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VISHWA RAJPUT - Product Manager/Project Manager/Program Manager

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Location: San Diego, California, USA

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Name: Vishva rajput Email: [email protected] Contact: (310) 709 0897 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vish-r-51302b4/ Senior Product Manager/ Project Manager/ Program Manager SUMMARY 15 years of end-to-end product management and engineering executive with experience in product strategy, product development & execution for high-tech consumer products Designing product strategy for Microsoft s new AI consumer product co-pilot Extensive experience leading global, multi-disciplinary teams in fast-paced, change-intensive environments Excellent problem-solving and negotiation skills, with the ability to work across organizational boundaries Strong business acumen and technical background to effectively engage and interact with executive management Experience in designing product strategy, business operation, product planning, and all aspects of SAFe Agile Technical experience leading cross-functional global teams, incubating 0 to 1 product, and scaling multi-million- dollar products Experience in end-to-end new product development from strategy, trial, MVP, and expansion End-end experience from technical aspects of development, and organization, to business aspects of product management Build a launch new consumer service (website) leading development and trial expectation Project manage large product initiatives and launches that span engineering, marketing, and UX Experience in a broad range of consumer products including AI, consumer services, Gaming, Media, E-commerce Expertise in limited launch & trials and budding strategy to scale and grow Handon experience in all product functions from engineering, UX, marketing, finance, product TECHNICAL SKILLS Product Management, Product Strategy, Growth, Go-To-Market, Pricing, Analytics, Financial Analysis, Planning, Agile, Software Development Life Cycle, Scrum, Collaboration and Stakeholder Management, Web Analytics, Strategic Reporting and Analysis, Market Research, Budget Management, Project Management, E-commerce, Problem-Solving, Solution-Oriented, collaborate, confidence, decision-making, hands-on, leadership, Management Skills, Communication, strategic marketing, business development, CRM, Cloud, Product Development, Process Development and Management, Team Leadership, Market Launch, Strategic Planning, Product Marketing, Product Lifecycle Management, Performance Evaluation, Retail, Data Analysis, UX, Leadership, Influence, Information Technology, Organization planning, data-driven experimentation, hypothesis testing, Trend analysis, Analytics, Jira, Data Science, Business Plans, Revenue Management, Business Strategy, Business Operations, Healthcare, HIPPA EDUCATION M.B.A., UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT M.S., Computer Science, UTD PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Microsoft, San Francisco, CA Jul 2023 Till Date Product Strategy Advisor Responsibilities: Partnering with Microsoft Consumer Product, Business, and Engineering leadership in devising consumer services growth strategy Built product strategy to grow user & market share for $5B consumer products line, and aligned with product teams Drove market assessment & refined strategy for new AI consumer offering (Copilot) within multiple Microsoft products Built power BI reports to drive customer insights for users, engagement, and monetization metrics Identifies NEW features and Microsoft One drive that led exertion with engineering teams Built strategy & plans and led execution of a set of features that integrate existing consumer products for enhanced value proposition Drive competitive research and primary research to learn about consumer problems and competitive differentiation Coordinate consumer search study to identify new opportunities for consumer product growth Coordinate with product teams of Windows, Office, Gaming, Consumer Media, and AI to build up consumer roadmap Design out-of-the-box experience for Microsoft consumer products, with an emphasis of promoting mobile apps Design, plan, and execute experiments for growth in consumer services in all product lines with an emphasis on growing Microsoft users, cross-app usage, and mobile expansion Just Answer, San Francisco, CA Mar 2022 Jun 2023 Product Management/ Project Manager Responsibilities: Led product team that launched multiple new consumer features on the Just Answer web platform and mobile (iOS & Android) apps Scaled a $150M consumer subscription by 40% by designing product strategy and executing cross-functionally in an agile setting Acted as a primary product liaison with Engineering, UX, Analytics and Marketing teams Built A/B testing roadmap for customer-facing websites and commerce features and corotated execution & measurement Represented cross-functional leadership group in executive briefing, product reviews, roadmap & strategy decisions Transformed product roadmap (web/app) by identifying new product-market fit opportunities from product & market assessment Refined roadmap of mobile app for iOS and Android tracked coordination with engineering team, and managed releases Developed requirements, wrote user stories in Jira, and prioritized development work with engineering, UX, and data analytics Used Jira, Confluence, and other PM tools for managing the project, as well as creating reporting dashboards Coordinated integration with third-party platforms -- Salesforce and SAP Analyzed data, identified new features, and led execution across engineering, marketing, and UX teams in agile & A/B test setting Increased SEM funnel acquisitions by 50% by incorporating AI, enhancing merchandising, and optimizing pricing models Led annual/quarterly planning, identified metrics and OKRs that guided cross-functional teams Delivered results to leadership actively facilitating the agile release train including orchestration of the program increment processes, planning/execution Drove SAFe Agile, with expertise in Jira, and end-to-end Agile (PI/Sprint planning, Customer demo, Sprint Retrospective) Provided Scrum Team leadership for engineering development and for the enhancement of existing systems Worked with the product owners and Scrum Masters in the planning, prioritization, and reporting of program risks In addition expertise in AI, ML & Data Science, Big data, measurement techniques, SQL, Data based product management 7 Eleven, Dallas, TX Jun 2020 Dec 2021 Principal Product manager / Project Manager Responsibilities: