Lokesh Verma
Military Veteran | Cybersecurity Program Leader | Global SecOps & IR | Cloud Security | AI / Automation | Driving Secure Products and Scalable
- Role
- Senior Customer Experience Program Manager at Microsoft
- Location
- Hyderabad, TG, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lokesh Verma
Cybersecurity Program Leader | Driving Scalable Defense & Secure-By-Design InitiativesI lead global cybersecurity initiatives that transform how organizations detect, respond to, and manage threats aligning technical strategy with business risk in cloud-first and hybrid environments.With over two decade of experience across military operations, Fortune 500 enterprises, and fast-paced tech ecosystems, I have built SecOps teams, deployed Microsoft Defender stacks, operationalized intelligence-led detection programs, and led incident response at scale.I operate at the intersection of strategy, technology, and leadership guiding cross-functional teams, owning security programs from conception to scale, and advising senior stakeholders on roadmap, tooling, and risk alignment.Impact Highlights- Led programs impacting 200K+ endpoints and 40+ business units across multi-cloud- Aligned detection & IR with business KPIs and secure product delivery milestones- Drove automation-first SecOps using MITRE ATT & CK, SOAR, and Microsoft Sentinel- Introduced GenAI and Agentic AI use cases into cyber operations for enhanced visibility and response velocityLet’s connect if you’re building next-gen cyber resilience and need a proven leader who can deliver.
Experience
Senior Customer Experience Program Manager
Oct 2025 — Present · Hyderabad, IN
Joined Microsoft Threat Protection Team
Education
Annamalai University
BSc IT, computer
2006 — 2009
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
Indian Institute of Management, Indore
Project Management, Project Management
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