Ajay Singh Meena

Product Manager

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan14 yrs 2 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led product strategy for Japan's top C2C platform.
  • Expert in agile methodologies and product management.
  • Strong background in API development and analytics.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager with expertise in E-commerce and API development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyLeadershipAgile ManagementStakeholder ManagementApi DevelopmentProduct ManagementData AnalysisMarket ResearchAnalyticsSystem DevelopmentMarket Expansion

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyDatabasesE-commerceJavaLinuxManagementProduct DesignProduct DevelopmentProject PlanningSQLStrategyUser ExperienceWeb Development

About

Hi, I'm currently working as Group Product Manager for Mercari (#1 C2C in Japan). I am passionate about leading & mentoring product managers and also building customer centric products for better usability & value addition. Experienced at: - Planning: create & drive product strategy & roadmaps - Execution: adjust and adapt changes during execution - Communication: share & align everyone towards the goal - Analytical Skills: measure, measure, measure and drive decisions based on data - Decision Making: prioritization based on Data - Leadership: Take responsibility for failures and share successes across the team

Experience

Mercari, inc.

2 roles

Group Product Manager

Promoted

May 2024Present · 1 yr 10 mos

StrategyAgile MethodologiesProduct StrategyLeadership

Senior Technical Product Manager

Aug 2019Apr 2024 · 4 yrs 8 mos

  • Grow Team of Technical Product Managers via Hiring & Mentoring
  • Define & Deploy LeSS (Large Scale Scrum) with PMO in Product Engineering of 300+ employees
  • Lead PM for Mobile App Rewrite on iOS & Android
  • Lead PM for Loyalty Program Business from Marketplace working closely with Fintech Stakeholders of Mercari Group
StrategyAgile MethodologiesProduct StrategyAgile Management

Rakuten

7 roles

Technical Product Manager for Backend APIs, Global E-Commerce Platform

Oct 2017Jul 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Key Responsibilities: prioritisation, product specifications, analytics & growth
  • Successfully delivered APIs for following projects to support Taiwan, US & Global E-Commerce Business (Japan to Other Countries)
  • o Merchant Dashboard providing Data allowing merchants & business to understand their performance based on defined KPIs which are used to converting merchants to be more valuable for Rakuten
  • o Variant Details to provide more structured & specify information based on different combinations of
  • information used for defining variants for an Item
  • o Merchant Badges allowing business to out stand best performing sellers & increase their awareness of
  • quality service among buyers
  • o Cancel/Return Details allowing buyers for risk free purchases, post-purchase support & allowing sellers to easily manage Cancel/Return related inquiries or request from buyers
  • o Pickup Service allowing buyers to purchase and pickup bought items easily from physical shops
  • Managing in-house & vendor with total of 10 people (6 in Japan, 4 in China)
StrategyAgile MethodologiesAPI DevelopmentProduct Management

Product Manager for Rakuten Cutter Mobile App

May 2016Sep 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Key responsibilities include market research, product discovery, strategy & planning, prioritisation, product design & specs, analytics & growth
  • Managing end-to-end agile based product development of Mobile App
  • Established & Leading Development & QA Team consist of 6 people (2 in Japan, 4 in India)
StrategyAgile MethodologiesProduct ManagementMarket Research

Product Manager for Business Support System, Global E-Commerce Platform

Feb 2016Jun 2016 · 4 mos

  • Key responsibilities include product discovery, prioritisation, product design & specs
  • Own end-to-end development of Business Support System supporting Merchant & Buyer Account Management, Campaign Management, Point Management & Rewards, Shipping & Payment Management, etc.
  • Guided & Led team of 2 Product Managers (1 in Japan, 1 in Taiwan) & Led 2 Development Teams consist of 15 people
StrategyAgile MethodologiesProduct ManagementSystem Development

Product Manager for Marketing & Analytics on Merchant Operation System, Global E-Commerce Platfo

Promoted

Sep 2015Aug 2016 · 11 mos

  • Key responsibilities include market research, product discovery, prioritisation, product design & specs, analytics & growth
  • Managed end-to-end agile based product development of Marketing & Analytics Tools including Campaign, Rakuten E-Magazines, Analytics & Reporting
  • Leading 1 Development Team consist of 10 people
StrategyAgile MethodologiesProduct ManagementAnalytics

Associate Product Manager for Backend APIs, Global E-Commerce Platform

Feb 2015Sep 2015 · 7 mos

  • Key responsibilities include prioritisation, product design & specs, end-to-end development based on front end Merchant Operation System’s requirement
  • Led & successfully accomplished front end requirements on Merchant, Item, Shop Category, Shop Design, Shipping, Order APIs, etc.
  • Mentored new Product Manager
Agile MethodologiesProduct Management

Associate Product Manager for Merchant Operation Support, Global E-Commerce Platform

Promoted

Jan 2014Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Key responsibilities include product design & specs, end-to-end development based on Merchant Operation System’s roadmap
  • Led & successfully accomplished implementation of following big functionalities on Merchant Operation System
  • International Shipping Feature allowing merchants to sell oversea and buyers from oversea to buy & ship it to their country
  • Cross Border Features allowing merchants to sell products with automatic currency conversion & - translation from one marketplace to another marketplace
  • Asynchronous Product, Order, Sales Data Download Feature for system stability & better user experience File Storage allowing merchants to store Images, Design Shop Pages, etc.
  • Variant Attributes allowing merchants to register 5 different attributes giving more wide range of variant to merchant
  • Inquiry Management allowing merchants to handle inquiries from buyers based on product, order & general inquiries
  • Error Tracking using Site Catalyst in order to better understand merchant’s operational problems and solve them
Agile MethodologiesProduct Management

Application Developer

Oct 2011Dec 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Designed, Developed, Tested, Delivered following projects on Merchant Operation System
  • Merchants can create Shop Information in English for Rakuten Global Market
  • Merchants can register medicine products and sell on Rakuten Domestic E-Commerce
  • Merchant can participate and sell their products in Super Sale Event on Rakuten Domestic E- Commerce
  • Operational Task for day-to-day business supports & Monthly Maintenance Tasks

Siemens

Internship, Application Engineer

May 2010Jul 2010 · 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Analyzed the Code Quality Monitoring Method (CQMM) Tool; conceptualised a more user friendly prototype for existing product
  • Developed a GUI for customizing configuration settings for specific project requirements and automatically generating and updating XML files for their reviews

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

B.Tech. — Computer Science and Engineering

Jan 2007Jan 2011

St. Joseph School, Kota

12th Class — Maths and Science

Jan 2005Jan 2007

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