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Education
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Gururaj Karanam

Product Manager I
Bengaluru
Gururaj Karanam

Summary

Diligent Product Manager offering success in product roadmap development, market research and data analysis. Highly skilled in identifying opportunities to maximize revenue. Driven and strategic with proven history of superior market penetration and product launch. Dedicated professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of tasks and motivated to learn, grow and excel in company.

Overview

3
year of professional experience
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

K12 Techno Services Pvt.Ltd
Bangalore

Product Manager I
03.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Conceptualized and deployed enhanced product features and optimized implementation for use in marketing strategies.
  • Established criteria for each milestone within product roadmap as means to measure developmental progress.
  • Analyzed metrics to measure product performance.
  • Reviewed new opportunities to drive business strategy at planning sessions.
  • Developed product documentation to communicate upcoming features and products to internal teams.
  • Developed features such Announcements, Course curriculum and Parent Communication for B2C and B2B.
  • Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
  • Documented user stories, specifications and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
  • Compiled product and customer data to generate informed profit projections.
  • Spearheaded collaborative efforts to bring products to market

IIT Madras
Chennai

Project Associate
12.2020 - 05.2021

Job overview

  • Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications.
  • Planned, executed and promoted total of 6 projects in 2 years.
  • Drove team's execution of quality management throughout division, improving process effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, resource and process efficiency.
  • Met with manager weekly to provide detailed project report and milestone updates.
  • Implemented actions to mitigate risk by developing contingency and avoidance strategies.
  • Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Managed risk, investigated solutions and established project recovery plans.
  • Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Kerala, India

Professional Certification Programme from Product Management
08.2022 - 05.2023

University Overview

University of North Texas
Texas, USA

Ph.D. from Materials Science
08.2021 - 01.2022

University Overview

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Chennai, India

Master of Science from Materials Science
07.2018 - 04.2021

University Overview

  • Awarded [First rank] with GPA 9.4 in Masters.

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
Rourkela, India

Bachelor of Technology from Materials Science
08.2014 - 05.2018

University Overview

Skills

    Product development

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Software

JIRA

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)

Google Analytics

Figma

Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Supervised team of Product Support staff members.
  • Collaborated with team of 10 members in the development of Parent Communication.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.

Timeline

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Professional Certification Programme from Product Management
08.2022 - 05.2023
Product Manager I
K12 Techno Services Pvt.Ltd
03.2022 - Current
University of North Texas
Ph.D. from Materials Science
08.2021 - 01.2022
Project Associate
IIT Madras
12.2020 - 05.2021
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Master of Science from Materials Science
07.2018 - 04.2021
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
Bachelor of Technology from Materials Science
08.2014 - 05.2018
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