# Muneeza Zaidi

> Muneeza Zaidi is VP of Product Strategy and Growth at Microsoft, where she leads cloud ecosystem strategy and AI for Security initiatives. With over 12 years spanning Microsoft, AWS, and Splunk, she has shaped product direction at some of tech's most influential companies. A guest lecturer at Stanford's CS229 machine learning course and a vocal advocate for women in technology, she brings a rare blend of financial modeling rigor and ecosystem-scale thinking to her work.

- **Role:** VP, Product Strategy and Growth at Microsoft
- **Organizations:** Microsoft, Splunk, Amazon Web Services, Amazon
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Economics & Management, University of London
- **Known for:** VP, Product Strategy and Growth at Microsoft, one of the world's largest technology companies, Guest lecturer at Stanford University CS229 (Machine Learning) course - presented on building AI agents alongside Gabor Angeli, Led Microsoft's Cloud & Enterprise Business Planning team with oversight of investment frameworks for organic resourcing, M&A, and strategic partnerships

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Joined Microsoft in Cloud & Enterprise division; held roles including Senior Manager in Data Platform and Office 365
- **Mid-career** — Served as Group Manager, Cloud Enterprise Business Planning, Pricing & Licensing at Microsoft - overseeing product planning, financial modeling, and analytics
- **Pre-2020s** — Moved to Amazon as Principal Product Manager, then Director of Product Management at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- **2020s** — Joined Splunk as VP of Product Management, focusing on business intelligence and security analytics
- **Current** — Returned to Microsoft as VP, Product Strategy and Growth, leading cloud ecosystem portfolio and AI for Security initiatives

## Achievements

- VP, Product Strategy and Growth at Microsoft, one of the world's largest technology companies
- Guest lecturer at Stanford University CS229 (Machine Learning) course - presented on building AI agents alongside Gabor Angeli
- Led Microsoft's Cloud & Enterprise Business Planning team with oversight of investment frameworks for organic resourcing, M&A, and strategic partnerships
- Held Director-level product leadership at Amazon Web Services
- VP of Product Management at Splunk
- Speaker at PWiC Seattle 'Breaking the Glass Ceiling' panel, advocating for women in technology

## Latest updates

- **2024** — Leading Product Strategy and Growth at Microsoft with focus on AI for Security and cloud ecosystem advancement
- **2024** — Guest lectured at Stanford CS229 on building AI agents, alongside Gabor Angeli

## Links

- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/muneeza-zaidi-4272324b
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@muneezazaidi7678
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muneeza.zaidi.3

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Last updated: 2026-05-31