Karthik Pandiyan, Product Manager in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
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Karthik Pandiyan

Verified Expert  in Product Management

Product Manager

Location
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Toptal Member Since
July 22, 2020

Karthik is a technical project delivery manager and software architect with over a decade of experience. He has managed product portfolios from strategy to execution, and his skills include product management, Agile methods, and software architecture. He recently co-founded a startup providing a SaaS-based automation platform to enterprise technology services companies. Karthik is passionate about solving complex problems by leveraging the right balance of people, process, and technology.

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Work Experience

Product Owner, Solution Architect, CTO

2019 - PRESENT
IgniteScale
  • Co-founded the company; collaborated on the vision; and led the product strategy, roadmap, and development plan.
  • Owned end-to-end product delivery including feature prioritization, cost-benefit projections and validations, technology selection, software architecture, and final product release.
  • Maintained a very tight rein on financials through the nine-month delivery cycle to achieve breakeven.

Delivery Director

2013 - 2019
Aurea Software
  • Led product development and solution engineering for the two top-selling products in the EMEA region: Aurea CRM and Jive's enterprise social network for collaboration.
  • Built a center-of-excellence team focused on data analytics, system integrations, cloud transformation, and mobile development, contributing to a new line of business.
  • Delivered significant results on KPIs: profit margin grew from -10% to 50%; customer success scores over 90%, and revenue growth from $5 million to $8 million.

Software Architect

2011 - 2013
Citrix Systems
  • Built the GUI-based management console for the Citrix network product portfolio, including NetScalar and Citrix Gateway.
  • Participated in the core web technology team that made software architecture decisions for the Rapid Development Experience Framework.
  • Led the redesign of the Citrix 2.0 Management Console.

Product Architect

2006 - 2011
Versata Software
  • Designed and architected a web services framework, from scratch to the general availability release, aimed at compensation modeling for insurance agent commissions and bonuses.
  • Led the successful deployment of the product at our top customers: MetLife and BCBS Insurance.
  • Acted as a liaison between the finance modeling team and the tech development team to ensure effective compensation modeling and commission processing.

Software Developer

2004 - 2006
Alcatel-Lucent, Bell Labs
  • Worked on 3G UMTS radio network controller management software.
  • Built the 3G signaling and user data protocol management stack on a real-time operating system (RTLinux) using C language.
  • Developed the stack controller that was deployed as part of the first 3G rollout in North America.

IgniteScale Digital Automation Command Center

http://www.ignitescale.com

Co-founded the company and led the product management, design, and delivery of the solution.

The IgniteScale digital automation command center helps technology services companies streamline their operations and improve efficiency by bringing new levels of transparency across customer projects and new strategic initiatives.
2000 - 2004

Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Computer Science

College of Engineering, Guindy - Chennai, India

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