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Sudeep Penugonda

Bengaluru

Summary

Senior Product Manager – Data & GenAI with expertise in AI/ML products, data platforms, and analytics. Built Thrillophilia’s data platform from 0-1, scaling it to 30TB/month with 99% uptime. Led the GenAI vertical, launching a RAG-based Support Bot that filtered 46% of tickets. Previously at Airtel Digital, developed AI-driven recommendation & segmentation systems, improving CTR by 60% and reducing CAC by 65%. Skilled in LLMs, RAG, NLP, cloud data platforms, and AI adoption strategies.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Product Manager - Data & GenAI

Thrillophilia
Jaipur
03.2024 - Current
  • Designed and deployed a RAG-based Support Bot, reducing 46% of support tickets and improving customer experience.
  • Built Thrillophilia’s Data Platform from 0-1, scaling it to process 30TB of data per month with 99% uptime SLA.
  • Established and led a 10-member data team (analysts & engineers) to drive data initiatives and AI adoption.
  • Initiated and led the GenAI vertical, spearheading AI-driven solutions for business impact.

Product Manager - Data & ML

Airtel Digital
Bengaluru
03.2022 - 03.2024
  • Developed a Recommendations Engine powering Airtel’s app, improving content discovery by 16%, achieving 60% better CTRs, and 23% higher conversions.
  • Built a Smart Segmentation Product for digital marketers, reducing Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) by 65% through targeted ad strategies.
  • Redefined data architecture, converting base tables into OLAP structures, optimizing queries, and saving 40TB of compute per month.

Associate Product Manager, Web & Mobile Analytics

AJIO
Bengaluru
02.2020 - 03.2022
  • Migrated AJIO from Google Analytics 3 (UA) to GA4, restructuring clickstream data for enhanced analytics capabilities.
  • Implemented an A/B Testing Framework and SOP, enabling data-driven decision-making and optimized testing strategies.
  • Led the 0-1 analytics implementation for AJIO LUXE, a new luxury vertical, ensuring comprehensive data tracking and insights.

Analytics Engineer

Dentsu World Services
Pune
04.2019 - 02.2020
  • Increased top-of-funnel engagement by 16% by optimizing banners and widgets through A/B testing on an e-commerce website.
  • Improved conversion rates, achieving 8% higher CTRs on Add to Cart and 15% on Add to Wishlist by refining UI/UX elements.
  • Received "Customer Delight" award for empathizing with users and providing quick, impactful solutions.

Associate Analytics Engineer

Nabler Digital Analytics Company
Bengaluru
12.2017 - 04.2019
  • Worked extensively on Google Tag Manager and Tealium to implement tracking for Google Analytics and marketing pixels.

Education

MCA - Advance Analytics and Data Science

Kristu Jayanti College
03.2018

B.Com - Commerce & Marketing

National College Basavanagudi
03.2015

Skills

  • Product Roadmap & Strategy
  • AI & Data Platform Management
  • A/B Testing & Experimentation
  • Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • AI/ML: LLMs, RAG, NLP, Recommendation Engines
  • Data Platforms: BigQuery, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Data Pipelines
  • Programming: Python, SQL
  • Cloud Services: AWS, GCP
  • Analytics Tools: Google Analytics, GTM, Tealium
  • Data Governance: OLAP, Data Modeling, ETL/ELT

Certification

  • Advance Google Analytics (GAIQ) Google
  • GCP Databricks Platform Architect Databricks
  • Generative AI Fundamentals Databricks

Timeline

Senior Product Manager - Data & GenAI

Thrillophilia
03.2024 - Current

Product Manager - Data & ML

Airtel Digital
03.2022 - 03.2024

Associate Product Manager, Web & Mobile Analytics

AJIO
02.2020 - 03.2022

Analytics Engineer

Dentsu World Services
04.2019 - 02.2020

Associate Analytics Engineer

Nabler Digital Analytics Company
12.2017 - 04.2019

MCA - Advance Analytics and Data Science

Kristu Jayanti College

B.Com - Commerce & Marketing

National College Basavanagudi
Sudeep Penugonda