Ashwin Sivabalan
Chennai
Summary
Outcome-driven IT General Management & Product Leadership Professional with 17+ years of experience in IT Industry by associated on working domains – Banking, Supply chain, Automotive industries.
Demonstrates positive attitude and knowledgeable professional bringing strategic planning and problem-solving abilities with comprehensive experience in leading teams, optimizing processes and implementing cost-effective strategies.
Organized and systematic with natural relationship-building and leadership quotients.
Performance-driven and industrious attitude with innovative mentality focused on driving company success.
Expertise in scaling enterprise Digital projects & products.
Expertise in next-gen technology integrations including Low-Code No-Code Tools (Citizen Development – MS Power Platform), RPA, Advanced Analytics, IoT, Mobility & Gen-AI Enthusiastic.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant General Manager - IT Process Automation
ZF Group
06.2019 - Current
- Established global product management coaching team via DOJOs and mentored internal IT and business teams with their best practices (Gartner's Framework).
- Produced an in-house, open-source RPA tool to achieve level 3 product maturity.
- Productized Advanced Analytics, Mobility, Smart Factory, and Gen AI use cases.
- Enabled 'Project to Product Mindset' for IT teams via global webinars.
- Act as custodian of product vision, product roadmap for all digital services.
- Work across Process Design, Product, Technology, and Operations functions to drive problem solving and tracking of results based on success metrics and deliverables.
- Influence senior management to get buy-in, work with cross-functional/matrix teams to drive strategic initiatives.
- Assess the feasibility, scalability, and potential return on investment (ROI) of digital innovation initiatives, providing recommendations and insights to inform decision making.
- Conducted pilots on drones, connected workforce for employee health and safety, department at Plant using wearables during Covid times.
- Managed digital teams to deliver their project deliverables in a results-driven manner.
- Worked with middle managers to solve their project management problems and enable them to achieve their strategic goals.
- Be part of the Graduate Engineering Teams (GETs) 2020-21 recruitment process.
- Work as a change agent across process design, product, technology, and operations functions to drive problem-solving and track results based on success metrics and deliverables.
- Solve organizational issue - data access strategy and its need for on-premises systems and cloud, data integrations for citizen developers.
IT Product Manager (Business Collaboration, Mobility & IoT Solutions)
Tata Communications
07.2017 - 04.2019
- Managed full product lifecycle, from ideation through post-launch support, ensuring consistent quality control measures were in place
- Thrived in fast-paced, highly adept team to develop and prioritize product features based on business values and build product roadmap
- Communicated effectively with team members to deliver updates on project milestones and deadlines
- Managed stakeholder expectations effectively throughout the entire product development process
- Continuously monitored customer feedback channels after launch to gather insightful data for future iterations or updates
- Managed product demonstrations and testimonials for performance evaluation
- Collaborated with sales, marketing, and support teams to launch products on time and within budget
- Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into a detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements
- Coordinated design meetings and decisions with internal departments and teams
- Optimized product performance with data-driven analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
- Collaborated with sales teams to develop effective training materials that drove increased product knowledge among staff members, resulting in higher close rates
- Maintained positive vendor relations to build strong partnerships
- Developed product documentation to communicate upcoming features and products to internal teams
- Liaised with clients to better understand business needs and current market landscape
- Led cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget constraints
Sr. Business Analyst
code Mantra U.S. LLC
02.2017 - 06.2017
Professional Level 2
Computer Science Corporation (CSC)
09.2011 - 01.2017
Analyst Programmer
Atos Syntel
05.2010 - 08.2011
QA Analysts
Highway 905 Inc
01.2009 - 05.2010
Associate Consultant
Oracle Financial Services Software Limited
05.2007 - 12.2008
Education
Post Graduate Certificate in Senior Management Program -
IIM (Indian Institute of Management)
Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India01.2024
MBA - Management Information Systems
AIMA
New Delhi04-2007
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
AVS College of Arts & Science
Salem04-2004
Skills
- Projects & Portfolio Management
- Digital Product Development
- Next-Gen Technology Integrations
- Solution Consulting
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Relationship building
- Market & Competitor Research
- Scrum Expertise
- SaaS & PaaS Solutioning
- Know-How's in Finance & Leadership metrics
- Coach Gen Z & Gen Y workforces
Certification
- Certified & Practicing Product Manager, Blackblot, Germany
- Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance
Timeline
Assistant General Manager - IT Process Automation
ZF Group
06.2019 - Current
IT Product Manager (Business Collaboration, Mobility & IoT Solutions)
Tata Communications
07.2017 - 04.2019
Sr. Business Analyst
code Mantra U.S. LLC
02.2017 - 06.2017
Professional Level 2
Computer Science Corporation (CSC)
09.2011 - 01.2017
Analyst Programmer
Atos Syntel
05.2010 - 08.2011
QA Analysts
Highway 905 Inc
01.2009 - 05.2010
Associate Consultant
Oracle Financial Services Software Limited
05.2007 - 12.2008
Post Graduate Certificate in Senior Management Program -
IIM (Indian Institute of Management)
MBA - Management Information Systems
AIMA
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
AVS College of Arts & Science
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