Sumesh Babusreekumar
Bengaluru
Summary
Seasoned Senior Product Manager with extensive experience in Product Leadership and Capital Markets, exhibiting a strong history of propelling product innovation and streamlining operational efficiency via a results-focused methodology that encourages teamwork among cross-functional teams to achieve impactful solutions in line with organizational objectives.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Product Manager
Tata Consultancy Services
Bengaluru
01.2008 - Current
- Provide thought leadership for securities product platforms to increase Revenue & Profitability, strengthen product capabilities & improve Quality & Customer Satisfaction.
- Set goals for the product roadmap based on the overall goals of the business through market scanning to identify market infrastructure and regulatory changes.
- Increased product adoption by identifying customer needs and developing innovative product features.
- Improved user experience by collaborating closely with design and development teams on UI/UX enhancements.
- Mentored junior Product Managers in effective project management techniques and industry best practices.
- Managed product roadmaps, aligning with company goals and ensuring timely delivery of key features.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction rates through proactive communication of feature updates, bug fixes, and other relevant information related to the products managed.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, fostering collaboration across departments for seamless product development.
- Drove go-to-market plans for product releases, coordinating marketing efforts to raise brand awareness and generate leads.
- Championed customer feedback loops to continuously refine products according to evolving customer requirements.
- Leveraged Agile methodologies for efficient project management and rapid iteration cycles in response to changing market demands.
- Collaborated with sales teams on generating targeted marketing materials that effectively communicated unique selling points of each product offering.
- Ensured regulatory compliance by working closely with legal departments on necessary documentation and approvals.
- Managed product demonstrations and testimonials for performance evaluation.
- Oversaw preparation of marketing copy, images, videos, emails, and other collateral.
Senior Business Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
Bengaluru
03.2005 - 12.2007
- SPOC for client implementations, leading a team of business analysts across various geographies.
- Interface with the client, relationship managers and other TCS service practices.
- Responsible for pre-sales work focused on new customer acquisition & existing customer upselling.
- Preparation of RFI/RFP response, presentation & RFP walkthrough to Clients.
- Competency building in Custody, Settlements and Wealth Management.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining the repository of business requirements documents and data flows.
- Facilitate requirement workshops and lead business user group discussions during the business requirement capture phase.
- Conduct functional gap analysis and prepare requirement specification documentation for change requests and interface data feeds.
- Perform functional testing for new releases and data mapping corrections.
Channel Manager
Sify Ltd.
Chennai
11.2004 - 03.2005
- Managing the marketing operations for the Sify finance portal capital market tools and services involving forging strategic business alliances with channel partners.
- Interfacing with operations and technology team for developing financial planning tools to assist registered subscribers in their financial planning and decision-making process.
- Conducting online discussion on various investment avenues available in capital markets in consultation with panel of judges from capital markets.
- Handling the functioning of investment tracker system; providing value additions to the paid services of the portal in coordination with operations support team.
Executive
Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd
Chennai
02.1999 - 11.2004
- Conducting verification & release of delivery instructions of clearing members for pay in to the exchange and pay out to the beneficiary accounts.
- Handling commodities / derivative accounts of clearing members, SGL transactions of clients; involved in opening depository beneficiary accounts, clearing member accounts, creating pledge, etc.
- Assisting retail and institutional clients in the bidding process for IPOs.
- Liaising with bankers, stock exchanges, registrars, brokers, depository participants and other external agencies to facilitate smooth trading of securities.
- Handling post investment activities like preparing return charts, weekly reporting of NAV, etc.
- Implementing competitive strategies for managing the marketing of Mutual Funds, Bonds & Insurance products to retail, institutional & corporate clients.
- Identifying, appointing and managing franchisee operations with a view to ensuring effective marketing of financial products.
- Organizing promotional activities generating product awareness among potential investors and providing information on economic, industrial & financial situations.
- Managing day-to-day administration of the customers’ portfolios; providing advisory services to HNI & corporate clients, ensuring high ROI.
- Providing advisory services regarding the processes, procedures and strategies for trading in cash and F&O markets.
- Resolving critical issues pertaining to delivery of money market & debt instruments, ensuring maximum customer satisfaction level.
Education
MBA - Finance & Marketing
BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY
Coimbatore04-1998
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
University of Kerala
Trivandrum04-1996
Skills
- Business analysis and requirements gathering
- Change management and implementation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Functional testing and quality assurance
- Market strategy and product positioning
- Partnership development
- Pre-sales support and client engagement
- Product management and roadmaps
- Project management and strategic planning
- Solution architecture and stakeholder engagement
Websites
Accomplishments
Author - The changing face of custody in emerging markets - TCS BaNCS Research Journal
TCS BaNCS - Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Dedication and Hard Work
TCS Talent Development - Certificate of Achievement for Talent Development
Timeline
Senior Product Manager
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2008 - Current
Senior Business Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
03.2005 - 12.2007
Channel Manager
Sify Ltd.
11.2004 - 03.2005
Executive
Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd
02.1999 - 11.2004
MBA - Finance & Marketing
BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
University of Kerala
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