About

Sanjeev Khadilkar is a seasoned program management professional with over two decades of experience in new product development, IP development, transformation consulting, delivery, and general management in diverse environments. He has worked with VC-funded start-ups, Indian mid-caps, and Fortune 500 multinationals, demonstrating significant management experience in India Development Centers for ISVs as well as in India-based outsourced service providers. Sanjeev has a keen interest in intellectual property creation, both in academics and in the industry. His managerial focus lies in general management of multiple functions of Offshore Development Centers, captive, and outsourced. Currently, he is working at Microsoft as a Program Management professional. Sanjeev's specialties include software product and program management, technology strategy and R&D management, systems innovation and design-led development, software product engineering management, technical product line management, IP portfolio management, technology management, delivery operations management, program management, project management office (PMO), operational planning, and software process & quality. He has domain expertise in modern web search, knowledge graphs, personal digital assistants, speech technology, cloud-scale workflow automation, real-time, embedded & mobile systems & applications, telecom & networking user premises equipment, billing automation, and bio-informatics. Sanjeev's technical skills include application programming interface (API), systems design, design for portability, software reuse, parallel computing, algorithms, computational complexity, and NP completeness. Sanjeev has worked with several companies in the past, including Persistent Systems and Hughes Software Systems, where he held senior positions. He holds a Ph.D. and M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi. He also has a Junior College (10+2) degree in Science from Bhavan's College, Andheri, Mumbai, and an SSC (Std 10) degree in High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates from KES School, Kalina, Mumbai. He completed his Middle & High School education from Karnataka High School and his Middle School education from GSFC School, Vadodara. Sanjeev's tech stack includes mobile, web, search, and senior software engineering. With 31.05 years of relevant experience, he is a highly skilled and experienced professional in his field.