Kaustubh Pradhan

About Kaustubh Pradhan

I\'m a seasoned product leader with over 15 years of experience building and growing products at scale, and more than 6 years leading high-performing product teams. I\'ve led and mentored senior-level product managers, helping them evolve into strategic leaders while driving product excellence across the organization.Throughout my career, I’ve built, launched, and scaled successful B2B SaaS products from 0 to 1 in both product-led and sales-led environments—including cutting-edge initiatives in generative AI. I’ve developed and executed multi-year product strategies aligned with evolving company visions, consistently uncovering new opportunities in fast-moving technical and market landscapes.I thrive in startup environments where learning fast and adapting even faster are keys to success. With a customer-first mindset, strong executive presence, and deep cross-industry experience, I bring clarity, alignment, and momentum to every stage of the product journey.

Experience

1. Strategic Partnerships and Alliances Director, Next-gen Federal Solutions

   General Dynamics Information Technology

   Apr 2025 — Present · Falls Church, VA, US

   Driving strategic innovation at the intersection of GDIT and Strategic Partners and Alliances to accelerate mission outcomes for the public sector.I manage and leverage these force multiplier partnerships—such as the GDIT-Google collaboration—by integrating partner capabilities in AI, Cloud, and Cybersecurity with GDIT\'s deep Federal Systems Integration expertise. My core responsibility is translating this joint value into tangible, secure, and complex solutions delivered at speed.I focus on critical government priorities: securing and deploying advanced technology innovation from the enterprise to the tactical edge, and modernizing essential citizen services. This strategic role ensures the successful implementation of best-in-class joint technology to drive the modernization of mission outcome

Education

• University of Pune

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science

  1988 — 1993

• Mithibai College

  HSC, Sciences

  1986 — 1988

Skills

• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Pre-Sales
• Channel Partners
• Data Center
• Solution Architecture
• Business Alliances
• Product Strategies
• Product Management
• Storage
• Solution Selling
• Salesforce.com
• Sales Enablement
• Virtualization
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Professional Services
• Managed Services
• Integration
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Storage Area Networks
• New Business Development
• Saas
• Leadership
• Management
• Strategy
• IT Strategy
• Outsourcing
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Business Development
• Cloud Computing
• IT & Business Strategy Alignment
• Product Marketing
• Disaster Recovery