Virendra Chaudhari

About Virendra Chaudhari

With extensive background across the manufacturing industry, Virendra partners with corporations by acting as an authentic activator, a trusted partner & protagonist of change & drives customer outcomes, by demonstrating industry transformation leadership while leveraging the value of the partner ecosystem. Virendra has been working in technology led solutions for operational excellence for over 27+ years. His tech led solutions sales / BD experience spans across innovative tech like e.g, Industrial Automation, Industry 4.0, IoT/IIoT, AI (Predictive, Cognitive), GenAI / Agentic AI, Digital Twin, CFS & across enterprise systems hierarchy.At Microsoft (second tenure), Virendra is acting as Director/Industry Advisor, taking care of India’s top manufacturing vertical customers. In his first tenure, he used to take care of Microsoft India Azure IoT platform business as a sales lead and managed Asia IoT business as Asia Time Zone Lead (India/Japan/Australia/GCR/SEAK) as his stretched assignment. He started his career at Microsoft as Sr Industry Market Dev. Manager wherein he used to take care of innovative technology manufacturing industry solutions business & manage Go-To-Market strategies with ISV/SI partner ecosystem. Prior to his second tenure at Microsoft, he was instrumental in setting up AWS India’s Internet of Things (IoT) business as Head / Principal Business Development. He has been at key leadership positions with various organization like TCS, Wipro, ITC Infotech, Emerson etc. & mentored various manufacturing solution practices and built / nurtured high-performance teams. Virendra has been on advisory board of Industrial IoT ISV partners adding value & providing guidance to the management team as the company continues to focus on robust growth & creating value for its customers & partners.” He has been eminent speaker at various industry forums like “Conf. Of Indian Industries, CII,” “Hannover Messe, Germany,” “IoT Expo, Taiwan,” “Design Engg & Mfg. Expo, Japan” etc. Virendra has acquired “INSEAD–Business Model Innovation & Business Strategy & Financial Acumen\" Certifications & has a bachelor of Instrumentation & Control degree from the College of Eng. Pune University, India.

Experience

1. Industry Advisor - Manufacturing & Mobility at Microsoft

   Microsoft

   Jul 2023 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Industry Advisor Role: As the Director and Industry Advisor for Manufacturing & Mobility at Microsoft, I spearhead AI-driven transformation by aligning Azure OpenAI, Generative AI, and Copilot innovations with industry requirements. In my role, I lead the strategy and execution to integrate GenAI into core business functions, fostering intelligent operations, product innovation, and enhanced customer engagement. My expertise encompasses AI thought leadership, enterprise-scale adoption, go-to-market strategy, and sales acceleration. I collaborate with top-tier industry partners (ISVs, GISVs, SIs, GSIs) and customer C-level executives (CxOs) to unlock new business value through responsible and scalable AI integration.Customer & Partner Engagement: As the Director and Industry Advisor for Manufacturing & Mobility at Microsoft, I engage with customer and partner business decision-makers to articulate Microsoft\'s business value as they expand their digital presence. Leveraging industry expertise, I initiate conversations on digital transformation, provide demonstrations, and present business cases. I identify customer business needs within the industry and offer guidance and recommendations aligned with those needs. I actively seek and leverage feedback from customers and partners, collaborating with them to plan and execute opportunities, scale business results, and generate industry solution opportunities. I contribute to account planning and stakeholder management within the industry. Additionally, I collaborate with internal v-teams to identify, generate, and nurture new opportunities. I also contribute to industry events, presentations, and engagements, build industry expertise, develop training materials, and support internal community sharing.

Education

• College Of Engineering Pune (COEP)

  BE, Instrumentation & Control

  1995 — 1998

• Government Polytechnic College, Mumbai

  Diploma, Instrumentation and Control

  1992 — 1995

Skills

• Business Development
• Solution Selling
• Business Planning
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Pre-Sales
• Product Development
• Business Intelligence
• Software Project Management
• System Deployment
• Crm
• Team Management
• Solution Architecture
• Practice Management
• Business Analysis
• Global Delivery
• Project Planning
• Strategy
• Business Strategy
• Software Development
• Consulting
• Automation
• Presales
• Erp
• Business Process
• Leadership
• IT Strategy
• Management
• Integration
• Sap
• Relationship Management
• Thought Leadership
• Soa