Pranav Gupta, Product Manager in Jersey City, NJ, United States
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Pranav Gupta

Verified Expert  in Product Management

Bio

Pranav is a results-driven product manager skilled in vision-to-product execution, specializing in competitive analysis, product-market fit, tech product development, and data-driven AI/ML strategies. He has a history of leading product portfolios at Microsoft, Citrix, and Bank of America. Pranav has managed $100+ million in projects and has a solid background in finance, sales, and engineering, and excels in diverse industries, effectively guiding new products to market success

Project Highlights

Roadmap for Digital Transformation and Financial Services
Led the development of a roadmap and productization of an API-based strategy, enabling a community bank to quickly pivot and serve growing customer needs.
Lean Portfolio Organization
Established the lean portfolio management organizations at three large organizations resulting in higher ROIs—according to Fortune 500, ROI increased from 40% to 70% in the first six months.
Centralized Asset Tracking – Asset Management and ERP implementation
Led the implementation of fleet consolidation for more than 30,000 heavy vehicles, fragmented across various organization silos saving an estimated $5 million annually.

Expertise

APIsAgileDigital TransformationProduct Development LeadershipLean Portfolio ManagementSales EnablementScaled Agile Framework (SAFe)Strategy

Work Experience

Head of AI/ML Platform

2018 - PRESENT
Amogha Corporation
  • Owned and managed end-to-end cloud-based data product platform consolidating siloed data into a 360° customer view.
  • Increased revenue by 15% and customer retention by 10% through data-driven product roadmap prioritization and personalized experiences.
  • Led the implementation of RAG workflow to securely use proprietary organizational data in the LLM for business use.
  • Leveraged deep learning models to identify new customer segments with lookalike audiences based on high-value profiles, expanding campaign reach by 20%.
  • Increased the user base by 25% by leading expansion to new markets, developing a multi-product strategy, and scaling the platform to handle a 50% transaction volume increase, maximizing uptime and user experience.
  • Acted as a data-driven product leader. Increased revenue by 15% and customer retention by 10% through data-driven product roadmap prioritization and personalized experiences.
  • Gained competitive advantage, leveraged analysis and predictive models to identify key differentiators and gaps in competitor offerings, boosting SaaS product sign-ups by 20%.
  • Focused on forecasting and rendered proactive decisions. Developed AI models with scikit-learn to predict user churn, enabling proactive interventions and reducing churn.
  • Reduced time-to-market by two months and cut costs by 20% through data-driven prioritization. Built data-driven roadmaps that optimized resource allocation based on predicted outcomes and historical usage data.

Head of Audio for GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar

2015 - 2018
Citrix (now LogMeIn)
  • Developed a multi-year roadmap and increased product adoption by 40% and availability from 97% to 99.97%.
  • Served as a voice of the customer, working closely with the sales leadership to develop a content mapping that supports the customers' buying experience.
  • Developed the hypothesis-based business cases for new products using the strategic and financial analysis and leveraging Porter's four Ps, business frameworks, and lean stack.
  • Slashed the product development costs by 30%, saving $2.4 million each month.

Project Director

2014 - 2015
Bank of America
  • Increased productivity by introducing the management scorecards that decreased the portfolio's risk.
  • Developed and implemented the best practices for Agile; harmonized organization-wide finances with a budget of $25 million.
  • Accelerated new product introductions 100% by reorganization, restructuring, and new processes.

Senior Director | Deputy CIO

2008 - 2014
City of New York
  • Headed the steering committee that evaluated more than $100 million in technology investments.
  • Led multiple initiatives for organizational restructuring to drive economies of scale; increased the capacity by 20% and reduced the delivery times by 30%.
  • Guided the big data and ML-based analytics platform; retired 100+ legacy systems used by more than 10,000 users, resulting in $5 million savings each year.
  • Designed the scorecards to accurately track the vision, strategy, and daily operational and financial progress.

Roadmap for Digital Transformation and Financial Services

Led the development of a roadmap and productization of an API-based strategy, enabling a community bank to quickly pivot and serve growing customer needs.

The digital transformation for a community bank covered the transition from physical to digital, involving the large digitization initiatives. By rapidly changing consumer behaviors and preferences, the digital transformation enabled competitiveness in a market-driven environment.

My role was to productize an API-based strategy for expeditious transition while leveraging the legacy systems and integrating services offered by fintech to develop compelling customer value propositions.

Lean Portfolio Organization

Established the lean portfolio management organizations at three large organizations resulting in higher ROIs—according to Fortune 500, ROI increased from 40% to 70% in the first six months.

The project included collaboration with the head of product and technology to establish a lean portfolio management organization by driving a clear execution strategy for all organizational MBOs. We set the processes for a cohesive product portfolio vision that worked with enterprise architecture, roadmap, and governance and developed training for the leadership and organization. The project resulted in higher efficiencies and a focused GTM portfolio.

