Sunil Kumar Guduru

About Sunil Kumar Guduru

Senior Product Manager at IBM with 22+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise platforms across security, compliance, networking, and infrastructure software. I operate at the intersection of product strategy, deep technology, and business outcomes, with a consistent focus on simplifying complexity into scalable, differentiated products.Currently at IBM Software Labs (ISL), I work on the IBM Z Security Software portfolio, where I am driving portfolio-level simplification and modernization. I led the consolidation of fragmented compliance offerings into IBM zSecure Compliance, a unified platform that enables continuous, audit-ready compliance for regulated enterprises.A key focus of my recent work has been launching AI-powered Sensitive Data Tagging for IBM zSecure Compliance —leveraging the IBM Telum II™ AI Processors and IBM Watson NLP to automatically scan, discover, and classify sensitive data across z/OS® environments. This capability helps customers prioritize their most critical data assets, reduce audit preparation effort, and shift from manual compliance workflows to compliance by design.Prior to IBM, I spent several years at Cisco, where I led software product strategy for the Catalyst Switching platform, contributing to one of the fastest-ramping products in Cisco’s history. My work spanned subscription growth, smart licensing migration, security and AI integrations, and close co-development with strategic enterprise customers—directly supporting large competitive wins and recurring revenue growth.Across roles, I’ve partnered deeply with engineering, research, hardware, sales, GTM, and executive stakeholders, translating advanced capabilities into clear customer value. I bring a hands-on background in network and security architecture and practical experience applying AI to real enterprise security and compliance problems.I’m passionate about building platform products that scale, leading through ambiguity, and delivering outcomes that matter—for customers, the business, and the ecosystem.

Experience

1. Senior Product Manager

   IBM

   Jan 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Led portfolio-level simplification of IBM zSecure security offerings, consolidating fragmented compliance products into a unified platform: IBM zSecure Compliance.Launched AI-powered Sensitive Data Tagging, leveraging IBM Telum II™ AI Processors and IBM Watson NLP to discover and classify sensitive data across z/OS® environmentsShifted IBM Z compliance from manual, audit-driven workflows to continuous, compliance-by-design operating model.Drove alignment across ISL engineering, IBM Research, Z Hardware, Watson AI, and GTM teams to deliver an integrated enterprise-grade solution.

Education

• Institute of Product Leadership

  Executive MBA, Product leadership

• GMR Institute Of Technology

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  B.Tech, Electronics and Communications

  1999 — 2003

• C-DAC

  PG Diploma, Embedded system Design

  2004 — 2004

Skills

• Embedded Systems
• Rtos
• Tcp/Ip
• C
• Layer 2
• Nat
• Alg
• Firewalls
• Software Licensing
• 802.1x
• Networking
• Routers
• Cisco Technologies
• Linux
• Soc
• Dhcp
• Sip
• Ip
• Vlan
• Switches
• Qos
• Cisco Systems Products
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)