Balagurunathan Rajagopal
Product @ Sumo Logic | ex-Amazon, Informatica, HP/HPE Software | IIM-B
- Role
- Director, Platform Product Management at Sumo Logic
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Balagurunathan Rajagopal
Experienced product professional with decades in enterprise software, AI/ML, SaaS and mobile applications. Expert in customer-centric innovation, user experience, and translating insights into tangible benefits. Currently Director of product management, leading Sumo Logic platform.I have a proven track record of driving vision, product strategy, roadmap, customer experience, and engagement for SaaS and on-premise offerings. I have expertise in domains such as Master Data Management (MDM), mobile applications, application performance management, IT operations management, hybrid IT monitoring, and user experience management. I collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver results, and work with research and advisory firms to position products in their market research reports. I am also SAFe and Pragmatic Marketing certified, and have contributed to multiple patents in the field of computing
Experience
Director, Platform Product Management
Jul 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Platform product leader focused on delivering strategic capabilities that support Sumo Logic’s observability and security portfolios. I own the vision, roadmap, and execution for core platform services, including data collection, ingest, alerting, business enablement, and user experience. These services are built for scale, reliability, and extensibility.My work centers on enabling the business by improving efficiency, accelerating product development, and enhancing customer outcomes. This includes reducing COGS through streamlined data pipelines and shared infrastructure, driving faster time-to-market with unified platform services, and delivering consistent, intuitive experiences across the product suite.I also focus on strengthening product management practices to ensure high-quality execution and alignment across teams—working closely with product marketing, program management, and engineering leadership to drive clarity, accountability, and delivery excellence.From advancing OpenTelemetry adoption to building a unified alerting framework, I partner across the organization to ensure the platform supports both technical scale and business growth.
Education
MIT Sloan School of Management
INNOVATION OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES: MIT’S APPROACH TO DESIGN THINKING, Business Administration and Management, General
2017 — 2017
Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU)
Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Science
1994 — 1997
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
1991 — 1994
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
EGMP, Business Administration and Management, General
2017 — 2018
Skills
- Software Product Management
- Presentation Skills
- Mobile Applications
- Strategic Thinking
- Competitive Analysis
- Product Strategy
- Systematic Innovative Thinking (Sit)
- Design Thinking
- Xml
- Salesforce.com
- Enterprise Software
- Enterprise Architecture
- Software Project Management
- Devops
- Software as a Service (Saas)
- Analytical Skills
- Agile Methodologies
- Microsoft Sql Server
- User Experience
- Unix
- Web Services
- Lean Startup
- Software Development
- Scrum
- Prioritizing
- Application Performance Management
- Soa
- Oracle
- Requirements Analysis
- Product Road Mapping
- Cloud Computing
- Market Analysis
- Sdlc
- User Stories
- Solution Architecture
- IT Operations Management
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