ZS appoints Sunil Dixit as chief product officer

ZS, a Chicago-headquartered management and technology consulting firm, has hired Sunil Dixit as chief product officer.

Based in San Francisco, Dixit will oversee end-to-end management of product roadmaps and drive innovation across ZS’ product suite. The firm’s Zaidyn software platform caters to the life sciences sector and has offerings across connected health, commercial, clinical development, marketplace, and AI.

“I’m thrilled to welcome Sunil Dixit to ZS as our new chief product officer. We are excited for the pivotal role he will play in shaping the vision, and supporting the innovation, of our platforms and products business,” said Jaideep Bajaj, chairman emeritus at ZS.

Dixit brings 25+ years of experience in enterprise software, with a focus on revenue and customer engagement solutions.

He most recently spent two years at investment management software firm Clearwater Analytics, where he was chief product officer and led strategy across 1,400+ clients. Before that, he spent five years with Salesforce, where he was SVP for product management in the financial services sector.

Dixit also previously served as VP for products and marketing at Numerify and SVP for products – advanced analytics solutions at IRI. Earlier in his career, he was a senior director at SAP Labs and a director at Oracle.

Dixit has an MBA from the University of Chicago, a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Central Florida, and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mumbai.

“I am delighted to have joined a storied firm with a rich history of driving growth and impact for clients that make our lives longer and stronger,” Dixit said.

ZS was founded in 1983 and has more than 13,000 employees across 35+ offices. The firm primarily works with clients in healthcare and life sciences, providing services and solutions in strategy, operations, sales and marketing, technology, and analytics.

ZS earlier this year acquired Torrent Consulting, a Charlotte, NC-based Salesforce consulting firm.