RAKESH MUNDACHALI
Bangalore
Summary
Dynamic Product Owner with a proven track record at Valtech, driving digital transformation and enhancing user experiences. Expert in strategic planning and product lifecycle management, I successfully boosted search-driven revenues by 206% through AI optimization. Adept in Agile methodologies, I excel in aligning stakeholder needs with innovative solutions.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Owner
FirstMeridian Business Services Limited
10.2025 - Current
- Delivered client support for ANZ Bank's WLO Department, ensuring alignment with client needs.
- Facilitated backlog preparation, clarified requirements, and coordinated with product team and stakeholders to enhance project alignment.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define product vision and roadmap.
- Prioritized product backlog based on stakeholder feedback and market trends.
- Facilitated agile ceremonies to ensure effective team communication and collaboration.
Product Owner
FIS
Bangalore
04.2025 - 08.2025
- Collaborated with Data & Analytics department to optimize data processes, improving data accessibility and reliability.
- Collaborated with data engineering teams and business stakeholders to maintain uninterrupted data flow and enhance process stability.
- Supported data operations by maintaining and enhancing ETL applications, ensuring seamless execution of critical business processes.
- Contract Role
Product Owner
Valtech
Bangalore
09.2019 - 09.2024
- Led backlog prioritization, stakeholder alignment, and product roadmap execution, ensuring solutions were viable, feasible, and user-centric.
- Translated business objectives into detailed user stories and prepared BRDs, PRDs, and Epics, ensuring alignment and execution with engineering and design teams.
- Defined MVP scope and launch iterations, collaborating with engineering & design for seamless execution.
- Led requirement gathering and digital strategy alignment to enhance urban experience platform.
- Conducted customer research, analyzed data (using SQL), and mapped workflows to identify product opportunities and inform strategic decisions in banking, ecommerce, and financial services.
- Algolia Search Optimization for Al-Futtaim Group (Ecommerce) - Coordinated with Dev team for Implementing AI-powered search enhancements, boosting and improving search-driven revenues by 206%.
- Supported the establishment of OKRs and KPIs to measure product success.
- An agency that specializes in digital business transformation and product development
Senior QE L2
Publicis Sapient
Bangalore
02.2013 - 08.2019
- Trained 30 stakeholders in Germany and Paris, resulting in 20% increase in product adoption.
- Delivered consulting services for digital business transformation projects, enhancing client capabilities.
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
Associate System Analyst
National Stock Exchange of India I.T
Mumbai
08.2010 - 12.2012
- Enhanced financial applications and developed investment data solutions to support user needs.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance system performance and reliability.
- Analyzed user requirements to develop effective software solutions for trading platforms.
- Conducted system testing to ensure functionality and compliance with industry standards.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Data Science
International Institute of Information Technology
Bangalore, India09-2020
Bachelor of Science - Computer (IT)
B. K. Birla College of Arts, Science & Commerce
Mumbai, India06-2010
Skills
- Product Strategy
- Product Research
- Product Roadmap Development
- Product Conceptualization
- Lifecycle management
- Product concepts
- Agile Methodologies
- Scrum Methodologies
- Roadmap development
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Trello
- Product Innovation
- Confluence
- Google Analytics
- Tableau
- Hotjar
- Mixpanel
- Miro
- Figma
- CMS (Sitecore)
- CRM (Salesforce)
- Python
- Machine Learning
- Generative AI
- Data Analysis
- User Research
- Market Analysis
Certification
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Scrum Alliance
- ISB Product Management, ISB
- ISTQB Certified Tester - Artificial Intelligence Testing (CT-AI), ISTQB
Accomplishments
- Spark Award - Contributed to KAFD, NBF, and ADNEC Salesforce projects with impactful deliverables, and ensured system resilience during disaster recovery.
- Product Innovations - Led the launch of AI-powered search optimization, mobile application development, and digital transformation initiatives across multiple industries.
Personal Information
Notice Period: 30 Days
Timeline
Product Owner
FirstMeridian Business Services Limited
10.2025 - Current
Product Owner
FIS
04.2025 - 08.2025
Product Owner
Valtech
09.2019 - 09.2024
Senior QE L2
Publicis Sapient
02.2013 - 08.2019
Associate System Analyst
National Stock Exchange of India I.T
08.2010 - 12.2012
Post Graduate Diploma - Data Science
International Institute of Information Technology
Bachelor of Science - Computer (IT)
B. K. Birla College of Arts, Science & Commerce