Hariharan Ravikumar
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience in product management and cross-functional leadership. Proven ability to drive stakeholder collaboration and utilize data-driven insights for strategic product decisions. Strong foundation in finance enhances analytical capabilities and user experience optimization.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Product Manager
McKinsey & Company
Chennai
07.2020 - 11.2025
- Developed product vision and mission for Scrum Team to guide project direction.
- Maintained Product Backlog to prioritize tasks and enhance workflow efficiency.
- Engaged with business teams to ensure decisions aligned with business value.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to ensure successful product implementation and deployment.
- Promoted product in market to increase visibility and drive adoption.
- Facilitated stakeholder collaboration sessions to gather requirements and identify product enhancements.
- Identified opportunities for cost savings in the development process of new products.
- Led cross-functional teams to align product development with strategic business objectives.
- Conducted extensive data analysis to derive insights that informed product strategy and decision-making.
- Facilitated continuous feedback loops to refine product features based on user insights.
System Administrator
McKinsey & Company
Chennai
01.2018 - 06.2020
- Administered Global Time & Expense System across firm offices, ensuring end-to-end functionality.
- Analyzed business requirements and aligned them with application capabilities and firm source systems.
- Managed user accounts and access controls, enhancing security and compliance.
- Conducted regular audits to ensure adherence to IT policies and regulatory standards.
- Coordinated timely support and maintenance services with vendors for optimal system performance.
- Supervise daily completion of end-to-end processes from inflow to outflow, aligned with established business rules according to office requirements.
Assistant Manager – Finance Operations (Multiple P
McKinsey & Company
Chennai
11.2006 - 12.2017
- Managed Timesheets activity to record time charges and verify consultant utilization, generating revenue for firm.
- Performed Expense Audits throughout North America, Asia, and certain areas of Europe and EEMA to identify fraudulent claims.
- Delivered quarterly business reviews on Anti-corruption compliance to Firm Legal and Finance teams.
- Spearheaded transformation of Global Time & Expense from stakeholder perspective.
- Oversaw a team of 35 members focused on time and expense processes.
- Increased office penetration rates from 85% to 96% for both time and expenses.
- Spearheaded multiple initiatives targeting expense reimbursements and timesheets, enhancing efficiencies by approximately 30%
- Generated weekly, bi-monthly, and monthly MIS reports for Senior Leadership and various stakeholders.
- Facilitated budgeting and forecasting processes for team while managing billing data transmission to offices
- Managed staffing responsibilities and reviewed WIPs of project for WC complex
- Executed payroll auditing with limited capacity in reviewing vacation balances across 18 countries while processing loans and various data sets from ERP to payroll system.
Education
MBA - Human Resources Management
Pondicherry University
Chennai12-2008
BCom Corporate Secretaryship - Finance
A.M Jain College
Chennai06-2006
Skills
- Data analysis
- Product management
- Agile methodologies
- Stakeholder engagement
- Product strategy
- Cross-functional leadership
Certification
Azure Fundamentals
Accomplishments
“Management Award”– Voted by Leadership twice during my tenure @ McKinsey& Company
Timeline
Product Manager
McKinsey & Company
07.2020 - 11.2025
System Administrator
McKinsey & Company
01.2018 - 06.2020
Assistant Manager – Finance Operations (Multiple P
McKinsey & Company
11.2006 - 12.2017
MBA - Human Resources Management
Pondicherry University
BCom Corporate Secretaryship - Finance
A.M Jain College