Hemanth Jayaraman

Hemanth Jayaraman has an extensive work experience spanning over several years. Hemanth began their career at Sprint in 2000, where they held the role of Manager, IT Security. During their time at Sprint, they were responsible for establishing single sign-on capabilities across various web platforms within the company.

In 2004, Hemanth joined Texas Instruments as an Operations Manager, where they managed a team in supporting a large number of storage and server systems. Hemanth also played a key role in automating storage management tasks and implementing disaster recovery measures.

Moving on, Hemanth took on the role of Director, Cloud Architecture, Engineering, and Operations at Xerox in 2009. In this position, they were accountable for the infrastructure and operations of a global cloud platform, overseeing a large team and managing multi-million dollar budgets. Hemanth also played a crucial role in establishing a secure multi-tenant cloud for various clients, ensuring compliance with industry regulations.

Hemanth joined Zimbra in 2014 as Director, SaaS Operations, where they were responsible for the social SaaS business. Hemanth successfully improved operational efficiencies, established a global support model, and transformed operations into a DevOps role.

In 2015, Hemanth joined Rent-A-Center as the Senior Director of DevOps. Here, they introduced a DevOps philosophy and led the transformation of IT delivery across various silos, focusing on cloud architectures and a cloud-first strategy.

From 2017 to 2022, Hemanth worked at Neiman Marcus Group, initially as a Director, leading the digital transformation of the flagship luxury e-commerce platform. Hemanth was responsible for transitioning the platform from an on-premise monolith to a product-centric organization with micro-services cloud-native architecture. Hemanth also played a pivotal role in establishing a Cloud Center of Excellence team and managing multiple product teams.

Finally, in 2022, Hemanth joined Gap as the Vice President of Engineering. In this position, they oversee the engineering department, ensuring smooth operations and innovative solutions.

Overall, Hemanth's work experience showcases their expertise in various areas such as cloud architecture, engineering, operations, DevOps, and digital transformation.

Hemanth Jayaraman completed their Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Osmania University in 1993. Hemanth then pursued a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma from 1993 to 1995. In 2016, they obtained the certification of "AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate" from Amazon Web Services.