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Rakhil Akkali
Product Manager
Bangalore
Summary
Diligent Senior Product Manager offering 5+ years of success in product roadmap development, market research and data analysis with experience in building and managing products, programs and projects in Globalization, Localization, Enterprise Networking, Media and Healthcare domains. Proficient in managing budgets and influencing stakeholders for strategic decisions.
Led teams in engineering, quality assurance, risk management and global security compliance initiatives. Skilled in mentoring, training and contributing to the professional development of staff members.
My day to day hustle includes: Influencing senior management on strategic business decisions - Strategic guidance to engineering and QC team - Monitoring projects and programs with thrust on data-backed propositions - Implement Program Governance model - Risk Mitigation
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Product Manager
RWS Group
Indore
08.2022 - Current
- Lead and manage products, integrations and solutions that helps software connect with RWS Language Cloud for world class language translations and communication assets.
- Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
- Developed in-house SaaS based digital product ecosystem for monetizing and analyzing digital content for content publishers
- DigiPace product suite comprised of digital paywall, recommendation engine, segmentation tool, A/B Page 1 of 3 testing module
- It also houses a comprehensive analytics engine and customer data platform
- This required creating the software using a hybrid methodology.
Program Manager
Netapp
Bangalore
10.2019 - 05.2023
- Program Governance for Globalizing NetApp's software portfolio
- Application of the Globalization framework on future Product release cycles and evolution of features.
Project Manager
Reliance Industries Limited
Mumbai
11.2018 - 09.2019
- Lead development of Communities, an Enterprise Networking Platform for employees in the Client Organization
- The platform had various features for employees to interact on ideas and innovation and included gamification principles for enhanced engagement.
Business Analyst
PREMIER Biosoft, CloudLIMS
Indore
08.2016 - 09.2017
- Developed a global commercialization strategy & new product launch plan for
- CloudLIMS LIMS services
- Identified market drivers, regulatory challenges,
- USP, competitive positioning for Cannabis and Environmental LIMS Market in
- United States and Canada
- Performed quantitative research methodologies and Data analysis translating surveys into key informational insights.
Bioinformatics Analyst
Indore
07.2014 - 07.2016
- Executed qualitative research methodologies in exploring the market for
- Biological science research software
- Researched in evaluating competitors and key features for the market
- Communicated with users, understood user needs to improve the product and executed sales pipeline to close sales.
Visiting Researcher
ISIR , Osaka University
09.2013 - 10.2013
- FRET based analysis of Spatio temporal Calcium profiling in Dictyostelium
- Discoiduem.
Education
Executive Program - Sales And Marketing
Indian Institute of Management
01.2016 - 01.2017
MS ( Research) - Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Chennai 01.2010 - 06.2014
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) - Biotechnology
SRM University
06.2004 - 06.2008
Skills
Product development
undefinedAffiliations
- Toastmasters
- Project Management Institute
Interests
Timeline
Product Manager
RWS Group
08.2022 - Current
Program Manager
Netapp
10.2019 - 05.2023
Project Manager
Reliance Industries Limited
11.2018 - 09.2019
Business Analyst
PREMIER Biosoft, CloudLIMS
08.2016 - 09.2017
Executive Program - Sales And Marketing
Indian Institute of Management
01.2016 - 01.2017
Bioinformatics Analyst
07.2014 - 07.2016
Visiting Researcher
ISIR , Osaka University
09.2013 - 10.2013
MS ( Research) - Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
01.2010 - 06.2014
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) - Biotechnology
SRM University
06.2004 - 06.2008
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