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Jagdeesh Gopal

Technical Program Manager
Chennai

Summary

Seasoned Technical Program Manager with over 12 years of experience leading cross-functional initiatives within Microsoft's Windows Servicing and Delivery team. Spearheading efforts in deprecating legacy components like DirectAccess, WINS, and TAPI while enabling modern networking features like DNS-over-HTTPS. Recognized as a Copilot AI Champion for the Global A&I SBU, driving AI readiness, diagnostics, and training programs with a focus on innovation and collaboration. Deep expertise in DNS, DHCP, VPN, Azure Networking, and hybrid environments, coupled with a strong foundation in data analytics and cloud-scale deployments. Known for agile decision-making, stakeholder influence, and delivering solutions that optimize performance and drive measurable business value by reducing incident recurrence.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Technical Program Manager

Microsoft
06.2024 - Current
  • Collaborated with business and engineering stakeholders to design and implement adaptive decisioning frameworks using Pega Customer Decision Hub (CDH), enabling real-time, context-aware decisioning and enhancing personalized customer engagement.
  • Led AI Readiness & Innovation Charter for CSS WinComm India, integrating Pega decisioning capabilities into Copilot adoption and AI diagnostics to improve automation, insight generation, and team readiness.
  • Applied data-driven decision making to optimize reliability in core Windows Networking components (DNS, DHCP, VPN), supporting 1.5B+ global devices.
  • Orchestrated cross-functional programs across Windows OS, networking, security, and hybrid cloud to boost customer satisfaction and product resilience.
  • Spearheaded the DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) modernization roadmap, aligning stakeholder priorities, telemetry insights, and privacy-by-design principles—with decision flow logic inspired by adaptive modeling approaches used in CDH.
  • Championed legacy deprecation strategies (WINS, BranchCache, DirectAccess, TAPI) via customer sensitivity analysis, engineering collaboration, and phased deprecation planning.
  • Delivered judgment-driven insights to Engineering using telemetry, fuzzing, and customer escalation data—drawing parallels with decision strategies for incident pattern recognition.
  • Facilitated conflict resolution and consensus-building across PM, Dev, and Support teams, enabling timely outcomes in incident investigations and roadmap shifts.
  • Drove adoption of KPIs and OKRs to measure engineering efficiency, release readiness, and incident avoidance across product lifecycles.

Product Manager/ Sr Technical Engineer – Networking Stack

Microsoft
05.2022 - 06.2024
  • Provided expert-level support and resolution ownership for Microsoft’s core networking stack: DNS, DHCP, SMB, VPN, NFS, DFS, TCP/IP, Wireless, DirectAccess, and NPS.
  • Diagnosed and resolved high-impact failures in Azure networking, hybrid cloud, and on-prem environments, optimizing connectivity and customer uptime.
  • Applied analytic problem-solving and dependency mapping to address issues like memory leaks, container networking failures, IP Helper crashes, and faulty service interactions.
  • Utilized ETL tools and systematic data analysis to extract insights, prioritize fixes, and implement long-term solutions—leading to a 30% reduction in repeat incidents.
  • Translated technical telemetry into actionable business impact reports for Engineering and PM teams, improving decision velocity and de-risking new rollouts.
  • Drove alignment across CSS and product groups, accelerating bug fixes and reducing MTTR by over 70% through structured case aggregation and pattern mining.
  • Built internal diagnostics and self-help platforms, boosting customer satisfaction scores from 3.0 to 4.5.

Enterprise Technical Program Manager

Freshworks
07.2021 - 05.2022
  • Managed a 15-member team, streamlining business processes and overseeing the product management lifecycle.
  • Handled 15 Enterprise TAM accounts for Freshdesk, ensuring customer retention and driving increased monthly recurring revenue (MRR).
  • Collaborated with the product management team to implement feature suggestions, contributing to product enhancements based on customer feedback.
  • Presented monthly business reviews to leadership, aligning strategic direction and performance goals.
  • Acted as a liaison between technical teams and customers, ensuring product updates and solutions met customer needs.
  • Created JSON code for API calls in collaboration with the product team, ensuring seamless integration and functionality.
  • Through proactive customer engagement, ensured smooth project execution, technical resolution, and high satisfaction levels.

