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TARUN PURI

Product Manager
Jaipur,RJ

Summary

As a value driven product manager, I bring over 7 years of comprehensive experience in product management across industries within the startup ecosystem such as Cardekho, OLX Autos, OTO/Zigwheels, Coursefinder.ai and presently Disprz for driving growth and product adoption across different verticals. Driven by a passion for problem-solving within team environments and bolstered by expertise in the B2B SaaS sector, my background positions me to lead the development and implementation of products throughout their entire lifecycle, from conceptualization to scalability. Engaging in their transformative journeys from initial stages to significant growth phases, I uphold core principles centered around value delivery, a product and growth mindset, first principle thinking, fostering user empathy, and alignment with foundational business values. Noteworthy achievements include spearheading the creation of five products from inception, showcasing a consistent ability to foster innovation and deliver measurable outcomes.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Product Manager

Disprz
11.2023 - Current


  • MVP for peer-to-peer learning and enhanced adoption by prioritizing customer feedback loops to iteratively refine products based on evolving needs.
  • Enhance global search user experience on the platform through collaboration with design and development teams for UI/UX improvements.
  • Led competitive analysis for a key competitor in the LMS product sector to identify market opportunities and enhance product differentiation.
  • Currently optimizing pricing strategy through research and data analysis to maximize margins.

Product Manager

Coursefinder.ai
11.2021 - 10.2023


  • Leading product that assists students in searching and applying to overseas universities through an extensive network of 10k+ valued channel partners.
  • Assisted 30k+ students in the last financial year, increase of 30% from previous financial year.
  • Led the integrations with external platforms that helps deliver value to users across the ecosystem. Integrated with payment platforms, student management platforms, accommodation platforms and others.
  • Leading product that manages accounts receivables and accounts payables operations of finance teams.
  • Successfully managing commissions receivable amounting to approximately 200 crores.

Product Manager

OTO/Zigwheels
01.2020 - 11.2021


  • Leading B2B Product portfolio of LMS, DMS, CRM that drives the Cost Per Sale business in Southeast Asia.
  • The transactions driven business assisted OEMs for close to 1100+ automobiles transactions monthly.

Process associate

OLX Autos
01.2019 - 12.2019


  • Led the buy side of the process by increasing the adoption of the Business Process management tools and external integrations.
  • The transactions driven business procured close to 2000+ automobiles monthly.
  • Worked on strategies to assist business through product moving from operations led growth. In one year we expanded to 14 cities.

Product Manager

Cardekho
09.2016 - 01.2019


  • Led the Lead Management System for Ford Motors, Asia Pacific region.
  • Led the end-to-end product development, from inception to successful implementation, encompassing meticulous execution and delivery to 90 dealerships spanning India, Thailand, and Philippines.
  • This strategic initiative resulted in generating substantial revenue of nearly 3 crores.

Education

MBA-Tech - Business Intelligence

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
Mumbai
07.2011 - 05.2016

Skills

Working on a new functionality and launched 2 new products in last year, build the Invoicing and Commissioning process which improved the business efficiency by 30%

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Additional Information

  • Secured 1st position in the Fortnightly Product Learning Presentation Contest (Sept'23-Jan'24 edition) at Disprz.
  • Received the "Pat on Back" accolade in 2022 from Coursefinder.ai in recognition of my significant contributions.

Timeline

Senior Product Manager

Disprz
11.2023 - Current

Product Manager

Coursefinder.ai
11.2021 - 10.2023

Product Manager

OTO/Zigwheels
01.2020 - 11.2021

Process associate

OLX Autos
01.2019 - 12.2019

Product Manager

Cardekho
09.2016 - 01.2019

MBA-Tech - Business Intelligence

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
07.2011 - 05.2016
TARUN PURIProduct Manager