Title: Director of Engineering
Company: Nike Inc.
Location: Parsippany, New Jersey, United States
Radhika H. Kulkarni, director of engineering at Nike Inc., has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Engineers for dedication, achievements, and leadership in engineering and sports marketing.
With 25 years of experience, Ms. Kulkarni has built a successful career in engineering and sports marketing, specializing in e-commerce, technology, leadership, strategy, problem-solving, and innovation. Since 2022, she has excelled as the director of engineering at Nike Inc., where she is responsible for building a customer management platform, overseeing the stability of the application from an engineering and technology perspective, managing new enhancements and features, ensuring it remains a customer-viable product, and manages a team of software engineers. Her previous experience includes serving as senior manager of digital integrations and services at Tapestry Inc. from 2021 to 2022, delivery head for digital marketing technology at Bed Bath & Beyond from 2018 to 2021, director of digital global operations at Toys “R” Us from 2014 to 2017, technical lead at Scholastic Inc. from 2012 to 2014, lead developer at New York Life Investment Management from 2006 to 2010, senior application developer at Scholastic Inc. from 2000 to 2006, and programmer analyst at Framework Inc. from 1999 to 2000. Laying a strong educational foundation, she holds a Bachelor of Science in computer science and engineering from Shivaji University, earned in 1997, and is certified in Java 1.
Throughout her career, Ms. Kulkarni has excelled as a leader, guiding teams and steering organizations in the right direction by leveraging her technical expertise and experience. Her strong interpersonal skills also allow her to connect effectively with colleagues, and she is adept at assessing the strengths and potential of her team members through direct interaction. She takes great pride in her collaboration with one of her tech leads to develop a design that was presented to Nike’s leadership. Their proposal secured approval with a target of three months to build both a framework and a prototype. They successfully met this goal, leading to the advancement of Nike’s customer management platform, which now manages a substantial amount of data and benefits numerous other areas within the company. She credits her success to her drive and passion for innovation. Looking ahead, she aims to embrace opportunities for growth, focusing on making a meaningful impact both on the company she serves and the people she works with. She is also eager to deepen her expertise in artificial intelligence and enhance her leadership in this emerging field. Her long-term goal is to become a leader in this area, contributing significantly to its advancement and integrating it with her existing technical expertise.
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