Technical Support Engineer

Microsoft
12.2018 - 06.2021
  • Primary point of contact for support, analyzing issues and designing tailored engineering solutions based on customer requirements.
  • Provide technical support for core Microsoft technologies, including DNS, DHCP, SMB, DirectAccess, TCP/IP, Network Policy Server, VPN, NFS, DFS, Azure Cloud, and Wireless Technologies.
  • Manage firewall and VPN configurations, ensuring network security and performance optimization.
  • Analyze and resolve complex on-prem network technologies, troubleshoot, and enhance network performance.
  • Plan and execute network enhancements and upgrades to maintain and improve infrastructure.
  • Lead Azure backup setup, possess in-depth knowledge of Azure Core Networking infrastructure, and manage hybrid networking environments.
  • Lead team development efforts and collaborate to implement private access to Azure Services and ensure system-wide improvements.

Lead Network Specialist

Verizon India
10.2017 - 12.2018
  • Led a 12-member Network Infrastructure management team across Chennai and Hyderabad, handling daily escalations and ensuring swift resolution.
  • Advanced customer network infrastructure based on specific needs, driving required changes during scheduled change cycles.
  • Developed a custom dashboard to track network utilization, incorporating both business and operational inputs to showcase team efficiency.
  • Expanded team size from 8 to 12 members, creating growth opportunities through successful project expansions.
  • Managed monthly change requests pipeline, ensuring timely implementation and adherence to schedule.
  • Enabled the team to proficiently manage hybrid networking, routing, and core network infrastructure.

Senior Network Specialist

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
10.2016 - 10.2017
  • Provided troubleshooting and operations support for network devices including switches, routers, F5 load balancers, SRX firewalls, Cisco firewalls, and Bluecoat Proxy.
  • Resolved incidents using HP Service Manager and Lotus Notes, ensuring minimal downtime and efficient issue resolution.
  • Conducted planning, configuration, and monitoring tasks, including ACL setup, DNS/DHCP updates, and troubleshooting Cisco Access Points and AnyConnect connectivity issues.
  • Performed log checks, prepared Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reports, implemented URL redirects, and executed VLAN changes and upgrades for F5 load balancers and SRX firewalls.

Senior Systems Engineer

Infosys
10.2012 - 10.2016
  • Provided troubleshooting and operations support for network devices such as switches, routers, F5 load balancers, SRX firewalls, Cisco firewalls, and Bluecoat Proxy.
  • Resolved incidents using HP Service Manager and Lotus Notes, ensuring minimal downtime and efficient issue resolution.
  • Conducted planning, configuration, and monitoring tasks, including ACL setup, DNS/DHCP updates, and troubleshooting Cisco Access Points and AnyConnect connectivity issues.
  • Performed log checks, prepared Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reports, and executed URL redirects, VLAN changes, and upgrades for F5 load balancers and SRX firewalls.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Panimalar Engineering College
Chennai
09.2008 - 04.2012

Skills

  • Influence & Negotiation
  • Creativity & Innovation
  • Data Analysis & Decision Making
  • Project Management
  • Trend Analysis
  • Network Performance
  • Research
  • Stakeholder management
  • Agile methodologies

Timeline

Technical Program Manager

Microsoft
06.2024 - Current

Product Manager/ Sr Technical Engineer – Networking Stack

Microsoft
05.2022 - 06.2024

Enterprise Technical Program Manager

Freshworks
07.2021 - 05.2022

Technical Support Engineer

Microsoft
12.2018 - 06.2021

Lead Network Specialist

Verizon India
10.2017 - 12.2018

Senior Network Specialist

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
10.2016 - 10.2017

Senior Systems Engineer

Infosys
10.2012 - 10.2016

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Panimalar Engineering College
09.2008 - 04.2012
Jagdeesh GopalTechnical Program Manager