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Global Senior Product Manager · Boston, USA

Sandeep
Vishwakarma

A highly analytical and versatile Senior Product Management Leader offering 18+ years of in-depth industry expertise with full product lifecycle management. Hands-on and focused; actively led, created, and launched best-in-class product offerings.

5 Lincoln Lane, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536, USA
$60M
Annual P&L Owned
$100M+
Ecosystem Pull-Through
12+
New Products Delivered in 5 Years
18–25%
YoY Portfolio Growth
/ 01About

Building, scaling, and launching global product portfolios across four continents.

Senior Product Management Leader with 18+ years spanning the full product lifecycle — from strategy and roadmap, to engineering execution, to global launch and lifecycle management. Currently owning global P&L and strategy for the Illustra camera & IoT sensor portfolio at Johnson Controls.

Proven record of building best-in-class offerings and strong working relationships with internal, external, and cross-functional teams in global environments across US, India, UK and EMEA.

Enterprise P&L

Owns global product strategy, financials, and roadmap for $60M+ revenue lines.

Global Operator

Led teams and launches across US, India, UK, EMEA, and the Gulf.

Recognized Performer

Tyco Stellar Award + Merit & Performance honors across Siemens, Honeywell, JCI.

/ 02Career Timeline

A track record of global leadership across four industry-defining companies.

  1. Jan 2015 — Feb 2026
    Current

    Johnson Controls

    Global Senior Product Manager (Illustra) · Boston, USA
    • Own global P&L and strategy for the Illustra camera & IoT sensor portfolio (~$60M annual revenue; ~$100M+ ecosystem pull-through).
    • Delivered 12+ new Illustra products in 5 years (AI cameras, NDAA-compliant platforms, IoT sensors), driving 18–25% YoY growth across Retail, Data Centers, Healthcare, and Smart Buildings.
    • Led multi-year roadmap for IP cameras, edge-AI analytics, and environmental/occupancy IoT sensors; aligned investments with customer needs, market trends, and competitive positioning.
    • Directed lifecycle management for 60+ AI-enabled camera SKUs, executing global transitions from legacy to next-gen platforms; achieved ~15% cost reduction through BOM optimization and supplier consolidation.
    • Led global Voice of Customer (VOC), engaging 100+ customers/integrators annually; translated insights into differentiated product requirements, user stories, and engineering specifications.
    • Acted as Product Owner for Illustra's edge-AI and cloud-connected roadmap; authored user stories, prioritized Agile backlogs, and guided engineering teams across US, India, UK and EMEA.
    • Defined organic and inorganic growth strategies, including OEM partnerships, alliances, and adjacent IoT category expansion.
    • Presented portfolio performance, market insights, and investment proposals to senior leadership, influencing multi-million-dollar funding decisions.
    30%
    False Alarm Reduction
    40%
    Faster Forensic Search
    22%
    YoY VMS Attach Rate
    60+
    AI Camera SKUs
  2. 2012 — 2015

    Honeywell

    Vertical Manager · Mumbai, India
    • Led vertical-focused go-to-market strategy and key account growth across the region.
    • Planned and executed innovative market strategies to enhance market share and improve brand awareness.
    • Built customer relationships, identified business opportunities, and closed strategic business deals.
  3. 2012

    Redington Gulf

    Asst. Product Sales Manager · Dubai, UAE
    • Drove product sales strategy and channel enablement across the Gulf region.
    • Worked on long-term organisational goals, identifying business opportunities and closing deals.
  4. 2007 — 2012

    Siemens Ltd

    Senior Account Manager · Mumbai, India
    • 4.5 years of experience designing and selling unified communication solutions.
    • Built customer relationships and contributed to long-term organisational goals.
    • Helped create more than 15 new logos across enterprise verticals.
/ 03Expertise

Six disciplines, one end-to-end product operator.

