Jira


Result Oriented product manager with 18+ years of experience building, scaling, and transforming enterprise SaaS platforms through product strategy, roadmap ownership, customer discovery, data-driven prioritization, and end-to-end product lifecycle management. Proven expertise in converting customer needs into scalable solutions, leading cross-functional teams, managing complex stakeholder environments, and driving adoption across large user bases. Experienced in delivering AI-powered, mobile-first, and enterprise-grade digital products impacting 1M+ users across 14+ industries, with a strong focus on customer experience, innovation, and measurable business outcomes.
Strategic Management Certification — XLRI
Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I) — Scrum.org
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt & Black Belt Certified — Anexas Consul
Product Owner Training Program — Xebia IT Architects India Pvt.
• Led HR Tech product implementation and business analysis initiatives, transforming enterprise customer requirements into scalable product solutions.
• Managed a cross-functional team of three implementation engineers and two UI/UX specialists to deliver customer-centric HR technology solutions, and improve implementation efficiency.
• Facilitated product discovery workshops with business leaders and stakeholders to identify process gaps, define requirements, and align solutions with product lifecycle objectives.
• Converted business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, functional specifications, workflows, and implementation roadmaps to enable Agile product delivery.
• Partnered with UI/UX teams to optimize user journeys, improve navigation flows, enhance usability, and deliver intuitive HR platform experiences.
• Collaborated with engineering teams to validate technical feasibility, clarify requirements, resolve dependencies, and accelerate product delivery timelines.
• Owned UAT strategy, defect prioritization, change impact assessment, and release readiness activities to ensure successful enterprise product launches.
• Conducted product gap analysis, and recommended functional solutions to improve customer adoption and implementation success.
• Ensured collaboration between internal teams and enterprise customers to manage scope, dependencies, delivery risks, and successful product implementation outcomes.
• Managed the complete product implementation lifecycle from discovery, solution design, UAT, release readiness, and enterprise adoption.
• Progressed from QA Engineer to Senior Product Manager, contributing as an early Product Development member (#7) in building PeopleStrong HCM platform from inception to global enterprise SaaS adoption.
• Owned product strategy and roadmap execution for end-to-end Hire-to-Retire HCM suite covering Core HR, Employee Lifecycle, Performance Management, Payroll, Leave, Attendance, ESS, Compensation, Benefits, Surveys, Analytics, and Workforce Management.
• Managed enterprise HR technology products serving approximately 1M users across 14+ industries, achieving 98% monthly active user adoption.
• Scaled HCM platform capabilities supporting high-volume daily transactions including 450K+ attendance punches, 45K+ employee lifecycle transitions, 3K+ reports, 3K+ reimbursements, 3K+ performance check-ins, and 1.5K+ recruitment activities per day.
• Launched PeopleStrong's first HR Tech mobile application in 2016, enabling mobile-first workforce experiences and maintaining a 4.2 application rating.
• Improved product experience through continuous roadmap enhancements, increasing employee NPS from 21 to 51 and achieving 38 NPS among HR business users.
• Defined product vision into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, functional workflows, and release plans while partnering with Engineering, UX, QA, Implementation, and Customer Success teams.
• Led product discovery through workshops, user group discussions, usage analytics, stakeholder feedback, and market insights to identify improvement opportunities.
• Prioritized product roadmap decisions by evaluating user impact, adoption metrics, customer feedback, implementation complexity, and strategic business alignment.
• Owned and maintained prioritized product feature backlogs by applying structured prioritization frameworks including Business Value Prioritization, Weighted Scoring, Value vs. Effort Analysis, Eisenhower Matrix, and MoSCoW methodology to align roadmap decisions with product vision and business outcomes.
• Delivered APAC expansion initiatives by supporting global enterprise rollout and adoption of PeopleStrong HCM platform.
• Supported enterprise sales cycles through product demonstrations, solution consulting, and RFP responses in collaboration with Sales and Presales teams.
• Managed and mentored product teams including Business Analysts and Product Managers while collaborating directly with senior product leadership.
• Strengthened product quality by combining QA background with product ownership, functional design, and Agile delivery experience.
• Led quality ownership for enterprise HRMS modules while managing a team of four QA engineers, ensuring functional accuracy, product reliability, and successful releases.
• Designed and reviewed test strategies, business scenarios, validation workflows, and quality frameworks aligned with HRMS product requirements.
• Collaborated with Product Management and Engineering teams to validate HR workflows, business rules, user journeys, and functional requirements across HR technology modules.
• Managed defect prioritization, impact analysis, release validation, and quality governance processes to support enterprise product deployments.