Outlined a 3-year roadmap for new digital B2C consumer products to drive e-commerce, leading strategy across 4 product lines Managed multiple new feature releases on the mobile app, planned and led pilots of new consumer products, as well as launched new app capabilities partnering with product, engineering, and UX teams Built roadmaps for the 7Eleven mobile app for Android and ios and partnered with engineering for execution and launch Restructured consumer loyalty & merchandising, resulting in a 30% mobile app user growth Built A/B testing roadmap for customer-facing websites and commerce features and corotated execution & measurement Drove product discovery and designed the product strategy for a new payments product (Wallet) Built 3-year roadmap for the payments product, outlined MVP, and designed plans to test (0 to 1) as well as expand Scaled delivery capabilities through a new conversational commerce channel & developed a cashier-less store expansion strategy Developed requirements, wrote user stories in Jira, and prioritized development work with engineering, UX, and data analytics Used Jira, Confluence, and other PM tools for managing the project, as well as creating reporting dashboards Provided Scrum Team leadership for new application development and for the enhancement of existing systems Coordinated integration with third-party platforms -- Salesforce and SAP Drove annual/quarterly planning, identified metrics and OKRs that guided cross-functional teams Represented cross-functional leadership group in executive briefing, product reviews, roadmap & strategy decisions Drove SAFe Agile, with expertise in Jira, and end-to-end Agile (PI/Sprint planning, Customer demo, Sprint Retrospective) Startup, Dallas, TX May 2019 May 2020 Senior Program Manager / Product Manager Responsibilities: Developed and launched a 0 to 1 AI/NLP-based digital B2B (enterprise) product over a year devised product strategy, coordinated development with 220+ member engineering team, and led path to market including pilots at some Fortune 500 companies Provided strategic advice to a Fortune 100 Tech client on a new B2C subscription product, including vision, roadmap, and GTM Microsoft, Seattle, WA Aug 2011 Mar 2019 Senior Program Manager Responsibilities: Grew $1B Xbox Subscriptions by over 30% through product-led growth strategies, including new product innovation. Identified & successfully pitched a new games subscription product with a $200M business case resulting in executive buy-in Led end-to-end product discovery, defined product vision, and led execution and launch of Xbox Game Pass executing cross-functionally in an agile setting coordinating across 100+ member global engineering UX, Analytics & Marketing Developed subscription & ecommerce product roadmap, prioritized features, outlined MVP, and led go-to-market plan (test, launch, and expansion) achieved 2M users /$200M in year1 Built A/B testing roadmap for customer-facing websites and commerce features and corotated execution & measurement Represented cross-functional leadership group in executive briefing, product reviews, roadmap & strategy decisions Creating user stories, and epics using Jira and Confluence and organizing daily scrum calls Worked closely with Leadership, Design Team & customers to understand needs and define a Road map that aligns with companies Vision and strategy Maintained Project backlog and collaborated with Business Analysts to support cross-project development sessions to ensure feature-level stories were prioritized to reflect customer and business priorities Assigned resources to the tasks based on available skill sets and project schedule Created tasks and assigned story points based on the estimated level of effort established during sprint planning meetings using Jira. Revamped customer acquisition funnel and improved merchandising (targeting & promotions), resulting in 10% growth Analyzed product performance data delaying user, engagement, and revenue drivers that guided product decisions Drove monthly executive business reviews and coordinated tactics across Product, Sales, & Marketing teams Led annual product planning including forecasting users, revenue & opex, and built yearly sales targets Built business case for new product value proposition and 6 new mobile apps and gained executive buy-in Drove end-to-end product discovery, defined product vision, and led execution and launch of web and app products executing cross-functionally in an agile setting coordinating across 100+ member global engineering UX, Analytics & Marketing Built product roadmap, prioritized features, outlined MVP, and led go-to-market of mobile iOS & Android apps resulting in 5M users in year1 Worked closely with Leadership, Design Team & customers to understand needs and define a Road map that aligns with companies Vision and strategy Represented cross-functional leadership group in executive briefing, product reviews, roadmap & strategy decisions Differentiated apps with key features such as ML & personalization, coordinating engineering execution with 50+ member teams Developed requirements, wrote user stories in Jira, and prioritized development work with engineering, UX, and data analytics Creating user stories, and epics using Jira and Confluence and organizing daily scrum calls Maintained Project backlog and collaborated with Business Analysts to support cross-project development sessions to ensure feature-level stories are prioritized to reflect customer and business priorities Improved user engagement and clicks by 5-7% through experimentation (A/B) and click-through data analysis Analyzed product performance data delaying user, engagement, and revenue drivers that guided product decisions Drove monthly executive business reviews and coordinated tactics across Product, Sales, & Marketing teams Led annual product planning including forecasting users, revenue & opex, and built yearly sales targets eGovernments Foundation Aug 2008 Oct 2009 Program Manager/ Product Manager Responsibilities: Managed product development and launch of digital transformation of for government clients leading >30- member agile teams Collaborated with engineering, design, marketing, and sales to ensure successful product delivery American Airlines, Dallas, TX Jun 2005 Jul 2008 Senior Programmer Responsibilities: Project Lead - lead a software development project involving multiple technologies and team sizes - 19 resources Build applications for managing flight cancellations & operations leading a team of engineers, impacting $15M in Keywords: artificial intelligence machine learning user experience business intelligence rlang golang California Colorado Texas Washington