
Radjesh Tendayoudabany
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
London, United Kingdom
Toptal member since March 15, 2022
Radjesh is a strategic and growth-focused product manager and MBA with 8+ years of PM experience, including several E2E products, from concept to launch. He's managed discovery, product strategy, roadmaps, delivery, GTM, and analytics and has excellent commercial skills with business cases and financial modeling. Possessing excellent people skills, Radjesh is adept at leading and coaching cross-functional squads, managing up to C-level stakeholders, and partnering with customers and vendors.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile Product Management
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Discovery
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Lean Startups
- Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
- Product Roadmaps
- User Needs
Work Experience
Product Lead
YouGov PLC
- Led the discovery for a product audit which included analyzing the product performance in terms of commercial alignment, goals, KPIs, customer journeys, and user behaviors; also identified key pains and growth opportunities.
- Created a B2B growth strategy deck based on discovery insights, fleshed out the product roadmaps that were presented to the CEO, and obtained the buy-in for the implementation.
- Led two product managers and their cross-functional teams; also acted as an advisor and coach.
Product Lead
Compucorp
- Crafted a product launch plan to launch a SaaS CRM product for the UK market.
- Worked with senior management to build the product roadmap and product launch/GTM roadmap based on competitor and market discovery that covered positioning, features, commercials, and user needs.
- Led marketing and commercials, including managing the creation of a GTM plan, marketing collaterals like user guides and videos, and campaigns along with landing pages, a SaaS pricing model, and a P&L model.
- Coordinated multiple streams like engineering, DevOps, marketing, commercial, and sales as a program and project manager.
Product Manager
Reed.co.uk
- Led discovery projects to understand commercial performance, drivers, and trends; also identified the target customers and their needs using segmentation, usability testing, and personas.
- Synthesized insights to create a product's roadmap for multiple products like a B2B acquisition, B2B value-added services, and B2C job search.
- Delivered products and led growth via a combo of conversion rate optimization, hypothesis-driven growth experiments, AB tests, and working with a cross-functional squad.
- Built a data science-led value proposition for B2B customers. Led the project from customers' insights, stakeholder engagement, road mapping, backlogs, delivery, and MVP launch.
Product Manager
3H Partners
- Conducted discovery activities, including market research, competitor research, and user interviews to identify customer needs.
- Validated customer needs by building prototypes which included working with product designers and testing with customers.
- Collaborated with a cross-functional squad to design, build, and launch an MVP. Drove product adoption with user training, workshops, and collaterals.
Project History
Reed | A B2B Personalization MVP | Two-sided Marketplace
https://www.reed.co.uk/Created a personalization product strategy for SME recruiters, which included leading the design, development, and launch of a data science personalization MVP.
I led customer discovery, including product analytics, user persona creation to identify customer needs and pains, and commercial discovery to understand customer segments and revenue drivers.
I convinced the stakeholders to invest in a new personalization MVP that was created together with stakeholders using a design sprint workshop. I then led prototyping, customer validation, and the build and launch of a personalization MVP while working closely with a cross-functional squad and stakeholders.
Reed | A B2C Search and Discovery Product | Two-sided Marketplace
https://www.reed.co.uk/jobsLed product management of a job-search product for the web.
As the PM, I undertook discovery, using qualitative and quantitative data to capture customer needs, and converted insights into a product roadmap.
This work included leading the execution, design, delivery, and analytics with my cross-functional squad. I focused on conversion rate optimization, UX improvements, growth experiments, and A/B tests.
Collectively, this all improved application conversion rates by 9.1%.
AnimedDirect | A B2C eCommerce Product
https://www.animeddirect.co.uk/Developed a growth roadmap and implemented initiatives that increased revenues by 24% in four months.
I led and managed the delivery fee project (establishing delivery fee threshold for online deliveries) and the pricing project (repricing 4,000 SKUs). Across these projects, I led market research, competitor analysis, financial modelling, and product development.
Additionally, I led and managed product growth projects which included customer journey optimizations, A/B tests, conversion rate optimization CRO, and lean growth experiments.
These initiatives increased revenues by 24% in four months after launch.
Merck Animal Health | A B2B Analytics SaaS Product
Acted as the product manager and managed the discovery, building, and launching of an MVP that increased revenues by 13% for customers.
I was involved in activities from discovery to launch. I conducted a competitor/market analysis and customer needs research for discovery. I worked with designers for prototyping and customer validation.
I also led a cross-functional squad for an MVP build and launch. I then provided support to drive adoption via user training and coaching, user guides, and product demos post-launch.
Customers who used the product saw a 13% increase in revenues.
Compucorp | A SaaS CRM Product for Nonprofits
Led a SaaS product launch, from strategic planning to execution across product, engineering, marketing, and commercial.
