Vagesh Rupakula PMP SAFe SPC RTE CSP AWS

Initiator
DISC Type : Di

Senior Technical Program/Product Manager at Walmart

United States

Overview

Vagesh is a seasoned Senior Technical Program Manager with a track record of leading major technology projects in finance, healthcare, and communications. Holding a Master of Computer Applications, he excels in cloud migration, SaaS strategy, and Agile methodologies. Colleagues describe him as diligent, flexible, and possessing an exceptional work ethic.

Thrilled to have recently achieved multiple Oracle Cloud certifications, including one as a Generative AI Professional, showcasing his commitment to leveraging cutting-edge AI for business.

Personality Overview

Risk-Accepting

Impact-Oriented

Confident

They usually prefer to drive the conversation.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Topics They Care About

Generative AI
Recently became an Oracle Certified Generative AI Professional, focusing on leveraging LLMs and RAG to build scalable, production-ready AI applications for business.
Multi-Cloud Solutions
Holds an Oracle Multi-cloud Architect certification, validating his expertise in designing and managing unified solutions across OCI, AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
SaaS Strategy
Drove a unified SaaS content strategy at Walmart and previously led the migration of on-premise SaaS governance applications to the AWS cloud at AIG.

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Work History

4-2022
Senior Technical Program/Product Manager at Walmart
7-2020 - 4-2022
Senior Product Manager/RTE at Standard Insurance
9-2018 - 6-2020
Technical Product & Program Manager at AIG
7-2017 - 7-2018
IT Project Manager/Scrum Master at Wells Fargo
5-2015 - 5-2017
Technical Project Manager/Scrum Master at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

Education

2002 - 2005
M.C.A from Acharya Nagarjuna University
1997 - 1999
Intermediate from Vijaya Krishna Junior College

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Insights For Selling To Vagesh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally
  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but insert some anecdotes into it

DONT's

  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vagesh is

  • Product value plays a big role, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vagesh

  • If they do not firmly believe in you, they will refuse without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vagesh move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Vagesh take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Vagesh

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