Powering the Future of AI Infrastructure :
Shakti Cloud is on a mission to redefine AI-powered cloud services by building a GPU-first, AI-native cloud platform designed for scale, performance, and real-world impact.
We power AI innovation across education, research, startups, ISVs, enterprises, and GSIs, seamlessly unified on a single cloud fabric. We are looking for a Product Specialist to own, evangelize, and scale Shakti Cloud's client-facing GPU and AI offering; from bare metal and VMs to AI Labs, model inference and next-generation AI services.
This is a high-impact, high-ownership role that sits at the intersection of Product, Sales, Engineering, and Customers.
Role Overview :
As a Product Specialist, you will own the product line end-to-endprobing customer needs, leading high-impact conversations across customer engagements and industry events, driving leads and opportunities, and powerfully positioning Shakti Cloud's value proposition to fuel adoption, consumption growth, cross-sell, up-sell, and sustained value realization. You will act as:
- The voice of the customer
- The face of the product
- The driver of adoption, revenue, and product-market fit
This is a results-driven role, where success is defined by growth, and the accelerating adoption of Shakti Cloud under your leadership.
What You'll Own -
Sales & Business Enablement (Product-Led Growth)
- Drive revenue and adoption by supporting Account Managers across the full sales cycle:
- Opportunity qualification
- Technical discovery & solution alignment
- Translate complex customer challenges into clear, differentiated Shakti Cloud solutions.
- Deliver compelling product pitches, demos, architecture walkthroughs, and executive presentations.
- Act as the trusted product advisor in strategic customer engagements.
Product Ownership & Execution
- Translate customer needs and market signals into high-impact features and roadmap priorities.
- Collaborate closely with Engineering to:
- Shape scalable, reliable, and performant AI cloud capabilities
- Drive timely and high-quality product launches
- Track adoption, performance, utilization, and customer satisfaction, continuously iterating to improve outcomes.
Market, Customer & Ecosystem Engagement
- Build strong relationships with:
- Enterprise customers
- AI startups & ISVs
- System integrators and ecosystem partners
- Monitor trends in:
- GPU cloud platforms
- AI infrastructure & inference stacks
- Competitive pricing, benchmarks, and GTM strategies
- Represent Shakti Cloud at:
- Industry events, workshops, and AI forums
- Product launches and partner campaigns
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Work with Solution Architects to design secure, cost-efficient, and high-performance cloud architectures.
- Partner with Marketing to create:
- Product collateral, solution briefs, and case studies
- Sales playbooks and competitive positioning
- Enable internal teams through training, documentation, and enablement sessions.
Your Expertise
Must-Have Skills
- Strong understanding of cloud computing and GPU infrastructure:
- IaaS, PaaS, GPUaaS
- Virtualization, containers, Kubernetes
- Storage, networking, and cloud security
- Ability to explain deep technical concepts in a clear, customer-friendly manner.
- Proven experience working with cloud platforms, AI infrastructure, or large-scale systems.
Experience & Qualifications
- 810 years of total experience, including:
- 5+ years in Product Specialist roles or Business Development for cloud, AI/ML, or GPU platforms
- Engineering background:
- BE / BTech (Computer Science, IT, Electronics)
- MBA or equivalent business qualification is a plus
- Experience operating in a fast-paced, high-growth cloud or technology environment.
Behavioral Attributes We Value
- Strategic thinking with strong business acumen
- Customer obsession and trust-building mindset
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and evolving products
- Strong ownership, accountability, and bias for action
- Exceptional collaboration and communication skills
- Intellectual horsepower with a builder's mindset
