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Prashant Kumar

Bangalore,Karnataka

Summary

PROFILE SUMMARY

Dynamic product leader with 17 years of experience driving product-led growth across diverse industries. Proven expertise in building digital platforms, BI & analytics solutions, and marketing technology systems that deliver substantial business outcomes.

Strategic Innovator: Spearheaded the establishment of multiple practices, including a Marketing Technology and BI & Analytics practices, leveraging data-driven insights to optimize strategies, enhance customer experience, and drive organizational growth.

Team Builder & Collaborator: Built and led high-performing teams, fostering cross-functional collaboration to achieve measurable impact and deliver exceptional results.

Thought Leader: Presented at industry conferences on pioneering topics such as Blockchain-based digital advertising, content velocity, facial recognition in marketing, Phygital, and Generative AI.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Director PM

Publicis Sapient
04.2022 - Current
  • Developed a product roadmap & value proposition for a major telecom company to create a super app aimed at increasing customer wallet share
  • Defined OKRs for team, collaborating closely with UX and engineering teams to align stakeholders and prioritize product roadmaps in global environment
  • Led creation and launch of internal marketplace platform, driving innovation and significantly improving operational efficiency for large engineering team
  • Achieved remarkable 4x ROI, met OKRs, and successfully drove adoption initiatives
  • Integrated AI and Generative AI into platform, including custom-developed Gen AI-powered chat and knowledge management solution
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and recommend new product features, contributing to 45% increase in monthly active users
  • Led MarTech practice, developing comprehensive points of view and sales solutions for customer demos, driving sales growth
  • Developed and refined product strategy through customer collaboration, ensuring alignment with market trends
  • Mentored 5 product managers and guided 20 engineers, fostering customer-centric culture and impact.

Product Lead

Adobe Inc
04.2018 - 04.2022

· Leveraged market research and data insights to develop growth strategies for a major Telecom player, resulting in a 15%+ customer base increase in both 2021 and 2022.

· Engaged C-level executives and delivered comprehensive marketing capabilities, including targeted advertising and personalization, resulting in a 30%-100& increase in customer engagement, reduce cost by 20% -60% across marketing campaigns.

· Guided multiple clients across regions through Adobe Experience Cloud solutions, achieving remarkable conversion increases of 50-500% for across use case.

· Leveraged customer feedback, key data, analytics, and other relevant data points to assess value, define backlog, and make data-driven decisions to prioritize product direction and optimize outcomes.

· Presented Proof of Concept (POC) for interest-based advertising leveraging blockchain technology, aimed at enabling users to monetize their data, which was showcased to Adobe CEO as a pioneering innovation from India.

· Established a Global Centre of Excellence, becoming the go-to hub for product knowledge, best practices, and use cases, reducing time-to-market by up to 40% and saving $500,000 in operational costs annually.

· Led the development of multiple innovative solutions from ideation to Proof of Concept, displayed at Adobe India Symposiums and Adobe Summits in both 2018 and 2019.Engaged C-level executives and delivered comprehensive marketing capabilities, resulting in increased customer engagement and reduced costs.

Product Manager(Ecommerce & CDP)

Cognizant
02.2015 - 04.2018
  • Secured project funding by presenting strong business case to finance team, demonstrating high ROI and significant organizational impact
  • Drove digital transformation by modernizing marketing solutions, crafting value proposition, and defining strategic roadmap
  • Led requirement gathering for Adobe solutions, resulting in program impact of over $30 million USD
  • Led development of e-commerce platform for major airline, resulting in 25% increase in customer revenue
  • Worked with multiple business units within large Amusement Park in capturing and stitching data from CRM, Web Analytics, and Smart Wrist Band (IOT) into Data Platform for single customer view
  • This initiative helped marketing team run data-driven campaigns, resulting in 20% increase in revenue by retargeting customers with relevant and personalized content.

Product Manager / BC

Adobe Inc
06.2013 - 02.2015


  • Guided multiple clients across regions through Adobe Experience Cloud solutions, achieving remarkable conversion increases of 50-500% for across use case
  • Leveraged customer feedback, key data, analytics, and other relevant data points to assess value, define backlog, and make data-driven decisions to prioritize product direction and optimize outcomes
  • Increased revenue by 20% through targeted marketing campaigns and personalized content for a large retailer

Product Manager

Deloitte
06.2011 - 06.2013
  • Forged close partnerships with data analytics and business intelligence department, skillfully managing large datasets and transforming them into actionable insights through impactful reports
  • Empowered team of analysts by clearly communicating business needs through meticulously crafted functional specification documents, ensuring alignment and efficient data analysis.

Senior Software Engineer

Mastek
12.2005 - 06.2009
  • Contributed to the largest product development initiative by designing and implementing software modules for the Insurance

Education

MBA - Marketing And Strategy

Indian Institute of Technology
Chennai
05.2011

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics Engineering Technologies

Pune University
Pune
2005

Skills

  • Marketing technology , Personalization , CDP
  • Ecommerce , Marketplace platforms
  • Customer & User Experience
  • Cross Functional Collaboration
  • Agile & Iterative Approach
  • Digital Transformation
  • Stakeholder & Client Management
  • Data Analysis & Decision Making

Accomplishments

  • Product Design and Prototyping: Figma, Uizard, Adobe XD, Mural
  • Roadmapping and Requirements Management: Aha, Miro
  • Project Management Tool: JIRA, Asana, Trello, Confluence
  • Analytics and Data
  • Visualization: Adobe, Google, Power BI
  • User feedback & Customer Insights: UserTesting, SurveyMonkey
  • Coding: SQL, Python

Certification

Certified - SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager (SAFe POPM) AI ML certification from Great Learnings ISB - Leading with AI SOFT SKILLS Empathy and Leadership Team Building & Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving and Decision Making Adaptability & Resilience Negotiation & Conflict Management High Business & Work Ethics

Interests

Running , Music &Movies and Latest Tech & Industry Trends 

Timeline

Associate Director PM

Publicis Sapient
04.2022 - Current

Product Lead

Adobe Inc
04.2018 - 04.2022

Product Manager(Ecommerce & CDP)

Cognizant
02.2015 - 04.2018

Product Manager / BC

Adobe Inc
06.2013 - 02.2015

Product Manager

Deloitte
06.2011 - 06.2013

Senior Software Engineer

Mastek
12.2005 - 06.2009

MBA - Marketing And Strategy

Indian Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics Engineering Technologies

Pune University
Prashant Kumar