Vedija Pillay

Founder

About

7+ years of experience building at the intersection of deep technical complexity and business strategy across ad tech and security domains. I specialize in translating backend power into seamless user experiences that move the needle on growth. From founding Homiq to scaling data infrastructure for global enterprises like LastPass, my focus is always on building products that solve hard problems and deliver measurable ROI. Where I Excel: The 0-to-1 Journey: I founded and launched Homiq, an AI-powered marketplace, navigating the full lifecycle from concept to market. Data as an Asset: I don’t just look at dashboards; I build the infrastructure. I’ve led initiatives to unify data silos, improving forecast accuracy by 15% and GTM efficiency by 20%. Technical Bridge-Building: With an Engineering degree and a STEM MBA from Cornell Tech, I speak the language of devs while aligning roadmaps with executive financial goals. Core Stack & Competencies: Strategy: B2B SaaS, Product-Led Growth (PLG), & Revenue Optimization. Technical: AI/ML Productization, API Strategy, & ML Fraud Detection. Data: SQL, Tableau, Databricks, & Predictive Analytics.

Country

United States

City

Greater Seattle Area

Industry

Internet

Skill

Reducing Operating Costs, GitHub Atom, Go-to-Market Strategy, Business Administration, Toolkit, Recruiting, Real-time Data Acquisition, Web Content Management, Google Workspace, Operational Efficiency, Information Technology, Client Onboarding, LastPass, Anomaly Detection, Digital Product Development, Personalized URLs, Product Data Management (PDM), KPI Dashboards, Fraud Detection, Customer Onboarding

Experience

Founder

HOMIQ, Home Comparison Platform

2025 - Present · 1 yr

Built and launched an AI-powered home comparison platform integrating ATTOM API, GPT-based scoring, and automated workflows to deliver personalized property rankings. Developed MVP using Lovable AI, Glide.com, and Google Apps Script, enabling real-time data ingestion and reducing manual comparison time by 80%.

Senior Product Manager

LastPass

2023-7 - 2025-2 · 1 yr 8 mos

United States

In my role as a Senior Product Manager at LastPass, I crafted a comprehensive 3-year vision and roadmap for the platform, aligning senior leadership across various functions. By leveraging data analytics, visualization, and data science, I ensured that ingested data drove significant business and operational value.

Product Manager

Whatfix

2021-11 - 2022-4 · 6 mos

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Owned the product strategy & growth roadmap for the tasklist widget in Whatfix suite of products

Associate Product Manager

Media.net

2021-1 - 2021-11 · 11 mos

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Led the strategy for the web traffic fraud detection platform at Media.net, resulting in increased advertising ROI for ad monetization teams. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to analyze data insights and optimize the platform strategy. • Developed and implemented innovative solutions to enhance fraud detection capabilities.

Strategic Program Manager

Media.net

2019-7 - 2021-1 · 1 yr 7 mos

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Manager - Data Analysis

Media.net

2017-1 - 2019-7 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Mumbai

Technology Quality Analyst

S&P Global

2012-8 - 2014-11 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Understand & Review BRD to create Test Plan, Test Cases and other Test artifacts. Execute Test Cases, log defects and track to closure. Assist Automation team in developing automated scripts. Ensure Process and Product Quality. Manage 3 projects with team strength of 5. Achievements Drove an automation project to build a tool using C# to record application downtime and create excel reports and charts of the same, saving 50% time spent in manual efforts.

Project Engineer

Wipro

2010-6 - 2012-2 · 1 yr 9 mos

Intervene in projects to bring in automation of functional and regression testing and thereby lessen manual effort and increase the frequency and depth of testing. Implement performance testing in performance critical application to ensure application scalability and reliability. Implement CLM solution in projects for end to end transparency and life cycle traceability. Achievements Designed & delivered a quality management solution which raised defect tracking process efficiency by 40%