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Abhishek Samantaray
Pune,Maharashtra
Summary
A start up enthusiastic & highly capable product manager & growth strategist with 13+ years experience, seeking to leverage proven leadership and strategy skills in B2B/SAAS software growth hacking, Product management, Digital marketing Strategy, Team building, Client engagement, and Customer success. A passionate Product Management expert, who strives to create and oversee the development & growth of new software products .
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Growth
InstaSafe, India
Pune, Maharashtra
08.2020 - Current
- Built & executed multiple Growth strategies to increase customer accusation & retention.
- Led the growth team to execute marketing plans to achieve global reach for InstaSafe's products.
- Closely worked with the key stake holders to draw the product strategy to position strongly in the market.
- Implemented agile methodologies in product development & worked closely with the customers to get the first hand feedback.
Product Manager
Shoptimize India Pvt. Ltd.
Pune, MH
07.2019 - 08.2019
- Led product development team of 25 to enhance products based on customer data and AI.
- Conceptualized and deployed enhanced product features in the AI platform and optimized implementation
- Prepared PRD ( Product Req Doc) for the AI platform (Polaris) features and led the UI/UX and Dev team to build it from scratch along with GTM strategy.
- Helped incorporate product changes to drive customer engagement and firm profits based on data analytics.
Vice President
ProMobi Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Pune, Maharashtra
01.2014 - 05.2019
- Starting from scratch, led the B2B/SAAS Product Development, marketing & growth, into a multi-million profit making business.
- Conceptualized long-range product roadmaps and strategically designed according to market data and research, working closely with the CXOs.
- Executed GTM strategy using Market analysis, marketing strategy.
- Increased company growth through deep data analysis of market trends and internal sales records, thus driving the product positioning in the right path
- Worked closely with the design team to deliver best of User Experience (UX/UI) of the product, for ease of use and look & feel
- Worked closely with Engineering, marketing, sales & customer success for proper alignment of product positioning and content generation
- Cross functional Team management & leadership.
Project Manager
Quadnode Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Pune, Maharashtra
02.2013 - 12.2013
- Handled Product design, development & delivery for clients from US & Europe. Project Management and team management delivering quality, following agile methodologies
- Closely worked with the clients for requirement gathering and project execution planning.
- Led multiple teams of engineers, designers & QAs to deliver projects successfully.
- Successfully set up processes to make day to day project management easier and more productive
Project Manager
Sapnasolutions Pvt. Ltd
Pune, Maharashtra
02.2011 - 01.2013
- Managed and delivered numerous Web and Mobile Apps successfully.
- Handled end to end project management & delivery.
- Led multiple engineering, design & QA teams to deliver Apps in time.
- End to end client communication, from requirement gathering to project planning & delivery, with clients from USA, Europe & Australia
- Manage releases/delivery and attend client feedback for changes, project retrospection. Rich experience in working with multiple teams comprising of different nationalities.
Location Manager
ICICI Bank Ltd
Pune, Maharashtra
08.2008 - 01.2011
- Managed the whole portfolio of Pune to reach yearly targets.
- Led multiple teams & vendors including training, mentoring and reach quarterly targets with high success rate.
- Implemented & managed IT resources, automation internally as well as with vendors for data accuracy and smooth process execution.
Education
MBA - Information Technology
KIIT University
BhubaneswarB.Tech - Information Technology
Silicon Institute of Technology
BhubaneswarSkills
Growth Strategies
Product Management
Leader & team builder
B2B/SAAS
Digital Marketing
Client Relationship
Growth Strategy
Product Marketing
Start Ups
Teamwork
Accomplishments
- Built a MDM (scalefusion.com) product from scratch and made it to multi million profit making business.
- Delivered more than 70 web & mobile apps to customers from across the globe.
- Nurtured closely a few clients who grew to contribute 1.0 M USD revenue per year.
Interests
Timeline
Head of Growth
InstaSafe, India
08.2020 - Current
Product Manager
Shoptimize India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2019 - 08.2019
Vice President
ProMobi Technologies Pvt. Ltd
01.2014 - 05.2019
Project Manager
Quadnode Technologies Pvt. Ltd
02.2013 - 12.2013
Project Manager
Sapnasolutions Pvt. Ltd
02.2011 - 01.2013
Location Manager
ICICI Bank Ltd
08.2008 - 01.2011
B.Tech - Information Technology
Silicon Institute of Technology
MBA - Information Technology
KIIT University