Product Manager
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I am a Product Guy and a partially successful Entrepreneur with a decade of experience in Product Strategy, Tech Development, User Research, and Go-To-Market (GTM). I have designed and built large-scale consumer-facing products and B2B SaaS modules, successfully taking them to market and achieving high engagement rates and customer satisfaction levels, leading to customer retention and higher revenues. I hold an MS in Product Management from Carnegie Mellon University, with a specialization in AI/ML, including Large Language Models (LLMs).
My professional experience includes co-founding and serving as CEO and CPO at scale.jobs, an AI-powered Virtual Human Assistant Marketplace. There, I built the company from scratch, managed product to marketing and operations, and achieved over $1Mn+ ARR, becoming profitable with 50,000+ users and 1500 paid customers. I also implemented Gen AI and Machine Learning models for a consumer-facing Job Search Product Suite.
Previously, as a Product Manager at Tekion, I developed an AI algorithm-based dynamic pricing engine that improved dealership revenues by 4%, translating to over $35Mn in added revenue. I also decreased image load times by 34% on the Product Description Page by optimizing the HD image upload process. At Walmart, I analyzed declining engagement in marketing emails, conducted user research, and proposed a new marketing strategy.
I managed two Scrum teams as a Product Owner, bringing stakeholders into alignment and creating user stories and a product roadmap projected to bring in over $120M in revenue.
As a Co-founder and Product Head at Nearby News, I led the development of an integrated CMS + Newsletter software and launched India's first local newspaper on email, achieving profitability within 12 months with an ARR of $50,000 and scaling readership to over 50,000 daily readers. As Founder and Product Head at News Cards, I led customer acquisition efforts to achieve over 100,000 installs with a 4.6+ Play Store rating and daily user engagement of 6 minutes. At RBL Bank, I built a new Recurring Deposit offering that attracted new customers and increased revenue, opening over 40,000 new accounts in Year 1 and generating $18.7M in cash flow.
I also led a Digital Savings Account initiative, improving the account creation process and resulting in over 10,000 digital accounts opening within one month, generating $1.63M in cash flow. My technical background includes software development using Informatica and ETL techniques.
I am proficient in various technical skills including Python, REST API, SQL, C, C#, HTML, and Informatica, as well as project management tools like Jira and Confluence, and product management tools such as Lucid Charts, Notion, Airtable, and Figma. I am also skilled in marketing and analytics tools like Google Analytics, Mixpanel, and Hotjar. I am authorized to work in the US.
I have a decade of experience in product strategy, tech development, user research, and go-to-market. I've designed and built large-scale consumer-facing products and B2B SaaS modules, successfully bringing them to market with high engagement, customer satisfaction, retention, and revenue growth.
Co-founder/CEO and CPO at scale.jobs (09/23-01/25): I led product to marketing, operations, and stakeholder relations, building an AI-powered virtual human assistant marketplace from scratch. I grew the company to over $1M+ ARR, achieving profitability with 50,000+ users and 1,500 paid customers. I implemented Generative AI and Machine Learning models for a consumer-facing Job Search Product Suite using custom LLMs and built robust tech systems.
I also managed a team of 10 full-time employees and over 1,000 on-demand gig partners.
Product Manager at Tekion (02/23-09/23): I created an AI algorithm-based dynamic pricing engine for vehicle pricing, resulting in a 4% revenue improvement for dealerships, translating to over $35M+ in added revenue. I also decreased image load times by 34% on the Product Description Page by optimizing the HD image upload process. Additionally, I built the Vehicle Stock Number Rules Configurator and translated business pain points into product roadmaps and user features for the Vehicle Inventory Management Module.
Product Manager at Walmart (06/22-08/22): I conducted deep-dive analysis into declining marketing email engagement and performed user research to understand consumer behavior and competitor landscapes. I proposed and gained leadership buy-in for a new marketing strategy. As a Product Owner on an Agile team, I managed two scrum teams (engineers, designers, tech writers), prioritized backlogs, aligned stakeholders, created user stories, and defined features for an MVP projected to bring in over $120M+ in revenue.
Co-founder and Product Head at Nearby News (03/20-12/21): I led the product development of an integrated CMS + Newsletter software, making the company profitable within 12 months with an ARR of $50,000. I also spearheaded the Go-To-Market strategy, scaling readership from 0 to over 50,000 daily readers. I built India's first local newspaper on email.
Founder and Product Head at News Cards (07/18-02/20): I led the app to over 100,000+ installs with marketing efforts, achieving a 4.6+ Play Store rating and a daily user engagement of 6 minutes with a DAU of 18%.
Product Manager at RBL Bank (07/17-06/18): I built a new Recurring Deposit offering that attracted new customers and increased revenues, opening over 40,000 new accounts in Year 1 and generating $18.7M in cash flow within 12 months. I also led the Digital Savings Account initiative from ideation to launch, improving the account creation process and resulting in over 10,000 digital accounts opening within one month and generating $1.63M in cash flow.
