Better career positioning for AI
VP title building the Copilot & AI stack directly at the frontier. Core AI owns GitHub Copilot, Azure AI Foundry, VS Code — the infrastructure every developer will depend on. Resume opens doors to any frontier lab.
"In The Arena"
Far more in the arena than ever before. Not watching from the sidelines or supporting someone else's product — directly building and shipping at the center of the AI platform war. Skin in the game at the highest level.
gTech and Partners are a pain
Navigating gTech and the Partners org adds friction, politics, and overhead to getting things done. Organizational drag on impact.
Under the radar — not a priority for Vidhya
Support is not front and center. Not a strategic priority for leadership. Operating under the radar means less visibility, less investment, and less leverage to drive meaningful change.
Highest Weight
Travel — away from family Mon–Thu every other week
Redmond-based role means biweekly travel away from the family. Missing half the weeknight dinners, bedtimes, and morning routines. This is the single biggest cost of the move and it's not abstract — it's felt every week.
Resetting goodwill — proving reputation from scratch
Starting at zero. No established relationships, no track record, no institutional trust. Everything earned over years at Google has to be rebuilt from nothing at a new company with a new culture.
Down-leveled to Partner (Level 69) — not VP
The role was pitched as VP but the offer came in at Partner level. That's a down-level from expectations and changes the title, comp structure, and organizational authority. The "VP, Platform & Tools" framing doesn't match the level on paper.