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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Gaurav Singh Banafer

Gaurav Singh Banafer

Product Manager
Bengaluru

Summary

Experienced Product Manager with an entrepreneurial background, holding a master’s degree from a reputable business institute. SAFe POPM and PSPO certified, skilled in B2B SaaS. Excels in wearing multiple hats to drive results, leveraging diverse skills in strategic innovation, cross-functional collaboration, and user-centricity.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certificates

Work History

Product Manager

CareStack
10.2023 - 06.2024
  • Managed product development for CareStack, B2B SaaS Dental Practice Management Software with an ARR of ~ $15 million. I focus primarily on enhancing Omnichannel Customer Engagement features
  • Owned strategic revamp of Online Reputation Management module, leading a team of 9 devs and 1 UX designer to achieve a ~30% increase in module NPS
  • Assisted product expansion into three new international markets
  • Led development of Campaign Analytics Dashboard, providing actionable insights to optimize customer engagement strategies.
  • Created Product Requirement Documents to communicate upcoming features and products to internal teams.
  • Used Spotify's Scaled Agile inspired framework for collaborative product development.

Product Manager & Co-founder

Stardust Technologies Pte Ltd
09.2021 - 09.2023
  • Part of co-founding team & responsible for product management, investor collaborations & business strategy of a Web3 Company
  • Secured a $265k seed funding from notable angel investors in the crypto industry
  • Responsible for end-to-end product ideation, market research, creation of product roadmap, and enabling cross-functional collaboration for product development
  • Collaborated closely with legal and compliance teams for product compliance within crypto regulations
  • Spearheaded the creation and engagement of product community on Discord and Twitter for both products (Growth of community by ~3k members in 3 months)

Key products managed

  • Ariel Protocol - A one of a kind decentralized finance platform for diverse asset trading, created on Terra blockchain.
  • Movepad - Introduced a security focused Token Launchpad on Sui Blockchain, prioritizing investor protection

Senior Business Analyst / Product Owner

Indegene
01.2020 - 08.2021
  • Developed Virtual Engagement Manager, a B2B SaaS product focused on automating workflow management
  • Contributed to scaling the product to ~$1M Annual Recurring Revenue while onboarding multiple Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies
  • Drove development of dashboard analytics with Amazon QuickSight to display insights on project delivery quality
  • Developed requirements documents, user stories, and assisted in developing wire-frames for each product's features
  • Managed product backlog using Scrum/Agile best practices to prioritize enhancements that consistently improved CSAT ratings

Business Analyst

Simplyfi Softech Pvt Ltd
02.2019 - 12.2019
  • Projects Managed: Centralized Crypto Exchange and Trade Finance product leveraging blockchain technology.
  • Product backlog management using Scrum principles to prioritize and develop new features in collaboration with cross-functional teams

Relationship Manager

HDFC Bank
06.2018 - 02.2019
  • Managed a portfolio of more than 300 High Net-worth Customers for their End-to-end banking and financial needs at the biggest branch of Bangalore

Education

MBA - Finance And IT Operations

Goa Institute of Management
Goa
06.2016 - 03.2018

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Shri Shankaracharya Engineering College
Bhilai
08.2010 - 06.2014

Skills

Product Backlog Management

Certification

SAFe® 6.0 Product Owner/Product Manager: by Scaled Agile Inc

Accomplishments

  • Got selected for Academic Competence and Excellence Scholarship Scheme (ACCESS) scholarship at Goa Institute of Management
  • Won state level corporate cricket tournament organized by HDFC Bank

Timeline

SAFe® 6.0 Product Owner/Product Manager: by Scaled Agile Inc

07-2024

Product Manager

CareStack
10.2023 - 06.2024

Professional Scrum Product Owner Advanced (PSPO A): by scrum.org

08-2023

Product Manager & Co-founder

Stardust Technologies Pte Ltd
09.2021 - 09.2023

Professional Scrum Product Owner 1 (PSPO 1): by scrum.org

04-2021

Senior Business Analyst / Product Owner

Indegene
01.2020 - 08.2021

Business Analyst

Simplyfi Softech Pvt Ltd
02.2019 - 12.2019

Relationship Manager

HDFC Bank
06.2018 - 02.2019

MBA - Finance And IT Operations

Goa Institute of Management
06.2016 - 03.2018

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Shri Shankaracharya Engineering College
08.2010 - 06.2014
Gaurav Singh BanaferProduct Manager