Jai Arun
Global Head Of Strategy, Go-To-Market, Product Management, IBM Quantum Safe (PQC) & Crypto-Agility
Vancouver, British Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolJai Arun is a seasoned technology and product leader with 25+ years of experience (9 years in senior leadership roles) driving strategy, product management and go-to-market for cybersecurity, cloud, AI and quantum-safe solutions. Currently Global Head of Product Management & GTM Strategy for IBM Quantum Safe, he blends deep engineering roots—from early WebSphere and security engineering—to boardroom-level P&L and ecosystem leadership across $3B+ portfolios. Known for intrapreneurship, he has repeatedly transformed product organizations and scaled startups and divisions (e.g., accelerating revenue growth at Diablo Technologies) while leading global teams and complex cross‑brand integrations. He teaches at UNC Kenan-Flagler and holds executive credentials from Harvard Business School and an MBA from UNC, bringing both academic rigor and practical delivery focus. A less obvious strength is his track record of bridging long-term research (IBM Research innovations in AI, blockchain and quantum) with pragmatic commercial GTM execution, making cutting-edge tech customer-ready.
9 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Engg.) Computer Engineering, Master of Engineering (M.Engg.) Computer Engineering at Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI)Bachelor of Science Computational Science, Bachelor of Science Computational Science at National Institute of Technology, BhopalOrganizational Leadership, Organizational Leadership at IBMBachelor of Engineering (B.Engg.) Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Engg.) Computer Science and Engineering at Maulana Azad National Institute of TechnologyExecutive Leadership & Management Business Administration and Management, Executive Leadership & Management Business Administration and Management at Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration Marketing, Master of Business Administration Marketing at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
English, Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit
Github Skills (22)
javascript9
linux9
windows9
opengl9
rust8
macos8
bsd8
gpu8
terminal-emulator8
clang-format7
vte7
clang5
language-server5
sfml5
vim-plugin4
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
mrutyunjayan/complete-javascript-course
Mar 2020 - May 2020
My files from Jonas's JS course
Contributions:8 PRs, 99 pushes, 4 branches in 2 months
jsjavascriptjonas
mrutyunjayan/Otter
Oct 2020 - May 2021
Contributions:115 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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