governance, and visualization. - Conducting market research and competitive analysis to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities in the data platform space. - Shaping pricing and packaging strategies aligned with customer value, usage patterns, and competitive positioning. - Developing and executing go-to-market plans for new features and platform capabilities in collaboration with marketing, sales, and partner teams. - Driving prioritization across a complex product portfolio, balancing strategic goals, customer needs, and technical feasibility. - Leading beta customer engagement programs to validate product features, gather early feedback, and translate insights into actionable product improvements. - Collaborating with engineering, architecture, UX, GTM teams, and Product Sales/Pre-sales to deliver secure, scalable data platform. - Ensuring intuitive, user-friendly interfaces for data visualization, orchestration workflows, and self-service experiences by working closely with UX designers. - Driving platform capabilities that support AI workloads, including data preparation, feature engineering, and analytics pipelines. - Ensuring platform compliance with regulatory frameworks (MeitY, RBI, GDPR) and enterprise data governance standards. - Conducting Build/Buy/Partner evaluations to determine optimal strategies for platform capabilities and integrations. Engaging with ISVs, OEMs, and ecosystem partners to build a robust data and analytics ecosystem. - Owning platform KPIs including performance, reliability, cost-efficiency, and adoption across internal and external stakeholders. Qualifications required for this role include: - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer/Data Science from a premier institute. - 10+ years of experience in product management, with at least 5 years in data platforms or cloud infrastructure. - Deep understanding of modern data architectures including datalake/lakehouse, data mesh, streaming pipelines, and metadata-driven governance. - Experience in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI). - Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex product lifecycles. - Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Desired Skills & Expertise: - Experience articulating technical solutions and product differentiators in enterprise sales and RFP contexts. - MBA or advanced degree preferred (from premier institutes like IIMs, ISB, or equivalent). - Familiarity with sovereign cloud principles and enterprise compliance frameworks. - Exposure to hybrid cloud, multi-tenant SaaS architectures, and AI/ML data pipelines. - Exceptional writing and editing skills, combined with strong presentation skills.,