From product strategy and roadmap to engineering hand-off, GTM, and customer expansion — built in global, cross-functional environments.

Discipline

Product Management

Building business cases for new products, improving existing ones, and identifying new ventures.

Discipline

Technical Leadership

Built technical relationships with prospects and existing customers — internal and external.

Discipline

Product Marketing

Worked on VoC, market & competitor analysis and trends for new product introduction.

Discipline

Key Account Management

Built customer relationships, worked on long-term goals, identified opportunities, closed deals.

Discipline

Strategy & Management

Planned and executed innovative market strategies to enhance market share and brand awareness.

Discipline

Business Development

Helped create more than 15 new logos across enterprise verticals.

/ 04Products & Solutions

A control-room view of the domains shaped over a career.

/ 0114 yrs

Electronic Security

14 years of expertise managing physical security products.

/ 02Hardened

Cyber Security

Cyber security requirements built into modern security systems.

/ 03Architected

Cloud

Solutions combining cloud applications with hardware for new & existing use-cases.

/ 045 yrs

Artificial Intelligence

5+ years delivering AI solutions for enterprise customers and edge platforms.

/ 05Enterprise

Networking & Storage

Designed networking & storage for smart cities and complex enterprise installations.

/ 064.5 yrs

Voice

4.5 years designing and selling unified communication solutions.

Compliance & Hardening

Released NDAA-compliant camera families, increasing federal & critical-infrastructure penetration. Implemented secure-boot, signed firmware, and cybersecurity hardening. Followed GDPR and country-specific regulations (incl. STQC – India) across AI camera launches.

NDAA
GDPR
STQC-India
Secure Boot
Edge AI
VMS
Access Control
Unified Comms
/ 05Impact at a Glance

Metrics that recruiters & leaders care about — backed by global, multi-year execution.

Outcome
$60M

Annual Revenue P&L Owned

Direct ownership of global P&L and strategy for the Illustra camera & IoT sensor portfolio, with $100M+ ecosystem pull-through.

Outcome
12+

New Products Delivered in 5 Years

AI cameras, NDAA-compliant platforms, and IoT sensors — driving 18–25% YoY growth across Retail, Data Centers, Healthcare, and Smart Buildings.

Outcome
30%

Reduction in False Alarms

Delivered through next-gen analytics & AI cameras — alongside 40% faster forensic search and 22% YoY increase in VMS license attach rate.

Outcome
100+

Customers Engaged Annually (VOC)

Led global Voice of Customer with 100+ customers/integrators; translated insights into differentiated product requirements and engineering specs.

Outcome
60+

AI Camera SKUs Managed

Directed lifecycle for AI-enabled SKUs, executed global transitions to next-gen platforms, achieved ~15% cost reduction via BOM optimization.

Outcome
15+

New Enterprise Logos Created

Helped open and close 15+ new logos across security, networking, and unified communications portfolios.

/ 06Education

Grounded in engineering, sharpened by management.

2013 · 1st Class

Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies

Master's in Marketing Management

2007 · 1st Class

Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering — Electronics & Telecommunication

/ 07Certifications & Awards

Certifications & Training

  • Certified SAFe 5 Product Owner / Product Manager
  • Certified — Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLM) & Responsible AI
  • Certified — Product Management: Overview, Strategy & Metrics for Product Managers
  • Certified — Unified Communication Solution Specialist
  • Siemens Open Communication Associate (SOCA)
  • Access Control Software: Software House, CEM, Prowatch
  • Video Management Software: American Dynamics, ExacqVision, Honeywell HUS

Awards & Recognition

Tyco Stellar Award

Converge 2018 — for over-achieving annual goals.

Achievers, Merit & Performance Awards

Across Siemens, Honeywell and Johnson Controls.

/ 08Contact

Let's build the next chapter — together.

Open to senior product roles in AI, IoT, Security & Enterprise SaaS. Available for executive conversations, board introductions, and senior recruiter outreach.

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