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Gauransh Kakkar

Delhi

Summary

Seasoned professional with experience of 8+ years in product management and business development. Proven expertise in managing product portfolio and maintaining exceptional client relationship.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Product Manager

Provana India Pvt. Ltd.
Delhi
10.2021 - Current
  • Enhanced and managed the company's flagship product, valued at 2.5M.
  • Added new customer segment using existing and newly developed product features in the first year.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve user experience of Auditing and Disputes management features, resulting in 60% increase in customer satisfaction and 45% increase in revenue.
  • Worked closely with customers to determine appropriate marketing offerings and strategies for business needs.
  • Analyzed market trends & customer feedback to identify new opportunities, contributing to the successful launch of Change Management feature.
  • Performed post-launch analyses to measure success of feature rollouts.

Product Manager

Manupatra Information Solutions
Nodia
12.2020 - 03.2021
  • Created business plan, expansion strategy, and go-to-market strategy for multiple products.
  • Analyzed customer feedback and concerns, enhancing understanding of customer needs and creating product backlog for next release.
  • Facilitated effective product training sessions that led to a 5% rise in new customer acquisitions for the sales team during February 2021.
  • Prepared Weekly and Monthly data and performance reports both for cross-functional teams and product.

Product Manager

Great Place To Study Pvt. Ltd.
Delhi
03.2018 - 11.2020

Developed, managed, and launched Ed-Tech SaaS products in various Latin American regions.

  • Experience having worked in a matrix organization, collaborating with teams both cross-functional and across geographies.
  • Led cross-functional team in global commercialization of company’s flagship product, resulting in over $200K revenue from Colombia in 2019.
  • Build product strategy and road-map by taking inputs from key stakeholders.
  • Documented user stories/customer use cases, specifications and product features into detailed work order.
  • Conducted market research (qualitative and quantitative), consumer research, & statistical analyses to successfully implement products in Latin America market.
  • Designed, established, and tested a scalable product that achieved success in Indian and Latin American markets.
  • Increased profitability by more than 8% by increasing the no. of user session per day.
  • Led relaunching of new dashboard, incorporating enhanced tools and features for classified admin users.
  • Utilized data sources like Bloomberg, ZoomInfo, and Owler to analyze and identify relevant information for business objectives.

Assistant Manager of Business Development

SkillTree Knowledge Consortium (GPTS)
Delhi
11.2017 - 02.2018

Worked independently and as a part of team to deliver branding projects in partnership with Forbes India.

  • Onboarded 7 institutions for inclusion in Forbes India Marquee edition.
  • Expanded business to two new regions in South India, successfully introducing and promoting GPTS Certification at the UK Parliament in London.
  • Generated revenue of $30k overall.

Business Development Manager

Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd.
Noida
01.2016 - 10.2017

Worked independently and as a part of team to deliver branding projects in partnership with Forbes India.

  • Lead a team of 10 sales executives.
  • Achieved record-breaking daily sales and conversion rates, resulting in an average weekly revenue of $15k in 2017.
  • Achieved a 16% increase in tablet user retention rate in 2017.
  • Trained new recruits and assigned them to different teams.

Education

PGDM - Marketing & International Business

New Delhi Institute of Management
Delhi
05-2016

B. Tech - Computer Science

Maharshi Dayanand University
Rohtak
04-2014

Skills

  • Decision making and prioritization
  • Business Plan & Go-to-market
  • Market Research and Competitor Analysis
  • Business Development and customer satisfaction
  • Team handling and leading
  • Problem-Solving and Strategic Thinking
  • Communication and Collaboration
  • Negotiation
  • Agile Methodologies: Scrum, Kanban
  • Project Management Tools: Jira, Trello, Azure DevOps
  • Prototyping and Design Tools: Miro, Figma, InVision
  • Data Analytics: Google Analytics, Power BI

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Timeline

Product Manager

Provana India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2021 - Current

Product Manager

Manupatra Information Solutions
12.2020 - 03.2021

Product Manager

Great Place To Study Pvt. Ltd.
03.2018 - 11.2020

Assistant Manager of Business Development

SkillTree Knowledge Consortium (GPTS)
11.2017 - 02.2018

Business Development Manager

Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd.
01.2016 - 10.2017

PGDM - Marketing & International Business

New Delhi Institute of Management

B. Tech - Computer Science

Maharshi Dayanand University
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Gauransh Kakkar