Kiran Nagaraj
About Kiran Nagaraj
Kiran Nagaraj is the Principal Product Owner at National Instruments in Bengaluru, India, with extensive experience in software engineering and product management.
Current Role at National Instruments
Kiran Nagaraj is currently working as a Principal Product Owner at National Instruments in the Bengaluru Area, India. In this role, Kiran oversees product development, ensuring alignment with customer needs and business objectives. By effectively managing the product lifecycle, Kiran plays a crucial role in driving the company's technological innovation and market readiness. His responsibilities include defining product strategy, prioritizing features, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products.
Previous Work Experience
Before becoming a Principal Product Owner, Kiran held several key positions at National Instruments over nearly a decade. From 2018 to 2020, he was a Principal Software Engineer, followed by a role as Senior Software Engineer from 2013 to 2018, both in Bangalore. Prior to his tenure at National Instruments, Kiran worked at Siemens as a Lead Research Engineer from 2008 to 2013, and started his professional journey as an Intern at The Learning Labs - India in 2008.
Educational Background
Kiran Nagaraj completed his M.Tech in Embedded Systems, Information Technology at the International Institute of Information Technology from 2006 to 2008. His academic background provided a strong foundation in IT and embedded systems, which has been crucial to his work in software engineering and product management.
Contributions to National Instruments
Kiran Nagaraj has made significant contributions to National Instruments by enhancing customer experience and streamlining processes. He defined an alternative interface to MATLAB with LabVIEW, focusing on customer-centric improvements. Additionally, he analyzed the existing workflow for building DLLs in LabVIEW and developed a feature set for DLL creation in NXG. Kiran also drove the creation of a data-driven process to handle internal client and customer requests more efficiently.
Leadership in Product Ownership
Kiran Nagaraj was the first Product Owner at National Instruments' Bangalore location and demonstrated the effectiveness of a remote Product Owner. His pioneering efforts in this role led to the establishment of three additional Product Owner positions. Kiran's ability to champion customer needs and drive product strategy has been instrumental in expanding the product ownership framework within the company.