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San Diego, Ca, Us

Carlsbad, Ca, Us

On a mission to deliver good quality sleep to 100s of millions of users across the globe. Responsible for leading product vision, strategy and roadmap for B2C consumer and B2B enterprise platform. Lead select strategic projects, champion AI-enabled innovation and oversee high-impact initiatives crucial to the company's growth. Hire, manage and mentor a diverse global team.Key achievements: 1) Won Deloitte FAST 500 and Inc. 5000 awards in 2022 for the fastest growing private company in US.2) Launched the first white-label sleep enterprise platform in US and localized it for global expansion. 3) Launched the world’s first evidence-based Sleep API suite, enabling the entire Health & Wellness ecosystem to power their existing platforms with superior engagement, retention & outcomes. 4) Secured regulatory approval (ZPP) in Germany for insurance reimbursement with randomized clinical trial. Launched incentive-based corporate wellness programs with leading insurers. 5) Launched BYOD program to supercharge collection of several hundred million hours of longitudinal sleep data and contextual health data.6) Successfully launched Generative AI based innovative sleep solutions to elevate behavioral change programs, driving enhanced user engagement and efficacy in interventions.7) Achieved 47% boost in member engagement, 3X spike in member retention, 150% increase in subscription revenues and 18 hours of statistically significant sleep improvement, by applying choice architecture, progressive onboarding, goal progression and gamification techniques.8) Deployed a combination of agile techniques to facilitate periodic reviews with internal stakeholders and external customers to build alignment on strategic initiatives (OKRs) and drive prioritization towards delivering on product roadmap.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nl

Philips is a global leader in health technology generating over 15 billion in annual revenues. Core member of the IoT venture team. Defined and operationalized data-driven product development strategy. Established a shared platform vision. Collaborated with design, R&D, product marketing teams to translate market and customer insights into 0 to 1 products and data-driven business models. Identified new growth areas, evaluated high-potential startups for partnerships, investments and acquisitions. Collaborated with internal growth teams and external partner ecosystem to incubate new business models, launch pilots, iterate and scale new revenue streams. 1) Worked with multi-disciplinary team to launch 10 IoT based products and mobile apps in over 20 countries, scaling to more than 10 million users, earning multiple awards (CES Innovation, Red dot design) and delighting customers.2) Managed broad range of products across the care continuum from healthy living and prevention to diagnosis and home monitoring ensuring stringent adherence to global compliance standards including HIPAA, COPPA, GDPR, ISO.3) Unlocked access to hundreds of millions of members by building new payer distribution channels. Defined and launched 8 new business models, powering them with more than 10 ecosystem partnerships in Europe and US across telehealth, subscription and AI technologies. 4) Supercharged enterprise platform development by integrating 3rd party partners. Core member of the assessment, due diligence and integration team that acquired 2 companies in the population health management and consumer health business. 5) Leveraged design thinking to streamline due diligence, privacy, security, legal and other compliance assessments. Enhanced development efficiency by the adoption of a design language system and common components. 6) Built a strong team of product managers, data scientists, and data analysts.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nl

Recognized as a high-potential leader. Entrusted with challenging projects across Asia, EU, and US to hone entrepreneurial mindset, business acumen, and innovative thinking. Directly reported to Senior Executives. My assignments in marketing, analytics, operations, and product management produced these outcomes:1) We realized multi-million dollar incremental revenue by leading a retail excellence program to increase visibility and control over in-store activities, developing global deployment plans, and launching in key European markets. 2) Generating multi-millions of dollars in annual savings, we transitioned key global operation functions to outsourcing partners with 88% of the services transitioned ahead of time with a 19% YoY increase in customer satisfaction.3) Saving hundreds of thousands of dollars, we realized a 34% increase in NPS by identifying and implementing three major process transformations (service delivery, customer satisfaction, operational excellence) winning the annual award for top five best practices. The hands-on experience in driving high stakes projects to success and 1:1 mentorship from senior leaders was instrumental in developing my product sense, business acumen, leadership style inspiring me to pursue a career in product management.

San Jose, California, Us

Developed a business case for unstructured data management software targeted at top 5000 customers of storage industry. Identified gaps in market offerings, built the key value proposition. Formulated a financial model to evaluate the Buy Vs Make decision for the core components of the product. Made recommendations for Go To Market

San Jose, Ca, Us

Designed and developed semiconductor chips (SOC) for consumer electronics and networking devices - Smart Printers (Print/Scan/Fax/USB), Telecom switches and Ethernet switches.Identified and implemented techniques to reduce verification effort, optimize power consumption and reduce time-to-market. I relished the opportunity to gain experience in building innovative consumer electronics products and working closely with teams & customers across geographies.

Mba, Strategy, Marketing, Economics

Executive Education, Strategy And Innovation

Executive Education, Negotiation & Persuasion

Bachelor'S Degree, Electronics & Communication