Ajinkya Karnik

Product Manager II, Microsoft
Noida, IN.

About

Highly accomplished Product Leader with an IIM MBA and NIT Engineering background, recognized with the Azure PM Excellence Award for exceptional stakeholder management. Proven ability to translate complex AI/LLM and Cloud strategies into tangible business results, including $1M cost reduction, successful entry into multi-billion dollar regulated markets, and achieving 70% faster delivery cycles.

Work

Microsoft
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Product Manager II

Summary

Led strategic product initiatives for AI/LLM and Cloud services, driving significant cost reductions and accelerating market expansion for multi-billion dollar offerings.

Highlights

Spearheaded the development and launch of an AI/LLM-powered incident management tool across 20+ partner teams, reducing incident resolution time by 60% and improving time-to-market by 27%.

Eliminated $1M annually in M365 vendor costs by streamlining deployment workflows and automating redundancies across hundreds of clusters.

Drove expansion into the multi-billion-dollar Sovereign Cloud market by leading the successful delivery of Core Compute Services across three clouds, navigating complex buildout requirements and mitigating critical path risks.

Reduced Core Compute Services build times by over 70% (from 175 to 45 days) through an end-to-end automation strategy, accelerating geo-expansion and time-to-market.

Slashed manual service configuration errors by over 90% by spearheading the development and deployment of a new Config Management Automation tool from concept to delivery.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
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Technical Program Manager [Assistant Manager, Team Member ERPCC]

Summary

Managed product lifecycles for high-traffic web applications and spearheaded cloud infrastructure development, significantly enhancing accessibility and operational efficiency for millions of users.

Highlights

Drove accessibility for millions of rural consumers by localizing an LPG booking site into 12 languages based on user surveys and support ticket analysis, achieving 18% growth in internet bookings from non-English speakers and cutting language-related issues by 43%.

Spearheaded the ideation, design, and implementation of Private Cloud infrastructure, resulting in 95% faster resource provisioning (72 hours to 2 hours) and enhancing overall TCO, scalability, and security posture.

Eliminated error-prone manual upgrades across 250+ critical systems by implementing an automation solution, reducing upgrade time by 90% and eliminating human errors entirely.

Managed the product lifecycle for 7+ high-traffic web applications (1M+ DAU / 25M+ MAU), maintaining 99.99% uptime and improving page load speed by 21% through data-driven backlog prioritization.

Education

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta

MBA

Business Administration

National Institute of Technology - Surat

B. Tech

Computer Engineering

Awards

Azure Core PM Excellence Award

Awarded By

Microsoft

Recognized among 200+ Product Managers for exemplary stakeholder management and domain leadership.

Languages

English
Hindi
Marathi
Gujarati

Skills

Strategy & Vision

Product Vision & Strategy Development, Go-to-Market Strategy, Financial Modeling & ROI Analysis, Data Analysis & Visualization, Market Research & User Insights, AI/ML Product Development, Risk Management.

Leadership & Communication

Cross Functional Leadership, Stakeholder Management & Influence, Executive Communication, Storytelling.

Product Execution & Lifecycle Management

User Research & Journey Mapping, Technical Requirements Gathering, Cloud Architecture Fundamentals, Product Metrics & KPI Definition, Product Prioritization Frameworks, Decision Matrix Development, User Experience Design Principles.

Projects

X-Culture Competition

Summary

Secured a Top 1% global ranking among 6,200+ participants from 80 countries in the X-Culture competition.

Product Manager & Digital Strategy Intern

Summary

Internship focused on product management and digital strategy for new service offerings.