Jim Ni

Jim Ni is a senior product management and marketing leader with a wealth of experience in startups and big tech. With expertise in enterprise-focused sales, marketing, and product management teams, he has successfully driven profitable product cycles from concept to general availability. His exceptional partnering skills have enabled him to bridge technical gaps with smaller companies, executed joint go-to-market strategies with former competitors, and leveraged sales channels with bigger companies. Jim is passionate about innovation, technology, and solving customer problems.

With a C/C++ certificate from the University of Washington, a Certificate in Management from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Jim has extensive experience in driving a shift from product to customer-focused culture. He is adept at aligning development, marketing, and sales, defining minimum ship criteria, and defining and managing sales processes. Jim has previously worked as the Cloud Strategist at Microsoft China Cloud Innovation Center, Director of Marketing and Operations in China at Microsoft China, Director of Product Management and Marketing at Rendition Networks and F5 Networks, Group Product Manager at Microsoft China, among other roles.