Ankur Yadav
Sr. Product Manager
Noida
Summary
MBA: IIM Indore, B.Tech: JSS Noida (CS), (CSPO Certified)
Thorough Sr. Product Manager with over 7+ years of experience in SaaS based B2B and B2C product development. Equipped with a PGP degree from IIM Indore and CSPO certification, I have demonstrated success in leading product management initiatives for renowned MNCs such as Lowe's, Gartner, Wipro, and WNS. Expertise in meticulous product management, utilizing data-driven decision-making to develop and execute effective product roadmaps. Proven leadership skills in guiding cross-functional product engineering teams and defining comprehensive GTM (Go-To-Market) strategies. Adept at supporting sales and presales efforts by conducting impactful product demos and creating compelling marketing collateral. Possesses exceptional written and verbal communication skills, coupled with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Product Manager
Lowe’s Services India
08.2022 - Current
- Led a 10-member product team for development of 3 different products viz. 'Protocol Testing', 'Item-Vendor-Factory','Prospective Vendor'
- Facilitated protocol testing for 200+ import vendors, resulting in a 34% time savings
- Developed an app called Item-Vendor-Factory which provided downstream consumers with ‘PO Ready’ status
- Led 0 to 1 development for 'Prospective Vendor' product
Senior Product Manager
WNS Global Services
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Managing multiple products across diverse LOBs like Insurance, Supply Chain & Social Media
- Responsible for evangelizing the product adoption within and outside the organization
- Leading development of new features and prioritization of product backlog
- Responsible for developing and executing the product GTM strategy
- Grooming the deal pipeline & tracking execution (Targeting both Farming & Hunting pursuits).
Product Manager
Gartner
07.2019 - 09.2021
- Scrum Master for Gartner Validation UI product
- Defined and Executed a 2 year roadmap for VUI product
- Awarded ‘Top 10% Award’ for Gartner in 2021
- Automated manual steps in operational work using Google scripts
- Testing all critical features and giving client demos after each sprint before deployment
- Lead a team of 2 SOAs (Service Operations Associates) & delivered monthly client metrics for more than 7K+ clients.
Product Owner
Wipro Limited
06.2017 - 06.2019
- Developed solution roadmap for multiple IT/Software products like: ‘Contract Intelligence’ ‘Eng
- Drawings Digitization’, ‘Automated Bookmarking Solution’
- Developed product goals & objectives by doing industry analysis, market research & opportunity identification
- Provided pre-sales support in form of client demos, RFP response & requirement due diligence
- Responsible for product release management, product order book and P&L
- Performed process deep dives on ‘Alight’ business processes and identified opportunities for automation
- Lead a cross functional development team involved in solution development & deployment.
Education
PGDM - Consulting
IIM Indore
B.Tech - Computer Science
JSS Noida
Class XII - CBSE
DPS RK Puram, New Delhi
Class X - CBSE
DPS RK Puram, New Delhi
Skills
Stakeholder Mgmt
Product Lifecycle Mgmt
Proficient Agile Practitioner
Team Mgmt (Size>10)
Six Sigma & Kanban
Published Author (Book Available on all leading E-commerce platforms)
Awards
- 'Individual Excellence' award & 'SPOT' award in 2023 at Lowe's
- Scrum Certified Product Owner (CSPO)
- Certified UI path, RPA- Business Analyst
- Certified Lean Six Sigma, Green Belt professional by KPMG training program
Projects
Developing Business models for clients, CoCreation Consulting, Designing Go-To-Market strategy of marketplace service provider growth strategy, Creating a user experience journey map of both service providers and the businesses on FastCollab platform
Timeline
Senior Product Manager
Lowe’s Services India
08.2022 - Current
Senior Product Manager
WNS Global Services
10.2021 - 07.2022
Product Manager
Gartner
07.2019 - 09.2021
Product Owner
Wipro Limited
06.2017 - 06.2019
PGDM - Consulting
IIM Indore
B.Tech - Computer Science
JSS Noida
Class XII - CBSE
DPS RK Puram, New Delhi
Class X - CBSE
DPS RK Puram, New Delhi