Kavind Aggarwal

CEO

Hyderabad, Telangana, India13 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

15+ years in software engineering and product management.
Led teams to achieve 10x growth in user engagement.
Expert in product strategy and user research.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned product leader in the Gaming and Media industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementProduct LeadershipProject ManagementProduct Road MappingBusiness Strategy

Other Skills

Global Product ManagementConsumer ProductsSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Mobile ApplicationsRequirements AnalysisUser StoriesDesign ManagementAnalytical SkillsRelationship BuildingBusiness ProcessSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)LeadershipBuilding New BusinessManaging ManagersCommunication

About

With more than 15 years of experience in software engineering, product management, and marketing, I am a seasoned and versatile leader in the technology domain. My core competencies include product strategy, vision, roadmap, execution, user research, data analysis, monetization, and growth. Currently, I am the Vice President of Products at Paytm, India's leading digital payments and e-commerce platform. Previously, I led the fantasy cricket platform Howzat at Junglee Games, where I solved key customer pain points and delivered a 5x year-over-year growth. I also worked on fraud detection, user tracking, and compliance in video advertising space at Yahoo, where I drove a 10x growth in page views for Yahoo Cricket. My mission is to create engaging, innovative, and profitable products that delight millions of users and generate value for the business.

Experience

13 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 11 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Paytm

Vice President of Products

Jun 2023 – Oct 2023 · 4 mos · Hybrid

Product ManagementGlobal Product ManagementProduct LeadershipConsumer Products

Junglee games

Director of Product

Oct 2021 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Lead the fantasy cricket platform Howzat. Solved key customer pain points such as playing fantasy during the match, real time score, commentary etc.

Project ManagementSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Mobile ApplicationsRequirements AnalysisProduct Road MappingUser Stories+6

Yahoo

Principal Product Manager

Dec 2017 – Oct 2021 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

Working on fraud detection, user tracking and compliance in Video Advertising space
Led Yahoo cricket for 3x YoY growth and 10x growth in PV's

Project ManagementBuilding New BusinessSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Mobile ApplicationsManaging ManagersRequirements Analysis+14

Ola (ani technologies pvt ltd)

Senior Product Manager

Nov 2016 – Nov 2017 · 1 yr · Bangalore

Worked on pricing and safety products for Ola Cabs

Project ManagementSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Mobile ApplicationsRequirements AnalysisProduct Road MappingCommunication+10

Dream11

Senior Product Manager

Jun 2015 – Nov 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Responsible for DAU, ARPPU and monetisation of referral users for Dream11 across web, mobile web and mobile apps.
Identified and implemented the referral sweet spot to increase the number of referral users exponentially.
Ideated the new referral programme to overcome the short comings of the old system
Simplified the referral programme to increase ARPU.
Ideated and conducted experiments to optimise product flows.
Built prediction models to estimate ARPU and DAU
Increased retention by identifying and removing fraud from the system
Created fraud models to identify the extent of fraud users in the system

Project ManagementSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Mobile ApplicationsRequirements AnalysisProduct Road MappingCommunication+9

Samsung r&d institute

Lead Engineer

Oct 2010 – Apr 2014 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Blu-ray Java Middleware Development:
Successful migration of BDJ MW from Korea to India
Creating and maintaining the project documents such as Project plans, SRS etc.
Improved the debugging mechanism to identify critical bugs.
Blu-ray Test Suite:
Automated the testing process (testing, compilation of results, bugs creation process etc.) for the player.
Worked on creating tools to benchmark Samsung player's performance against other players

Ibm india pvt. ltd

Associate System Engineer

Jul 2008 – Aug 2010 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Performed various roles in project like XML Admin, Configuration Management and Development
Implemented the message parsing system of the application which resulted in drastic reduction of bugs in the project.
Closely worked with clients in US and UK to understand and then implement the business requirements.