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Gaurav Sharma

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India14 yrs 3 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • 14 years of experience in technology leadership.
  • Expert in building AI-powered food-tech platforms.
  • Proven track record in product strategy and agile development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Food-Tech and Logistics expert with strong capabilities in product management and AI-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementProduct StrategyAgile Software DevelopmentData ScienceEngineering Management

Other Skills

AI-native architectureData-centric decision-makingMenu optimizationDemand forecastingDigital commerceManufacturing platformsInventory forecastingAutomated catalog managementB2B/B2C product roadmapIAM strategyMicroservicesUX enhancementsConversion optimizationERP implementationPerformance analytics

About

With over 14 years of experience, I am currently the Head of Technology at ITC Limited, where I lead efforts to build an AI-powered cloud-kitchen and food delivery platform. My role focuses on leveraging product management expertise to drive data-centric decision-making, enhance menu optimization, and develop demand forecasting solutions. I specialize in product strategy, agile software development, and AI-native architecture. My work encompasses building and structuring cross-functional teams in technology, product, design, and operations to deliver scalable digital solutions. My goal is to create transformative platforms that combine innovation, AI, and human-centered design to redefine the food-tech ecosystem.

Experience

14 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs
Average Tenure
3 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Itc limited

Head of Technology

Apr 2023Present · 3 yrs 1 mo · India · On-site

  • Leding the Technology of Food-Tech business at ITC Limited, focusing on scalable, mobile native platforms for digital food innovation.
  • Spearheaded the development of AI-powered cloud kitchen and delivery ecosystems to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Implemented data-centric decision systems for menu optimization, pricing strategies, and accurate forecasting.
  • Built and managed cross-functional teams across technology, product, and design to drive collaborative innovation.
Product ManagementProduct StrategyAgile software developmentAI-native architectureData-centric decision-makingMenu optimization+1

Infra.market

Group Product Manager

Sep 2021Apr 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Built and scaled digital commerce + manufacturing platforms that support large-volume transactions and multi-node supply operations in the Indian construction market.
  • Developed inventory forecasting and automated catalog management pipelines, improving data consistency and reducing manual processing overhead.
  • Owned B2B/B2C product roadmap and platform architecture, standardizing product recognition, ordering workflows, and supply fulfillment processes end-to-end.
Digital commerceManufacturing platformsInventory forecastingAutomated catalog managementB2B/B2C product roadmapProduct Management+1

Lowe's india

Senior Product Manager

Jan 2020Aug 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Owned IAM strategy and implementation across Lowe’s digital platforms serving US and Canadian markets.
  • Architected and executed the transition from legacy monoliths to distributed microservices, reducing downtime and enabling faster feature delivery.
  • Implemented UX enhancements based on real usage patterns, resulting in measurable improvements in conversion and session retention.
IAM strategyMicroservicesUX enhancementsConversion optimizationProduct ManagementAgile software development

Licious - born to meat

Senior Product Manager

Sep 2018Jan 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Implemented ERP and demand forecasting platforms that optimized procurement cycles and drove ~90% reduction in supply chain variability.
  • Created personalized product recommendation and coupon distribution systems to improve user engagement and basket size.
  • Established performance analytics and reporting dashboards that enabled data-driven retail expansion and operational planning.
ERP implementationDemand forecastingPerformance analyticsUser engagementProduct ManagementProduct Strategy

Delhivery

3 roles

Manager, Data Science

Sep 2017Sep 2018 · 1 yr

  • Primary responsibilities were :
  • Developing working model for RTO prediction to minimise cost in case of RTO shipments and was able to predict with an accuracy of 80% for all shipments.
  • Working model for manpower requirement for Hub day to day activities with a baseline save of 10%.
  • Working model for better routing of shipments bases on historical data using expected path algorithm.
RTO predictionRouting algorithmsData analysisData ScienceProduct Management

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Oct 2015Sep 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Major focus was scalability and workload distribution.
  • Introduced kinesis (AWS kafka alternative) for pushing async data to other systems thus increase the scalability of our services.
  • Designed the backend architecture for in-house android apps for shipment pick and delivery. Currently we have achieved 100% app based system for whole supply chain.
  • Worked with major clients like Flipkart, Myntra, Amazon and Paytm for the integration of APIs between the systems so that manual data sharing be stopped.
  • Overall overhaul of monolithic software architecture to create several micro services to prevent single point failure chances.
  • Worked towards better scaling of NoSql databases like MongoDB and DynamoDB.
  • Designed in house invoicing system for delhivery thus saving lot of manpower and money.
ScalabilityBackend architectureMicroservicesAPI integrationEngineering ManagementProduct Management

Senior Associate (Team Lead)

Nov 2013Oct 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Worked as a team lead and introduced several key software key services like First Mile Pickup module, intestate tax module, Sorter automated sorting module, linehaul movement module etc.
  • All of these activities were offline and manual before and were major bottleneck in operations.
  • Worked with clients like JetAirways, Myntra, SpiceJet etc for daily shipment pick and cash collection etc.

Xtage labs

Chief Technology Officer

Apr 2013Nov 2013 · 7 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Designed and created end-to-end on the flagship project called "Theatering" which cater for online booking for small and mid size theaters and events. This include integration with clients as well as several payment systems.

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Co-Founder

Dec 2011Mar 2013 · 1 yr 3 mos · India

  • We were creating a product for schools and colleges to use where they can keep track of student educational likings , trends etc. This includes CRM for teachers for feeding of marks obtained in school as well as web interface where students can fill and submit their answer sheets. It also include uploading of teacher's recorded videos for future usage.

Education

IIT Kanpur

Bachelor's degree — Civil Engineering

Jan 2006Jan 2011

Sacred Heart School, Mathura

Senior Secondary — Science

Jan 1999Jan 2004

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