• Enhanced HRMS product quality by validating features against customer workflows, compliance requirements, and real-world business scenarios.
• Built strong HR Tech domain expertise across enterprise HR processes, SaaS product functionality, quality engineering, and customer-focused solution delivery.
Product Management: Product Roadmap, Product Vision, Product Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management, Feature Prioritization, Product Discovery, Product Backlog Management, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Feature Adoption Analysis, NPS Analysis
Agile & Delivery: Scrum, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Release Planning, Agile Delivery, Risk Management, Dependency Tracking, Cross-functional Collaboration
Business Analysis: Requirement Gathering, Gap Analysis, Functional Specification Documents, Stakeholder Workshops, Process Mapping, Business Process Analysis, Change Request Analysis, UAT Support Using AI platform Chat GPT / Claude
Roadmap alignment
Stakeholder Management
Leadership: BA Team Management, Stakeholder Management, Customer Engagement, Requirements workshops, Team Mentoring, Client Coordination, Product delivery
Product Management Product Strategy & Vision Product Roadmap Ownership Product Lifecycle Management Product Discovery Feature Prioritization Product-Market Alignment Product Adoption Strategy Product Analytics User Experience Optimization SaaS Product Management
Product Prioritization & Decision Frameworks Business Value Prioritization Value vs Effort Analysis Weighted Scoring Model MoSCoW Prioritization Eisenhower Matrix Roadmap Alignment With Stakeholder Buy-in
Agile & Product Delivery Scrum Sprint Planning Backlog Management Release Planning User Stories Acceptance Criteria UAT Strategy Dependency Management Risk Management
Leadership & Collaboration Product Team Leadership Business Analyst Team Management Engineering Collaboration UX Collaboration Customer Workshops Stakeholder Management Sales Demo & RFP Support Customer Success Collaboration
• Built and scaled enterprise HR SaaS platforms from inception to global adoption, contributing as an early Product Development member (#7) at PeopleStrong and driving evolution of Hire-to-Retire HCM capabilities.
• Led HRMS product transformation programs for large enterprises including LIC, managing 40+ HR modules and impacting 180K+ users.
• Managed enterprise HR technology products impacting 1M+ users across 14+ industries, achieving 98% monthly active user adoption through continuous product improvements and user-focused enhancements.
• Owned complete Hire-to-Retire HCM product portfolio covering Core HR, Employee Lifecycle, Performance, Payroll, Leave & Attendance, Workforce Management, Compensation, Benefits, Analytics, and Employee Self-Service.
• Scaled HR platform operations supporting high-volume transactions including 450K+ daily attendance punches, 45K+ employee lifecycle transactions, 3K+ analytics reports, and 3K+ reimbursement processes.
• Improved product experience and customer satisfaction by increasing employee NPS from 21 to 51 and achieving 38 NPS among HR business users.
• Delivered enterprise mobile-first HR transformation by launching HR Tech mobile application with 4.2 user rating, enabling anytime-anywhere employee access.
· Solution designed for 80+ customers from different types of industries & below are some major one
· Customer Name: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Headcount: 84000 (Phase 1)
· Delivered enterprise-grade digital products adopted by 80+ large customers across 14+ industries, including BFSI, Telecom, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Logistics, Aviation, Retail, IT, and Hospitality.
· Designed scalable SaaS product solutions supporting complex enterprise environments ranging from 8K to 180K+ employee organizations.
· Partnered with enterprise customers including LIC, True Corp Thailand, Future Group, Schneider Electric, Cipla, Maersk, Indigo, HCL, Max Healthcare, and Aditya Birla Financial Services to understand business needs and enhance product capabilities.
· Delivered global and large-scale transformation programs, including:
o LIC: HR digital transformation impacting 180K+ users
o True Corp Thailand: APAC product rollout supporting 26K+ employees
o Future Group: Enterprise HR platform adoption for 61K+ employees
o HCL Infosystem: Automated reimbursement workflows generating ~₹10 lakh quarterly savings
· Converted enterprise feedback, implementation insights, and market requirements into product enhancements, roadmap priorities, and scalable platform capabilities
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• Data-Driven Decision Making: Experienced in leveraging user insights, adoption metrics, customer feedback, and business impact analysis for roadmap decisions.
• Strategic Prioritization: Skilled in balancing customer value, business goals, engineering effort, dependencies, and product vision through structured prioritization frameworks.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Proven ability to align Engineering, UX, QA, Sales, Customer Success, and Business teams toward common product outcomes.
• Customer-Centric Product Development: Strong experience converting enterprise customer challenges into scalable product capabilities
HR Tech