Shankar G.

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Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Information Officer at BMC Helix

San Jose, California, United States

Overview

Shankar G. is the SVP of Engineering & General Manager at BMC Helix, an AI and technology executive focused on digital transformation and business growth. A graduate of Thiagarajar College of Engineering, he has a proven history of leading global teams. Colleagues describe him as a strong, confident, and responsible leader.

At HPE, he successfully scaled the Infosight predictive analytics platform from supporting a single product with a 40k install base to serving multiple product lines.

Personality Overview

Persuasive

Informal

Friendly But Fast

They will bat for you if they come to believe in you.  They like to keep things under control. They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship.

Topics They Care About

Generative AI
Currently hiring architects and directors to develop a new product utilizing generative AI, reflecting a key focus on integrating this technology into the BMC Helix platform.
AIOps & Observability
Leads BMC Helix's AIOps strategy and previously scaled HPE’s observability and predictive analytics offering, Infosight.
Organizational Transformation
Demonstrated a commitment to transforming technology teams, notably changing the dynamics and performance of the engineering services organization at Nimble Storage.

Media Appearances

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Work History

4-2025 - 10-2025
Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Information Officer at BMC Helix
3-2025
Vice President of Engineering at BMC Software
Senior Director & Head of Engineering, Predictive Analytics and Observability at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Director of Engineering at Nimble Storage
Senior Engineering Manager at Cisco

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE from Thiagarajar College of Engineering

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Insights For Selling To Shankar

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Address your competition clearly and confidently
  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Talk about yourself and some of your achievements at the start of the conversation

DONT's

  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shankar is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Shankar

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shankar move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Shankar take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Shankar

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