Product Manager
MADHAVA NARAYANAN
Associate Director - Product Management
Chennai,TN
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Summary
Over 11 years of experience in the Software industry
with 8 years of experience in Product Management
building Web and Mobile apps for B2B SaaS startups
targeting global Enterprises across industries.
An IIM CEG Alumnus
Accomplishments
Led the end-to-end efforts as the first Product Manager of a B2B product, Prolaborate in scaling the customer base from ZERO to 275+ in 4 years (30+ Fortune Global 500 companies, 50+ Industries, 40+ Countries, 2,00,000 users).
To learn check out this post and the comments by my CEO and peers. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/madhavanarayanan-r_farewell-activity-6903965178669477888-lbWM
Skills
Strategy
Work History
Associate Director - Product Management
Sulekha
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
03.2022 - Current
- As the first Product head, aligned all stakeholders on Vision, Value proposition, and Roadmap leading to better planning and deliveries
- Established and streamlined the release process from structure of PRDs till live deployment that improved quality and reduced gaps by 70%
- Streamlined hiring process and increased the product team strength by 4x
Senior Product Manager
Sparx Systems Prolaborate (Sixth Force)
Chennai, TN
08.2017 - 02.2022
- Part of the 3-member core team - I, CEO, and Tech Head. Led the SaaS and Cloud products and managed 3 Product Managers
- Drove the product vision and made it successful by planning the strategy, creating roadmaps, and prioritizing features
- Owned the complete release cycle and delivered 2 major and 15+ minor versions
- Led the year-long revamp of the product, released it on schedule, and launched it to the world through a global conference
- Created Cloud and SaaS products from scratch as part of the AWS business. This business contributed nearly 55% of revenue
- Led the sales, support, and marketing efforts as an individual contributor in the initial years enabling product growth from 0 to 1
- Built multiple teams from scratch as the company grew by 6X in 4+ years
Product Manager
Resilinc
Pune, MH
07.2016 - 06.2017
- Managed the SaaS and Mobile apps of Supply Chain Resiliency solutions
- Owned the first release of all-new Mobile app (Android and iOS platforms) and select risk modules
- Understood expectations from stakeholders, wrote detailed PRD, worked closely with UX and Engineering teams for the delivery
Product Manager
Business Integrations Systems
Pune, MH
04.2014 - 06.2016
- Managed the Web and SaaS products of Business Process Management Suite
- Coordinated the complete release cycle - Formulating requirements, designing wireframes, and managing the 12-member team
- Streamlined the release processes, bringing down rework by 40% within the first 6 months
- Won 'MERIT' award for contributing to Product growth in April 2016
Engineer - Application Development
Computer Sciences Corporation
Chennai, TN
10.2011 - 06.2012
Systems Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
Mumbai, MH
09.2009 - 10.2011
Education
PGDM - Marketing
Indian Institute of Management
Raipur 07.2012 - 03.2014
B. Tech - Information Technology
College of Engineering
Guindy, Anna University 07.2005 - 04.2009
Timeline
Associate Director - Product Management
Sulekha
03.2022 - Current
Senior Product Manager
Sparx Systems Prolaborate (Sixth Force)
08.2017 - 02.2022
Product Manager
Resilinc
07.2016 - 06.2017
Product Manager
Business Integrations Systems
04.2014 - 06.2016
PGDM - Marketing
Indian Institute of Management
07.2012 - 03.2014
Engineer - Application Development
Computer Sciences Corporation
10.2011 - 06.2012
Systems Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
09.2009 - 10.2011
B. Tech - Information Technology
College of Engineering
07.2005 - 04.2009
Software
Product Leader
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