Music production, Technology
Sunil Nair
Lead Product Manager - International Compliance And Risk
Hyderabad,TG
Summary
Gifted Lead Product Manager with solid record in overseeing and mentoring Product Managers as well as key projects for business expansion into regulated markets. Experienced in managing all stages of projects, forging partnerships and entering new regulated markets with creative and strategic approaches. Expertise includes understanding and interpreting regulatory/government documents, competitor research, feature conceptualization, optimization and content management.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lead Product Manager - Intl. Compliance & Risk
Ivy Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Entain Plc.)
Hyderabad, Telangana
12.2020 - Current
- Managed the 'International Compliance and Risk' Product Management team. The focus of this team was to conceptualize and derive product solutions from regulated market requirements and documentation.
- Provided guidance to the team in translating regulatory requirements into optimized implementations based on the technical and functional capabilities and limitations of the platform.
- Mentored the team to achieve a high level of contextual awareness while going through regulatory requirements in addition to understanding the 'intent' of their mandates.
- Provided workarounds and minimum viable alternatives to complex functional implementations based on feedback from the technical teams regarding development time and bandwidth.
- Defined and analyzed metrics to measure performance after making the product compliant with a specific market. The goal as a bare minimum, is to minimize acquisition and retention losses due to increased regulatory mandates.
- Interacted very closely with the Compliance and Legal teams/stakeholders to develop and prioritize regulatory features and build the compliance roadmap based on market launches, priorities and needs.
Product Manager - Intl. Compliance & Risk
Ivy Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Entain Plc.)
Hyderabad, Telangana
10.2018 - 12.2020
- Regulatory Interpretation - Reviewed, analyzed and interpreted gaming, AML and risk requirements for all international markets that we operate in, based on regulatory changes and demands.
- Feature Upgrades - Upgraded and enhanced the Compliance and Risk platform to cater to mandatory specific requirements from various markets depending on the prioritization.
- Forward Development - Developed new platform features after evaluating their compliance-friendliness, in accordance with regulatory and business priorities and ranking.
- Prioritization - Prioritized market specific regulatory requirements based on urgency, regulatory deadlines and the proportional impact of non-compliance. Maintained the roadmap accordingly.
- Communication and Negotiation - Interacted closely with business stakeholders, senior compliance officers and legal experts to negotiate and work around deadlines, implementation complexities and bandwidth constraints.
Area Service Owner - Intl. Compliance
Ivy Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Entain Plc.)
Hyderabad, Telangana
12.2013 - 10.2018
- Reviewed and analyzed gaming related compliance regulatory requirements for all international markets.
- Conceptualized complex changes required on the gaming platform in order to cater to these requirements.
- Provided functional specifications for the changes identified.
- Contributed to the Compliance roadmap, prioritizing projects based on deadlines and business impact.
Product Manager - Italian Compliance
Ivy Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Entain Plc.)
Hyderabad, Telangana
10.2010 - 12.2013
- Defining the requirements for the Italian regulated market based on their complex real-time messaging requirements from inception.
- Defining the scope of functional changes on platform systems based on the identified requirements.
- Managing the subsequent roadmap of Italian regulatory projects and related platform changes.
- Providing functional specifications for roadmap items.
Junior Product Manager - Platform
Ivy Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Entain Plc.)
Hyderabad, Telangana
03.2008 - 09.2010
- Defined functional changes and enhancements to the Entain platform systems (then known as PartyGaming Plc.)
- Made changes and enhancements to the loyalty systems as part of our CRM offering enhancements.
- Defined functional requirements, prepared functional specification and scope documents and performed project scope walkthroughs with the technical teams for these requirements.
Junior Product Manager - Poker Gaming Systems
Ivy Comptech Pvt. Ltd. (PartyGaming Plc.)
Gibraltar/Hyderabad, Telangana
06.2006 - 02.2008
- Defined backend tool enhancements to the Poker Gaming Systems (e.g. advanced game configurator, automated game scheduler, etc) and provided end-to-end specifications and for the same.
- Worked closely with the development teams to tweak requirements based on system capabilities at the time for optimum time to market.
Business Analyst - Poker Systems
Ivy Comptech Pvt. Ltd. (PartyGaming Plc.)
Gibraltar/Hyderabad, Telangana
10.2004 - 05.2006
- Assisted Business teams with ideation on Poker system enhancements
- Gathered requirements for the enhancements after requirement definition.
- Developed functional specification documents for review from Product Managers and stakeholders.
- Provided specifications to development teams for their understanding and implementation.
Senior Associate - Poker Operations
Ivy Comptech Pvt. Ltd. (iGlobalMedia Group)
Hyderabad, Telangana
09.2003 - 09.2004
- Was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Poker product.
- Worked on game configurations and game scheduling. Was responsible for game uptime.
- Worked on game downtime messaging on the poker UX, marketing and promotional messages to players on specific games or sections on the website.
Senior Executive - Marketing
Saven Technologies Ltd.
Hyderabad, Telangana
11.2001 - 08.2003
- Was responsible for B2B marketing of custom software for handheld devices using the Symbian OS.
- Worked on defining broad requirements for the Microfinance sector in order to promote handheld software solutions for their field-staff.
Marketing Executive
NetIndia Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad, Telangana
02.2001 - 10.2001
- Performed door-to-door marketing of online web-space vouchers to the Retail sector
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
D.Y.Patil College of Engineering And Technology
Kolhapur, Maharashtra 08.1996 - 07.2000
High-school And Undergraduate Studies -
Bhavan's Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya
Hyderabad, Telangana 06.1993 - 05.1996
Middle And High-School -
St. Francis De Sales High School
Nagpur, Maharashtra 06.1988 - 05.1993
Skills
Stakeholder negotiation
Accomplishments
- Actively responsible for advanced interpretation of complex regulatory requirements in the Belgian, Russian, Spanish, Italian and French online-gaming sector.
- Successfully managed multiple regulated market launches and changes simultaneously.
- Collaborated extensively (across almost all projects) with Compliance and Legal teams to negotiate and re-interpret requirements based on system limitations while pushing for regulatory feedback.
- Effectively mentored and supervised a team of Product Managers in the International Compliance division.
Interests
Timeline
Lead Product Manager - Intl. Compliance & Risk
Ivy Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Entain Plc.)
12.2020 - Current
Product Manager - Intl. Compliance & Risk
Ivy Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Entain Plc.)
10.2018 - 12.2020
Area Service Owner - Intl. Compliance
Ivy Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Entain Plc.)
12.2013 - 10.2018
Product Manager - Italian Compliance
Ivy Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Entain Plc.)
10.2010 - 12.2013
Junior Product Manager - Platform
Ivy Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Entain Plc.)
03.2008 - 09.2010
Junior Product Manager - Poker Gaming Systems
Ivy Comptech Pvt. Ltd. (PartyGaming Plc.)
06.2006 - 02.2008
Business Analyst - Poker Systems
Ivy Comptech Pvt. Ltd. (PartyGaming Plc.)
10.2004 - 05.2006
Senior Associate - Poker Operations
Ivy Comptech Pvt. Ltd. (iGlobalMedia Group)
09.2003 - 09.2004
Senior Executive - Marketing
Saven Technologies Ltd.
11.2001 - 08.2003
Marketing Executive
NetIndia Communications Pvt. Ltd.
02.2001 - 10.2001
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
D.Y.Patil College of Engineering And Technology
08.1996 - 07.2000
High-school And Undergraduate Studies -
Bhavan's Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya
06.1993 - 05.1996
Middle And High-School -
St. Francis De Sales High School
06.1988 - 05.1993
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