Rizwan Husain
About Rizwan Husain
Rizwan Husain is the Senior Director of Product Management for AI and Gen AI Powered Automation at Salesforce and Automation Anywhere, with extensive experience in AI, automation, cybersecurity, and SaaS/cloud platforms.
Title and Current Roles
Rizwan Husain holds the title of Senior Director Of Product Management in AI and Gen AI Powered Automation. He is currently working at Salesforce as the Senior Director and Head of Product Management in the San Francisco Bay Area. Additionally, he is serving at Automation Anywhere in a similar capacity, overseeing AI and Gen AI Powered Automation initiatives.
Professional Experience at Symantec
Rizwan Husain has had significant stints at Symantec in various roles. From 2018 to 2020, he served as Senior Director of Product Management - Cloud Platform and Cloud Security in the San Francisco Bay Area. Earlier, from 2012 to 2015, he worked as Director of Product Management and General Manager of an Innovation Group - Enterprise Security in Mountain View, California.
Previous Positions in Technology Sector
Rizwan's career spans multiple roles in the technology sector. He worked at COFENSE as Senior Director of Product Management, Email Security from 2017 to 2018. At Akamai Technologies, he served as Senior Director of Product Management, Content Delivery and Edge Compute Services from 2015 to 2016. Rizwan held senior roles at Intel Corporation, McAfee, and HP, contributing to B2C eCommerce and subscription platforms.
Educational Background
Rizwan Husain completed his MBA at Santa Clara University. He also holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from The University of Toledo. These qualifications have provided him with a strong foundation in business administration and advanced technical knowledge.
Key Contributions and Achievements
Throughout his career, Rizwan has led product management for Salesforce's major multi-billion dollar acquisitions, including Slack, Tableau, and Mulesoft. At Automation Anywhere, he played a pivotal role in developing Automation and AI solutions. He has successfully managed product lines with billions of dollars in annual revenue, and launched several new product categories and revenue streams.