Suresh Venkat

About Suresh Venkat

With 15+ years of experience as a technical program manager, PMO leader, and Scrum Master, I excel inexecuting complex, mission-critical product development and delivery projects across various organizational landscapes, from enterprise to start-up and mid-market environments.Throughout my career, I have demonstrated a strong ability to lead globally distributed cross-functional teams in the innovation, implementation, and scaling of cutting-edge SaaS/cloud software and hardware solutions. I have extensive experience in formulating visionary strategies, processes, and governance frameworks to drive product/feature development, testing, and go-to-market planning for innovative cloud, hybrid, and on-premises solutions.One of my key strengths is my proven track record of advising and influencing executive leaders, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and navigating matrixed environments to establish consensus for cost-efficient, high-quality product delivery. I thrive in dynamic environments where innovation is valued, and I am passionate about driving tangible results that propel organizations forward.Career Highlights:Progressed through multiple leadership roles at Cisco, leading teams of up to 10 direct reports and vendor organizations of up to 1.5K engineers while managing budgets of up to $150M and portfolios of up to $1B+.Spearheaded product development, systems implementation, and ERP/cloud migration projects with a90%+ success rate in highly matrixed enterprise (Cisco, Microsoft, AT & T) and mid-market (Poly)environments.Executed large-scale cloud solutions development, implementation, and enablement projects at Cisco,Poly, and Mayadata in partnership with multiple managed service providers (MSPs).Led Cisco’s engagements with 4 India-based engineering partners, creating scalable partner management processes that generated monthly savings of $150K+ while facilitating $120M+ in total partner payouts.Drove product innovation at both Cisco and Microsoft, creating new business solutions offerings thataggregated Cisco and third-party services and securing 4 patents (2 at Microsoft and 2 at a start-up).

Experience

1. Sr Customer Success Manager

   美超微

   Jul 2025 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

   In my role as Sr. Customer Success Program Manager for the CoreWeave account, I act as the strategic bridge between CoreWeave’s hyperscale business requirements and Supermicro’s technology solutions. I oversee program governance, coordinate quality and reliability initiatives, and enable forward-looking collaboration on product roadmaps and automation — ensuring the partnership thrives on trust, transparency, and measurable outcomes.

Education

• The George Washington University

  Master's degree, Program Management

  2003 — 2005

• MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore, India

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering

• University of Florida

  Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering

• Stanford University

  SAPM, Program Management

  2013 — 2015