Sourav Poddar Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Building M365 Copilot & Search

Faculty for the Product Management BootCamp. Helping PM aspirants achieve their career goals.

New Delhi, Delhi, India

New Delhi Area, India

Hyderabad Area, India

- Managed end-to-end product cycle for two verticals - educational products related to pre-primary age group (~$10 million annual revenue) and visual arts (new product). Products include textbooks, digital classrooms, resource kits, and augmented reality apps.- Onboarded 2500 affordable private schools through conceptualizing a leaner product after conducting extensive market research for the pre-primary age-group.- Researched on best curriculum practices internationally to develop and launch a unique Visual Arts curriculum for primary grades in India where none existed before.- Led the ideation, development, and launch of online training courses for 3000+ untrained preschool teachers.

Mumbai Area, India

Led a team of developers and UI designers through product development sprints- Determined features in the sprint and managed the timelines- Prepared product requirement documents and wireframes- Managed rigorous testing of the final productResponsible for the conversion funnel of the Android App - 1,50,000 total installs, 5000 weekly active users, 500 weekly transacting users- Achieved industry standard conversion rates of 3% (launched to order placed)Conceptualised and executed innovative product launch campaigns- Generated highest organic reach on social media platforms. For instance the #LiveSocial campaign for Website & Android app launch reached out to 40,000 people organically in a weekSet up the customer care department- Set up protocols and communication processes for different customer touch points- Effectively resolved customer issues to maintain positive image of the company - Ensured a Google Play store rating of 4.2 (out of 5) over 1500 ratings

New Delhi Area, India

- Built and led a team of 20 people for Jamboree Online Prep, an e-learning platform; managed the entire initial product life-cycle including launch of the product and creation of marketing and sales channels, management of service delivery and support.- Created a unique “Digital & Personal” positioning for the product, integrated Live Online Sessions completely replacing how interactions between trainers and students are done across the country. The product now rivals international competitors like Manhattan Prep, Princeton Review etc.- The product saw a growth of 180% in the 2nd year, currently serves 750 consumers, generated INR 10 million as revenues and is one of the highest rated products in the company’s portfolio

New Delhi Area, India

A broad based liberal arts educational program aimed at showcasing the power of a multi-disciplinary learning environment created by some of the best and most inspirational teachers from India and the world. The program is run by the International Foundation for Research and Education (IFRE) in collaboration with SEAS - UPenn, Carleton College and SciencesPo.

'We The Children' is a city-wide campaign to mobilize school students from privileged backgrounds to solve some serious problems of underprivileged children studying in local 'Anganwadis' (pre-school education centers in slums). Our idea is that students visit the Anganwadis, absorb the environment, identify a problem, design a solution and effect a change; all by themselves.

Designed a pilot project to enable a two way learning process between tribal children of the Pardhi community and children of the mainstream community

Mumbai

Supervised a team of 10 loan officers to benchmark income-brackets to validate applications for low-cost housing projects. Recommended and developed a “Purchase-Sell” business strategy, currently implemented by the firm resulting in improved profit-margins and forming of strategic alliances with property developers.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Business Administration - Mba (Exchange Student), Information Technology

Postgraduate Diploma, Young India Fellowship, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

B.Tech, Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: Dramatics Club

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