Centralized Asset Tracking – Asset Management and ERP implementation

Led the implementation of fleet consolidation for more than 30,000 heavy vehicles, fragmented across various organization silos saving an estimated $5 million annually.

Spearheaded the consolidation of a fleet of over 30,000 heavy vehicles spread across multiple agencies. The solution was an implementation of Maximo for asset management along with integration with PeopleSoft ERP for personal and work order tracking, etc. The initiative resulted in annual cost savings estimated at $5 million. The result was streamlined asset condition tracking, maintenance scheduling, and data analysis from IoT devices. Developed and executed predictive maintenance strategies, enabling proactive issue identification, reduced downtime, and extended asset lifespan through informed decision-making.
2008 - 2009

Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)

Columbia Business School - New York, NY, USA

1994 - 1998

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

National Institute of Technology - Hamirpur, India

JUNE 2021 - PRESENT

Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner | Product Manager

Scaled Agile

DECEMBER 2010 - PRESENT

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Tools

Jira, Microsoft Word, Figma

Paradigms

Agile, Agile Product Management, Rapid Prototyping, Agile Project Management, Scrum, Key Performance Metrics, Digital Marketing Best Practices, Design Thinking, Requirements Analysis, Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C), Spatial Databases

Platforms

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Microsoft Power Automate

Industry Expertise

Financial Markets, Healthcare, Consumer Products, Government, Asset Management

Other

APIs, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Lean Portfolio Management, Product Development Leadership, CIO, Digital Transformation, Project Management, Strategy, Leadership, Product Management, Sales Enablement, Value Proposition, Product-market Fit, Software, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Audio, Voice, Product Coach, Analytics, Machine Learning, Budget Management, Restructuring, Innovation, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Organizational Design, Contract Review, Vendor Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Product Strategy, Market Research, Deep Learning, Data Analytics, Lean Delivery, Product Owner, Agile Program Management, Cloud, Dashboards, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Product Roadmaps, SaaS, Customer Journeys, Requirements, MVP Design, CTO, Software as a Service (SaaS), Roadmaps, Technical Product Management, Technical Product Management, Technical Program Management, Business Intelligence (BI), Design Sprints, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Go-to-market Strategy, Data, Digital Product Management, Ideation, Mockups, Sprint Planning, Applications, Startups, New Product Development, IT Product Management, Technical Requirements, Product Requirements Documentation (PRD), Functional Requirements, User Journeys, Computer Science, Integration, Stacks, Backlog Management, Websites, Salesforce, eCommerce, Product Consultant, Project Consultancy, Executive Support, Agile Leadership, Technology, Tracking, Technical Documentation, Compliance, Discovery Workshops, Product Marketing, Web & Mobile Applications, User Research, Product Ownership, Business to Consumer (B2C), Financial Modeling, Business Strategy, Growth, Digital Marketing, Social Networks, A/B Testing, Competition Research, User Experience (UX), API Integration, User Interface (UI), Business Transformation Program Management, Target Operating Models, Sales Operations, Business Processes, Workflow, Quality Management, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Operations, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Project Planning, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Project Delivery, Scope, Business Analysis, Best Practices, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Beta Programs, Beta Testing, User Feedback, Mobile Applications, Voice of the Customer (VoC), Waterfall Methodology, Business Cases, New Product Business Cases, Conceptualization, Strategic Planning, Servant Leadership, R&D, Chief Product Officer (CPO), Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, User Interviews, Dashboard Design, Dashboard Development, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Data Analysis, Data Collection, User Stories, Requirements & Specifications, Web Scraping, Feasibility Studies, Revenue Strategy, Monetization Models, Growth Strategy, Pricing Strategy, Management Consulting, New Product Rollout, Product Growth, Subscriptions, Growth Hacking, Growth Model, Product Leadership, Customer Experience, Data Science, Databases, Automation, Specs, Satellite Images, Geolocation, UI Design, Investor Presentations, Pitch Decks, UX Design, Feature Backlog Prioritization, Design, User Experience Design, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Interviews, Discovery, Consulting, Product Development, Advisory, Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SME), Innovation Management, Innovation Workshops, Innovation Strategy, Mentorship & Coaching, Facilitation, Healthcare Software, Market Entry, API Documentation, Project Scoping, Software Project Management, Technical Hiring, Product Discovery, Product Planning, Cross-functional Collaboration, Data Products, Digital Asset Management, Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM), ERP Implementation, Marketing, Data Lakes, Advertising, Fintech, DMP, Google Cloud, Chatbots, Large Language Models (LLMs), Finance, Hadoop, Planning, Software Development, Product Delivery, Software Sales, Customer Success, Customer Support, Engineering, OpenAI GPT-4 API, Advertising Technology (Adtech), Cybersecurity

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