Rakesh Retnakaran

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in launching innovative products and features.
  • Strong background in gaming and e-commerce industries.
  • Proven track record in user engagement and retention strategies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager with expertise in Gaming and E-Commerce.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

E-commerceProduct VisionProduct InnovationProduct LaunchMonetizationProduct ManagementGame DesignProduct DevelopmentInternet Banking

Other Skills

Stakeholder ManagementUser ResearchProduct DesignCommunicationA/B TestingProduct Road MappingAnalytical SkillsWritten CommunicationDefining Product RequirementsPerformance MetricsUser Interface DesignComputer ScienceTeam LeadershipPublicityMicrosoft Office

About

Seasoned product professional with 9+ years of experience, spanning across gaming, content and commerce. Proven expertise in building retention & engagement features, monetization and new product launches. Adept at scaling global products, managing cross-functional teams, and delivering impactful customer experiences. An eager learner, customer-centric thinker, and a data storyteller by passion, I’m fascinated by observing day-to-day user behavior and translating those insights into products that resonate.

Experience

10 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 3 mos
Current Experience

Mesa school of business

Visiting Professor

Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Scaler school of business

Visiting Professor

Sep 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • I've always loved teaching; it's just been a part of me. This role gives me a chance to sit across from aspiring PMs and share a bit of what I've picked up over the years in Product Management & Analytics.

Glance

2 roles

Group Product Manager

Promoted

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Leading agentic commerce experiences on TV
  • Drove launch of the world’s first AI shopping app on TV on 50M+ devices in US
E-CommerceStakeholder ManagementProduct Vision

Senior Product Manager

Feb 2022 – Jan 2023 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Launched dynamic lockscreen widgets on a leading mobile device manufacturer in the US
  • Built User Experience Optimizations leading to an improvement in average sessions per user
  • Drove stakeholder collaboration to align on product reviews, develop go-to-market strategies, and address integration nuances.
Product InnovationUser ResearchProduct DesignProduct LaunchCommunication

Zynga

2 roles

Product Manager

Promoted

Jul 2020 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Live Ops PM for a top racing game - CSR2
  • Designed the annual events roadmap and offered go-live support for 10+ marquee events
  • Drove several feature improvements in order to boost returner retention; setup experiments and identified winning variants through A/B testing
  • Ideated and implemented several process optimizations, reducing PM effort in the release and SKU definition process
MonetizationA/B TestingProduct Road MappingAnalytical SkillsWritten CommunicationProduct Management

Associate Product Manager

Jun 2019 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Competitive Analysis of existing market players to build an ARPU predication model
  • Led feature design and implementation for 2 new word games
  • Played a pivotal role in mechanics election, feature design, level design and First Time User Experience flow
  • Defined game economy and balanced flow of currencies through rewards and sinks
Game DesignDefining Product RequirementsProduct ManagementPerformance Metrics

Oracle financial services software limited

Product Consultant

Aug 2014 – Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates · On-site

  • Feature development & customizations on Internet Banking product of 2 top UAE banks
  • Steered 150+ new customizations for Internet Banking working with cross-functional teams
Internet BankingProduct DevelopmentUser Interface DesignComputer Science

Indian institute of technology, kharagpur

Project Intern

May 2013 – May 2013 · 0 mo · Kharagpur, West Bengal, India · On-site

  • Serialized Implementation of Lightweight Block Cipher: Piccolo, on FPGAs
  • Design with minimum hardware requirements was proposed to implement Piccolo-80 on
  • FPGAs

Indian institute of technology, bombay

Project Intern

May 2012 – Jul 2012 · 2 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region · On-site

  • Worked on the project 'Kinect- Its study & applications'
  • Educational & Security Application development using Kinect real time video processing
  • Applications developed include Kinect ABC (an interactive learning program for kids) and Kinect Burglar Alarm

Education

Indian School of Business

PGP — Information Technology and Marketing

Jan 2018 – Jan 2019

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy)

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Electronics and Communications Engineering

Jan 2010 – Jan 2014

International Indian Public School

Jan 1997 – Jan 2010

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