ASHIL PAREKH

Skills

• Enterprise Switching & OS Platform Strategy (Cisco IOS XE, Catalyst Portfolio)
• Network Automation, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) & CI/CD Enablement
• Product Lifecycle Management (Ideation → GTM → Scale)
• SaaS & Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure | Hybrid Cloud Integrations
• AI/ML-Powered Product Innovation | Generative AI Feature Development
• Cybersecurity Product Strategy | Endpoint & Cloud Security
• Roadmap Development, Portfolio Prioritisation & Release Management
• Cross-Functional Leadership (Engineering, Architecture, Sales, CX, GTM)
• Customer Research, Field Feedback Loops & Adoption Strategy
• Data-Driven Decision Making | KPI, Telemetry & Business Impact Analysis

About

• Senior Product Manager with 10+ years of experience, including 7+ years leading strategy and delivery for enterprise networking, cybersecurity, and SaaS products.
• Deep expertise across the Cisco enterprise switching portfolio and IOS XE OS, owning roadmap execution and feature delivery across a $10B+ global platform.
• Delivered network automation, CI/CD enhancements, and IaC capabilities, driving a 99% reduction in configuration errors and service downtime.
• Strong track record of building high-adoption, scalable enterprise features, accelerating adoption through automated demos, and steering global engineering teams (300+ developers) to deliver high-impact releases.
• Adept at aligning GTM, customer priorities, and product vision to unlock new revenue opportunities—including cloud security platform development, generating $6M in new pipeline.
• Certified in IBM AI Product Management and Cisco networking, with consistent results in cost optimisation, performance improvement, and customer satisfaction uplift at a global scale