I created the product's launch plan and did project and program management of key activities. I was hands-on in leading discovery and creating product roadmaps, a SaaS pricing model, a P&L model, marketing campaigns, and content and collaterals.
In addition to stakeholder collaboration, I coordinated with and managed different teams for the tactical execution of the launch plan.
Growth Marketing | Compucorp, Reed, AnimedDirect | B2B & B2C Products
Conducted digital marketing using Google SEO, PPC, LinkedIn, and Facebook ads for lead generation and customer acquisition, and email campaigns for lead nurturing, leading to handover to the sales team for closure.
At Reed.co.uk, I worked with PPC marketing agencies to improve acquisition performance for the PPC channel and with an SEO agency to improve the website for higher organic rankings in the Google search, using various techniques such as keywords and site speed design, content, etc.
At AnimedDirect, I ran marketing campaigns for customer acquisition using Facebook Ads.
Reed | A B2B eCommerce Product | Two-sided Marketplace
Led the product management for Reed's eCommerce and improved website conversions by 16.6%
I led customer discovery which included usability testing and product analytics to identify pains and frictions in the customer journey, and commercial discovery to understand customer segments and revenue drivers.
I also created a customer acquisition roadmap based on user insights. I then executed this roadmap with a cross-functional squad, which included growth experiments, AB tests, CRO, UX improvements, and MVPs.
All of these deliverables cumulatively improved customer acquisition conversion rates by 16.6%.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in General Management
Rotterdam School of Management | Erasmus University - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Certifications
Product Management 101
Todd Birzer | via Udemy
Growth Hacking with Digital Marketing
Eazl Courses | via Udemy
Skills
Tools
Jira, Confluence, Hotjar, Google Analytics, Basecamp, Figma, Slack, Mailchimp
Paradigms
Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Scrum, Usability Testing, B2C, Agile, Agile Product Management, Rapid Prototyping
Platforms
Google Ads
Other
Product Management, Discovery, Product Discovery, Customer Discovery, Product Roadmaps, User Needs, B2B, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Customer Journeys, A/B Testing, Feature Prioritization, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Backlog Management, Backlog Grooming, Cross-functional Collaboration, Cross-departmental Collaboration, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Analytics, Data Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Metrics, Miro, Excel Expert, IT Product Management, Lean Experiments, Product Leadership, Project Management, B2B Product Management, Landing Pages, Product Growth, User Experience (UX), Product Delivery, Growth, User Behavior, Competition Research, Financial Modeling, Lean Startups, Product Strategy, eCommerce, Two-sided Marketplaces, Software as a Service (SaaS), Value Proposition, Value Proposition Design, Product Launch, Team Mentoring, Coaching, Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), Microsoft PowerPoint, Digital, Pricing, Financials, Market Research, User Validation, Design, Line Management, Growth Marketing, Growth Strategy, User Engagement, Business Cases, Personas, General Management, Marketing, Finance, Strategy, Team Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Profit & Loss (P&L), Customer Segmentation, MVP Design, Lean Product Management, Prototyping, Scaling, User Interviews, Training Videos, Technology Guides, Product Demonstrations, Ad Campaigns, Email Campaigns, LinkedIn Marketing, Process Improvement, Funnel Analysis, Conversion Rate, Checkout, Online Payments, Web Applications, Startups, Growth Hacking, Data Analytics, Funnel Optimization, Growth Marketing Product Manager, Feature Roadmaps, Roadmaps, User Journeys, UX Design, Business to Business (B2B), Digital Product Design, SaaS, UI Design, User Flows, User Interface (UI), Web Design, Business Strategy, Product Design, Ideation, Wireframing, Business to Consumer (B2C), Feature Backlog Prioritization, Customer Acquisition, Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), Email, Funnel Marketing, Lean Analytics, Market Intelligence, Customer Analysis, Market Research & Analysis, Competitive Intelligence, Product Analytics, Sales Enablement, User Metrics, Conversion, User Conversion, SaaS Product Management, Small Business, Product Owner, Market Strategy and Research Product Manager, New Product Development, Go-to-market Strategy, Go-to-market Plans, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Google Advertising, Strategic Planning, Digital Product Management, Product Development, Startup Consulting, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), User Research, B2C Marketing, Facebook Ads, SEO Tools, Paid Advertising, Product Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Offshore Team Management, User Retention, Consumer Services, Product Conceptualization, Commercialization, Vendor Selection, Workflow, Journey Mapping, Digital Marketing Strategy, Website Traffic, Web Development, Developer Relations, Product Coach, Product Strategy Consultant, Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing Product Manager, B2B Lead Generation, Product Requirements Documentation (PRD)
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