Rajiv Kumar

About Rajiv Kumar

I am the Managing Director of Microsoft India Development Center (IDC) and President of Microsoft’s Experiences and Devices (E+D) India Group. I am passionate about technology, and my vision for IDC is to transform our development center into a hub of relentless cutting-edge innovation for the next billion users and help Microsoft achieve its mission of empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. I have been with Microsoft all through my career and have worked across different technology groups in the US and India. I joined Microsoft\'s Redmond office through campus placement in 1992 as a Software Design Engineer with the Visual Basic Team. After 12 years at Redmond, I returned to India and joined the Microsoft India Development Centre, where I started the Office product development team which has grown over the years into the E+D team. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, where I was a proud recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award for Excellence in Engineering Innovation. I also hold a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas, Austin. Outside of work, I am deeply interested in spirituality and practice Yoga every day. I enjoy playing the Tabla (an Indian percussion instrument) and travelling the world with my wife and two daughters.

Experience

1. Managing Director and Corporate Vice President

   Microsoft

   Sep 2019 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

Education

• St. Xavier's College

  Higher Secondary

  1983 — 1985

• Kellogg School of Management

  Executive Leadership Training

  2002 — 2002

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Master's degree

  1990 — 1992

• Harvard Business School

  Associate's degree

  2001 — 2001

• Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

  Bachelor's degree

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Remote Development
• Business Alliances
• Business Intelligence
• Mobile Devices
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Highly Motivated Self-Starter
• Software Project Management
• Pre-Sales
• Mobile Applications
• Solution Architecture
• Agile Methodologies
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Distributed Systems
• Big Data
• Team Leadership
• Cloud Computing
• Strategic Leadership
• Scalability
• Soa
• Software Engineering
• .net Framework
• .net
• Organizational Leadership
• Software Design
• Business Strategy
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Architectures
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Leadership
• Saas
• Program Management
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Web Services
• Technical Leadership
• Architecture