Awatramani brings over 15 years of senior product management experience to leading software companies and will continue to sharpen Cornerstone’s focus on product innovation and world-class delivery
Duesseldorf, Germany – Sept. 16, 2020 – Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ: CSOD), a global leader in human resource development solutions, announced today that Ajay Awatramani has been named Chief Product Officer. He will lead product strategy, management and design in the future, supporting the company’s efforts to accelerate the pace of innovation and further strengthen Cornerstone’s leadership role in human resource development.
Awatramani joins Cornerstone with more than 15 years of designing, programming and deploying successful products for global SaaS organizations such as Adobe, Marketo, Oracle and Siebel, and begins a significant phase of transformation and innovation. Earlier this year, Cornerstone completed the acquisition of Saba Software, expanded the company’s product portfolio, and expanded its customer base to approximately 6,300 companies worldwide with more than 75 million users. Awatramani will be responsible for casting the vision cornerstones for the new world of work into a strategy, executing them and ensuring that the company’s roadmap reflects the needs of customers and employees worldwide.
„It is our mission to help people and the companies they work for become great,“ said Phil Saunders, Cornerstone CEO. „With Ajay joining our leadership team and leading our product team into a new era , Cornerstone can accelerate its strategic roll-out of world-class technology and enable millions of people around the world to realize their potential. „
Zuletzt arbeitete Awatramani als Head of Product und GTM bei Adobe. In dieser Rolle leitete er erfolgreich Produkt, Strategie und Markteinführung für das B2B Digital Experience-Geschäft. 2018 kam er durch die Übernahme von Marketo zu Adobe. Von 2015 bis 2020 trug er wesentlich zum schnellen Wachstum und der Umwandlung von Marketo zum unbestrittenen Marktführer bei, wobei sich in diesem Zeitraum der Umsatz für Gründer, Private Equity und strategische Investoren mehr als verdoppelte. Awatramani erhielt seinen M.S. in Informatik an der University of Southern California und hat mehr als zehn Patente angemeldet und erhalten.
„I’m passionate about helping companies and their employees, partners and customers realize their maximum potential with tools and strategies that will help them grow and thrive,“ said Ajay Awatramani, Cornerstone’s chief product officer very much to Cornerstone’s experienced product and go-to-market team with its leaders and managers who are dedicated to guiding people through their careers and improving their skills. „
Awatramani’s appointment as Chief Product Officer is effective immediately and will report directly to Phil Saunders, Cornerstone CEO.