Asha Hegde

Sr Product Manager @Cisco

Responsible for Cloud Networking Operations and Automation tools, 3rd party integrations and strategic partnerships. Defined the vision and roadmap for Data Center Analytics/Monitoring, Application Security, ITSM/ITOM, Orchestration and Automation portfolio. Led internal and external cross-functional teams to deliver multiple Apps and and drove customer adoption. Spearheaded strategic monetization (software subscription and Saas models; licensing, pricing and forecasting ) initiatives and created new revenue streams. Managed strategic ecosystem partnerships and launched 40+ product integrations with • Industry leaders such as ServiceNow, Splunk, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Ansible (acquired by Red Hat/IBM) and IBM • Innovative startups such as Phantom (acquired by Splunk), SignalFx(acquired by Splunk), AlgoSec, SevOne, Turbonomic (acquired by IBM), Puppet, Corvil, Extrahop Networks. Owned the strategy, roadmap and delivery of \"3rd Party Apps\" for Cisco’s flagship platform Nexus Dashboard & Enterprise App Marketplace. Spearheaded initiatives to improve the user experience for ITSM/ITOM and network security Apps. Led Cisco Cloud Networking participation and delivered presentations at prestigious global conferences.