Gaurav Joshi

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

10+ years in product management and ad tech.
Expert in building ML prediction models.
Proven track record of enhancing user engagement.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager with expertise in Ad Tech and Machine Learning.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyProduct Management

Other Skills

Data AnalysisData ScienceDefining Product RequirementsMachine LearningMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficePowerPointProduct DevelopmentProduct PlanningProduct Road MappingSASSQLTableauTeam ManagementUser Experience Design

About

As a results-driven Product Manager with extensive experience (10 yrs+) in the ad tech and digital product space, I thrive on building innovative solutions that drive business growth and enhance user experiences.Currently building ML prediction models for InMobi DSP for user targeting. My journey from Business Analyst to Product Manager reflects my commitment to leveraging data-driven insights and technology to solve complex challenges and create value.

Experience

Inmobi

7 roles

Product Manager

Promoted

May 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Building InMobi DSP's core ML/AI prediction engine for better Targeting.
Building a unified ad platform across Glance and InMobi for better synergy by leveraging data and technology to create value.

Product StrategyProduct PlanningProduct Management

Associate Product Manager

Feb 2020 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos

Built and deployed various product solutions for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of performance ad business in China. Below are some projects I managed :
Developed ML based CVR Prediction Model from scratch to make the prediction of bids more efficient. Collaborated with business, data science and engg to gather product requirements and align on the final product design. This improved the overall CVR by 10-15%
Deployed negative targeting solution to improve the targeting by excluding the users who already have the app installed in their devices in last x days
Added a learning framework to statistics-based prediction models for faster learning and prediction of new advertiser or publisher. As a results, overall coverage improved by 20%

Lead Business Analyst

Promoted

Apr 2019 – Jan 2020 · 9 mos

Lead a 10 member analytics team. Built Power BI and Excel dashboards to track revenue and cost for various business units. Supported leadership team in choosing the right business strategies by providing insights into the key revenue drivers.

Client Success Manager

Apr 2018 – Mar 2019 · 11 mos

On-boarded new sales partners (resellers) in the hitherto untapped market. Revised pricing and contracts for existing partners to increase InMobi's profitability.

Account Manager

Apr 2016 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

Managed multiple advertiser accounts for Europe region. Worked with sales to pitch and on-board new advertisers and ensured to achieve revenue targets. Collaborated with Product to develop a new reporting tool for internal and external users.

Senior Campaign Manager

Apr 2015 – Mar 2016 · 11 mos

Managed ad operations for multiple countries (Italy, Germany, Spain). Worked with Account and Sales team to scale the accounts.

Campaign Manager

Sep 2014 – Mar 2015 · 6 mos

Managed operations of ad campaigns for Italian Advertisers. Reported on campaign performance and worked with Account Managers to scale the revenue.

Glance

Product Manager

Jan 2022 – May 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Worked with design team to build user experiences to improve engagement and conversion.
Developed an Ad Prioritisation framework to improve overall yield of ads business.

Product DevelopmentProduct StrategyProduct Road MappingDefining Product RequirementsProduct Management

Mu sigma

Business Analyst

Feb 2013 – May 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangalore

Client: E-commerce website of a major retail chain group in Australia [Mar’14-May’14]
Online Campaigns Assessment: Created a campaign assessment report highlighting key performance metrics that helped client understand the current performance of email campaigns and identify the potential campaigns to increase online traffic and revenue
Client: A leading finance, insurance and banking corporation in Australia [Sept’13-Mar’14]
Channel Profitability: developed and delivered a fully automated dashboard to understand the health of different channels of revenue and identify the most profitable one. This helped client in taking major restructuring and investment decisions for potential channels
Claims Scorecard: Efficiency of client’s claims department was captured in a single view through easy to understand visualizations
Client: E- Commerce website of the largest retail chain of America
Drop in PSR: created a dashboard detailing the reason for drop in Purchase Success Rate. This required basic knowledge of Web analytics.

Century rayon, mumbai

Intern

Jul 2011 – Dec 2011 · 5 mos

Century Rayon is a B.K. Birla group company. It is the leading manufacturer of rayon yarn in India.
Worked on high priority "Troubleshooting and Optimising the performance of the Cooling Towers of Tyrecord plant" project.

Chambal fertilisers and chemicals limited, rajasthan

Intern

May 2010 – Jul 2010 · 2 mos

Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited is one of the largest private sector fertiliser producers in
India
Awarded the certificate of appreciation by the organization
Others
· Made a report and presentation on "Gaming as a career opportunity" for the course Technical
Report Writing. .
· Made a report on "India's FDI OutFlow: Regions,Sectors and Quantity" under Dr.R.P Pradhan
Distribution of sectors and regions were researched upon. Important areas for national gains