Monali Ovhal

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led product delivery resulting in 20% customer satisfaction increase.
Developed monetization strategy boosting profitability by 15%.
Advocated for user needs while balancing business priorities.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager with expertise in Telecommunications and Corporate Communications.

Contact

sydneysheldon.ovhal4@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyStakeholder ManagementBusiness DevelopmentLeadershipCorporate CommunicationsContent StrategyEditorial Management

Other Skills

Business CommunicationsBusiness StrategyCommunicationCritical ThinkingData AnalysisExcellent communication skillsEye for analysis and development operationsJiraManagementMarket AnalysisMarket ResearchMarketingMarketing StrategyMicrosoft OfficeNewsletters

About

With a robust tenure at PayPal, my journey as a Senior Product Manager - Technical has been marked by a relentless pursuit of product innovation and customer satisfaction. The role has honed my skills in stakeholder management, customer discovery, and scaling products, always with an eye on the strategic roadmap and business priorities. At the heart of my approach lies the advocacy for user needs, skillfully balanced with the business case. Leading cross-functional teams, we've successfully aligned product solutions with corporate objectives and facilitated beta programs that underscore our commitment to delivering customer-centric results. My passion for product marketing and business communications has continuously fueled our efforts towards impactful product strategies.

Experience

Telstra

Senior Product Manager

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

In my role as a Senior Product Manager at Telstra, I strategized product portfolio planning, developed monetization strategies, and led product delivery.
Developed monetization strategy for Enterprise product, increasing profitability by 15%.
Led product delivery and stakeholder management, resulting in a 20% increase in customer satisfaction.
Collaborated with Sales Lead to drive product penetration in the market, leading to a 25% increase in SIOs.

Product OperationsStrategyProduct DevelopmentPartner Relationship ManagementProduct StrategyStakeholder Management

Paypal

2 roles

Senior Product Manager - Technical

Dec 2021 – May 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos

LeadershipJiraProblem SolvingData AnalysisProject ManagementPresentations+3

Technical Product Manager

Mar 2016 – Dec 2021 · 5 yrs 9 mos

Participates in defining the product vision, strategy and roadmap. Drives discussions and ceremonies around these.
Gathers, manages, and prioritizes customer/stakeholder requirements.
Acts as the customer advocate articulating the user’s or customer’s needs, balancing it with the business priorities.
Works closely with engineering, program, UX, and cross-functional teams to ensure business case and customer satisfaction goals are met.
Aligns and articulates the ideal solutions along with priorities and business justification for Strategic initiatives
Plans, organizes and facilitates beta and pilot programs during the qualify phase, with final product capabilities. In Agile environments, regularly reviews completed work and checks with customers/stakeholders to ensure that it meets the customer expectations.
Acts as the liaison for stakeholder and product engagement. Represent the product in different forums.
Develops the business case for new capabilities, and improvements to existing products.
Drives the branding and communication strategy for product. Builds extensive launch plan for product capabilities.

Problem SolvingProject ManagementPresentationsBusiness StrategyProduct StrategyStakeholder Management

Persistent systems

Innovation Consultant

Aug 2014 – Feb 2015 · 6 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

social media marketing
reviewing manuscripts and research papers
content creation and editing
corporate communication
research
media planning and management

Problem SolvingProject ManagementPresentationsBusiness StrategyProduct DevelopmentCorporate Communications+1

Biospectrum india

Coresspondent

Jul 2013 – Jul 2014 · 1 yr · Mumbai

Maintain editorial activity for various grids including news reports, features, cover stories, special sections etc.
Primarily responsible for generating story ideas for the publication
Collecting visuals within prescribed deadlines
To do a monthly analysis of competition to determine what has been missed/ covered and to examine the quality of treatment
To become familiar with people in the Life Sciences industry and to develop contacts.
To keep abreast with latest technology and buzz words.·
To emphasize on proactive news generation.

Problem SolvingProject ManagementPresentationsBusiness StrategyEditorial Management