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Anand Mahadevan

Senior Product Manager
Chennai

Summary

Dynamic Senior Product Manager adept at product enhancement and road-mapping strategy. Driven to increase revenue and product awareness through strategic marketing initiatives and SEO prowess. Aiming to secure a new role in which to utilize more than 12 years of quality performance.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Product Manager

Digital.ai (Formerly Collabnet)
1 2012 - Current

Recent products:

  • Digital.ai Agility is industry-leading enterprise-grade agile planning tool (EAPT) that helps companies deliver products that bring value to business from product inception to development and release, Agility product gives capabilities to orchestrate entire software delivery lifecycle, increasing collaboration between teams and driving consistency when scaling agile in enterprise.
  • OKRs Digital.ai offers software solution for businesses to implement and manage OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) within their Agile workflow. Their Agility platform integrates with OKR framework, allowing users to Define Objectives, Create Key Results and Track Initiatives.
  • Digital.ai Agility Sync provides native Agility data sync integrations with popular tools, including Jira and ServiceNow, providing greater toolchain visibility, enabling organizations to achieve better business planning agility.

Experience

  • Captured new customers by optimizing business strategies and launching products to diversify offerings.
  • Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, fostering collaboration across departments for seamless product development.
  • Optimized pricing strategy through thorough market research and data analysis, maximizing profit margins.
  • Generated sponsorships with related and partnering entities to enhance marketing objectives.
  • Monitored market trends and competitor performance and analyzed gaps to update promotional strategies and maximize sales.
  • Oversaw internal product team employees and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partners.
  • Consulted with product development teams to enhance products based on customer interest data.
  • Evangelized for managed products at various trade shows and industry events, communicating effectively with potential clients.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction rates through proactive communication of feature updates, bug fixes, and other relevant information related to products managed.
  • Monitored market trends and competitor performance to update promotional strategies.
  • Managed product roadmaps, aligning with company goals and ensuring timely delivery of key features.
  • Compiled product and customer data to generate informed profit projections.
  • Collaborated with sales teams on generating targeted marketing materials that effectively communicated unique selling points of each product offering.
  • Leveraged Agile methodologies for efficient project management and rapid iteration cycles in response to changing market demands.
  • Secured long-term accounts by recommending strategies to promote brand effectiveness and highlight product benefits.
  • Conducted user research to identify customer needs and preferences, which informed product development decisions.
  • Managed product launch timelines and coordinated with stakeholders to ensure successful product releases.

Senior Manager QA

Digital.ai (Formerly Collabnet)
Chennai
06.2008 - 12.2011
  • Actively managed team for 18 QA members
  • Managed QA roadmap & vision
  • Introduced risk based testing, security testing & automation tools to improve the effectiveness & efficiency of team
  • Understanding business requirements and working with team to make sure verify all user stories within planned iteration.
  • Working with product owner to set up release goals
  • Implemented agile successfully having formal and informal communication within cross functional teams.
  • Collected metrics from customer reported issues for every release and sharing with management to take significant steps to cover those issues in upcoming releases.

QA Manager

NESS (Credit Sussie)
Singapore
05.2005 - 05.2008

Software Engineer QA

Virtusa
06.2004 - 04.2005

Software Tester (Contract)

Hexaware
06.2003 - 05.2004

Test Engineer

Altosys
04.2000 - 05.2003

Education

MBA - Marketing

St Aloysius International University
Bangalore
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Madras University
Chennai
04.2001 -

Skills

Customer Empathy

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Timeline

Senior Manager QA

Digital.ai (Formerly Collabnet)
06.2008 - 12.2011

QA Manager

NESS (Credit Sussie)
05.2005 - 05.2008

Software Engineer QA

Virtusa
06.2004 - 04.2005

Software Tester (Contract)

Hexaware
06.2003 - 05.2004

MBA - Marketing

St Aloysius International University
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Madras University
04.2001 -

Test Engineer

Altosys
04.2000 - 05.2003

Senior Product Manager

Digital.ai (Formerly Collabnet)
1 2012 - Current
Anand MahadevanSenior Product Manager