Building a community that shares frameworks for product management
Ankur Jha
Product Manager
Bangalore
Summary
I am a data-driven product manager with over 14 years of experience across various industries. I excel in unpacking customer needs, conceptualizing products and meeting business needs by building technology products using agile methodologies. I am comfortable working in fast paced environments and breaking down ambiguity into clear actionable points.
Overview
3
3
Certifications
6
6
years of post-secondary education
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Manager of HarmanX (R & D Division)
Harman India Pvt. Ltd
04.2018 - Current
- Introduced Audio in AI as a research stream at HarmanX. Delivered projects with projections of $10M+ across 20M devices
- Conceptualized & developed the Hybrid Inference Engine – an AI platform that helps creating personalized experiences for the user
- Successfully managed the critical delivery (Defining Business Case, Prioritizing Requirements, Running Scrums, Running UATs etc.) of 3 projects at CES 2018 that heavily featured iRA (NLP based AI assistant)
- Created a framework in 10 months to ensure that a complete voice experience can be configured and tested by the customer in less than 72 hours
Product Manager
Oracle India Pvt. Ltd
07.2017 - 03.2018
- Created an actionable 6 weeks/6 months/6 years roadmap for the module
- Collaborated with other modules for cross linking modules
Co-Founder and Product Manager
Mcounts Consumer Solutions Pvt. Ltd
01.2016 - 06.2017
- Started with a product vision of automating lead generation for Real Estate Industry
- Won the top 4 out of 5 real estate companies in the city as customers in the first 3 months
- Introduced a 4 step lead generation process resulting in a 70% YoY revenue increment on a base of 12M
- Used multi-variate testing to create email & landing pages templates that increased CTR by 9%
- Incorporated Email delivery as a vertical and sent over 30 million emails a month
- Shutdown the company post demonetization, with all employees successfully transitioning to other jobs
Product Manager
LeadFormix (Acquired by Callidus Cloud India Pvt. Ltd)
06.2012 - 12.2016
- Successfully launched the enterprise version of the marketing automation platform in 7 months with an initial estimate of 6 months to an Adhesive Major headquartered in Dusseldorf
- Enhanced topline of the product by $ 1.3 million
- Released ‘Cappuccino’ version of LeadFormix – unifying the product design and transforming the UI & UX across 13 modules and changing perception of LeadFormix as a collection of tools to a platform
- Kept track of 5 key competitors and the new features being brought out in the market
- Created an “Inner Circle” of customers for prioritizing the roadmap and feedback on functionalities
- Led the ‘Marketing Automation Workshop’ at C3 2014 collaborating with 30 key customers
Citigold Relationship Manager
Citibank
03.2011 - 05.2012
- Met my sales targets by mobilizing 2.1% of overall assets of INR 160 Cr
Product Manager
Wockhardt Hospitals (Acquired by Fortis Healthcare)
07.2008 - 02.2011
- Increased number of joint replacements from 500 to 758 to 961 in two years
- Enhanced the number of call-ins for emergencies by 24% in Bangalore, Mumbai and Kolkata
- Honored with an ‘Excellence Award’ by the Chairman of Fortis Hospital for exceptional work in transitioning the brand from Wockhardt Hospitals to Fortis Hospitals in 4 months across India at 10 centers
- Drove a 30% increase in revenue by successfully researching, conceptualizing and launching the 360 degree SILS campaign
- Created marketing templates and reduced the TAT for collateral creation from multiple days to 12 hours
- On-boarded primary vendors on a retainer reducing the overall cost of marketing collaterals by 17% for the year
Software Engineer
Hewlett Packard
06.2005 - 05.2006
- Awarded for supporting the project for 40/48 hours at the time of an emergency in the city
Education
eMDP - Product Strategy
IIMK
08.2020 - 01.2021
MBA -
TAPMI
06.2006 - 03.2008
B.E - Electronics & Communication
MSRIT
09.2001 - 03.2005
Skills
Product Management
Competitive Analysis
Product Strategy
Product Vision
Product Roadmap
Software Development
Presentations
Research
Product Requirements
Agile Methodologies
Interests
Started the Bangalore Chapter of the Official Liverpool Supporters Club
Patents
- Published P190335DE - Systems and methods for managing infotainment buffer in a vehicle
- Filed - Systems and methods for providing a personalized virtual personal assistant
Certification
SQL for Tech Operators
Timeline
SQL for Tech Operators
07-2021
Machine Learning - Stanford Online
01-2021
eMDP - Product Strategy
IIMK
08.2020 - 01.2021
Product Manager of HarmanX (R & D Division)
Harman India Pvt. Ltd
04.2018 - Current
Product Manager
Oracle India Pvt. Ltd
07.2017 - 03.2018
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) - Scrum Alliance
10-2016
Co-Founder and Product Manager
Mcounts Consumer Solutions Pvt. Ltd
01.2016 - 06.2017
Product Manager
LeadFormix (Acquired by Callidus Cloud India Pvt. Ltd)
06.2012 - 12.2016
Citigold Relationship Manager
Citibank
03.2011 - 05.2012
Product Manager
Wockhardt Hospitals (Acquired by Fortis Healthcare)
07.2008 - 02.2011
MBA -
TAPMI
06.2006 - 03.2008
Software Engineer
Hewlett Packard
06.2005 - 05.2006
B.E - Electronics & Communication
MSRIT
09.2001 - 03.2005