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Senthil kumar A P

Senior Manager - product management
Bengaluru

Summary

I have a total of 16 years of experience entirely in the travel and hospitality sector. I started My career as a Business Analyst after finishing My MBA and have grown into product management roles for the last 11 years. I have worked on multiple B2B and B2C products in the travel and hospitality space, had extensive experience handling Hotel Chains, Airlines, Global TMCs, Retail and online travel agencies in the corporate and leisure segments across multiple markets. Have envisioned product strategy, managed budgets , Prioritised and executed product roadmap, and managed large customer projects while also handling team of product managers. My success lies in adapting and evolving my product vision and strategy to changing business needs and market dynamics.

I have been with Amadeus IT group for the last 8.5 years. Currently, heading the product management team for Leisure Hotel Distribution, managing a team of product managers with a focus on building products and solutions to diversify into the leisure travel segment.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Senior Manager - Product Management

Amadeus Labs
10.2021 - Current
  • Maintained frequent interaction with senior management to measure goal achievement and realign product strategy
  • Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships
  • Successfully presented strategy and vision to senior management and secured multi-million euro budget towards building a new product as part of diversification/new market entry
  • Brainstormed and developed sales strategies to achieve short and long term sales revenue objectives.
  • Prepared product GTM activities in close coordination with Product marketing team
  • Involved in assessing business case of customer and suggest suitable product pricing
  • Involved in due diligence with potential targets for Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnership and Alliances etc.
  • Managed product budget and prioritized product roadmap and executed the roadmap
  • Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale
  • Demonstrated exceptional adaptability in navigating complex situations or rapidly changing environments with ease

Manager , Product Management

Amadeus Labs
09.2020 - 08.2024
  • Developed Product strategy and vision for multiple products in Hospitality Distribution vertical of Amadeus
  • Supervised team of 5 Product managers across multiple global locations in India, UK and Spain
  • Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals.
  • Evaluated data to find actionable insights and make product recommendations.
  • Recruited and hired top performers to add talent and value to Organization.
  • Assisted with customer needs and resolved problems to maintain business relationships.
  • Researched and compiled data to prepare competitive analysis and trend analysis for business development.
  • Managed budgets effectively, ensuring optimal financial performance while investing in necessary resources for business growth

Product Manager

Amadeus Labs
09.2015 - 08.2020
  • As an individual contributor, conceptualized and deployed enhanced product features and optimized implementation for use in marketing strategies.
  • Set goals and formalized policies to maximize team performance and keep projects on-task.
  • Reviewed new opportunities to drive business strategy at planning sessions.
  • Documented user stories, specifications and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
  • Thrived in fast-paced, highly-adept team to develop and prioritize product features and building product roadmap.
  • Developed product documentation to communicate upcoming features and products to internal teams.
  • Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
  • Liaised with clients to better understand business needs and current market landscape.
  • Analyzed metrics to measure product performance.

Senior Business Analyst

Erevmax Technologies
05.2014 - 08.2015
  • Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
  • Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope.

Senior Business Analyst

Xyka Software
02.2012 - 05.2014
  • Directed business analysts in executing and delivering various tactical and strategic plans.
  • Derived conceptual designs from business objectives to deliver software and applications according to specifications for usability, performance and functionality.
  • Applied honed problem-solving skills to analyze and resolve issues impacting business operations and goal achievement.

Senior Business Analyst

IBS Software Services
10.2010 - 01.2012
  • Analyzing new requirements from the customer and propose suitable solutions
    participated in customer on-site workshops
    Handover sessions to development team to make sure the requirements are fully understood
    Continuous follow-up with development team to clear all the doubts in requirements
    Preparation of Product manuals and user guides

Business Analyst

IBS Software Services
06.2008 - 09.2010
  • Analyzing new requirements from 5+ customer and propose suitable solutions
  • participated in customer on-site workshops
  • Handover sessions to development team to make sure requirements are fully understood
  • Continuous follow-up with development team to clear all doubts in requirements
  • Preparation of Product manuals and user guides

Education

Master Of Business Administration - Finance

PSG Institute of Management
Coimbatore
06.2006 - 2008.06

B.Tech -

Anna University , Trichy Campus
Trichy
08.2002 - 2006.05

Skills

Product Vision and strategy

Product Life Cycle Management

Strategic Planning

Product Roadmap and Prioritization

Product launch management

Partnership Development

Team Leadership

Talent Development

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Decision-Making

Budget Management

Accomplishments

  • Awarded "The Top Gun Award " in 2022 which is the highest company-level award given to individuals who had demonstrated excellent performance
  • Awarded 2nd Prize in global ideathon competition organized by Amadeus IT group
  • Crafted a 14 day "Domain Knowledge" Improvement sessions for new joiners which was well attended by 100's of new joiners in the organization.

Languages

p English /p
Advanced (C1)
p Tamil /p
Advanced (C1)
p Kannada /p
Intermediate (B1)
Hindi
Elementary (A2)

Certification

SAFe PM/PO certification

Interests

Jogging, reading books and watching

Timeline

Senior Manager - Product Management

Amadeus Labs
10.2021 - Current

Manager , Product Management

Amadeus Labs
09.2020 - 08.2024

Product Manager

Amadeus Labs
09.2015 - 08.2020

Senior Business Analyst

Erevmax Technologies
05.2014 - 08.2015

Senior Business Analyst

Xyka Software
02.2012 - 05.2014

Senior Business Analyst

IBS Software Services
10.2010 - 01.2012

Business Analyst

IBS Software Services
06.2008 - 09.2010

Master Of Business Administration - Finance

PSG Institute of Management
06.2006 - 2008.06

B.Tech -

Anna University , Trichy Campus
08.2002 - 2006.05

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