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Hari Krishnan P A

Digital Product Manager
Mumbai

Summary

Experienced Product Manager with 7 years of expertise and an MBA from Symbiosis International University. Proficient in overseeing multiple products from ideation to launch and adoption. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams and leveraging a strong educational and professional background in technology, solutioning, and strategy. My objective is to harness technology as a strategic tool to solve real-world organizational challenges.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Senior Product Owner (Centre of Excellence)

IDFC First Bank
01.2024 - Current
  • Product Innovation: Developed automated drop-off lead calling solutions leveraging Clevertap, CRM, and dialer integrations to enhance lead conversion rates.
  • Project Delivery: Delivered dialer and WhatsApp conversational builds for streamlined customer support and service. Increased team efficiency by streamlining processes and optimizing workflows for cross-functional collaboration.
  • Customer Journey Optimization: Led initiatives to refine and optimize digital customer journeys, improving usability and reducing friction points. Improved user experience through regular collaboration with UX designers and incorporating feedback from endusers.
  • Roadmap Creation: Identified new products, platforms, tools, and features to prioritize and shape comprehensive product roadmaps.
  • Collaborative Design: Partnered with design, content, and agency teams to conduct user research, ensuring a customer experience-driven design approach.
  • User Stories Development: Translated user needs into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria for development teams.
  • Feedback Integration: Incorporated customer and business feedback into product roadmaps, negotiating tradeoffs and aligning priorities with business goals.
  • Adoption & Feedback Loops: Co-owned on-ground technology adoption, implemented feedback loops, and identified design improvements to drive product enhancements.

DVP - Product Lead

Credilio Financial Technologies Pvt Ltd
01.2022 - Current

Product Strategy:

  • Ideated and launched API and PaaS product for Credilio, enabling fintech distributors to sell cards/loans using a plug-and-play white-labeled solution.
  • Developed and executed product pricing strategies for Credilio's diverse product offerings.
  • Established a framework and streamlined processes, from client onboarding to product launch, for new product initiatives.
  • Leveraged existing system architecture to create variations of the same loan/card journey, optimizing resource utilization.

Product RoadMap and Prioritization:

  • Created quarterly product roadmaps for phased feature rollouts, aligning with company objectives.
  • Effectively communicated the product vision to cross-functional teams and generated a high-level feature list.
  • Incorporated customer feedback and market analysis to shape and refine the product roadmap.

Product Marketing:

  • Collaborated closely with the marketing team to develop comprehensive GTM (Go-To-Market) strategies.
  • Structured GTM creatives and communications, including prelaunch, teaser campaigns, and post-launch customer engagement communications.
  • Automated marketing communications to customers and advisors to enhance engagement.

Product Launch: Implementation and Support

  • Analyzed business requirements and authored Product Requirements Documents (PRD) to guide development teams.
  • Led product launches by coordinating efforts with various stakeholders, ensuring successful rollouts.
  • Conducted thorough UAT/CUG testing and provided sign-off, assuring product quality.
  • Conducted post-launch reviews, identifying opportunities for enhancements and improvements.

3rd Party Integrations:

  • Successfully integrated Experian Credit Bureau to fetch customer CIR (Credit Information Report) and developed a business rule engine for determining Credit Card and Personal Loan eligibility.
  • Led integration projects with Banks/NBFCs for application sourcing to bank LOS (Loan Origination System)
  • Led integration projects for more than 20 distribution partners, integrating Credilio's API solutions with their App/Web.
  • Integrated tools like Clevertap, Branch.io, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics and configured events/attributes for the marketing team's use.
  • Implemented customer engagement tools like Gupshup, Karix, and Kaylera for WABA and SMS delivery.
  • Integrated Zoom APIs to facilitate registration and participation in training sessions via the app.

Presales:

  • Identified client systems and proposed tailored integration workflows and custom solutions for utilizing Credilio's API solutions.
  • Conducted product demos, addressing both technical and business aspects, to showcase the value of Credilio's offerings to potential clients.

Digital Journey Owner

IDFC First Bank Ltd
12.2019 - 01.2022
  • Developed and launched digital modules like E-KYC, E-Stamp, E-Sign, E-Mandate etc. for the Sales Team to transform NTB loan customer journey into a smooth digital process.
  • Designed an end-to-end journey on custom built Android App with SFDC LOS integration for Rural JLG loan sourcing, with an enhanced front end user experience.
  • Initiated and executed process automations by sending out automated MIS/Reports and auto-assigning customer calling cases to sales managers PAN India for EMI reminder calling, Rejected mandate registration etc.
  • Built a module, for collecting EMI from delinquent customers, for the Sales Team which helped the bank to increase its collections rate in the last quarter of FY 20-21 amidst lockdown.
  • Launched various customer calling modules for field sales team members – for Lead to Loan conversion and pitching Credit card offers
  • Increased App adoption by introducing various dashboards showcasing the Performance and Incentives of the sales team, triggering Push notifications and Promotional banners
  • Post Disbursal Document collection and Digi locker integration – substantially reduced the time in RC/Insurance/Vehicle document collection for Two-Wheeler loans
  • Spearheaded Data Center migration and infra related activities for critical employee management application of the bank.
  • Owned BRD closure, designed wireframes, created user stories, planned sprint and lead daily scrum meeting.
  • Identified and liaised with more than 20 cross functional teams such as Design, Development, Operations, Legal, Policy, Sales, IT, Vendors, Senior leaders etc. for implementation & execution of various projects.

Solution Architect - Executive

Unlimit IOT Pvt Ltd (A Reliance Group Company), Mumbai
03.2019 - 12.2019
  • Expertise in RFP/RFI response and Techno-Commercial proposal writing.
  • POC between the company and the client during sales cycle leading to deal closure.
  • Conducted product demo for clients.
  • Bid management on Smart city projects and Industrial IOT Requirements
  • Vendor Management – Coordinating with multiple vendors to build around end-to-end IOT Solutions.
  • Technical Content Writing and Preparing use cases for Sales Team
  • Knowledge on IOT cost components and creating commercials.
  • Involved in various roles comprising of Presales, Market Research, SWOT analysis, Competitor Analysis and Go to Market.

Education

MBA -

Symbiosis International University
01.2019

B. Tech - ECE

Mahatma Gandhi University
01.2016

HSC - undefined

Central Board of Secondary Education
01.2011

SSC - undefined

Central Board of Secondary Education
01.2009

Skills

Product Management

Certification

Scrum.org: PSPO-1

INTERNSHIP

  • Organization: Tata Tele Service Ltd., Pune
  • Business Unit: Analytics and Finance (MIS)
  • Designation: Management Trainee
  • Title: Business Plan for Rationalizing network costs during demerger

Accomplishments


  • Employee of the Year (FY 22-23) at Credilio for exceptional contributions to product innovation.
  • Promoted and recognized by MD, IDFC First Bank, for commitment to work excellence during tenure in the Digital Transformation Team.

Timeline

Senior Product Owner (Centre of Excellence)

IDFC First Bank
01.2024 - Current

DVP - Product Lead

Credilio Financial Technologies Pvt Ltd
01.2022 - Current

Digital Journey Owner

IDFC First Bank Ltd
12.2019 - 01.2022

Solution Architect - Executive

Unlimit IOT Pvt Ltd (A Reliance Group Company), Mumbai
03.2019 - 12.2019

B. Tech - ECE

Mahatma Gandhi University

HSC - undefined

Central Board of Secondary Education

SSC - undefined

Central Board of Secondary Education

MBA -

Symbiosis International University
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