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Raj Kushwaha

Raj Kushwaha

Summary

Seasoned game industry professional with over 12 years of experience, seamlessly transitioning from game development to product management. Expertise in retention and player habits, driving sustainable growth for gaming companies. Passionate about creating captivating and successful products.

Throughout my career, I have spearheaded development teams, fostered cross-functional collaboration, and guided products from concept to launch. This experience has honed my strategic thinking, problem-solving prowess, and ability to foster innovation.

My deep understanding of player behavior and data analytics empowers me to develop data-driven retention strategies that enhance player engagement and maximize revenue. I excel at identifying patterns and correlations between player habits and retention rates, enabling tailored strategies to address unique challenges.

Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, I possess a keen understanding of startup dynamics and critical decision-making during the incubation/accelerator phase. I navigate the complexities of building and scaling startups, making informed decisions to propel growth and achieve success.

Combining my game development expertise, entrepreneurial mindset, and product management acumen, I am well-equipped to deliver impactful results and drive success for any project or organization I am a part of.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Product Manager

Data Actions Pte Ltd
Hyderabad
09.2023 - Current
  • Own & review Product Vision by continuously discovering problem statement
  • Coordinate with stake holders of clients to identify Growth Model, Levers & related insight scope
  • Mentor team to create wiki for different growth levers
  • Document user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work plan to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements for the Saas Product

Product Architect

OpenPlay Technologies (part of Nazara Technologies)
Hyderabad
04.2021 - 09.2023
  • Led the development and launch of a successful rummy mobile game, with game experience technology changed from native to Unity game engine, resulting in better user experience in game play
  • This resulted in 15% more DAU in terms of number of games played
  • Executed challenges initiative, resulted D7 moved 19% from 10%

Sr. Tech Lead

OKIE Ventures
08.2020 - 03.2021
  • Leading the product placed in the Real Money Gaming platform
  • Role is to lead & architect the product & coordinate with cross-functional teams to meet the business requirements of the product
  • It has 5K DAU & an overall download of 70K users
  • It generated INR 1.5CR revenue in the first 6 months of operations.

SVP (Product Architect) & Co-Founder

MyGameMate
01.2019 - 07.2020
  • Leading the product development cycle with a team of 12 members (game artists, Unity3d programmers, designers & backend developers)
  • The product was in the eSports category which had multiple games within it, tournaments of third party & own games, and reward stores
  • Product had 3.5K DAU & 50K download on PlayStore

Technical Team Lead & Co-Founder

Appxart Technologies Pvt Ltd
02.2018 - 12.2018

Technical Head

Digital Agents Interactive Pvt Ltd
11.2016 - 07.2017

Sr. Game Developer

1TouchStudios
09.2014 - 10.2016

Software Engineer

PurpleTalk India Pvt. Ltd
08.2011 - 05.2014

Education

B. Tech - Electronics & Communication

UPTU
Lucknow
06.2009

Skills

Product Management

Growth Strategies

Analytical Skills

Gamifications

Mobile Games

Leadership

Unity3d, C#

Work Availability

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Timeline

Sr. Product Manager

Data Actions Pte Ltd
09.2023 - Current

Product Architect

OpenPlay Technologies (part of Nazara Technologies)
04.2021 - 09.2023

Sr. Tech Lead

OKIE Ventures
08.2020 - 03.2021

SVP (Product Architect) & Co-Founder

MyGameMate
01.2019 - 07.2020

Technical Team Lead & Co-Founder

Appxart Technologies Pvt Ltd
02.2018 - 12.2018

Technical Head

Digital Agents Interactive Pvt Ltd
11.2016 - 07.2017

Sr. Game Developer

1TouchStudios
09.2014 - 10.2016

Software Engineer

PurpleTalk India Pvt. Ltd
08.2011 - 05.2014

B. Tech - Electronics & Communication

UPTU
Raj Kushwaha