Sridhar Vanka · Senior TPM

I ship hard things
at impossible scale.

I lead the programs that sit between product ambition and technical reality: identity platforms, regulated migrations, privacy-sensitive systems, and cross-org launches that touch hundreds of millions to billions of users.

My range is from early ambiguity to scaled execution — turning unclear bets into programs, and programs into shipped systems.

I'm most useful when ownership is fragmented, incentives conflict, and the cost of getting it wrong is high.

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What I do

Where I'm useful.

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Align orgs that don't agree

I bring product, engineering, legal, privacy, policy, and operations teams into one execution system — even when incentives conflict.

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Build platforms, not features

I've shipped foundational platforms at Meta and Amazon that other teams depend on — not one-off features, but durable infrastructure.

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Use AI as a force multiplier

I use AI to accelerate program execution: automated UI testing, bug triage, onboarding material, status synthesis, and faster ramp-up on complex technical domains.

By the numbers

Scale I've worked at.

3B+
WhatsApp users migrated to Meta Account Center
150M+
Amazon users supported by new Identity platform capabilities
100M+
Alexa users protected by HIPAA and youth privacy infrastructure
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Recent focus: AI-augmented program management

Used Claude browser MCP to automate 50+ UI tests running twice daily, reduce QA effort by 50%, triage bugs faster, and create onboarding material for complex programs. My current interest is turning AI from a personal productivity tool into an execution multiplier for large programs.

Career arc

Where I've been.

2022 – now
Senior TPM · Meta
Led the program to bring Meta Accounts Center identity capabilities to WhatsApp-scale surfaces, coordinating product, privacy, legal, infra, and app teams across Meta. Shipped a complex consumer identity migration without compromising E2E encryption, privacy expectations, or regulatory commitments.
2016 – 2022
Senior TPM · Amazon
Led IAM and infrastructure programs supporting 150M+ users, HIPAA compliance for Alexa, and zero-downtime modernization of the post-order platform across 15+ teams. Owned programs where no single engineering leader had full system visibility.
2010 – 2016
Senior TPM · IBM
Led enterprise technology programs across financial services and healthcare, including identity consolidation, data governance, and zero-downtime migration work in regulated environments.
earlier
Developer → Tech Lead · various
Built software before managing programs. That engineering foundation still shapes how I read systems, challenge assumptions, and earn credibility with technical teams.
Get in touch

Let's talk.

LinkedIn ↗ sridhar.vanka@gmail.com ↗ 📍 Remote, United States