Prathiksha Raju
PMM · Enterprise SaaS · Chennai

Turning enterprise products into stories that close deals.

Product marketer with 8+ years at Freshworks shaping GTM for ITSM, ITAM, ITOM, and AI-led ServiceOps. Passionate about how AI is transforming product experience, monetization, and enterprise operations, I bridge technical depth with sharp product storytelling, driving launches, pipeline, analyst influence, and AI-forward narratives across a 21,000+ customer base.

Prathiksha Rudharraju

A PMM built at the intersection of product, customer, and revenue.

I started in customer-facing roles, implementing Freshservice for enterprise IT teams, before moving into product marketing. That path gave me an uncommon blend of product fluency, business perspective, and a real instinct for how customers buy and adopt.

Today I lead positioning, launches, and sales enablement for Freshworks' enterprise IT portfolio, partnering closely with Product, Sales, Analyst Relations, and Customer Success to ship messaging that scales from mid-market to large enterprise.

Eight years. One company. Turning customer insight into market impact.

Current
Oct 2023 — Present
Freshworks

Lead, Product Marketing

Lead Product Marketing Manager at Freshworks driving GTM strategy for Device42, Freshworks' first major post-IPO acquisition ($230M). Led AI-led ITAM and ServiceOps positioning, built enterprise sales assets contributing to $3M+ ARR pipeline, and supported 100+ mid-market and enterprise wins. Managed cross-functional launches across Product, Pricing, Engineering, and Analyst Relations while executing global enablement programs across NA, EU, and APMEA.

Device42 GTM AI ServiceOps Analyst Relations Enablement $1M+ ARR
Awards & Highlights
PMM Impact Award certificate
2026 · Award
PMM Impact Award
Recognized for leading the ITAM launch and driving cross-functional alignment across web, design, and product teams to deliver on time.
Freshworks · Internal Recognition

What colleagues say.

Highly resourceful, technically fluent, and able to move fluidly across IT domains while respecting the nuances of each. Any team will be lucky to have her. I'd work with her again without hesitation.

I had the privilege of working with Prats in our Freshservice Product Marketing organization.

While she was a consistently strong performer, her last major project was the one that stood out. Prats was a core contributor to one of Freshservice's most significant product moments: natively embedding our acquired Device42 capabilities into Freshservice. Among her many contributions to that complex, business-critical launch, she overhauled our web presence to reflect a meaningfully more enterprise-grade product and built campaign assets targeting a new, highly technical buyer: the I&O leader. That requires deep understanding of the persona, the competitive landscape, and the nuances of how IT infrastructure leaders evaluate and buy. Prats brought all of that without hand-holding.

What makes her unusual is where that knowledge comes from. Her background in technical account management and support gives her a grounded, practical empathy you can't manufacture. She understands what customers actually struggle with in the day-to-day reality of managing complex IT environments, and that shows in her work.

Highly resourceful, technically fluent, and able to move fluidly across IT domains while respecting the nuances of each, any team will be lucky to have her. I'd work with her again without hesitation.

Ravi Tharisayi
Senior Director, Product Marketing · Freshworks
May 18, 2026

She's both highly strategic and deeply tactical, a strong operator who isn't afraid to get her hands dirty to get things done.

I worked with Prathiksha at Freshworks Marketing, where she played an instrumental role in one of our core product lines and led a major launch. One of the things I admire most about her is that she's both highly strategic and deeply tactical, she's a strong operator who isn't afraid to get her hands dirty to get things done.

Every time I've worked with her, she has consistently delivered high-quality output, followed through on her commitments, and been open to feedback when needed. She's also incredibly easy to collaborate with and brings a calm, reliable presence to cross-functional work.

What really sets her apart is her ability to deeply understand technical nuances while also translating them into compelling narratives that resonate with different audiences. That balance is rare and makes her an exceptional marketer and partner.

I would highly recommend her for any role she pursues.

Prashanthi Shankar
Competitive Strategy & AI GTM
May 16, 2026

She played a pivotal role in ensuring smooth and timely launches. What stood out most was her sharp focus on customer impact.

I had the pleasure of managing Prathiksha during our time working together at Freshworks. Prathiksha led Product Marketing for Freshservice's IT Asset Management capabilities and she was the PMM behind several successful product launches and driving the service operations narrative.

