Saurabh Bhave
Summary
Highly accomplished Product Manager with sixteen(+) years of extensive experience in IT industry, specializing in multi-tiered enterprise applications. Over 6(+) years dedicated to building and scaling enterprise products across Cloud Cost & Security Management, Digital Asset Management, AML/Fraud management, Telecom and Insurance sectors. Proven expertise in defining product strategy, leading cross-functional execution, shaping roadmaps and driving product adoption. Skilled in acting as Product champion, gathering requirements, and securing scope sign-off during engagements, and holding CSPO certification.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Manager
Perforce
10.2022 - Current
Product Manager - Oct 2023 to current
- Led Product Management initiatives for a Cloud Cost & Security mnagement product enabling desired-state management with help of AI.
- Conducted customer interviews and validation sessions to define high-value roadmap items.
- Collaborated effectively with Sales and Marketing to strategize GTM and positioning.
- Delivered comprehensive end-to-end product demos, enhancing adoption and customer understanding.
- Managing new release 'Tech-talk' sessions to communicate updates to stakeholders
- Served previously as Technical Product Owner for the Digital Asset Management platform, which improves lifecycle of Gaming and Video indsutry.
Specialist Product Owner
Hitachi Vantara
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Translated high-level capabilities into detailed features and user stories, meticulously prioritising product backlog to meet requirements.
- Facilitated 'What's New' sessions and product demos for new releases, effectivly communicating value to business stakeholders.
Specialist Product Owner
NICE Actimize
09.2020 - 01.2022
- Clients: Texas Capital Bank, Cathay Bank
- Championed AML, Fraud, and Data Intelligence solutions, driving product vision and development.
- Directed requirement definition, prioritisation, and sprint execution for critical prodyct features.
- Collaborated with UX teams to enhance workflows and manage release readiness and stakeholder demos.
Scrum Product Owner
Amdocs
09.2018 - 09.2020
- Clients: Sprint/T-Mobile, UScellular, Telefonica
- Managed CRM and Order Management functionalities for enterprise telecom clients.
- Gathered comprehensive requirements, authored solution designs, and integrated with third-party APIs.
- Delivered customer demos, and secured functional acceptance for product features.
Senior Software Developer
Amdocs
07.2013 - 08.2018
- Clients: Telefonica, SingTel
- Served as Senior Software Developer, gaining integrated knowldge of billing, accounts receivable within CRM and OMS products.
- Developed robust business logic utilizing Servlets, EJBs, REST APIs, Microservices, and Oracle PL/SQL & SQL.
- Authored detailed business process documents, and provided critical support for User Acceptance Testing(UAT) and production cycles.
Junior Software Developer
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
12.2009 - 07.2013
- Managed the generation of policy bonds and claim settlements for Life and General insurance products.
- Developed high-quality code using Core Java, EJBs, Struts, and Oracle PL/SQL and SQL.
- Executed bug fixing and provided essential support for Integrated User Testing and Production environments.
Education
M.B.A. - Marketing and Information Technology
M.G.M University
Distance education2012
B.E-Computer science -
North Maharashtra University
2009
Skills
- Product Strategy and Discovery, Roadmapping, Competitive Analysis, User Research, Feature Prioritisation (RICE, MoSCoW)
- Execution and Delivery, Backlog Creation, Sprint Planning, and GTM Readiness
- Cross-functional activities with engineering, UX, sales, and marketing
- Tools: Aha, JIRA, Rally, Confluence, Figma, Java, Oracle - SQL/PLSQL
Certification
- ScrumAlliance certification - CSPO, Certificate ID: 001543352
Notable achievements
- Led product management for new Cloud Cost & Security management Product, ensuring desired state.
- Championed AML, Fraud and Data Intelligence solutions, driving product vision and execution.
- Managed critical Customer Relationship Management(CRM) and Order Management System(OMS) functionalities for enterprise telecom clients.
- Translated complex capabilities into detailed features and user stories, optimizing product backlog prioritization.
Timeline
Product Manager
Perforce
10.2022 - Current
Specialist Product Owner
Hitachi Vantara
01.2022 - 07.2022
Specialist Product Owner
NICE Actimize
09.2020 - 01.2022
Scrum Product Owner
Amdocs
09.2018 - 09.2020
Senior Software Developer
Amdocs
07.2013 - 08.2018
Junior Software Developer
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
12.2009 - 07.2013
M.B.A. - Marketing and Information Technology
M.G.M University
B.E-Computer science -
North Maharashtra University