Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

• I teach Product Strategy

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Jaipur, Rajasthan, India · Hybrid

• I teach Product Led Growth for the PGP Students

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0Iws0L7yF_hqR4DRdplXA · Remote

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0Iws0L7yF_hqR4DRdplXA
• Product Talk with Malthi brings a new episode every fortnight with founders, creators and product builders. Each episode is a rich blend of insights and practical wisdom, focusing on what truly matters in product management. From in-depth discussions on strategy formulation and innovation to actionable advice on navigating product lifecycle and market challenges, we cover it all. Hear from our guests who are building products “From India, For India, For the World”, as they share their journeys, dissecting both successes and setbacks.

Oct 2022 – Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Translated idea to MVP to V1 launch
• Influenced adoption of a product thinking mindset in the organization
• Build the vision with the founder and leadership team and translated to the roadmap
• Built customer advisory council which is actively engaged in validating the product
• Led user research, design , implementation of the new product
• Managed third party vendor management and Investor relations closely with the founder
• Setting up Product Organization & Operating Model
• Closely worked with Marketing team to build the B2C marketing plan and product analytics
• Represented the product and won the first IIMB innovation award in AI initiatives
• Built the AI-First strategy for the product
• Led opportunities for the organization to build an ecosystem platform product

Aug 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Jul 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 8 mos · IIM Udaipur, Masters Union, SP Jain Online PM course, XLRI Jamshedpur(PM workshop)

• PGP(2 year), DEM(1 year), ADPM(Advance certificate course in PM)

Apr 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• SparkProd is a boutique consulting firm specializing in AI & Product Strategy & Execution Advisory, Expert Training, Skill Development and Product Leadership Coaching. In the last 3 years of its inception we have worked with multiple start ups, SMB, Large and Global Enterprises.
• Check our website - www.sparkprod.in
• Our expertise includes
• Define AI Strategy,
• Upskilling and adopting product-first mindset,
• Translate Ideas to MVP,
• Sharpen Product Strategies and Roadmap,
• Design Operating models,
• Build(Hire) product teams,
• Refine product positioning,
• Construct product thinking culture,
• Shaping AI-First Strategy
• Scaling Products & Services
• Support building pitch decks
• Our Wins
• 1. Built the MVP for an early stage AI start up. Found great adoption with iterative approach
• 2. B2C Platform Development & Scaling
• Led the transformation of an initial idea into a market-ready MVP and built a scalable B2C platform.
• Accelerated product adoption and user engagement by multifold factor
• Scaled the Product Team from 1 to 6 people, establishing processes and Product Scorecards.
• Secured industry awards for the product’s strategic AI initiatives
• 3. Strategy, Funding, and Growth Advisory
• Translated high-level founder ideas into crisp Product Roadmap that directly supported customer acquisition efforts and enabled the startup to successfully secure follow-on investment from key venture capitalists.
• Guided few startups through a critical fundraising stage, helping them articulate their Product Thesis and demonstrate Monetization Fit to secure necessary funding.
• 4. Operational Excellence & Global Launch
• Orchestrated operational excellence initiatives across product and engineering teams, enabling the startup to successfully achieve global product launch across multiple jurisdictions.
• Implemented streamlined Product Operating Models and governance for a mid-size enterprise, significantly improving collaboration and efficiency between the Business and Technology teams.

Apr 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• Mentored and Coached 100+ Product Managers through focused engagements aimed at achieving their "best version," resulting in quantifiable improvements in their craft and clear definition of their next-level career path.
• Accelerated the growth and transition of 25+ senior Product Leaders (Director, VP level) by providing bespoke coaching focused on promotions, improving executive presence, successfully transitioning to aspirational roles, and fundamentally elevating their strategic impact.
• Drove significant upskilling across product organizations and institutions by delivering specialized, cohort-based training programs in:
• PM 101 (Foundational Product Management)
• Product Strategy & Innovation
• AI Product Thinking
• Product-Led Growth (PLG)
• Product Analytics

Nov 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Build out strong capabilities across core payments platform to support volume growth with best-in-class payment experience.
• Pivotal role for platform data initiatives across payment, finance, accounting, reporting and external partner
• Responsible for the APAC payment product & analytics team
• Deeply engage with customer success teams to bridge the product and process gaps

Jul 2018 – Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

• I lead the Digital transformation strategy for KYC processes.
• Co-construct products and solutions in partnership with technology teams and start-ups
• Mentor the start-ups for building the product strategy, pricing and positioning
• Set up the PM team from scratch
• Evangelizing the product mindset culture
• Built several PoCs on latest technologies
• Influence the stakeholders for data driven product development
• Lead the Women in Tech chapter in India

Jan 2015 – Jul 2018 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• Led the TurboTax PC product line and QuickBooks Payroll product line serving millions of NA customers.
• Owned the product strategy, roadmap.
• Led the team of PMs to continue to delight the customers with our offerings

Sep 2013 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bangalore, India

• Product Management in Enterprise Content Management, Case Management
• Define Product road-map for On-Premise xCP
• Field enablement and Go-To-Market strategy for the Classic On-Premise xCP
• Closely work with engineering and QE in the agile methodology
• Fair understanding of the emerging technologies like big data, cloud, Saas, aPaaS

Feb 2010 – Sep 2013 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore

• As a product manager, my role touches upon various aspects of product management responsibilities from inbound activities of product conceptualization to the outbound activities of product roll-out. I am responsible for creating the product strategies and sharing the vision with the customers and development team. As a product manager I am responsible for the functional requirements and to translate it to product features together with the engineering and QA teams.

Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 · 3 yrs · Bangalore

• As a project manager, I have worked in various development and maintenance customer projects across SAP solutions. My strong development and project management background experience has endowed me the capabilities to understand the technology depth and provide qualitative products to the customer

Oct 2004 – Jan 2007 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore

• Worked in several custom development projects in various roles of team lead/Solution Designer

Jan 2003 – Jan 2004 · 1 yr · Noida

• Worked as an ABAP developer/team lead in several maintenance offshore and onsite projects

Jan 2000 – Jan 2003 · 3 yrs · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Worked on several offshore and onsite SAP implementation projects as an ABAP developer