VIGNESH S
Bengaluru
Summary
With almost 9 years of experience in product management in both B2C & B2B I have a proven track record of driving product strategy and innovation. My expertise in leading crossfunctional teams to deliver impactful products aligns with my passion for creating solutions that meet user needs and business goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Product Manager
Chara Technologies
10.2023 - Current
- Define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and goals aligned with business objectives for upgrades and new products.
- Conduct market research, customer interviews/user interviews, and competitive analysis to identify opportunities in Automotive, industrial and new segments to meet business goals
- Prioritize initiatives to maximize ROI by 15% and ensure alignment with the company strategy for the business goal of 36 crores for the current financial year & future projections.
- Collaborate with the Sales team in understanding the customer/user requirements and create clear metrics for the Engineering teams like Hardware, Firmware,Mechanical, EM and validation with the help of the Product Roadmap through PRD
- Develop and maintain product roadmaps, feature backlogs, and track progress against milestones and also plan risk management for last-minute requirement by 5%
- Own the complete product lifecycle by gathering customer/user feedback and pain points by implementing the same in the product backlogs and prioritize them using RICE or MOSCOW frameworks and enable data-driven decisions
- Arrive compliances and standards for Automotive[ARAI], Industrial[IEC-60034-1], and other segments based on the nature of the application and country where the product is to be deployed[CEN/TC301]
- Collaborate with the Marketing and sales team to craft GTM’s and plan the product launch in a effective way based on the demographics of the product.
- Lead waterfall ceremonies for motor/controller and agile ceremonies for software products like sprint planning, retrospectives and reviews to execute product as scheduled.
- Track Metrics like Lead conversion rates, Customer acquisition cost, Average deal size, sales velocity, and revenue growth to enable business success.
Associate Product Manager
TAV Systems
02.2023 - 10.2023
- Oversaw the development of a new payment processing feature, resulting in a 20% increase in transaction volume
- Collaborated with the engineering team to streamline the development process, reducing time to market by 30%
- Led user research initiatives that informed product improvements, enhancing user experience and satisfaction
- Managed product backlog and prioritization, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals
- Facilitated cross-departmental communication to align product development with marketing and sales strategies
Senior Executive
Titan Company Limited Watches & Wearables
07.2015 - 01.2023
- Manage the New project worth of 80 crores for the latest financial year with the help of team for the clusters which is handled
- Use JTBD framework to understand the user pain points Track User behaviour through journey mapping and prioritize right focus areas for development Align the product strategy with business goals and user needs
- Create PRD's with proper wireframes, Case studies, MECE framework Create Product Roadmap with Buy-in from key stakeholders and aligning the delivery
- Enable GTM strategy at the product design phase to estimate the Market share of the product Analyse Consumer needs & filling in the products based on UCP & Design considerations for more than 70 new SKU'S in a year
- Arrive the Cost at a accuracy of 0.5% NC/NSR Mix at the Cost estimation stage of the new product cycle
- Formulate agile ideation plan by reducing the lead time of the New product by 20% with the help of process optimization of various milestones
Education
Product Management - Product Management
Unlearn Product
Bengaluru09-2024
B tech Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Bharath University
03.2021
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
PSG Polytechnic College
04.2015
Skills
- Elevator Pitch Framework
- JTBD Framework
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Agile & Scrum Methodologies
- PRD
- Data Analysis
- Whimsical
- User research
- JIRA
- SQL
- Design Thinking
- Google Analytics
Accomplishments
Master of ceremonies for various events including Stride and T-Factor at Titan watches and wearables
Awarded MAD for the ontime launch of Maritime-2
More than 50 Moment of fames awarded for the various projects at Titan.
Deployed first motor & VFD for a Pharma segment with Accurate MODBUS Parameters at Chara
Launch of Slimmest watch in the world-Edge Mechanical-2
Certification
- Technical Product Management, Linkedin
- Product Innovation for Product Managers, Linkedin
- Advanced Google Analytics, Google Academy
- Product Roadmap, Linkedin
- Design Thinking, Unbox innovations
Languages
English
Tamil
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 07/16/97
Accomplishments
- Master of Ceremonies for events like Stride & T-Factor at Titan.
- Awarded MAD for the on-time launch of Maritime-2 at Titan
- More than 50 MOFs were received for various contributions to new products at Titan
- Launch of the Slimmest watch in the world-Edge Mechanical at Titan
- Worked on AI Sales coach with unlearn product to demonstrate the complete Product lifecycle in software domain
- Successfully deployed Motor and Controller in Pharma Segment with accurate MODBUS parameters for the first time in an effective manner at Chara
Timeline
Associate Product Manager
Chara Technologies
10.2023 - Current
Associate Product Manager
TAV Systems
02.2023 - 10.2023
Senior Executive
Titan Company Limited Watches & Wearables
07.2015 - 01.2023
B tech Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Bharath University
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
PSG Polytechnic College
Product Management - Product Management
Unlearn Product
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