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Rama Mathur

Rama Mathur

Hyderabad

Summary

Product leader with 18 years of experience in driving product strategy and execution for enterprise and SaaS platforms. Expertise in data-driven decision-making and customer-centric innovation, resulting in measurable business impact. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, and implement strategic initiatives that transform organizations. Recognized for strong leadership, problem-solving skills, and commitment to quality in fast-paced environments.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Leader

ADP Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
05.2022 - Current
  • Product Portfolio Leadership: Spearheaded the talent acquisition product suite, delivering innovative text-based communication solutions that accelerated hiring processes by 45% and improved recruiter-candidate engagement.
  • Compliance and User Experience Excellence: Directed the Workforce Now time-off product team to launch mission-critical regulatory features, optimizing user workflows, and reducing task completion time by 30-40% for enterprise customers.
  • Operational Efficiency and Cost Optimization: Implemented strategic automation initiatives and enhanced product architecture, generating a 45% reduction in operational costs while improving system scalability.
  • Strategic Vision & Execution: Established and executed a comprehensive product strategy for an HR technology platform serving Fortune 500 enterprise clients, aligning the product roadmap with market demands and business objectives.

Lead Product Manager

OpenText Technologies
Hyderabad
11.2020 - 05.2022

Enterprise Search Product:

  • Technology Innovation and User Impact: Implemented semantic search and knowledge graph technologies that enabled knowledge workers to locate relevant business information 25% faster, significantly improving organizational productivity.
  • Revenue Generation: Directed enterprise search product strategy and execution, delivering $2.5M in annual revenue through strategic market positioning, and enterprise client acquisition.

e-Discovery Product (Legal Hold):

  • Comprehensive Legal Solution Development: Built an integrated e-Discovery platform (legal hold) from concept to market leader, generating $2.1M in annual revenue while serving legal professionals with advanced litigation support and case document analysis.
  • Legal Market Penetration: Successfully scaled the e-Discovery (legal hold) solution to over 160 enterprise legal departments through strategic go-to-market execution focused on regulatory compliance and litigation readiness requirements.

Solution Owner

Parexel International
Hyderabad
12.2016 - 11.2020
  • SaaS Product Leadership: Directed cross-functional teams to strategically develop, launch, and scale a market-leading SaaS EDC platform serving global pharmaceutical and biotech enterprises
  • Strategic Roadmap Development: Built comprehensive, customer-centric product strategies through executive collaboration with customers, business stakeholders, sales/marketing, support, and engineering organizations
  • Business Strategy Alignment: Synchronized product roadmaps with corporate objectives to drive measurable customer retention, acquisition growth, and revenue expansion initiatives
  • Executive Stakeholder Management: Collaborated with C-suite and cross-functional leadership to prioritize multi-million dollar product investments and strategic resource allocation
  • Product Architecture & Requirements: Transformed strategic initiatives into detailed development frameworks (Epics, ART Epics, Features, User Stories) while partnering with solution architects on technical design requirements
  • Customer-Centric Development: Established release planning methodology focused on customer value delivery, working with UX teams to optimize workflows and user journey mapping.
  • Team Leadership & Development: Mentored product owners on backlog management and agile methodologies, enabling effective collaboration with SCRUM teams, and improving development velocity.
  • Market Validation & Feedback: Executed customer demonstration programs and stakeholder presentations to validate product-market fit, and incorporate user insights into development cycles.

Associate Business Analyst/Product Owner

JP Morgan Chase & Co. India
Hyderabad
09.2016 - 12.2016
  • Infrastructure Optimization and Customer Satisfaction: Identified and resolved critical infrastructure management tool inefficiencies for internal customers, successfully translating complex requirements into implementable solutions that improved system performance and user experience across multiple business units.
  • Process Improvement and Leadership Intelligence: Delivered comprehensive UAT validation and stakeholder demonstrations that ensured 100% solution accuracy, while providing leadership with actionable insights through analytical reporting that improved client issue resolution tracking and response times.

