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Vimal T
Lead Product Owner
Bangalore
Summary
Product / Program Management Professional with over 18 years of experience Extensive experience in working for/with Retail, Banking, Mobile Operators, Media and Tech companies in India, Europe & Africa Equally at ease in being an individual contributor or managing a team, depending on stage of product/business
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
5
5
Languages
Work History
Lead Product Owner
Target Corportation
Bangalore
03.2020 - Current
- Deliver Product/Features from concept to release by partnering with internal Business stakeholders
- Define short-term as well as long-term product roadmaps and proposing new product features based on performance and feedback from end users/internal clients
- Defining the product strategy, plan, prioritize and deliver products as per requirements
- Regular interactions with internal stakeholders to ensure proper and timely movement of communication/updates
- Plan / Implement incremental features based on user and business feedback and requirements Translated features into user stories within the team’s backlog while managing, ranking, and prioritizing this backlog to reflect stakeholder’s requirements
Project Manager
Active.AI
03.2018 - Current
- Adopt the role as the Product Owner and partner closely with AI developers, UX team, and other internal teams to ensure smooth execution of work across all dependent teams
- Facilitate regular sprint planning sessions, daily scrums and stakeholder meetings
- Ensuring that developers are protected from outside distractions and conflicts to maintain focus of timelines
- Accountable for managing the overall roadmap in terms of BOT requirements for relevant customers
- Manage
- Working with the Development and QA team for development, AI training and quality validation
Director
Bank Open, Neo Banking Startup (100th Unicorn in India)
Bangalore
10.2016 - 02.2018
- Joined as the first employee of the company and was involved in the overall functioning from day one
- Set up the product team and managed the initial launch of the Product, end to end
- Responsible for managing the third-party vendor selection for various outsourced functions
- Regular interactions with probable customers to understand actual customer issues that could be translated into product requirements
- Manage and review product roadmap and make necessary changes to ensure timely completion of laid plans
- Regular interaction and reviews with top management to track overall organization progress along with specific product related updates
- Launched the first version of the product within 3 months of conception and met personally oversaw the first successful paid transaction on the platform
Senior Manager
Vodafone Group
Bangalore
06.2014 - 03.2016
- As a part of the Emerging Markets solutions team I managed two programs which where live across multiple geographies and having multiple stake holders
- Vodacom Video Play – A VoD service providing offline viewing through downloads in off peak hours
- Vodafone App store – A Vodafone powered app store similar to Play Store in South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania
- Key Responsibilities
- Overall Management of the post live activities for the Vodacom App Store and Vodacom Video play
- Visit partner markets and drive strategic discussions with the respective Product heads to finalize and prioritize product features and marketing initiatives
- Worked closely with external vendors to manage regular product updates, promotions, reports and content merchandising
- Worked closely with app developers and other content partners across multiple geographies to plan and implement various content and usage driven campaigns in these regions
- Perform post launch feedback collection activities on the available user base, evaluate user feedback and articulate the resolution of issues to all internal stakeholders
- Identify and evaluate outsourcing partners for various functions and liaise with procurement team for negotiations and finalization process
- Significant Achievements:
- Implemented the end to end process for content merchandizing for both programs
- Implemented the overall content promotion strategy for the Vodafone App Store in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania
Senior Product Manager
OnMobile Global
08.2011 - 05.2014
Program Manager
03.2010 - 07.2011
Associate Product Manager
OnMobile Global
05.2006 - 01.2008
Lead
OnMobile Global
06.2004 - 01.2006
Lead
Ankur Consultants
09.2003 - 05.2004
Education
Bachelors Degree - Commerce
University of Calicut
Skills
Scrum methodology
Stakeholder relationship management
Story planning
Teamwork and Collaboration
Product development
Certification
IC AGILE Certified Professional in Agile Product Ownership
Interests
Cricket
Photography
Timeline
Lead Product Owner
Target Corportation
03.2020 - Current
Project Manager
Active.AI
03.2018 - Current
Director
Bank Open, Neo Banking Startup (100th Unicorn in India)
10.2016 - 02.2018
Senior Manager
Vodafone Group
06.2014 - 03.2016
Senior Product Manager
OnMobile Global
08.2011 - 05.2014
Program Manager
03.2010 - 07.2011
Associate Product Manager
OnMobile Global
05.2006 - 01.2008
Lead
OnMobile Global
06.2004 - 01.2006
Lead
Ankur Consultants
09.2003 - 05.2004
Bachelors Degree - Commerce
University of Calicut