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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Fintech

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Leading Product and Technical direction, setting up processes and systems in alignment with organizational goals. Responsible for building & launching the product from scratch for 4 user applications across 3 platforms, assisting in making sure that messaging and branding are on point.Being part of the core team wore multiple hats in building the organization from 3 to 80+ member team, setting the organization’s values and culture, functional and sub-functional policies, frameworks… Show more Leading Product and Technical direction, setting up processes and systems in alignment with organizational goals. Responsible for building & launching the product from scratch for 4 user applications across 3 platforms, assisting in making sure that messaging and branding are on point.Being part of the core team wore multiple hats in building the organization from 3 to 80+ member team, setting the organization’s values and culture, functional and sub-functional policies, frameworks, reporting structures, Budgeting & Resource management, setting up processes & workflows, thereby playing a key role in setting the stage for overall organizational growth apart from leading the Product Strategy & Execution that aligns with the mission.ProductAn e-learning platform that provides an assessment-centric gamified experience to empower learner and its ecosystem to promote self-actuated learning.Key Achievements- Led quantitative & qualitative research resulting in defining the Problem & identifying Market opportunities while conducting 40+ customer interviews- Instrumental in scaling the organization from 3 to 80 member team in 9 months, while also managing an 8 figure budget.- Prepared and maintained 65+ Product documents and artifacts from the product backlog to DB design.- Co-ordinated with cross-functional teams: Design, Development, Media production, Academics, --Marketing & Sales to plan deliverables and launch 100% of the product. - Negotiated multiple different supply distribution contracts to assist in lowering product development costs by 40%.- Monitored market, competitor trends, and analyzed customer feedback data, leading to 2 key differentiations in the product, increasing user satisfaction by 35%. Show less

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Building Products for Investors and Startup Ecosystem, as part of the founding team I have worked across the entire product lifecycle from ideation to revenue generation & management responsible for leading product initiatives across multiple user groups & platforms.Key Achievements- Identified product opportunities and product positioning by analyzing gaps, gathering competitive requirements, and Providing Competitive Structure.- Designing the product’s 500+ data attributes… Show more Building Products for Investors and Startup Ecosystem, as part of the founding team I have worked across the entire product lifecycle from ideation to revenue generation & management responsible for leading product initiatives across multiple user groups & platforms.Key Achievements- Identified product opportunities and product positioning by analyzing gaps, gathering competitive requirements, and Providing Competitive Structure.- Designing the product’s 500+ data attributes catalog.- Managing multiple functional areas such as Product Management, Engineering, UX/UI.- Communicated insights, documentation, requirements, scope to stakeholders.- Created shared vision across the company by forming consensus on priorities, leading to product execution.- Collaborated and managed engagement with NASSCOM AI dept. & 2 IIM-B Data Science teams for developing machine learning capability for recommendation & scoring engines. - Evaluated 100+ startups for investment by providing written reports with insights as part of company operations. Show less

Hubli, Karnataka, India

Part of the 3+9 month Incubation program at India's largest Incubator that prepares founders on different aspects of startup building from Idea to revenue. Learning different functions of the Business - Business Fundamentals & Strategy, Product, Marketing, Sales, Finance & Cashflow, Team Building, etc.

Hubli, Karnataka, India

Karnataka, India

The startup focused on a restaurant product to digitize menus with multichannel ordering system to increase operational efficiency by 45% before venturing into other software services.Responsible for managing client engagement, Design & Development operations and delivery. Notable Projects- Restaurant: Digital menus on tables(QR), on websites and 3rd party channels integrated into a single dashboard.- Healthcare Project: Nutrition management system for critically ill… Show more The startup focused on a restaurant product to digitize menus with multichannel ordering system to increase operational efficiency by 45% before venturing into other software services.Responsible for managing client engagement, Design & Development operations and delivery. Notable Projects- Restaurant: Digital menus on tables(QR), on websites and 3rd party channels integrated into a single dashboard.- Healthcare Project: Nutrition management system for critically ill patients based upon 8 health parameters like BP, glucose, BMI, calorific factor, activity factor etc. to help recover faster.- Education: Aimed at increasing industry awareness & provide career path clarity to students, this product suggested right careers by matching student profile/interests with O*net, ILO data and then recommending courses for upskilling by proposing learning paths.- Advertising: The product served existing DOOH advertising agencies and brands to push content remotely and help manage their ad inventory which increased their operational efficiency by 90% compared to traditional approach.Notable Clients: FreshHo(BigBasket), Soch.Key Achievements- Delivered 8 projects successfully across 5 clients, generating eight figure annual revenue & achieved growth of 35% in 2019.- Received incubation at two incubators KLE-CTIE and Deshpande Startups - India’s Largest Incubator, and part of the 9-month rigorous incubation and startup development program. Show less

Hubballi, Karnataka

Started out as a farmer with rearing of silk worms and carried out the project for three years.Having worked in an uncertain environment due to unpredictability of whether gave great understanding of how to manage risks associated with uncertainties its effects on operations, output and market dynamics, I learned how to be best prepared for uncertainties to minimise the effects on the processes.

Bengaluru, Karnataka

A digital agency with an aim to help businesses achieve their digital presence goals. Worked on localized SEO, Digital Advertising (Facebook & Google), E-Commerce, Channel Managers (travel industry) and virtual tours of premises.Responsible for managing service lines, client engagement, partnerships, establishing SOPs for project execution & management.Key Achievements- Scaled to 300 customer in 3 cities across 3 states in 9 months- Assembled a 12 member team- Developed… Show more A digital agency with an aim to help businesses achieve their digital presence goals. Worked on localized SEO, Digital Advertising (Facebook & Google), E-Commerce, Channel Managers (travel industry) and virtual tours of premises.Responsible for managing service lines, client engagement, partnerships, establishing SOPs for project execution & management.Key Achievements- Scaled to 300 customer in 3 cities across 3 states in 9 months- Assembled a 12 member team- Developed new services catering to business opportunities, increasing annual revenue by 30%- Developed a customer-centric marketing strategy, increasing client engagement and lead generation by 30%- Spearheaded partnership opportunity and secured bronze partnership with Adobe.- Define Product positioning, Plan customer approaches, Build storylines and pitches. Show less

Executive Education, Product Management

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be)

Activities and Societies: • Worked with Dept. Head, Researched for a problem faced by local farmers for which we designed and built.