Manav Agarwal
Product Management
Mumbai
Summary
Solutions driven Product Manager with 8+ years of success in product strategy and roadmap development. Highly skilled in identifying user pain points and prioritize innovative solutions. Proven track to challenge the status quo and launch products with an elevated experience basis RCA, data and pattern analysis and continuous user feedback loops.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Manager
Dream11
09.2021 - Current
- Transformed Dream11's team creation user journey with 14+ feature launches supported by 220+ team members
- Boosted the team creation conversion funnel by 4% (>200 Cr increase in revenue) by means of a successful Product Strategy and prioritizing a winning roadmap of features basis in-depth understanding of user pain points
- Launched personalization across user [new, repeat & power] journeys with contextual education campaigns resulting in higher user engagement and platform retention
- Enabled ML/AI adoption across all product teams by successfully launching algorithm based team generator after releasing 3 incremental POC's increasing revenue by 0.49%
- Showcased an almost perfect success rate on all Product launches [A/B experimentation] attributed to continuously monitoring customer feedback, user researches and competition tracking
Product Manager
Www.ezad.ae
10.2020 - 09.2021
- Launched a disruptive digitized platform in the B2B dates industry across 4 countries [UAE, KSA, Egypt, Jordan], akin to an eBay-style auction platform with the CEO
- Led user research activities involving farmers, buyers & middle men to identify pain points & undertook competitive analysis
- Transformed market intelligence and research insights into product vision and a roadmap
- Formulated the business plan for the board approval including financial projections, operational plan, standardized SOP's & brand guidelines
- Spearheaded strategic partnerships with branding and GTM, technology and third party logistic companies such as DHL
Senior Consultant
Acuvon Consulting
04.2019 - 11.2020
- Successfully delivered consulting projects in building strategy plan for a logistics company, data democratization for sovereign fund, SOP creation & re-engineering key process with SOP creation for a fast food chain
- Awarded as 'Rain Maker' for demonstrating analytical and problem solving skills which resulted in landing new clients
- Mentored junior consultants, helping them enhance their skills and contribute more effectively to projects.
Product Manager
Www.eduqfix.com (startup Experience)
09.2015 - 06.2017
- Established a symbiotic partnership with HDFC bank as an Ed Tech partner that instilled trust in institutes and expanded sales network across the country with no sales team
- Responsible for product delivery and collaborated with the engineering and product design teams to build a successful SaaS product
- Conducted client presentations for 40 clients with a conversion rate exceeding 85%
- Trained Sales & Ops team for customer acquisition, onboarding, and retention
- Expanded to 7 cities in India to more than 100 clients & $2M in transactions in year 1 with more than 50k app downloads in the 1st year
Trainee Decision Scientist
Mu Sigma
08.2014 - 08.2015
- Devised the loyalty card program for a UK based super store based on analyzing user spending behavior, average order value, impact on promotions etc. that increased customer penetration by 1.5% & customer retention by 3.5% monthly
- Attained customer satisfaction by reducing stock outs and improving store product placement with improvement in NPS by 20%
Education
B.Tech (Chemical Eng.) -
NITK, Surathkal
PGIM (MBA) -
MDI Gurgaon/ESCP Europe
Skills
Product vision and Strategy
Product Lifecycle Management
Teamwork and Collaboration
End to End Feature Delivery
A/B Testing
Product Launch
Research and trend analysis
Improvement Metrics Measurement
User and UX Research
Prioritization and Execution
Roadmap development
Negotiation
Feature Prioritization
Product Roadmaps
Cross-Functional Collaboration
New Technology Integration
Custom
With a solid background as a Blockchain market researcher for the past 2 years, I bring a deep understanding of the market dynamics and emerging trends. As an ambassador for crypto investments among my friends and family, I manage a portfolio exceeding $100,000 in crypto assets
Timeline
Product Manager
Dream11
09.2021 - Current
Product Manager
Www.ezad.ae
10.2020 - 09.2021
Senior Consultant
Acuvon Consulting
04.2019 - 11.2020
Product Manager
Www.eduqfix.com (startup Experience)
09.2015 - 06.2017
Trainee Decision Scientist
Mu Sigma
08.2014 - 08.2015
B.Tech (Chemical Eng.) -
NITK, Surathkal
PGIM (MBA) -
MDI Gurgaon/ESCP Europe