SRIHARIKA NALLAGORLA
Bangalore
Summary
Product Leader with nine years of cross-functional leadership experience, specializing in building and shipping products across digital commerce, fintech, and technology-driven ecosystems. Proven track record of leading the product lifecycle from 0 to 1 (launching MVPs and entrepreneurial ventures) to 1 to n (scaling complex engineering systems, and global business strategies). Expert in product discovery, user research, and GTM strategy, with a technical foundation in payments (UPI/QR) and Agile methodologies. Skilled in translating qualitative user insights into high-fidelity prototypes and actionable PRDs to drive market share growth and user adoption.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Entrepreneur
Lost & Found (Experiential Travel)
Bangalore
08.2025 - Current
- Spearheaded 0 to 1 product development for an experiential travel marketplace, completing the end-to-end Product Discovery phase, and defining the core value proposition for niche travelers.
- Designed high-fidelity interactive prototypes in Figma covering 100% of the user journey—including browsing, booking, and host onboarding—to validate the MVP structure with potential users.
- Conducted competitive benchmarking and ecosystem analysis across travel and hospitality platforms, identifying three key differentiation gaps in current market offerings to guide the roadmap.
- Engineered a comprehensive GTM strategy and channel alignment framework, currently leveraging these insights to pitch and secure potential strategic partnerships for market entry.
- Validated foundational product assumptions through structured user research and journey mapping, reducing potential post-launch friction by identifying early-stage adoption barriers.
Product Manager (Part-Time)
Karavan Treks
Bangalore, India
07.2025 - Current
- Increased booking conversion rates by 18% by redesigning the user journey and implementing targeted value propositions, based on qualitative user research and persona mapping.
- Analyzed platform dynamics and supply-demand trends to eliminate structural bottlenecks, resulting in a 20% improvement in experience consistency for independent hosts.
- Designed and executed win-back campaigns, leveraging market analysis and audience triggers to re-engage dormant users, and increase platform stickiness.
Mechanical Engineer (Designer to Lead)
Epioc Mining, Lam Research, Alstom Transport
Bangalore
07.2016 - 04.2025
- Customer Discovery & Requirement Engineering: Collaborated directly with customers to finalize product specifications, translating qualitative user needs into structured technical requirements, and actionable work items for engineering teams.
- Cross-Functional & Global Leadership: Led synchronized workflows and status communication across international teams to align requirements, timelines, and stakeholder expectations, ensuring predictable progress in high-stakes environments.
- Systems Thinking and Process Optimization: Analyzed complex assembly line operational sequences and reverse logistics workflows to identify friction patterns, resulting in measurable process enhancements and operational alignment.
- Agile Project Coordination: Managed end-to-end product lifecycles—from sourcing to verification—using structured documentation and milestone tracking to maintain accountability across planning and business functions.
- Data-Driven Problem Evaluation: Synthesized observation data and technical patterns to support structured discussions and decision-making for evolving product challenges.
Founding Marketing Officer
EW Porters (E-Waste Reverse Logistics)
Bangalore
02.2024 - 02.2025
- Led 0 to 1 product development of an e-waste reverse logistics platform, mapping end-to-end sourcing and pickup workflows to reduce adoption barriers by 25% through transparent traceability.
- Spearheaded the investment pitch at IIM Kozhikode LIVE, successfully navigating a competitive funding round to the final stages, and received top-tier investor feedback on product-market fit and social impact.
- Conducted customer validation through 50+ structured interviews, identifying friction points in disposal behavior to refine the value proposition and positioning strategy.
- Developed a comprehensive GTM strategy and competitive win-back blueprint, identifying opportunity gaps in the reverse logistics market to drive initial user acquisition.
Education
MBA - Business Management
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK)
Kozhikode, Kerala, India04-2025
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Vignan's Institute of Information Technology
Visakhaptnam, India04-2016
Skills
- Product lifecycle management (0 to 1 and 1 to n)
- Product discovery and user research
- Requirement Engineer GTM Strategy and Market Analysis
- Prioritization frameworks (MoSCoW, RICE, etc)
- Experimentation and A/B testing
- AI/ML model lifecycle
- System design and architecture awareness
- Ethics in AI and data privacy, API PM
- Service design and blueprinting
- Amplitude, Mixpanel, Segment, Hotjar, JIRA, and PRD
- Google Analytics 4, Power BI, SQL, MS Excel, SPSS, Orange
- Notion, Confluence, Coda, and Lucidchart
- Figma, Miro, Relume, and Stories-on-Board, Lovable
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
French
Beginner
A1
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Dutch
Beginner
A1
German
Beginner
A1
Certification
International Certification in Product Management.
Accomplishments
Gold Medal in the Badminton Championship at the IIMB Alumni Association Sports Fest.
Affiliations
Badminton - Advanced Level, Photography - Passionate.
Timeline
Entrepreneur
Lost & Found (Experiential Travel)
08.2025 - Current
Product Manager (Part-Time)
Karavan Treks
07.2025 - Current
Founding Marketing Officer
EW Porters (E-Waste Reverse Logistics)
02.2024 - 02.2025
Mechanical Engineer (Designer to Lead)
Epioc Mining, Lam Research, Alstom Transport
07.2016 - 04.2025
MBA - Business Management
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK)
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Vignan's Institute of Information Technology