Her Story
About Nilisha
Nilisha Singh is a senior product management, marketplace commerce, AI, cloud strategy, and technology leadership professional with experience in product roadmaps, funnel analytics, partner strategy, AI agents, Azure Marketplace, commerce platforms, cloud solutions, KPIs/OKRs, cross-functional delivery, and startup growth. She currently serves as Senior Product Manager at Microsoft. Her background includes product management and partner technology strategy at Microsoft, product work with HPE and Intel, co-founding HighApe, and software engineering experience with Citrix. Nilisha holds a computer science engineering degree from Manipal University in India, where she also participated in a student exchange at AGH University in Poland. She earned her MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington in 2020 and completed a study abroad program at PUC Chile. Additionally, she holds a Stanford University certification in AI tools and strategies for product managers. Nilisha has received a quality award from Microsoft and a best intern project prize at HPE. She is passionate about education and has volunteered with DIF Becoming Our Foundation in India, teaching science and math to government school children, and consulted for an NGO in Guatemala on brand awareness for an after-school program.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Nilisha
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute our success directly to our parents. My mother sacrificed a lot and invested in our education despite coming from a patriarchal society, and my father instilled the importance of education and supported us financially through top-tier education including my MBA without loans.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
My father always advised about the importance of sports, specifically team sports in life. It instills confidence, collaboration, competition with self, recovery from challenges, and not being afraid of failing. 80% of Fortune 500 women CEOs have background in sports.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Take on every challenge with broad shoulders and believe you can do anything. In male-dominated fields like tech, lean on other women and have a network of fellow women because only they can truly understand certain challenges like being a working mother.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The biggest challenge is the disruptive technology of AI - identifying ROI, monetization, ramping up staff rapidly as models change daily. The biggest opportunity is also AI because it accelerates delivery pace dramatically and empowers non-engineers to build and execute ideas quickly.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
People and relationships are huge - leaning on close friends and connecting with colleagues at a human level. Balance is a mantra - having time for breakfast, work, daughter, workout, husband, and family calls. Experiences matter - traveling, foods, and embracing new mom life.
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