Samyuktha B R
Bangalore,KA
Summary
Strategic and impact-focused AI Product Manager with 14 years of experience leading digital transformation initiatives in Clinical R&D IT and Banking. Specialized in AI/ML and Generative AI product strategy, delivering intelligent, scalable, and secure enterprise solutions. Skilled at transforming data-driven insights into customer-centric products that improve outcomes, reduce risks, and accelerate business growth. Adept at leading cross-functional agile teams and aligning product roadmaps with organizational objectives.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Business Consultant – Product Owner
Wells Fargo
09.2024 - Current
- Established product strategy and roadmap in alignment with Compliance Engineering objectives, ensuring delivery of scalable, compliant solutions.
- Conducted user research (current-state assessments, job shadowing, requirements gathering) and translated findings into actionable product requirements.
- Rationalized diverse stakeholder needs across Compliance functions into prioritized user stories for agile delivery teams.
- Managed sprint execution, backlog prioritization, and product launches; delivered measurable business value consistently.
- Acted as communication bridge with sponsors and stakeholders, providing transparent progress updates and risk mitigation plans.
- Oversaw functional sign-off prior to production releases, ensuring compliance and quality standards were upheld.
- Monitored product adoption post-launch, validating performance with data-driven insights and user feedback.
- Coordinated requests from multiple stakeholders, streamlined backlog management, and improved prioritization efficiency.
Product Owner – Clinical R&D IT
IQVIA
07.2019 - 08.2024
- Spearheaded development of a Protocol Digitization Platform, reducing adverse event mitigation time by 30%.
- Integrated NLP techniques to extract structured data from clinical protocols, boosting processing speed by 35%.
- Translated business goals into user stories, prioritized backlog, and facilitated sprint planning for cross-functional teams.
- Championed stakeholder collaboration and product demos, ensuring transparency and alignment with goals.
- Monitored KPIs post-deployment and iterated features, achieving a 20% improvement in user engagement.
- Led product training for internal and sponsor teams, accelerating onboarding and adoption.
- Mentored junior analysts and standardized documentation, reducing rework by 25%.
Business System Consultant
Wells Fargo
02.2016 - 07.2019
- Managed end-to-end functional requirement lifecycle for high-visibility digital workflow initiatives.
- Conducted system gap analysis and recommended enhancements, improving efficiency and reducing turnaround time.
- Maintained traceability and prioritization of evolving business needs using JIRA and TopTeam.
- Led UAT cycles across global stakeholders, ensuring business continuity during platform upgrades.
Business Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS)
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Gathered, documented, and translated global stakeholder requirements into actionable user stories.
- Facilitated workshops and estimation sessions to ensure clarity and optimize delivery effort.
- Defined future-state vision aligned with strategic goals, enhancing platform usability and client satisfaction.
- Supported agile ceremonies and UAT cycles, ensuring smooth deployments and business adoption.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Information Science
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
Karnataka, IndiaSkills
- AI Product Strategy & Road mapping
- Generative AI Product Development
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Change & Release Management
- Agile / Scrum / SAFe
- Backlog Prioritization & Grooming
- Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- AI/ML Integration in Healthcare & Banking
- Strategic Thinking & Data-Driven Decision Making
- JIRA
- Confluence
- HPQC
- ALM
- TopTeam
- Agile/Scrum
- Microsoft Office Suite
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Launched compliance product suite at Wells Fargo, improving audit readiness and regulatory adherence., Delivered global digital product development at IQVIA, reducing risk identification time by 40%., Increased stakeholder satisfaction through backlog prioritization and sprint delivery, reducing turnaround time., Recognized with Wells Fargo Achieving Excellence Award for automation initiative improving scalability., Recipient of IQVIA Impact Award for R&D IT product innovation and stakeholder satisfaction., Onboarded and trained global clients, achieving 100% adoption of new platform features.
Timeline
Lead Business Consultant – Product Owner
Wells Fargo
09.2024 - Current
Product Owner – Clinical R&D IT
IQVIA
07.2019 - 08.2024
Business System Consultant
Wells Fargo
02.2016 - 07.2019
Business Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS)
01.2011 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Information Science
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)