Pooja Priyadarshini

Business Development Manager

Hyderabad, Telangana, India6 yrs 5 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in product strategy and growth.
  • Expertise in AI-based product development.
  • Strong background in EdTech and B2B SaaS.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a growth strategist with expertise in EdTech and B2B SaaS product management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementBusiness StrategyOperations ManagementCorporate Strategy

Other Skills

Agile Application DevelopmentTeam LeadershipMarket ResearchContent StrategyCustomer Journey MappingUser Acceptance TestingMarketingGo-to-Market StrategyCommunicationAgile MethodologiesMiroScrumProduct Road MappingOperations ResearchChange Management

About

Seasoned growth strategist with 6+ years of experience in corporate strategy, product development, and operations management within the B2B SaaS and EdTech domains. Demonstrated success in formulating and executing growth strategies through close collaboration with cross-functional teams and a focus on customer-centric product innovation. Skilled in developing and launching cutting-edge AI-based products by fostering synergies between business and engineering teams. Proficient in conducting market research, analyzing data, and devising strategic use cases to drive business growth. Passionate about cultivating an EdTech ecosystem where personalized, collaborative learning flourishes.

Experience

6 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 7 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Intercell

Product Strategy and Growth Manager

May 2023Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Agile Application DevelopmentTeam LeadershipProduct Management

Otsi - object technology solutions inc.

Product Consultant

May 2022May 2023 · 1 yr · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Defined product and business strategy for Edtech company including positioning in industry, product-service architecture and partnerships by developing a business plan, conducting competitor analysis, exploring end-to-end customer journey and recommending a plan for integrating customer needs.
  • Worked closely with co-founder and Head of Marketing to design tactical and strategic goals that align with vision of company.
  • Authored 1Y Action Plan with concise OKRs that the team should achieve to meet their business targets of '23.
  • Increased effectiveness of content marketing by 20% by providing strategic direction and creative content inputs to digital marketing and content writing teams.
  • Supported the launch of new products with a sales and marketing plan, increasing the number of customers by 15% by executing the Agile methodology.
Market ResearchContent StrategyBusiness Strategy

Caarya

2 roles

Operations Strategist

Feb 2022Jun 2022 · 4 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Strategized and implemented a 3-year strategic plan to improve the talent pipeline of the organization, validated and approved by the CFO and COO, resulting in a 20% increase in talent acquisition.
  • Created and maintained modules pertaining to work-study contracts for various domains of interest within the organization, resulting in streamlining
  • of work-study contract process, saving the department 40 hours of work each year.
  • Have been working closely with different stakeholders related to strategy, research and operations to implement processes and strategies.
  • Performed research on the upskilling of internal members and ideated with cross-functional teams about different strategies to achieve a 20% increase in effectiveness of upskilling programs within 3 months.
Operations ManagementCustomer Journey Mapping

Product Manager

Oct 2021Feb 2022 · 4 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Developed product roadmap for two products, Townhall and Caarya.me profile. Using Agile Scrum methodologies, defined and worked with SDEs to deliver MUP (Minimum Usable Product) of above offerings at the end of each sprint.
  • Led agile stand-up calls with all team members to take stock of work done and ensure product delivery at the end of every sprint by using metrics, such as sprint velocity, to determine whether team members were on track.
  • Prepared Product Requirements Document, including integrating metrics and user research, to give better product insights.
  • Created a product backlog with measurable metrics to enhance user experience.
  • Worked collaboratively with cross-functional teams of engineers, designers, marketing managers, sales team to execute roadmap as per timelines.
  • Developed a product roadmap by writing epics, user stories and job stories with the use of concept maps and user journey maps/user flows.
Product ManagementUser Acceptance Testing

S.s. infrastructure development consultants limited

2 roles

Assistant Business Manager

Promoted

Apr 2020Oct 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

  • Strategy and Business Development with 2 years of experience in general contracting, architecture, engineering, and infrastructure consultancies.
  • Worked closely with the Head of Corporate Strategy and Senior Management in establishing and managing strategic priorities while leading the on-ground team towards positive business generation, led to an increase of 25% in the clientele base.
  • Provided strategic planning support to internal teams of Corporate Strategy and Business Development.
  • Led the team in developing business cases, sales pitches, and tender filing for government projects, resulting in a 20% increase in tender application
  • and final bid conversion.
Corporate StrategyBusiness Strategy

Operations Consultant

Apr 2019Apr 2020 · 1 yr · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

  • Learnt basics of tender search and optimisation of documentation work for bidding process.
  • Calculated profit viability of projects and did mapping of bid parameters for various projects like strategic works for DRDO, institutional auditoria for Karnataka State Womens' University. Helped in preparing bid presentation for the above projects.

Education

Indian Institute of Management Rohtak

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Jan 2015Jan 2017

BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

Bachelor of Engineering - BE(Hons) — Electronics and Communication Engineering

Jan 2011Jan 2015

Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School

Science

Jan 2009Jan 2011

DAV Group of Schools (TNAES), Chennai

Physical Sciences

Jan 2006Jan 2009

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