Kunal Muchhala
About Kunal Muchhala
Kunal Muchhala is a Lead Product Manager at Sift, specializing in digital trust and safety. He has extensive experience in product management across various technology companies, including VMware, AWS, and Box.
Work at Sift
Kunal Muchhala serves as the Lead Product Manager at Sift, a position he has held since 2023. Based in Seattle, Washington, he focuses on enhancing digital trust and safety within the company's offerings. His role involves managing products related to content cloud and mobile platforms, with a particular emphasis on automating fraud detection and mitigation through the Sift Workflows Platform.
Previous Experience
Before joining Sift, Kunal Muchhala held several significant roles. He worked as a Technical Product Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS) from 2019 to 2022 and as a Staff Product Manager at Box from 2022 to 2023. His earlier experience includes a four-year tenure as a Product Manager at VMware from 2014 to 2018 and roles at VMware AirWatch as a Technical Consultant and Global SaaS Administrator from 2012 to 2014. He also worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Institute of Technology in 2011.
Education and Expertise
Kunal Muchhala has a robust educational background in engineering and technology. He earned a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2011. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, completed in 2009. Additionally, he has pursued further education through Udacity, achieving Nanodegrees in Robotics Software Engineering and AI Product Management. He is a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), indicating proficiency in agile methodologies.
Early Career
Kunal Muchhala began his career with an engineering trainee position at Reliance Industries Limited in 2010. He also worked as a Science Tutor and Laboratory Aid at the Learning Resource Center at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, from 2007 to 2008 and in 2008, respectively. His early experiences laid the groundwork for his subsequent roles in product management and technical consulting.
Academic Background
Kunal Muchhala's academic journey began at Greenlawns High School in Mumbai, where he studied from 1990 to 2003. He then attended JAI HIND COLLEGE in Mumbai, focusing on Science from 2003 to 2005. He pursued his undergraduate studies at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2005 to 2009. His advanced studies included a Master of Science from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2011 and various Nanodegrees from Udacity in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.