Karan Rao

Product Lead at Databricks

Role
Product Lead at Databricks
Location
Seattle, WA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
General Business & ManagementView LinkedIn profile

About Karan Rao

Product leader with 15+ years of experience designing and scaling cloud experiences, platforms, and monetization systems. I currently lead product efforts on the Databricks Marketplace and ecosystems. Prior to that I led product for Azure and AI Marketplace at Microsoft, delivering over $XXB in revenue. Recognized for launching seamless marketplace journeys, enabling comprehensive monetization models, scaling strategic partnerships, and driving extensibility across surfaces. I excel at aligning engineering, product, GTM, and policy to deliver cohesive solutions. Former pro athlete—bringing resilience, velocity, and clarity in high-stakes, ambiguous environments.

Experience

  1. Product Lead

    Databricks

    Sep 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

    Responsible for the Databricks Marketplace

Education

  • University of California, Berkeley

    Master's degree, Information management and systems, Information Technology

  • B. M. S. College of Engineering

    Bachelor of Engineering (BE)

Skills

  • Program Management
  • Data Mining
  • Cricket
  • Scope Management
  • Test Strategy
  • Qc Tools
  • Test Planning
  • Control M
  • Amc
  • Functional Testing
  • Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
  • Qtp
  • Sql
  • Test Management
  • Oracle Sql
  • Python
  • Scrum
  • Amdocs Billing
  • Data Analysis
  • Agile Project Management
  • Product Management
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Winscp
  • Team Management
  • Microsoft Sql Server
  • IT Consulting
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Rational Functional Tester
  • Loadrunner
  • Project Management
  • Strategic Consulting
  • Html
  • Management Consulting

Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn

Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.

Free plan included · No credit card required

This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.

Karan Rao — Product Lead at Databricks in Seattle, WA, US | Unifers