Hi, I am
Suraj Subhash Vernekar
Lead Technical Product Owner/Manager and Lead Architect
Currently Lead Technical Product Manager and Lead Architect at Aumovio, formerly known as Continental Automotive
15+
Years Experience
6
Companies
5+
Projects
36+
Skills
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About Me
- Hi, I’m Suraj Subhash Vernekar — a Lead Technical Product Owner/Manager and Lead Architect, Certified SAFe® 6 PO/PM, based in Bengaluru, India.
- My professional journey began early as a goldsmith, working from the age of 15 alongside my academics in a family-driven craft tradition. This experience instilled in me a strong sense of precision, discipline, and craftsmanship, which continues to influence my approach to building scalable technology solutions.
- With over 14 years of experience, I specialize in building scalable cloud, IoT, DevOps, and cybersecurity solutions across automotive, energy, and fintech sectors. I excel at bridging business strategy and technical execution, owning product vision, roadmaps, and end-to-end delivery—from architecture to deployment.
- I bring extensive experience working with European clients, including Continental AG (Germany) and Siemens India, successfully aligning stakeholders across Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy and 16 EU countries.
- My current focus lies in Data Science, Machine Learning, and Generative AI, where I am actively training 1B-parameter LLMs and developing domain-specific GenAI solutions such as website and code generation assistants.
- I am also a patent holder (Application No. 2833/CHE/2012) for a computer-implemented presence verification system and have been recognized as a key contributor for six consecutive years at Continental.
- Languages: English, Konkani, Marathi, Kannada, Hindi | Currently learning German and French
15+
Years Exp
6
Companies
5+
Projects
36+
Skills
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience
View All →Lead Technical Product Manager and Lead Architect
Feb 2023 – Present
Aumovio, formerly known as Continental Automotive · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Client: Continental AG, Germany | Product: VDO Fleet
Technical Product Owner – Features, UI/UX, DevOps, Security
Sep 2021 – Jan 2023
Siemens India · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Products: Industrial Cloud (MindSphere) · SensProducts Represented customer interests within the cross-functional team, ensuring alignment with business objectives and stakeholder expectations. Defined and delivered product components within specified cost and timeline constraints. Created and maintained the detailed team backlog, prioritizing tasks to optimize workflow and product value. Established and managed robust product risk management processes, mitigating potential issues proactively. Led product vision and backlog for cloud-native IoT infrastructure — driving automation, scalability, and reliability. Defined and prioritized features for CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and platform observability. Collaborated with engineering, cloud, and security teams to deliver DevOps solutions aligned with business goals. Championed DevOps best practices — containerization, monitoring, cost optimization. Tracked KPIs (deployment frequency, MTTR) to inform continuous improvement and operational excellence. SensProducts: Digitalization of high-voltage equipment to improve grid operation and management using cloud-agnostic IoT platforms.
Technical Architect
Dec 2015 – Aug 2021
Continental AG · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Client: Continental AG, Germany | Focus: Continuous Integration Platform Facilitated Lean-Agile ceremonies aligned with SAFe principles to enhance team collaboration and delivery efficiency. Collaborated with Product Owners, Project Managers, and Architects to align project objectives and technical requirements. Designed and developed scalable technical architecture to support robust software solutions. Coordinated cross-functional communication among globally distributed teams to ensure timely project execution. Developed high-quality code contributing directly to sprint goals, improving overall team productivity by ~15%. Built a custom IDE for Embedded Software developers to improve source code quality in the automotive domain. Developed Python scripts for CI platform integration to perform Static and Dynamic Code Analysis on Automotive Embedded Software. Built DevOps infrastructure automation for CI/CD using Jenkins, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes with Groovy scripting. Created ELK Stack dashboards for continuous integration data visualization. Developed Java Jenkins plugins with telemetry and reporting capabilities. Recognized as a key player for six consecutive years, earning a 10% CTC bonus annually.
Skills & Expertise
Technologies and tools I work with
AI & Data
LLM Engineering (3B scale)
RAG Pipelines & Vector DBs
Generative AI Tools
Machine Learning Operations
Data Science
Cloud & Architecture
AWS
Azure
GCP
Microservice Architecture
Cloud-Native / IoT Platforms
DevOps / CI/CD
Featured Projects
Things I've built
VDO Fleet — B2B SaaS And Self-Onboarding
Client: Continental AG, Germany | Role: Lead Technical Product Manager Led the product vision, user journeys, and automation workflows for the B2B SaaS Onboarding initiative within the VDO Fleet ecosystem — enabling enterprise customers and channel partners to seamlessly activate and configure fleet services at scale.
VDO Link Telematics & Monetization Platform
Client: Continental AG, Germany | Role: Lead Technical Product Manager Delivered a global telematics solution for connected cars, maximizing the value of vehicle data through automotive-grade IoT-Cloud solutions using GCP and AWS. Led the product for VDO Fleet's monetization and central billing platform — integrating Billwerk+ with SAP for subscription management and recurring billing. Managed stakeholder alignment across EU regions for cloud-native IoT infrastructure features. Defined and prioritized CI/CD, IaC, observability, and platform security features.
Siemens Industrial Cloud — MindSphere IIoT Platform
Client: Siemens India | Role: Technical Product Owner Drove product ownership for an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform offering data insights to empower the automotive and manufacturing industries. Adopted a cloud-agnostic IoT solution (MindSphere) to transform supply chain operations. Led product vision and backlog for cloud-native IoT infrastructure — automation, scalability, reliability. Defined and prioritized CI/CD pipeline features, IaC, and platform observability. Championed DevOps best practices: containerization, monitoring, cost optimization. Tracked KPIs (deployment frequency, MTTR) to drive continuous improvement.
Stories & Journey
Lessons, reflections, and milestones