About

Lokesh Kannaiyan is a Senior Product Manager at Chef Software, where he is responsible for managing the Cloud Compliance and Container Security Product portfolio. He has also authored a book on product management titled "Product Management Simplified." Prior to his current role, Lokesh worked as a Senior Product Manager at Oracle, where he handled the Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) product portfolio. He was responsible for developing clear and thorough user stories and feature specifications for design and engineering teams. He also led product and engineering team meetings to manage backlog and prioritize technical work. Lokesh received appreciation from Presales and Customer Success Team for helping them at the eleventh hour in getting a multi-million dollar telecommunication account. Before joining Oracle, Lokesh worked as a Product Manager at Radware, where he managed the Bot Management - Cloud Security product. He also worked for Symantec and was involved in the Quality Assurance of Norton Security products under the Macintosh portfolio. Lokesh pursued an MBA specializing in Information Management at S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, one of the top 5 management institutes in India. He also holds a B.Tech degree in Information Technology from Anna University. Lokesh's tech stack includes product management, QA, infra, research scientist, and test. He has 11.95 years of relevant experience in the field.