Harish Menon leads the global go-to-market strategy and execution for Akamai’s Application security business. He is responsible for delivering sustained growth in areas of App & API Security and Abuse & Fraud Prevention; leading all aspects of the go-to-market strategy while also providing leadership and execution of new efforts that will ensure Akamai remains a cyber security powerhouse. As a champion for the portfolio, he also collaborates with internal stakeholders and executives on mergers and acquisitions.The Application Security business focuses on solving complex security problems like denial of service, exploitation of software vulnerabilities in Apps & APIs, credential abuse & account takeover and in-browser attacks. Security remains a key focus with continued investment across all functions to remain the market leader.

Define strategy and provide executive leadership to the Cloud Operations team at Akamai.The Cloud Operations team manages and improves the quality of experience across multiple customer platforms including Media, Web/API and Compute Services. The team is also responsible for running Akamai’s multiple Operations Command Centers (xOCC) globally and is trusted by the largest customers. With a combination of domain expertise, best in class infrastructure, cutting edge tool-sets and definitive processes; the team directly impacts the global internet landscape across Media Organizations, News Outlets, Sporting broadcasters, Financial Institutions, and Internet content platforms.

Global Pre-Sales and Customer Success leader for Mobile Division at Akamai; owning end-to-end technology go-to-market. Responsible for Planning, executing and directing a a GTM team's performance and resource allocation needs working closely with Field Sales, Product Management and Engineering. Significant stakeholder in creating, maintaining and managing plans to meet or exceed financial targets of the division while showing a level of consistency and higher-level management responsibility.

Harish Menon leads the efforts to define, execute and evangelize Akamai's Mobile go to market strategy across the globe, focusing on both Mobile Networks, and Content Providers. He works as a change agent with teams across all parts of the business and eco-system focused on the long term goal; which is to devise strategies and plans where Akamai will participate in the global mobile eco-system and develop groundbreaking products, as part of the Mobile Business Unit.The Mobile Business Unit is a fast growing organization of mobile industry-leading professionals dedicated to owning and driving mobile network and device product innovation at Akamai. Focused on top mobile network operators and media companies, As well as device manufacturers, online retailers and financial institutions; they will leverage Akamai’s unique visibility into Internet traffic and its highly distributed cloud platform.

Harish Menon joined Akamai in 2009 and currently is the Head of the Web Experience Product line across Asia Pacific & Japan; which is responsible for technologies that help organizations have high-performing, secure, and personalized web experiences on any device, anywhere. In his current role, Harish Menon is responsible for identifying and executing key product initiatives to grow Akamai’s Web Experience products portfolio in APJ, which includes initiatives and innovations in both the consumer web space and the enterprise cloud area.

Was heading the Enterprise Cloud Product line; which targeted major Enterprise Internet initiatives such as Cloud, Big Data and Application Delivery, across Asia Pacific & Japan. Was responsible for identifying and executing key product initiatives to grow Akamai’s enterprise products portfolio in APJ, working with the regional sales teams, customers and partner ecosystem. In this role, brought to market new services and partnerships applied towards strategic enterprise initiatives such as cloud computing, application acceleration, data-center optimization, big data & enterprise mobility.

• Work independently to evaluate a customer’s media and content architecture , to design, integrate and deliver appropriate solution• Managing technical relationship with customers and align solutions and services to their road-map• Manage the industry and regional business from a technical perspective and also be a champion of Akamai services internally and externally

Managed the Strategic Accounts for the key North One region through entire sales process. Built and established strong customer relationships while developing sales strategy for the region in both short term and long term. I was indirectly responsible for the entire pre-sales effort and post sales delivery and support through effective collaboration with extended teamsHad a high level of engagement with customer's top management executives at CXO levels and clearly articulated the HP vision and technology architecture for enabling their strategy.Possessed a strategic well rounded perspective on working within the complexity of HP’s 360 degree relationships with key strategic accounts that include vendor and partner relationships; and leveraged these to drive deeper penetration of HP technologiesI was closely working with the Global Channel organization to lay groundwork for successful channel and indirect driven growth in my market. Was responsible and recognized for conceptualizing and implementing multiple GTM processes around this