Gowtham Ramachandra
Summary
20 years as developer, technical, and product leader. Excellent product and engineering leader with technical scope. Highly skilled in creating product vision, road maps and delivery in agile. Well versed in Scrum and Kanban and all scrum activities. Performance management of team. Creating comprehensive reports using various tools like JIRA, PowerPoint and sharing to stakeholders. Successfully managed multi-geo scrums at program level. Experienced in process improvement, risk identification and mitigation. A preferred mentor and trainer.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Product Marketing Manager
Aurea Retail (Crossover for Work)
1 2024 - 5 2024
- Led the roadmap, development, and implementation of innovative AI and SaaS solutions
- Developed and executed go-to-market strategies for new SaaS products, ensuring alignment with business goals and market trends
- Crafted compelling product messaging and positioning that resonated with target audiences
- Planned and executed digital marketing campaigns to generate awareness and drive demand
- Conducted market research to stay informed about industry trends and customer needs.
Product Manager/Marketing
Upland Software (Crossover for Work)
02.2020 - 09.2023
- Conducted market research to identify trends in AI, Data Analytics, and Financial IT software industries
- Managed a team of PMs and reported to the SVP of Product/CPO
- Leveraged AI/Data Analytics/Tableau to redesign Upland Analytics, improving renewals by 50%
- Reduced costs by $1M+ through the internal adoption of SSO products
- Defined and executed go-to-market strategies for Upland Analytics, Upland Assist, and Upland Credential Manager
- Played a key role in feature rollouts, acquiring 3 new platinum customers with $500k+ ARR in the last year
- Developed Upland Assist and Upland Credential Manager from scratch with AI integration using Chat GPT APIs
- Collaborated with other product leaders on cross-product initiatives and market strategies
- Continuously monitored product performance, making data-driven decisions to drive growth and profitability
- Worked with UI/UX and technical leaders to define and prioritize product backlog based on elicited requirements
- Crafted compelling product messaging and positioning that resonated with target audiences
- Planned and executed digital marketing campaigns to generate awareness and drive demand
- Conducted market research to stay informed about industry trends and customer needs.
Product and Engineering Leader
Trilogy (Crossover for Work)
10.2018 - 12.2019
- Managed the product division for XO Products
- Owned the global architecture and delivery quality which has 100+ Product Chief Architects
- Drove the global teams towards the weekly delivery with non-negotiable quality with Trilogy's trademark factory model based on facts and metrics
- Designed and executed the roadmap for XO products- Hire manage and Worksmart tracker
- Strong focus on operational excellence with a record achievement of 25% productivity improvement QoQ
- Hired the world’s best Chief Architects by following a 7C stringent screening process
- Spearheaded the successful development and implementation of Trilogy Auto merge Solution in a record timeframe
- Achieved 70% efficiency in the PR merge process leading to $1M in savings
- Data Engineering tasks and releases came under my purview
- Automated the CCAT and other data-related workflows
- Used Tableau extensively for Data visualization and analytics
- Defined pricing and monetization strategy for new products and optimized for existing products
- Worked with Technical Product Managers who reported to me to come up with the report specs for business offerings like new hire platforms
- Managed 2 team rooms- Crossover Hire manage(website)/Worksmart tracker and 100 plus Chief Architects
- 10 to 12 Chief Architects and Technical architects directly reporting to me for automating the engineering workflows to ensure 100 plus chief architects can smoothly perform their tasks across various products
- Collaborated with Chief Architects and QA engineers to enhance supportability and identify performance bottlenecks
- Participated in the software development life cycle from requirements analysis through software release and supported the team by performing quality code reviews to remove technical debt and security vulnerabilities
- Responsible for Ship Every 7 release every week similar to Scrum ceremonies
- Stack ranking the team every quarter, coach and/or replace bottom 10% QoQ.
Senior Director- Product and Engineering
Alphadodus (Consultant)
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Worked as a Senior Director of Product and Engineering managing product manager, architects, developers, and QA teams
- Used Tableau to come up with visualizations that helped reduce patients' waiting time in the hospitals by 50 percent
- Worked with Tableau to procure the required license by saving costs
- Assisted in developing technical solutions that focus on added value to the customers and create opportunities to expand the relationship in the healthcare space
- Built an innovative product to save doctor and patient waiting time in hospitals and helped in the acquisition of 1 new client in 3 months as a consultant
- Evangelized product plans and visions with the CEO to energize and excite customers giving visibility to our long-term strategies
- Managed product release plans and all required activities for sales enablement, marketing communication, customer adoption, and engineering priorities
- Experimented and A/B tested different experiences to learn fast and iterate with the right stakeholders
- Communicated with customers and continually gathered market intelligence ensuring this content remains current.
