KARTIK SACHDEV
Experienced Product & Engineering Leader 🇨🇦
ABOUT
With two decades of global experience across five countries and a track record of building and leading high-performing distributed teams, I bring a unique blend of strategic product vision, technical depth and empathetic leadership to every challenge. My career spans the full stack of technology - from software development and architecture to engineering management and product strategy - enabling me to connect the dots across disciplines and deliver meaningful business outcomes.
I've led initiatives for some of the world's most mission-critical environments - airlines, hospitals, public safety agencies, and Fortune 500 enterprises - where the stakes are high and the margin for error is zero. My passion lies at the intersection of secure AI, intuitive UX and sustainable growth - for products, customers and teams alike.
Recognized as a dependable, high-impact, and forward-thinking product leader, I thrive on empowering others, fostering innovation and scaling solutions that matter. I'm also a writer and open-source builder, sharing insights on product leadership and AI on Substack, Medium and GitHub. I care deeply about crafting purposeful products, mentoring the next generation of leaders and making the journey count. Let's connect if you are:
- ›🚀 An early stage startup founder looking for advice at the intersection of AI, UX and product strategy
- ›🧑💻 A mid-to-senior product leader (PM, Principal PM, Director) seeking mentorship or coaching
- ›🌍 Exploring the intersection of climate tech, product and AI: PlanetProduct.org
SKILLS
Leadership
Technology
Process
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Microsoft
Principal Product Manager
2022 - Present
- Launched Agent Builder in M365 Copilot (650K+ monthly users)
- Led conversational AI platform integration for Digital Contact Center Platform
- Oversaw 3x enterprise customer growth, 112% YoY MAU growth; upheld 99.95% SLAs
- Guided FedRAMP compliance, geo expansions & $5M+ annual cloud savings
Lumeto
Sr. Product Manager
2020 - 2021
- Launched InvolveXR, Canada's first no-code VR training platform
- Built the product org ground up and scaled 3x
- Booked $1.3M in pre-launch revenue
- Secured VC funding & strategic partnerships (Meta, Epic)
CAE
Product Development Leader
2016 - 2020
- Managed $24M R&D budget, leading cross-functional team of 45
- Launched CAE Sprint, the world's first AI-powered VR trainer
- Owned product portfolio serving 70% airlines globally; drove 5x efficiency increase
Technical Leader
2011 - 2016
- Led a distributed scrum team of 14 developers across Europe, Canada & US
- Defined new industry standard by migrating aviation training systems to the cloud
Sr. Software Developer
2007 - 2011