Jan Kalis

About Jan Kalis

CLOUD | STRATEGY | CUSTOMER PASSION | INNOVATION | AGILITY | DATA DRIVEN DECISIONSCustomer Centricity: 10+ years in direct customer facing roles. Received multiple Customer Focus VP awards.Driving change: Released one of the first AI extensions for Azure Copilot and GitHub Copilot. Pioneered & operationalized continuous data-driven improvements to increase satisfaction, adoption and retention. Product Management: Released Azure Advisor, Azure Code Optimizations, Microsoft Project Online (O365, SaaS) and Windows Store for Business (SaaS).Strategy to Execution: Designed programs from strategy to execution (customer & partner enablement, field readiness). Worked across teams, disciplines, and companies. Leadership: Influenced stakeholders across roles, disciplines, and levels. Hired and mentored employees and scaled through others.Executive Maturity: Supported MBR discussions with VPs and CVPs. Regularly speaking at the Redmond Executive Briefing Center with CxOs about why Microsoft and why Azure.Technical Background: Built and delivered global customer and partner technical training programs, wrote C# tools, hands-on with data analysis and building/coding IoT. Automotive hacking and hobby projects https://github.com/JohnyForElectric/ID.4, started EV car Podcast Strong written communication skills, 5 technical books published, written announcements for Azure, Windows, and Office blogs.Keen photographer

Experience

1. Principal Product Manager - Microsoft Coreai

   Microsoft

   Apr 2022 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   Product Manager for Azure Container Apps, Azure App Insights Code Optimizations and Azure Managed Redis- Released AI-driven Azure App Insights Code Optimizations (aka General Availability) to optimize developer productivity- Shipped integrated AI experiences for Code Optimizations - Azure Copilot, GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot software agent- Shipped Managed Redis integration with Agent Framework to simplify developer experience for short and long term memory for Agentic/AI applications- Built code-level AI Agent sample & demos for Azure Container Apps Dynamic Sessions https://github.com/jkalis-MS/AIAgent-ACA-DynamicSession and Azure Managed Redis integration with Microsoft Agent Framework https://github.com/AzureManagedRedis/cool-vibes-travel-agent - Unblocking current and future customers with specific features, tools and templates, and accelerating sales field readiness with training and repeatable demos- Strategy and plan for future extension, internal and external go-to-market(GTM) through Microsoft and partner (Redis Inc.)- including content/demos/presence at conferences like.NET conf,//Build, and Ignite

Education

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague

  Master in Electronic Engineering, Microelectronics

• AG Štěpánská, Prague

  High School

• College of Economics and Management, Prague

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Skills

• Product Management
• Agile Project Management
• Software Project Management
• Enterprise Software
• Ms Project
• Sharepoint
• Project Server
• Project Portfolio Management
• Project Management
• Business Intelligence
• Pre-Sales
• Visio
• Saas
• Testing
• Program Management
• Software Development
• Pmp
• IT Strategy
• Epm
• Microsoft Technologies
• Integration
• Enterprise Architecture
• Pmo
• Microsoft Project
• Agile Methodologies
• Sdlc
• Vendor Management
• Team Leadership
• Requirements Analysis
• Partner Management
• Itil
• Project Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Change Management
• Resource Management
• Pmi
• Requirements Gathering
• Process Improvement
• Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server
• Office 365