Vedang Singh

Researcher
DISC Type : Cs

Lead Product Manager at Microsoft

Austin, Texas, United States

Overview

Vedang Singh is a Group Product Manager at Microsoft with over 15 years of experience in enterprise software. He leads the development of language-powered agents for Copilot, drawing on his background from McKinsey and Shell. Educated at IIT and Kellogg, colleagues describe him as customer-focused, strategic, and empathetic.

During his university years, Vedang was actively involved in student leadership, serving as President of the Operations Management Club at Kellogg and Head of Media Management during his undergraduate studies. He has also completed a French Language Tutor Programme.

While at Shell, he was promoted to become the youngest team lead in the history of the Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) division.

Personality Overview

Cost Conscious

Detail Oriented

Soft Communicator

Being observant comes to them naturally.  The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.

Topics They Care About

Enterprise AI Adoption
His work and posts focus on building trust and verifiability in enterprise AI, such as snippet-level grounding for data sources and efficient copilot development for ISVs.
Conversational AI UX
Focuses on enhancing user workflow efficiency over technical capabilities in generative AI, as seen in his posts about agents vs. skills and projects like "Ask Ralph".
Digital Supply Chains
Previously spearheaded a supply chain planning solution at McKinsey and co-authored multiple articles on digital transformation in warehouse and supply chain operations.

Media Appearances

Vedang has no verified media appearances

Work History

2020
Lead Product Manager at Microsoft
2020
Product Lead - Copilot AI Platform at Microsoft
2017 - 2020
Engagement Manager (Supply Chain Solutions) at McKinsey & Company
2009 - 2015
Senior Associate Engineer (Fluid Dynamics Software) at Shell
2008 - 2008
System Engineer at Reliance

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

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Insights For Selling To Vedang

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use a presentation with information before getting into a live product walkthrough
  • If they are not asking many questions, nudge them to ask questions rather than just starting to talk yourself
  • Preferably use email to follow up with them instead of phone or Linkedin, engage by asking question or opinions

DONT's

  • Avoid winging it with them particularly, answer a question only if you know the answer well
  • Do not sound overly eager, modulate your energy levels especially if you are generally enthusiastic
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘you will just love it’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vedang is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vedang

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vedang move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Vedang take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Vedang

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