Vaibhav Rokade Email & Phone Number

Mumbai, Mh, In

Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Establishing and leading a multidisciplinary team of 15 professionals encompassing Developers, QA, DevOps/Infra/DBA, L2, and L3 support, ensuring a robust foundation for product development and support.• Formulating and implementing comprehensive employee policies and streamlining the onboarding process, fostering a conducive work environment.• Managing business vendors, facilitating the setup of a 20-seater office space, and overseeing the establishment of EOR and payroll structures,… Show more • Establishing and leading a multidisciplinary team of 15 professionals encompassing Developers, QA, DevOps/Infra/DBA, L2, and L3 support, ensuring a robust foundation for product development and support.• Formulating and implementing comprehensive employee policies and streamlining the onboarding process, fostering a conducive work environment.• Managing business vendors, facilitating the setup of a 20-seater office space, and overseeing the establishment of EOR and payroll structures, ensuring smooth operations.• Defining a competency matrix for employees, conducting performance reviews, and annual appraisals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.• Effectively managing the P&L for India operations, with an AOP of INR 4 Cr+, demonstrating fiscal responsibility and strategic planning.• Defining and prioritizing features and enhancements for product development, considering customer feedback, technical feasibility, and business impact.• Holding the ownership of product roadmap that outlines key initiatives, milestones, and timelines.• Collaborating closely with engineering, design, marketing, sales, and other cross-functional teams to drive product innovation and execution.• Ensuring that products meet quality standards, user needs, and regulatory requirements through rigorous testing and validation processes.• Communicating product vision, strategy, and progress effectively to build consensus and support for key initiatives.• Fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence within the product organization.• Managing budgets, forecasts, and financial plans for the India operations, optimizing resources and ensuring cost-effectiveness.• Monitoring financial performance against targets, identifying variances, and implementing corrective actions as needed.• Identifying opportunities to streamline and optimize operational processes to improving efficiency, productivity, and quality. Show less

Pune, Maharashtra, India

TangoRx 340b.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Spearheaded the implementation of business transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with security protocols and best practices.• Formulated and implemented policies, including vendor policy changes, to adapt to evolving business needs and industry standards.• Oversaw the in-house technology function at Viacom18 Media, managed P&L with an AOP of INR 24 Cr+.• Directed Product Management, Engineering, Application Support, Data Engineering, R&D/Innovation, and security… Show more • Spearheaded the implementation of business transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with security protocols and best practices.• Formulated and implemented policies, including vendor policy changes, to adapt to evolving business needs and industry standards.• Oversaw the in-house technology function at Viacom18 Media, managed P&L with an AOP of INR 24 Cr+.• Directed Product Management, Engineering, Application Support, Data Engineering, R&D/Innovation, and security operations.• Conceptualized and developed products in areas such as Media Rights Management, Contract Intelligence, and HRMS, including envisioning product vision, roadmap, pricing, and revenue forecast.• Staffed and managed a 30+ member team, including direct and indirect reports, while providing mentorship, coaching, and conducting performance appraisals to ensure team growth and development. Show less

Mumbai Area, India

Product Management• In-house product development for Broadcast, Media, Finance, Commercial BUsTechnology Operations• Business Process Engineering• Digital Transformation• Process Automation using RPA• Enterprise Application Management (Applications catering to Finance, Commercial and Legal BUs)Research and Development (AI, ML, NLP, Blockchain)• Viacom18 IIT Bombay Research LabTechnology Strategy and Leadership

Mumbai Area, India

• Identified and conceptualized new product opportunities in Industry 4.0 and IoT Security domains.• Implemented unique monetization strategies, unlocking value worth INR 3.2 Cr+.• Initiated POC kits, PaaS offerings, and consulting services to enhance product monetization.Ownership and responsibility for managing multiple horizontal IoT Platforms (PTC ThingWorx, Cumulocity, IBM CVI)• Devise and implement monetization strategies for IoT platforms o POC kits o PaaS… Show more • Identified and conceptualized new product opportunities in Industry 4.0 and IoT Security domains.• Implemented unique monetization strategies, unlocking value worth INR 3.2 Cr+.• Initiated POC kits, PaaS offerings, and consulting services to enhance product monetization.Ownership and responsibility for managing multiple horizontal IoT Platforms (PTC ThingWorx, Cumulocity, IBM CVI)• Devise and implement monetization strategies for IoT platforms o POC kits o PaaS and SaaS offerings o Upsell and Cross sell strategies o Consulting services o Data Analytics services o Security Audit and Certification services• Act as an SME for IoT solutions for opportunities presented by the Pre-sales team o Solution architecting o BOM creation o Pricing and effort estimation o Solution technical architecture design• Competitive analysis of the existing IoT landscape and awareness of market trends• Identify and champion new product opportunities in Industry 4.0, Connected Vehicles, Transportation and Logistics• Interview candidates for setting up a Data Analytics consulting practice• End to end management of IoT Hackathons for Unlimit Show less