Consultant/Product Owner

ADP India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
12.2010 - 09.2016
  • Cross-functional Leadership and Product Strategy: Aligned business, engineering, and cross-functional teams to define and prioritize product requirements based on customer and market needs, while leading two SCRUM teams as Product Owner to achieve consistent product and sprint goal delivery.
  • Quality Delivery & Process Excellence: Directed comprehensive QA activities from test strategy through test summary, and facilitated agile ceremonies as Scrum Master, resolving development impediments, and ensuring high-quality product delivery that met customer expectations and market standards.

Associate - Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Hyderabad
02.2007 - 12.2010
  • Client Success & Project Delivery Excellence: Achieved 100% project requirement accuracy through comprehensive customer liaison activities and detailed use case documentation, resulting in improved stakeholder satisfaction, and reduced project scope changes across multiple enterprise consulting engagements.
  • Quality Assurance and Operational Efficiency: Reduced product defect resolution time by implementing systematic tracking and management processes with development teams, delivering higher quality solutions that improved client retention and project success rates for global technology consulting initiatives.

Education

Executive Program - Global Business Management

Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
Calcutta, India
01.2017

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Nagarjuna University
Andhra Pradesh, India
01.2006

Skills

Strategic & Leadership Skills
  • Product Strategy & Vision Development
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Executive Stakeholder Management
  • Portfolio Management & P&L Ownership
  • Go-to-Market Strategy & Execution
  • Competitive Analysis & Market Positioning
Product Management Core
  • Product Roadmap Development
  • Requirements Analysis & Documentation
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • User Experience (UX) Design
  • Customer-Centric Product Development
  • Feature Prioritization & Backlog Management
Agile & Project Management
  • Agile Methodologies (SCRUM, SAFe)
  • Sprint Planning & Execution
  • Product Owner & Scrum Master Practices
  • Release Planning & Management
  • Risk Management & Mitigation
Technical & Analytical
  • SQL & Data Analysis
  • A/B Testing & Product Analytics
Industry-Specific Expertise
  • Clinical Trial Management (Phase 2/3)
  • e-Discovery & Legal Technology
  • Enterprise Search Solutions
  • HR Technology & Talent Management
  • Regulatory Compliance (FDA/EMA)
  • SaaS Platform Development
Tools & Platforms
  • Project Management: JIRA, Rally, ALM
  • Design & Prototyping: Balsamiq, Axure
  • Analytics & Research: Survey Monkey, SQL Analytics
  • Collaboration: Confluence, SharePoint, MS Office Suite
  • Development: Version Control, API Testing Tools
Soft Skills
  • Executive Communication & Presentations
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Problem-Solving & Decision Making
  • Team Building & Mentoring
  • Change Management
  • Negotiation & Influence

Languages

  • English, Native
  • Telugu, Native
  • Hindi, Proficient

Training

  • Competitive and Market Analysis for Product Managers, Advanced certification in competitive positioning and market research methodologies
  • Foundational Level Certification in Business Analysis, BCS, 2015 - Comprehensive training in business analysis frameworks and methodologies

Personal Information

Title: Product Leader

Tools Platforms

JIRA, Rally, ALM, Balsamiq, Axure, Survey Monkey, SQL, Confluence, SharePoint

Accomplishments

  • Stood as second runner-up in the ADP Innovation Challenge and grabbed the opportunity to present to the Executive Leadership of ADP
  • Receiving Indian Achievers Award for all the contributions made to the field

Languages

Telugu
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2

Timeline

Product Leader

ADP Pvt Ltd
05.2022 - Current

Lead Product Manager

OpenText Technologies
11.2020 - 05.2022

Solution Owner

Parexel International
12.2016 - 11.2020

Associate Business Analyst/Product Owner

JP Morgan Chase & Co. India
09.2016 - 12.2016

Consultant/Product Owner

ADP India Pvt Ltd
12.2010 - 09.2016

Associate - Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2007 - 12.2010

Executive Program - Global Business Management

Indian Institute of Management (IIM)

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Nagarjuna University
Rama Mathur