Kaajal Baheti
About Kaajal Baheti
Kaajal Baheti is the Lead Product Manager for Jobs at Handshake, where she has worked since 2021. With a background in product management and technology consulting, she has contributed to various companies, including Workday and Salesforce, and holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley.
Work at Handshake
Kaajal Baheti serves as the Lead Product Manager for Jobs at Handshake, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she has focused on enhancing the product's functionality by delivering a prototype for a new feature. This initiative involved collaboration with a UI designer and engineer, resulting in the integration of intelligence-driven capabilities into the product roadmap. Her work contributes to the overall strategy and user experience of the platform.
Previous Experience
Before joining Handshake, Baheti worked at Workday as a Senior Product Manager for the Student Product from 2017 to 2020. She also held the position of Product Manager - Chatter at Salesforce for a brief period in 2016. Her experience includes a role as a Technology Consultant at Deloitte from 2012 to 2015 and as a Sales and Marketing Information Systems Analyst at Amgen in 2011. Additionally, she worked as a Product Manager - Technology For Impact Fellow at 826 Valencia in 2016 and as a Product Growth Strategy Fellow at Ashesi University College.
Education and Expertise
Kaajal Baheti earned her Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a focus on Technology Management and Strategy from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, completing her studies from 2015 to 2017. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she studied from 2008 to 2012. Her educational background equips her with a strong foundation in both business and technology.
Achievements in Product Management
Throughout her career, Baheti has demonstrated a commitment to enhancing product functionality and user engagement. At Salesforce, she conducted over 25 customer interviews, usability tests, and market analyses, which led to the identification of seven product opportunities. These efforts improved user satisfaction and strengthened the competitive positioning of the Chatter product. At Handshake, she spearheaded a team to launch new product functionality that streamlined onboarding for over 300,000 new sales users annually.