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Sanjana Gangadhara

Product Manager

Summary

Dynamic AI Product Manager with 4+ years of experience driving digital transformation across enterprise SaaS, AI/ML products, and market intelligence solutions. Lead roadmap strategy and global adoption of AI platforms at UPL's Center for Digital Transformation, including an Enterprise GPT Assistant, Automated Market Intelligence, and AI-driven Creative Asset Generation. Scale products to thousands of users in 10+ geographies, delivering ~$1M in efficiency gains through automation, customer insights, and executive stakeholder alignment.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Associate Product Manager

UPL Ltd
02.2025 - Current
  • Drove end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for four AI-powered platforms (Automated Market Intelligence, Enterprise GPT Assistant, Sales Enablement Application, AI Creative Asset Generation), scaling adoption across more than ten geographies and collaborating with C-suite executives and global business heads.
  • Defined long-term product vision and success metrics, influencing executives (CTO, CSO, Chief Architect) to prioritize AI-driven initiatives in sales, marketing, and competitive intelligence.
  • Conducted customer discovery and user research (1,000+ data points) to validate needs: document upload (GPT Assistant), real-time data access (Market Intelligence), agriculture-specific imagery (Creative Platform), and regulatory info (Sales Enablement); resulting in ≥80% adoption of launched features.
  • Scaled the Enterprise GPT Assistant to 4,300 employees with document chat, multi-format outputs, and mobile app, delivered under enterprise security compliance.
  • Executed go-to-market strategy and adoption programs, including localized content, multi-language support, suggestive prompts, training, and company-wide demos (700+ attendees), achieving 73% active usage in Sales Enablement and 2,000+ creative downloads in the AI Creative Platform.
  • Delivered 4+ platform optimization initiatives that improved scalability, performance, and operational efficiency, unlocking ~$1M USD impact and enabling global market expansion.
  • Piloted next-gen AI innovations (AI agents, video generation, MCP integrations, ACP-driven automation, agentic workflows aligning with business use cases, and reducing marketing and research turnaround time).

Product Analyst

Graphene AI
01.2023 - Current
  • Led the end-to-end lifecycle of Graphene AI's first SaaS market research platform, driving the roadmap, sprint planning, and cross-functional collaboration (engineering, AI/ML, design, QA) using Agile methodologies.
  • Designed and integrated AI/LLM-driven features (document upload and transcript analysis, query system for insights, automated dashboards), streamlining research workflows and reducing project runtime by 50%.
  • Delivered 25+ projects for 10+ global clients, enabling faster, unbiased insights for market research, eCommerce, and pharma verticals; partnered with sales for pre-sales demos, and client adoption.
  • Built and optimized data pipelines, APIs, and role-based access systems, and automated reporting in PowerPoint/Excel, boosting reporting efficiency and ensuring scalable, secure product delivery.

Planning Officer

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
09.2020 - 01.2023
  • Leveraged ERP systems, and geospatial data analysis to optimize petroleum logistics across 15 districts, improving distribution efficiency and competitiveness.
  • Built a Python-based RTKM optimization tool that automated truck routing, reducing fuel costs and boosting fleet utilization.
  • Delivered data-driven inventory forecasts with sales/logistics teams, enhancing supply chain planning and ensuring uninterrupted retail supply.

Education

B. Tech. - Mechanical Engineering

National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Surathkal, Karnataka, India
04-2020

Skills

  • Product Strategy, Roadmap & Lifecycle Management
  • User Research, Discovery & Customer-Centric Requirements
  • Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy & Global Expansion
  • Stakeholder Management, Executive Communication & Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Generative AI, LLMs, AI Agents & Agentic Workflows
  • Data Analytics, Python (Automation, Pipelines, APIs) & Model Evaluation

Certification

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Awards

Rising star 2024 award in Product management team of Graphene AI

Timeline

Associate Product Manager

UPL Ltd
02.2025 - Current

Product Analyst

Graphene AI
01.2023 - Current

Planning Officer

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
09.2020 - 01.2023

B. Tech. - Mechanical Engineering

National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Sanjana GangadharaProduct Manager