Alok Jha

About Alok Jha

Senior product leader with 15+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise-grade cloud, cybersecurity, IoT, and AI-powered platforms used by millions of customers globally. I currently serve as Head of Product Management for AWS Intelligent Application Protection, where I lead a broad cybersecurity portfolio spanning DDoS protection, Web Application Firewall (WAF), Bot & Fraud Protection, and API Security—safeguarding some of the world’s most critical internet-facing workloads. Today, my focus includes evolving traditional security platforms into AI-enabled and agent-ready systems, addressing emerging challenges in automated traffic, API abuse, and AI-driven interactions.My work sits at the intersection of cloud security, AI/ML, and large-scale distributed systems. I have led multiple 0-to-1 product launches and scaled complex product portfolios across different maturity stages, partnering deeply with engineering, GTM, UX, and field teams to drive adoption, revenue growth, and durable customer outcomes.I am deeply customer-obsessed and bring a strong platform mindset—prioritizing clarity of customer problem, architectural leverage, and long-term differentiation over incremental feature delivery.Across my career, I’ve worked on products spanning cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI-driven protection, IoT, and software-defined systems, collaborating with customers, partners, and industry stakeholders to shape strategy and thought leadership in fast-moving markets. My leadership style emphasizes building and mentoring high-performing product teams, developing future leaders, and fostering a culture of ownership, analytical rigor, and innovation.I am passionate about building security and AI platforms that scale globally, empower developers, and enable enterprises to innovate safely. I am particularly excited by the future of AI-native security, agent trust, and cloud-scale protection platforms, and I enjoy working with teams and leaders who are tackling these challenges at industry scale.

Experience

1. Head of Product Management, Aws Intelligent Application Protection

   Amazon Web Services (AWS)

   Mar 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   I am the Head of Product Management for AWS Intelligent Application Protection Services at Amazon Web Services! In this pivotal position, I lead AWS cybersecurity efforts, focusing on services like AWS Shield, AWS Web Application Firewall, and AWS Bot Protection designed to protect web applications and APIs from evolving cyber threats, including DDoS attacks, bot attacks and web vulnerabilities.

Education

• The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

  Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering

• The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)