Freshworks SVP on Gen AI’s Transformation of Product Management Roles

Siddhartha Agarwal

Freshworks, SVP Product Strategy & Operations

As SVP, Product Strategy and Operations at Freshworks, Siddhartha is responsible for product strategy including multi-year product planning, pricing/packaging, ISV partnerships, product analytics and field product management, and product/engineering operations. Siddhartha brings 30+ years of experience driving product and company transformation initiatives at startups and large enterprises, creating innovative subscription-based products & selling models, and building go-to-market strategies to maximize revenue. Most recently, as VP of Product Management at Databricks, he built the outbound product management function across its data, analytics & AI product portfolio. At Google Cloud, he led Google’s product led growth strategy with top SaaS companies (including salesforce, workday, anaplan, and servicenow). Prior to Google, he was responsible for Product Management & Strategy across Oracle's $5B+ middleware and PaaS portfolio (including application development, app to app integration, data integration, security, analytics, content and experience and management from the cloud). He has held leadership roles in both engineering/product management, and sales, channels & field operations. Prior to Oracle, he served as VP WW Field Operations at Zend, VP of Sales at Solidcore Systems and Regional VP of Sales at Totality. He also founded companies such as Contractor Online as VP of Engineering/CTO. He started his career at Oracle in development. Siddhartha holds a Master’s in Computer Science from Stanford University, a bachelor’s in computer science from California Institute of Technology, and a bachelor’s from Grinnell College.

About the host

Denise Hemke

CPO

As the Chief Product Officer at NEOGOV, Denise leads the strategy for public sector HR and Public Safety software, driving innovation, customer satisfaction, and excellence. Her experience at Checkr as Chief Product Officer saw her delivering customer-focused products and promoting a fairer future. Denise’s notable career spans over two decades, with significant roles including GM for Analytics at Workday, where she launched new products and grew the business to over $200 million in ARR. Her background includes leadership positions at Platfora, Salesforce, HSBC, and AT&T, showcasing her expertise in enterprise product development and a commitment to technological advancement and customer success.