Mumbai Area, India

• Part of CyberTech’s core Management and Leadership team• Creation of Product Strategy for GeoShield. Defined product vision and target market, performed market analysis, created business plan with revenue forecasts, defined GTM routes with multiple partners along with pricing and royalty structure• Received appreciation for executing CyberTech’s marketing transformation strategy via complete overhaul of marketing collateral for CyberTech’s products, creation of social media… Show more • Part of CyberTech’s core Management and Leadership team• Creation of Product Strategy for GeoShield. Defined product vision and target market, performed market analysis, created business plan with revenue forecasts, defined GTM routes with multiple partners along with pricing and royalty structure• Received appreciation for executing CyberTech’s marketing transformation strategy via complete overhaul of marketing collateral for CyberTech’s products, creation of social media touchpoints and corporate website refresh• Prepare responses to government RFPs, undertake requirement analysis, perform feasibility study, build Proof-of-Concepts, and perform cost estimation for solution development• End-to-end Project Management and delivery for GeoShield Show less

India

Solution Manager• Provide solutions for global, complex, multi-year opportunities in IoT space for Smart Cities, specifically targeting Safety and Security vertical• Articulate the business and technical value proposition of Cisco IoT solutions complete with TCO and ROI analysis to senior management and technical decision makers• Positioning Safety and Security Solution in competitive scenarios, provide RFP responses and solution demos• Provide BOMs, hardware sizing, server… Show more Solution Manager• Provide solutions for global, complex, multi-year opportunities in IoT space for Smart Cities, specifically targeting Safety and Security vertical• Articulate the business and technical value proposition of Cisco IoT solutions complete with TCO and ROI analysis to senior management and technical decision makers• Positioning Safety and Security Solution in competitive scenarios, provide RFP responses and solution demos• Provide BOMs, hardware sizing, server sizing, discount and margin analysis• Orchestrate paid POCs for Cities, have designed all-inclusive solution starter kits• Provide sales enablement sessions to Cisco global sales team• Drive solution strategy, design and feature roadmap• Evaluate and on-board solution partners, setup supply chain processes for ordering and royalty payoutProduct Manager• Product Manager for Cisco Kinetic for Cities o Safety and Security Solution, offering Video Analytics, Data Aggregation and Visualization o Video• Create User Stories that define solution scope, gather requirements from customers, sales teams• Create and present Business Plan for Cisco Kinetic Video, to Cisco’s product approval committee• Perform comprehensive market analysis, researched and gathered data from published market research reports, for Safety and Security Solution• Define Pricing Model for Safety and Security Solution. Pricing model was a weighted blend of Value, Cost-Plus and Competitor based Pricing• OEM partner’s video solution in order to enable video capability for dashboard. Created Perpetual and Subscription based SKUs, break-even and margin analysis, created user stories, oversaw creation of UI/UX, tracked execution Show less

Pune Area, India

Specialization: Computer Graphics• End to end development and management of a usability improvement project for the product SimXpert, achieved over 500% improvement in performance, and received high appreciation from its customer, The Boeing Company.• Identify market and technology trends, and explore opportunities in product development/enhancement.• Development and maintenance of software components used across various products made by MSC Software.• Provided reliable effort… Show more Specialization: Computer Graphics• End to end development and management of a usability improvement project for the product SimXpert, achieved over 500% improvement in performance, and received high appreciation from its customer, The Boeing Company.• Identify market and technology trends, and explore opportunities in product development/enhancement.• Development and maintenance of software components used across various products made by MSC Software.• Provided reliable effort estimates and product development plans for all allocated projects.• Worked extensively with international teams based in US and Germany.• Collaborated with field employees and customers like The Boeing Company.• Coordinated with, and guided the Quality Assurance team members. Show less

Pune Area, India

• End to end development of games using in-house technology for Windows, iPhone and Nintendo DS platforms.• Managed relationships with clients like Fisher-Price, Nickelodeon and SEGA. Reported directly to the General Manager.• Developed tools for efficient in-house tracking of projects which accelerated productivity and helped the studio meet project deadlines ahead of time.

Mumbai Area, India

• Performed Research and Development tasks on the Nintendo DS Platform, and developed a technology framework using which games could be created. This fast-tracked development, and helped the studio in undertaking key projects.

Hyderabad Area, India

• Developed Archie’s Riverdale Run, an action-adventure based game on the Windows PC platform. This game laid the foundation in establishing FXLabs as the market leader

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing, Analytics

One year Full Time EPGP

Advanced Program In Business Analytics, Business Analytics

On-campus Certificate course in Business, Management, Marketing, and Analytics

Pg Diploma, Game Development, Distinction

Game Development, Game Design, Graphics Programming

Bachelor Of Engineering, Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: IEEE, CSI Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering

Higher Secondary School Certificate, Science, Distinction

Secondary School Certificate, Secondary School Certificate, Distinction