Khanaz K.A

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India13 yrs 4 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Led billion-dollar business growth initiatives.
  • Built and managed diverse, high-performing teams.
  • Spearheaded innovative product strategies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in E-commerce and Product Management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product DevelopmentBusiness Strategy

Other Skills

AnalysisAnalyticsBusiness AnalysisBusiness AnalyticsCompetitive AnalysisE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareManagementMarket AnalysisMarket EntryMarket ResearchMarketing StrategySalesStrategic NegotiationsStrategy

About

Product and business leader experienced in building and scaling billion dollar businesses. I lead multifunctional teams across product, sales, marketing, design and analytics.

Experience

Stealth startup

Builder

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

  • Coming Soon!

Career break

Chief reflection officer

Oct 2024Mar 2025 · 5 mos

  • Finding purpose.

Simpl

CXO - Product & Business

Mar 2022Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • In my role as a CXO at Simpl, I spearheaded the development of a decentralized marketplace business out of India. I built a team of 120+ talented individuals across engineering, product, sales, marketing & operations. We achieved remarkable growth, reaching ~$250MM USD TPV and ~$3MM revenue annually within just 15 months. Our approach empowered brands to take control of their online destinies, providing customers with a seamless shopping experience while maximizing customer relationships and LTV. I also lead the product charter for the core BNPL business and lead the customer support and collections efforts.
Product DevelopmentTeam ManagementBusiness StrategyAnalyticsMarket Entry

Amazon

7 roles

Sr. Manager & Head of Product Management - Tech

Promoted

Jun 2021Feb 2022 · 8 mos

  • I Lead a team of 10+ product leaders, ~50 engineers and 12 scientists across US, EU and India to build large scale ML platforms that drive all of Amazon's regulatory classification and compliance globally.

Principal Product Manager, Prime

Promoted

Oct 2020Jun 2021 · 8 mos

  • I lead product and growth for Amazon Prime across key segments, channels and initiatives. Was responsible for paid member acquisition, retention, subscription revenue and profitability. Lead a team of product, marketing, program and analysts to grow India Prime to become the fastest growing country for Amazon globally and the largest paid membership program in India. Elevated to WW Prime leadership team and helped expand Prime to Mexico and other LATAM countries.

Senior Product Manager, Prime

Dec 2017Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Building WW first programs to make Prime more accessible in India. I own acquisition, engagement and retention of key lifestages like young adults and students. I also own product roadmap to grow prime via partnerships with telecos and others.

Senior product manager, Media

Promoted

May 2017Nov 2017 · 6 mos

  • Leading the product pod for Media categories and building new programs for Amazon Prime customers.

Senior Category Manager, Books & Seller flex

Apr 2017May 2017 · 1 mo

Category Manager, Books & Seller Flex

May 2015Mar 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Launched 7 languages on Amazon. Lead a cross functional team of category managers and marketing to pioneer vernacular digital campaigns and grow tier 2/3 city penetration for Amazon.

Category Manager, Video Games & Sports

Feb 2014Apr 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Setup and scaled the VG and sports categories. Negotiated Xbox and IPL merchandise national exclusivity for Amazon. Launched multiple international brands like Razor, Steelseries, Madcatz in India. Grew MSS for key brands like Sony PlayStation and Xbox from 0 to ~15% in under a year. Built multiple new CX improvements for the categories in partnership with WW product and tech teams

Kraft foods

Area Sales Manager

Jun 2012Feb 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Creating sales capacities, training and developing front-line sales force, designing and implementing processes and systems to track and develop selling mechanisms, managing Channel partners and distributors, Ensuring high RoI on Market Investments and coordinating with supply chain and logistics to create a business growth of 24% YoY. Handling a large portfolio of products like Oreo, Tang, Cadbury Dairy Milk Etc.

Microsoft corporation

Internship

Apr 2011Jun 2011 · 2 mos · Mumbai, India

  • Worked with Microsoft Sales and Marketing Services Group to develop strategies for a Microsoft enterprise solution.

Education

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Post-Graduate Programme in Management

Jan 2010Jan 2012

College of Engineering Trivandrum

Bachelors in Technology (B.Tech) — Electronics And Communication

Jan 2006Jan 2010

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