Vardan Negi
Bangalore,
Summary
Product Manager with 11.5 years of turning complex data ecosystems into high-value products and connectivity frameworks for global enterprises. Adept at orchestrating end-to-end product lifecycles—from strategic planning to execution—delivering scalable, analytics-driven solutions for real-time data challenges. Known for enabling meaningful business insights, accelerating time-to-value via robust integrations, and guiding cross-functional teams to achieve measurable adoption and revenue impact. A compassionate technologist who unites engineering, design, and commercial objectives to drive ROI, foster data-driven cultures, and champion continuous innovation in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Manager
Alteryx
2024.03 - Current
- Drove multi-cloud effort in connectivity domain to support AWS S3 as a storage layer in Alteryx Analytics Cloud platform thereby unblocking customers to onboard data and users
- Built enhancements over time allowing Admins to mass-configure S3 buckets and IAM roles—cutting user onboarding effort by ~40%
- Introduced connectivity to Azure ADLS as a store layer and different storage modes to onboard enterprise customers fully on Azure including integration with Azure AD, Key Vault and Azure's OAuth and RBAC features helping drive $millions worth of ACV in pipeline and execution
- Built connector integrations with OAuth frameworks, Entra ID SSO and managed the complete experience to build Auth apps in the platform. Notably for Google BigQuery user-specific IAM policies, ensuring fine grained row-level filtering and personalized dataset visibility in BigQuery thereby increasing data security and consistent identity mapping
- Pioneered capabilities in BigQuery connectivity in running BQ jobs execution enabling users to run queries under their respective GCP billing project, improving admin control on cost attribution and flexibility
- Led foundational connectivity between major CDWs and Cloud storage technologies which other domain teams leveraged to build super-fast data processing and execution
- Built File and Relational JDBC connectors and their respective auth method expanding the platform’s connectivity footprint and unlocking new revenue streams
- Led UI projects that streamlined connector object experience (CRUD+Share) and migrated legacy code to modern react based that resulted in unified cross-product interfaces under a single design, reduced load times and improved end user experience
- Enhanced data (file and table) ingest and publish and connector search capabilities using on-demand reusable modals contributing to 100% increase in System Usability Score
- Enabled Parquet support for ingest/extract flows in Standard Mode, boosting schema fidelity and eliminating CSV-based data type errors
- Orchestrated a multi-team (Eng, QA, DevOps) load test of connectivity services against performance metrics((e.g., job latencies, success rates, concurrent users, connectors) to handle real-time spikes and driving cross functional scaling plans. Reduced concurrency bottlenecks in services by tuning parallel writes and introducing chunk-based uploads, achieving a 2x throughput increase
Associate Product Manager
Alteryx
2022.04 - 2024.02
- Launched the MVP of Alteryx SQL Pipelines, a code-friendly workbench app for authoring and orchestrating SQL transformations in cloud data warehouses
- Defined a phased roadmap—covering schema browsing, parameterization, RBAC and collaborative sharing which aligned five engineering squads on clear delivery milestones
- Conceptualized reusability via SQL Models, enabling a modular, DRY approach to transformations that supported end-to-end data workflows with reduced duplication
- Gathered feedback from alpha testers to refine usability—adding data profiling, improved UI and a continuous feedback loop—contributing to a 25% rise in pilot user satisfaction
- Spearheaded the Templates initiative under the Growth Team to accelerate user onboarding and time-to-value by offering pre-built flow frameworks for data integration and transformation
- Led in-depth user research and analysis of poor usage and identified friction points. Proposed a strategic pivot to build industry and connector-based (e.g., Google Analytics, Salesforce) templates and UI enhancements in platform and website that resulted in boosting overall template usage by an estimated 20% among new sign-ups
Product Specialist
Trifacta (Acquired by Alteryx)
2019.09 - 2022.03
- Implemented data preparation solutions for enterprise accounts across geos, reducing time-to-value by implementing best-in-class data transformation pipelines
- Delivered technical product training and workshops, driving adoption across multiple verticals and enabling teams to solve critical business challenges
- Evangelized data wrangling best practices and discovered patterns of best practices and knowledge base, cutting down support tickets by 20% through targeted documentation and user enablement
- Key Achievement: Developed a new offering - Wrangle Desk enabling customers to directly schedule bookings with solution engineers and immediately get unblocked boosting confidence and satisfaction in product
Customer Success Manager
APJ
2018.08 - 2019.09
- Led customer onboarding end-to-end, including integrations, user training, product upgrades, workshops, and hackathons to accelerate adoption and time-to-value
- Built customized workflows based on customer use cases, aligning product capabilities directly with client business goals
- Coordinated escalations and resolutions with Product Management, Support, and Sales teams to swiftly address customer pain points and ensure satisfaction
- Conducted regular business reviews and executive checkpoints, demonstrating measurable ROI, securing renewals, and identifying growth opportunities
Key Account Manager
Practo Technologies
2016.07 - 2018.08
- Managed a $150K portfolio, scaling adoption and upselling 30% of our analytics product to new and existing healthcare enterprises
- Built analytics dashboards (finance, supply chain, marketing) that enabled real-time decision-making and boosted usage by 25%
- Improved go-live turnaround time (TAT) by 50% through efficient requirements gathering, cross-functional collaboration, and post-launch optimisation
- Spearheaded proof-of-concept development for evaluations, increasing conversion rates and driving a 25% uplift in user adoption in strategic accounts
- Key Achievement: Introduced a repeatable customer feedback mechanism that secured 70 additional licenses from a major eye-hospital chain
Strategy & Product
Tenwave Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
2014.06 - 2016.06
- Launched a mobile/web app for patient-doctor appointment scheduling and tele-consultations—defining MVP scope, conducting user research, and UI/UX
- Conceptualized and built a new ERP solution for small and medium healthcare providers, to address an under-penetrated opportunity
- Revamped digital marketing and lead generation strategies, yielding 5+ inbound leads per quarter with minimal spend
- Expanded the product footprint to new states, increasing revenue by 20x over two years through targeted market segmentation
- Managed P&L of ~$130K (1 Cr INR), allocating resources and cultivating relationships with medical institutions for product pilots
Software Developer
Wipro Technologies
2010.01 - 2012.04
- Worked on entire software development lifecycle for a Telecom giant on a e–ticket web applications
- Thoroughly involved in development, customer meetings, effort estimation required to accomplish the RFC/CR, solution design and code review
- Solid foundation in Java platform technologies: Java, J2EE, Struts, JSP, Web-Services
Education
MBA - Marketing
Institute of Management & Technology (IMT)
01.2014
B.E. - Electronics & Communication
Birla Institute of Technology (BIT)
01.2009
Skills
- Strategic Planning & Road mapping
- Requirements Gathering & Prioritization
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Data-Informed Decision-Making & Analytics
- API & Connectivity Solutions
- Market & Competitive Analysis
- Go-to-Market & Launch Execution
- Stakeholder Management
Certification
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner,
- PMC I Certified by Pragmatic Institute's Management
Timeline
Product Manager
Alteryx
2024.03 - Current
Associate Product Manager
Alteryx
2022.04 - 2024.02
Product Specialist
Trifacta (Acquired by Alteryx)
2019.09 - 2022.03
Customer Success Manager
APJ
2018.08 - 2019.09
Key Account Manager
Practo Technologies
2016.07 - 2018.08
Strategy & Product
Tenwave Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
2014.06 - 2016.06
Software Developer
Wipro Technologies
2010.01 - 2012.04
B.E. - Electronics & Communication
Birla Institute of Technology (BIT)
MBA - Marketing
Institute of Management & Technology (IMT)