Guru Gautham G.B
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Goal-oriented product leader with a track record across cross-functional domains — product management, program management, business finance, and data analytics. With a career built largely around scaling startups, brings proven experience delivering high-impact digital products across electric mobility, ride-hailing, logistics, aviation, and insurance. This cross-domain exposure has enabled seamless collaboration from the CXO level down to execution teams, bridging strategic intent with on-ground delivery in both Agile and traditional environments.
Overview
3
3
Languages
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Owner | Connected Car Services
Mercedes Benz R&D India
12.2022 - 03.2026
- Recruited to MBRDI's transformation team of product professionals from leading startups to facilitate transition to product-centric operating model and modern product management practices.
- Owned the product strategy and development of Connected Navigation Services for a portfolio of Electric and Plug-in Hybrid vehicles, serving over 400,000 connected vehicles across European and international markets.
- Defined business KPIs that empowered senior management and development teams to evaluate business performance and ensure platform stability.
- Established a KPI-driven roadmap that prioritized investments based on customer value, platform health and business impact.
- Led programs rolling out navigation features across new car lines and specific geographic implementations.
Senior Product Manager
BOLT (formerly known as REVOS)
02.2022 - 12.2022
- Lead the product development in organization across three product platforms – Application for Charging, Vehicle Management System and Fleet Management System
- Initiated analytics engine, enabling Founders to monitor business performance and generate actionable insights
- Identified opportunities and created roadmap for product strategy, enhancing customer engagement and monetization
Senior Program Manager
Ola Electric (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd.)
02.2019 - 01.2022
- Contributed to team responsible for creating strategy for establishing swapping stations for Battery As A Service (BAAS) product for 2W, 3W and e-rickshaw vehicles
- Handled the product charter as a business stakeholder to define the requirements and roadmap to develop consumer facing and backend systems for the public charging entity
- Developed business plan for cities assessed for launch to support strategic initiatives
- Development of business plan for cities assessed for launch
- Planning and commissioning of Swapping Station in Gurgaon for feasibility study
- Developed an in-house product, by partnering with the Data Science Team, to seed and scale Public Fast Charging Network
- Defined requirements and roadmap as business stakeholder for consumer-facing and backend systems for public charging entity
Manager – Strategy & Implementation
Ola Cabs (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd.)
10.2016 - 02.2019
- Collaborated with business team and support functions to achieve strategic business objectives
- Managed multiple portfolios including Auto, Share, Bike, Shuttle & FoodPanda, contributing to cumulative annual turnover of $370 million
- Handled multiple portfolios such as Auto, Share, Bike, Shuttle & FoodPanda with a cumulative annual turnover of $370 million
- Rollout and monitoring of business plans and engaging CXOs during reviews
- Providing cost optimization solutions that helped the category to save ~$4 million per annum
- Initiated and implemented the tool “OneRanker” by which customer booking requests were channelized to the right driver segment. This initiative improved booking conversion by 18%.
- Developing different business models with financial implications
- Key highlights during the assignment were
Business Analyst
Ola Cabs (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd.)
03.2015 - 10.2016
- Key member of launch team of Ola Store (a hyper local delivery business) handling key responsibilities in product cataloging, staffing and training
- Led operations and supported analytics for central logistics team post-launch across 4 cities
- Involved in supply fleet consolidation of Ola Store and Ola Café (food delivery subsidiary of ANI tech.) interacting with Tech and Business teams for smooth transition
- Collaborated with external manpower agencies for partner recruitment and resolved payment issues
- Consolidated supply fleet for Ola Store and Ola Café, coordinating with tech and business teams for smooth transition
- With the launch team of Ola Bike country’s first App based Bike hailing service and Ola Express a pilot to understand the dynamics of last mile food delivery business
Decision Scientist
Mu Sigma Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
07.2013 - 03.2015
- Designed prototype customer segmentation and loyalty program management system for leading global airline, providing analytical support to optimize discretionary fuel uplift.
- Identified $800k USD in healthcare frauds for major global insurance company in Gulf region within 6 months and scaled process across 5 new geographies.
- Championed migration of analysis into automated reporting framework, enabling faster decision making for clients.
Education
B.E. - Instrumentation Technology
Bangalore Institute of Technology
Bangalore01-2013
Industry Exposure
- Automotive Industry
- e-Mobility & Public Charging
- On Demand Ride Hailing Industry
- Logistics
- Consulting and Data Analytics
Functional Exposure
- Product Management
- Program Management
- Business Finance
- Operations
- Analytics
Product Skills
- Requirement Gathering
- Customer Research
- Product Prototyping
- Product Strategy & Roadmap
- Product Prioritizations
- Product Analytics
Awards
- OverAchiever — Recognized and rewarded by CFO of Ola Group for contribution to scale and drive profitability initiatives for Ola Auto Category
- Best Team Award — EQ-Navigation Team
Timeline
Product Owner | Connected Car Services
Mercedes Benz R&D India
12.2022 - 03.2026
Senior Product Manager
BOLT (formerly known as REVOS)
02.2022 - 12.2022
Senior Program Manager
Ola Electric (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd.)
02.2019 - 01.2022
Manager – Strategy & Implementation
Ola Cabs (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd.)
10.2016 - 02.2019
Business Analyst
Ola Cabs (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd.)
03.2015 - 10.2016
Decision Scientist
Mu Sigma Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
07.2013 - 03.2015
B.E. - Instrumentation Technology
Bangalore Institute of Technology