Tara Shankar Jana "Tj"
About Tara Shankar Jana "Tj"
Tara Shankar Jana, known as Tj, serves as the Head of Product Marketing for Data Analytics at Firebolt since 2024. With a robust background in product marketing and engineering across various leading tech companies, Tj has a strong focus on cloud computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
Work at Firebolt
Tara Shankar Jana serves as the Head of Product Marketing for Data Analytics at Firebolt, a position she has held since 2024. Based in Kirkland, Washington, she focuses on driving product marketing strategies that enhance the company's offerings in data analytics. Her role involves overseeing marketing initiatives and aligning product strategies with market needs.
Previous Experience in Product Marketing
Before joining Firebolt, Tara held significant roles in product marketing at various organizations. She was the Senior Director of Product Marketing at Neo4j from 2020 to 2022, where she managed marketing for the Neo4j Graph Database and UserTools. Additionally, she worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Senior Product Marketing Lead, focusing on Machine Learning and AI Devices from 2019 to 2020.
Education and Expertise
Tara's educational background includes an Executive Education in Artificial Intelligence from MIT Sloan School of Management, completed in 2019. She also participated in an Executive Accelerated Management Program at Yale School of Management in 2020. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University, which she completed in 2005.
Career at Microsoft
Tara has extensive experience at Microsoft, where she held multiple positions over several years. Her roles included Senior Engineer for SQL Server and Azure services, as well as Senior Manager of Product and Marketing for AI initiatives. She contributed to various projects, focusing on cloud computing, data analytics, and AI, and advised large enterprises in the Asia Pacific Region.
Achievements in AI and Machine Learning
Throughout her career, Tara has been instrumental in launching and managing AI/ML services at AWS, such as Amazon Kendra and Amazon CodeGuru. She successfully grew revenue by three times while leading enterprise product marketing efforts. Her work has involved building communities of aspiring machine learning developers and scaling teams through innovative solutions.