About — Sridhar Vanka
I lead the programs that sit between product ambition and technical reality: identity platforms, regulated migrations, privacy-sensitive systems, and cross-org launches that touch hundreds of millions to billions of users. My range is from early ambiguity to scaled execution — turning unclear bets into programs, and programs into shipped systems. I'm most useful when ownership is fragmented, incentives conflict, and the cost of getting it wrong is high. I bring product, engineering, legal, privacy, policy, and operations teams into one execution system — even when incentives conflict. I've shipped foundational platforms at Meta and Amazon that other teams depend on — not one-off features, but durable infrastructure. I use AI to accelerate program execution: automated UI testing, bug triage, onboarding material, status synthesis, and faster ramp-up on complex technical domains. Recent focus: AI-augmented program management Used Claude browser MCP to automate 50+ UI tests running twice d
Sridhar Vanka · Senior TPM I ship hard things at impossible scale. I lead the programs that sit between product ambition and technical reality: identity platforms, regulated migrations, privacy-sensitive systems, and cross-org launches that touch hundreds of millions to billions of users. My range is from early ambiguity to scaled execution — turning unclear bets into programs, and programs into shipped systems. I'm most useful when ownership is fragmented, incentives conflict, and the cost of getting it wrong is high. What I do Where I'm useful. 🤝 Align orgs that don't agree I…
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