Guy Haycock is a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft with over a decade of experience shaping cloud and data products, currently leading global product planning for Azure Data Lake. He combines engineering roots from the microprocessor era with deep product and go-to-market expertise, having driven business-model pivots that multiplied revenue and grew Data Lake service consumption by 300%. Guy has a track record of turning customer insight into measurable change—implementing pricing and commitment-package policies that produced a 13x revenue increase from key clients and founding hands-on Azure Data Camps that boosted first-time sales tenfold. Comfortable moving between marketing and engineering, he excels at translating developer needs into scalable commercial offerings and has been influential in major platform launches from Unix AViiONs to Windows Server and cloud SQL. Outside work he competes in triathlons and teaches snowboarding, reflecting a persistent drive to coach and develop others.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Digital Electronics & Design, Digital Electronics & Design at Auckland University of Technology
NZCE, Digital electronics and design, NZCE, Digital electronics and design at Manukau Institute of Technology
Equivalent of an Associates degree, Computer Science, Equivalent of an Associates degree, Computer Science at University of Auckland
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Guy Haycock - Principal Program Manager at Microsoft