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Gopi Gridhar

Product Manager
Chennai

Summary

Passionate product manager with 3 major product releases in the last 4+ years generating over 150% of revenue target. Part of the Centre Of Excellence team with a focus on Quote-to-collect, Source-to-Pay, & Enterprise transformation. Worked with cross-functional teams at global level. Highly skilled in stakeholder management with top-notch communication skills.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Manager Products & Solutions

Newgen Software Technologies
Chennai
06.2019 - Current
  • Developed and launched a contract management suite that reduced contract negotiation cycle time by 70% for clients, resulting in $1 million in annual savings
  • Led the development of a global E-Invoicing solution enabling seamless integration with tax bodies, reducing fraudulent invoice submission by 100% across clients
  • Developed "Gamify," a data platform for managers to gamify tasks based on rules, user skills, and goals, which improved overall process turnaround time by 36% for a client. Real-time points allocation & dynamic dashboards foster competition and reward excellence.
  • Designed and owned the product roadmap for managed products, collaborating with developers to ensure timely and budget-conscious delivery
  • Experienced in conducting user interviews, developing surveys, conducting usability testing, and identifying and implementing changes to a product based on user feedback.
  • Expert in conducting market research to identify market needs and competitive behavior. Proven ability to translate market research findings into actionable insights that drive business growth
  • Actively collaborated with multiple stakeholders, such as sales, pre-sales, CRM, clients, and partners, to understand user requirements and identify opportunities to improve user experience
  • Supported sales teams by responding to RFPs, designing proof of concept, and delivering product demos and presentations.
  • Created and maintained marketing artifacts (brochures, whitepapers, eBooks, blogs) and conducted external/internal webinars as part of the go-to-market (GTM) strategy for managed products, resulting in increased brand awareness, lead generation, and sales
  • Implemented Newgen's accounts payables solution on the cloud with integration with Oracle Fusion, for a Steel manufacturing company, achieving a 25% improvement in touchless processing, 70% reduction in duplicates, 35% improvement in overall productivity, etc within one year of go-live

Software Engineer

Accenture
Chennai
08.2013 - 10.2016
  • Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches
  • Conducted regression testing and submitted observations to development team
  • Performed manual testing on Order Management systems, CRM portal, and Customer Experience modules for a British telecom giant
  • Automated testing of Billing and Payment, Product Delivery, and Order Tracking modules

Education

MBA - Finance & Marketing

IBS
Hyderabad
06.2017 - 05.2019

B.Tech - Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Karunya University
06.2009 - 05.2013

Skills

Product development

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Certification

CSPO

Timeline

Manager Products & Solutions

Newgen Software Technologies
06.2019 - Current

MBA - Finance & Marketing

IBS
06.2017 - 05.2019

Software Engineer

Accenture
08.2013 - 10.2016

B.Tech - Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Karunya University
06.2009 - 05.2013
Gopi GridharProduct Manager