Pavitra Saxena
Bangalore
Summary
A Product Guy! Established expertise to manage all aspects i.e. 'What', 'Why' and 'How' of a product evolution. Entrepreneurial mind with a blend of technology and business skills.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Lead
Whatfix Technologies
Bangalore
10.2024 - Current
- Guided teams in making architectural and design decisions
- Mentored developers, resolved blockers, and facilitated performance reviews, and growth plans.
- Worked closely with product managers, and cross POD leaders to align technical efforts with business goals.
- Contributed to the codebase and reviewed code
Cofounder & CTO
Wooqer
Bangalore
04.2022 - 07.2024
- Company Overview: Wooqer is a platform that any one can use to leverage technology to meet day to day work needs.
- Advanced the platform to align with company objectives, introducing key enhancements such as Resource 360, Auto Task Generator, and Work-app Dashboards, alongside numerous incremental innovations.
- Implemented a restructuring of the customer success team based on holacracy principles, establishing six lean sub-circles with defined OKRs. This initiative resulted in Wooqer achieving its highest Customer Retention (NRR, CR) to date, along with an outstanding Customer NPS (> 50).
- Established Wooqer as a sought-after skill among future prospective adopters by organising a successful 5-day workshop at IIM Udaipur. The workshop focused on the theme of 'Frugal Digital Innovation through the Wooqer Platform.'
Vice President - Engineering
Loadshare Networks
Bangalore
02.2020 - 04.2022
- Company Overview: Loadshare is an asset light tech driven transporter.
- Managed end-to-end product engineering responsibilities across all PODs, supervising a workforce of approximately 40 members.
- Implemented and refined processes to ensure predictability in release cycles, introducing and guiding teams in sprint grooming, story point estimation, and sprint planning techniques to enhance efficiency.
- Provided mentorship to Lead engineers in tackling intricate engineering challenges such as routing and rate cards.
- Cultivated a culture of regular communication, feedback, and recognition within the organization.
- Offered guidance to the product management team in developing and articulating roadmaps, refining story writing practices, and optimizing JIRA workflows.
- Pioneered the adoption of the OKR (Objectives and Key Results) framework within select groups, with the aim of gradually integrating it as a standard practice for all engineers.
Chief Technology Officer
RE-Sure Inc.
Bangalore
10.2018 - 01.2020
- Company Overview: RE-Sure is an on demand smart insurance product being developed on third generation , scalable block chain technology.
- Formulated and executed a comprehensive product vision and roadmap, encompassing all facets of development and deployment.
- Collaborated closely with a design agency to refine and iterate upon multiple iterations, culminating in the creation of final, universally endorsed high-fidelity design screens for the entire application.
- Expedited the assembly of a dynamic team of six individuals within a month of assuming responsibilities, ensuring a well-rounded skill set to effectively execute the product development process.
- Assumed full responsibility for all technological, architectural, and infrastructural determinations crucial to the successful creation and launch of the product.
- Acquired proficiency in Solidity, the programming language for Ethereum smart contracts, as well as Rholang, utilized in RChain's smart contracts, while exploring diverse blockchain platforms.
- Successfully orchestrated the product's transition to production within stipulated timelines, including the development and deployment of dedicated web (React), Android, and iOS applications.
Cofounder & VP - Product & Technology
Wooqer
Bangalore
10.2008 - 09.2018
- Company Overview: Wooqer is a platform that any one can use to leverage technology to meet day to day work needs.
- Co-founded, bootstrapped, and developed an MVP, validated through the acquisition of initial customers, evolving until Product-Market Fit (PMF) was achieved.
- Expanded a robust technology team from 2 to 31 members at its peak.
- Fostered strategic partnerships with premier institutes in India to recruit top talent through campus placements.
- Assumed responsibility for all technology, architecture, infrastructure, and vendor-related decisions.
- Successfully secured initial customers, generating revenues of INR 1.5 Cr annually.
- Pioneered the establishment of a Customer Advocacy function.
Engineering Lead
CoreObjects
Pune
10.2005 - 09.2008
- Company Overview: CoreObjects launches ideas into products by bridging the gap between innovation and lack of infrastructure.
- Led the conception, development, and launch of www.jacked.com , overseeing a team of 16 engineers and making critical architecture decisions throughout the project lifecycle.
- As an individual contributor in software development, led the creation of the 'E-Pedigree' plugin designed to integrate seamlessly with the communication platform developed by 'Cyclone Commerce.' Coordinated closely with the design team to conceptualise and develop high-fidelity screens for the plugin.
- Revamped the architecture of a web application at 'Yodlee' to operate seamlessly on 'Liferay,' a robust portal server platform.
Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Pune
08.2000 - 06.2005
- Co-authored architecture documents and then led a team of 24 members to deliver new online banking for Credit Suisse bank, Switzerland.
- Deployed a new order workflow system during the early stages of BPM solutions for 'NTT Soft - Japan' utilizing WebLogic Integration Server 7.0.
- Directed a team of six members in the successful delivery of a credit rating module, Better Bureau, tailored for Providian Bank in the United States.
- As an individual software developer, developed crucial functionality within the 'CCFF - Client and Candidate Facing Functionality' module for RHI, a prominent staffing firm based in the USA.
Education
Bachelors of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology
Varanasi, India05.2000
Skills
- Product roadmapping
- Code architecture
- Technical skills - Java, SpringBoot, Hibernate, MySql, Cassandra, Elastic Search, Redis, Kafka, Arango, React
- Team mentorship
- Customer success strategy
- Effective communication
- Strategic thinking
- Blockchain technology
Languages
English, Hindi
Hobbies and Interests
Paragliding, Swimming, Fitness, Lawn Tennis, Chess, Theoretical Physics, Reading, Indian Mythology, Dog walking, Guitar
Accomplishments
- Creating Wooqer Product & Profitable Business
- Establishing Wooqer's most successful customer success team to date, comprised of young professionals, adhering to holacracy principles, resulting in record-high Net Revenue Retention (NRR) and customer satisfaction.
- Creating Wooqer's IDP & IDM
- Converting MG (Now ABFRL) from pilot to customer (first '>1Cr/annum' contract for Wooqer)
- Project of the year award for jacked
- 'zero defect delivery' award for Better Bureau
Languages
Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
Engineering Lead
Whatfix Technologies
10.2024 - Current
Cofounder & CTO
Wooqer
04.2022 - 07.2024
Vice President - Engineering
Loadshare Networks
02.2020 - 04.2022
Chief Technology Officer
RE-Sure Inc.
10.2018 - 01.2020
Cofounder & VP - Product & Technology
Wooqer
10.2008 - 09.2018
Engineering Lead
CoreObjects
10.2005 - 09.2008
Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2000 - 06.2005
Bachelors of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology
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