Puneet Manchanda

Product Manager

India13 yrs 11 mos experience

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Key Highlights

11+ years of product management experience.
Expert in AI/ML product development.
Proven track record in stakeholder management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Management expert in Fintech and Agritech sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementDigital StrategyUser Experience (ux)Data ScienceDevops

Other Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI)B2B Product ManagementBusiness AnalysisBusiness StrategyCommunicationCreative Problem SolvingCustomer SupportGenerative AIGenerative AI ToolsIdentifying New OpportunitiesInnovationLeadershipMachine LearningMarket AnalysisMicrosoft Office

About

I am a dynamic product management professional with a strong background in software development and a track record of successful product/feature launches. With 11+ years of experience, I have developed expertise in identifying market opportunities, creating product roadmaps, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products that exceed customer expectations. My passion for product management stems from my desire to solve complex problems and create innovative solutions that drive business growth. Throughout my career, I have gained experience in developing products from ideation to launch, conducting market research, and defining product requirements. I am skilled in stakeholder management and have a deep understanding of agile methodologies. I have a talent for driving product vision, creating compelling product messaging, and building consensus among diverse teams.

Experience

Cardekho group

2 roles

Principal Product Manager | Finance Marketplace - SEA Region

Promoted

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs

Building used-car/bike finance and refinance marketplace business for SEA

Product Life CycleLeadershipDigital StrategyStakeholder ManagementStrategy ImplementationCreative Problem Solving+3

Senior Product Manager | Preowned-Car Auction

Jul 2021 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

Conducted user interviews and market research to identify gaps and define roadmap
Re-engineered PLP and PDP to ensure users feel more confident while bidding which led to increase in the number of bids
Launched car recommendations; improved engagement which led to increase in successful car auctions
Introduced wallet and payment gateway to reduce payment time; led to more deal closure
Designed user onboarding; significantly reduced the onboarding time and improved the user-experience
Automated and optimized manual workflows to reduce the yearly operations cost
Mentored and led a team of APM/PM's to manage the used-car product ecosystem

Product Life CycleDigital StrategyStakeholder ManagementMobile ApplicationsStrategy ImplementationUser Experience (UX)+4

Cropin technology

Product Manager | Deep-Tech Platform

Mar 2020 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Managed an innovative AI/ML enabled SaaS platform
Designed and implemented farm insights, a functionality that takes satellite & weather data, runs ML models, and allows users to visualize insights of any farm across the globe in minutes; led pilot programs with leading banks and F&B companies
Introduced AI/ML powered credit report for farmers to help banks reduce cost of servicing the loan
Collaborated with government agency & cross-functional teams to introduce cadastral map boundaries of millions of farms
Launched on-demand processing of data science models for farm-level insights
Implemented product optimizations to improve load time of interactive map layers and reduce data storage cost

Product Life CycleDigital StrategySoftware as a Service (SaaS)B2B Product ManagementIdentifying New OpportunitiesData Science+5

Larsen & toubro infotech ltd

Technical Product Manager

Aug 2018 – Feb 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Worked for a Hi-Tech client to build developer tools
Led meetings and gathered requirements to define the roadmap for a DevOps platform
Launched workflow scheduler, a feature that lets user organize and schedule transactions, by understanding usage patterns and eliminating dependencies; improved user experience and reduced user efforts
Introduced new and improved application onboarding functionality; reduced the onboarding time significantly
Launched support for newer database technologies thereby increasing the product user-base
Collected data backed feedback from users to bring incremental improvements thereby improving the user-satisfaction score

Digital StrategyDevOpsTechnology IntegrationUser StoriesProduct Management

The ogni group

Product Marketing Intern

May 2017 – Aug 2017 · 3 mos · Wood Dale, IL

Led a team of content writers and web developers to redesign the website with new features and enriched content with an aim to improve customer touchpoints.
Co-ordinated with cross-functional teams to document detailed user stories including wireframes and user flows.
Analyzed competitor services and pricing strategies to devise a robust pricing strategy.
Developed and executed Direct Mail marketing campaigns.

Purdue university

Graduate Assistant

Aug 2016 – May 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos · West Lafayette, Indiana

Teaching Assistant for Lean Launchpad – a technology commercialization course.
Created Business Model Canvas to define value proposition and target customer segments to commercialize technological innovations.
Led a team to conduct customer discovery interviews and secondary market research to identify macro market for product.

Cognizant technology solutions

2 roles

Consultant

Promoted

Jun 2012 – May 2015 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Sole subject matter expert for Oracle Database technology in a team of 20. Designed backend integration strategies to optimize the employee data transfer from Oracle to SAP
Identified and implemented a business process change that led to savings
Introduced a knowledge repository which reduced the customer request resolution time
Conceptualized and led implementation of a tool – reducing data processing time by half
Proactively led SAP module trainings for different countries
Steered a team to achieve twice the work efficiency to support onshore team members on a critical project

Software Developer

Aug 2010 – May 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Successfully gathered customer requirements to design and develop a Life Sciences application; delivered the product ahead of schedule.
Performed root cause analysis to identify and eliminate defects; reduced the defect count of the application.
Designed the knowledge transition plan for the department; coached and upskilled 5 team members.
Received Energizer Award for organizing and managing outing events across cross-functional teams.