She consistently demonstrated strong ownership, execution excellence, and an exceptional ability to collaborate across teams. From translating complex product capabilities into value-first marketing materials to driving alignment between product and go-to-market teams, she played a pivotal role in ensuring smooth and timely launches. What stood out most was her sharp focus on customer impact.

Beyond her technical acumen and product marketing capabilities, she is also a dependable teammate and a great people person who earns trust quickly. Her dedication, professionalism, and positive attitude made her an invaluable member of the Freshservice Product Marketing team.

I would highly recommend her to any organization looking for a strong product marketing professional.

Deepthi Nagarajan
VP Marketing · Netcore (ex-Freshworks, IBM)
May 12, 2026
Former Manager

What really stood out about her was the combination of strong technical depth and sharp product marketing instincts. She needed very little guidance and consistently took ownership from concept to execution.

I had the pleasure of working closely with Prathiksha while building various capabilities across automation, orchestration, and ITAM solutions at Freshworks. What really stood out about her was the combination of strong technical depth and sharp product marketing instincts.

Coming from a technical support background, she was comfortable getting hands-on with the product, building demos, understanding workflows, and translating complex capabilities into clear customer value. She needed very little guidance and consistently took ownership from concept to execution.

We worked together across automation and orchestration initiatives, webinars, and ITAM programs covering CMDB, Discovery, software asset management, and SaaS management. She played a key role in helping GTM and sales teams communicate these solutions confidently, especially in areas that were more technical in nature.

She was also instrumental in positioning and enabling the advanced ITAM offering following the Device42 integration, helping drive the messaging, campaigns, and enablement material around it.

Beyond her skills, Prathiksha is collaborative, receptive to feedback, dependable, and genuinely easy to work with. Any team looking for a product marketer who can combine technical understanding with strong storytelling and execution would be lucky to have her.

Vishal Abraham
Product · Salesforce
May 11, 2026
Ex-Freshworks

The years that built the foundation.

2014 — 2018

SASTRA University

B.Tech, Information Technology

Built the engineering foundation across programming, systems, and structured problem-solving that later shaped a move into enterprise SaaS and product marketing.

Thanjavur, India
Class XI — XII

Velammal Higher Secondary School

Pre-University · Science Stream

Pre-university foundation in mathematics, physics, and chemistry; the launchpad to engineering.

Mogappair, Chennai
Up to Class X

Maharishi Vidya Mandir

Secondary Schooling

Where it all started. Formative years, school clubs, and a long-standing love for learning.

Chennai
Prathiksha at Annapurna Base Camp
Annapurna Base Camp · 4,130m
Trekking with a trail companion
Trail companions
Glacier lake in the Annapurna region
Glacier lake · Annapurna region
Summit moments
Summit moments
Forest trail
Forest trail
High mountain valley vista
Valley views
Scuba diving — heart hands underwater
Scuba · heart for the deep
Pencil sketch — Back to basics
Sketchbook · back to basics
Pencil sketch of a library scene
Pencil & paper
"Mountains have my heart."
Trekker
ABC, Brahmatal, Hampta Pass, Ben Nevis, Rupin Pass. Trails are where I think clearest.
Scuba Diver
Certified diver, exploring reefs and shipwrecks one dive site at a time.
Traveller
Drawn to local culture, conversations with locals, and the folklore that doesn't make it into guidebooks.
Sketcher & Doodler
Mostly mountains, occasionally everything else. A quiet hobby that keeps the rest of the noise out.

Skills and domain depth.

Product Marketing & GTM
Positioning & Messaging GTM Strategy Product Launches Sales Enablement Competitive Positioning Analyst Relations Adoption Strategy Market Research
Enterprise SaaS & Domain
ITSM ITAM ITOM AI ServiceOps Enterprise Service Management Workflow Automation ITIL-aligned Service Management
Content & Customer Engagement
Thought Leadership Solution Messaging Demo & Use-case Development Webinars & Enablement Customer Journey Comms Product Storytelling
Analyst Relations
Gartner Forrester IDC EMA PinkVERIFY
Say hello

Let's talk launches, positioning, and the future of AI-era GTM.

I enjoy conversations around enterprise product marketing, monetization strategy, AI-led product narratives, analyst influence, and building go-to-market stories that create real business impact.