Vice President/Analytics Product Manager
JP Morgan Chase &Co
08.2015 - 05.2018
- Responsible for Data Warehousing/Big Data/Data Science products using Cognos/Tableau, Big Data tools, and machine learning algorithms using R/Python
- Hands-on Cognos/Tableau BI product lead interviewing, building and managing a team of developers and testers with development knowledge of Tableau and Cognos, Big Data tools like Hadoop, Spark, Scoop, and Hive and mentored them
- As a Product Owner, liaised with other Product Owners and business analysts onsite to finalize the technical requirements
- Very strong domain of Consumer Banking Risk Reporting (CCBRFT) and development knowledge of Tableau and Cognos, Big Data tools like Hadoop, Spark, Scoop, and Hive
- Enabled the CCBRFT finance team by automating the reporting requirements and saved $2M for the finance team
- Responsible for high-quality sprint deliverables and performed sprint ceremonies.
Technical Architect
Harman Connected Services
12.2014 - 08.2015
- Hands-on Cognos/Tableau BI Architect working with a team of developers and testers
- Liaised with the Product Owners and business analysts onsite to finalize the technical requirements
- Responsible for high-quality sprint deliverables and participated in sprint ceremonies
- Interviewed and hired Cognos/Tableau developers and mentored junior resources with the development and solving issues.
Business Intelligence Architect/Manager
IBM India Pvt LTD
01.2011 - 12.2014
- Working as a Technical Architect/Lead
- Performance Tuning of cognos reports by creating MQT, server-level tuning, tuning of report studio queries, and improved performance by 50% percent
- Travelled onsite to Axiata Malaysia for UAT and training the stakeholders on the upcoming releases
- Travelled onsite to LNT Insurance Mumbai for requirement gathering and knowledge transfer.
Senior Software Engineer
Sungard India Services
11.2008 - 12.2010
- Worked as a Cognos 8.3 Developer and ETL tool called Oracle Warehouse builder and created technical specifications, User Guides, and other documentation.
Senior System Analyst
Sonata Software Pvt Ltd
06.2004 - 11.2008
- Worked as Cognos Developer by understanding the Cognos specification & developed the catalog, imrs, iqds, models, and cubes.
Education
MBA(PGPEM) -
IIMB
01.2015 - 04.2017
B.Tech - undefined
VTU University-Bangalore Institute of Technology
01.2004 - undefined
Skills
SQL
PL/SQL
Tableau
Power BI
Python
MySQL
Dynamo DB
AWS
Azure
GCP
Jenkins
Docker
Kubernetes
Product Marketing
Product/Delivery management
Remote and Multi-site coordination
Product vision, roadmaps & schedule management
Bringing in new practices
Full SDLC development
Committed and responsible for product adoption
Highly coordinated
Cross functional
Highly enthusiastic and motivated
A very positive outlook person
Attentive collaborator and coordinator
Dedicated professional offering excellent communication & good judgment
An always go to person in the team
A very good negotiator
Highly committed to work
Organized & dependable candidate
Internationalexposure
- GNAM(Yale University), Natural Capital: Course on Managing Risks and Capturing Opportunities in Global Resource Systems, Yale University
- Tel Aviv University, Developing technology partnership between entrepreneurial firms in India and Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel
- GNAM(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Leadership Challenges in Emerging Markets, Santiago, Chile
- GNAM(Fundação Getulio Vargas), Development of a Global Mindset: Perspective of an Emerging Market, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Languages
English
Kannada
Hindi
Telugu
Awards
- Executive Program in Business Management from IIM Lucknow (2014)
- AWS Solution Architect Associate- Certified (07/2022)
Timeline
Product Manager/Marketing
Upland Software (Crossover for Work)
02.2020 - 09.2023
Product and Engineering Leader
Trilogy (Crossover for Work)
10.2018 - 12.2019
Senior Director- Product and Engineering
Alphadodus (Consultant)
05.2018 - 08.2018
Vice President/Analytics Product Manager
JP Morgan Chase &Co
08.2015 - 05.2018
MBA(PGPEM) -
IIMB
01.2015 - 04.2017
Technical Architect
Harman Connected Services
12.2014 - 08.2015
Business Intelligence Architect/Manager
IBM India Pvt LTD
01.2011 - 12.2014
Senior Software Engineer
Sungard India Services
11.2008 - 12.2010
Senior System Analyst
Sonata Software Pvt Ltd
06.2004 - 11.2008
B.Tech - undefined
VTU University-Bangalore Institute of Technology
01.2004 - undefined
Product Marketing Manager
Aurea Retail (Crossover for Work)
1 2024 - 5 2024
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