Varun Malani

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India7 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in product management and implementation.
  • Expert in driving feature adoption and optimizing enterprise solutions.
  • Strong analytical skills with a focus on business strategy.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Product Manager with expertise in operations and customer success.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementSoftware ImplementationBusiness StrategyProblem SolvingStrategyProject ManagementCustomer SuccessOperationsResearchTechnical Sales

Other Skills

Product MarketingWireframingSoftware as a Service (SaaS)User Experience (UX)PlaybookMargin AnalysisTechnical UnderstandingInterpersonal CommunicationAnalytical SkillsEmployee BenefitsCross-functional CollaborationsResource ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)NegotiationPricing Strategy

About

Nine years. Four Companies. Three industries. One through-line: I figure things out fast. Mechanical engineer. Application engineer at Saint-Gobain. MBA in Germany. Automotive internship at Mazda. Then Bangalore, first joined the family business in manufacturing, scaled it. Next a startup called Smartstaff, and four and half years across product, ops, program management and customer success - often simultaneously. Now I'm looking for what's next. I'm most useful where the problem is complex, the stakeholders are many and someone needs to bring structure to ambiguity. Growth, platform, cross-functional product work - that's where I do my best work, in environments that reward ownership and curiosity, where speed matters but solving the right problem matters even more! I also build things on the side. AI tools, product experiments, side ventures. Partly because it makes me a better PM. Mostly because I can't help it. If you're building something interesting - Let's talk.

Experience

7 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Smartstaff

5 roles

Product Manager and Implementation Lead

Apr 2025Feb 2026 · 10 mos

  • The role I'd been building toward. Owned the roadmap, the launches and the customer outcomes on one side - while also managing enterprise implementations that translated directly into revenue and expansion.
  • Cut enterprise go-live timelines by 30% through standardised implementation playbooks
  • Drove feature adoption to 85% across active users through structured GTM and post-launch iterations
  • Shipped new features while reducing tech debt - PRDs, wireframes, GTM strategy, and release ownership end-to-end
Product ManagementProduct MarketingWireframingSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Software ImplementationUser Experience (UX)+1

Program Manager

Promoted

Apr 2023Mar 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Stepped into a broader mandate - Payroll, Compliance and Business Finance, with a team of 8 and P&L accountability. This is where ops thinking met product thinking and I started pulling both levers at once.
  • Designed solutions that improved LTV by 15% and reduced CAC by 10%
  • Built financial simulations and cost models that contributed to 3% P&L margin improvement
  • Co-designed executive dashboards with product for real-time visibility into unit economics and compliance
Margin AnalysisTechnical UnderstandingInterpersonal CommunicationBusiness StrategyProblem Solving

Manager - Central Operations

Sep 2022Mar 2023 · 6 mos

  • Built the payroll operations function from the ground up - team, process and systems. The brief was simple: make payroll airtight for a workforce that couldn't afford errors. Did that, then started working on getting it automated.
  • Drove arrears and variances below target through a process redesign and team accountability systems
  • Plugged leaks drove CM into positive territory for the first time.
  • Built and led a team of payroll executives; instilled a worker-first mindset with clear growth tracks
  • Co-authored the automated payrolling product roadmap with engineering and product
Analytical SkillsInterpersonal CommunicationProblem SolvingEmployee BenefitsCross-functional CollaborationsStrategy

Assistant Manager - Customer Success

Promoted

Apr 2022Aug 2022 · 4 mos

  • Moved up to own the high-value accounts and the team behind them. Bigger clients, longer cycles, more custom requirements. Also responsible for training the specialists and ground executives.
  • Managed large-value enterprise accounts with multi-feature custom configurations
  • Optimised ground executive deployment to reduce onboarding cost per client
  • Mentored CS specialists on enterprise handling, escalation management and product knowledge
Technical UnderstandingCross-functional CollaborationsProject ManagementResource ManagementCustomer Success

Customer Success Specialist

Oct 2021Mar 2022 · 5 mos

  • First hire into the CS function. Learned the product by living inside it — onboarding 35+ enterprise clients, configuring workflows, training teams, and feeding friction back to product.
  • Managed the full onboarding cycle for clients across logistics, manufacturing, and staffing
  • Identified and converted 3 upsell opportunities within the first engagement cycle
  • Became the informal bridge between customers and the product team before a formal feedback loop existed
Software as a Service (SaaS)Customer Relationship Management (CRM)NegotiationProblem SolvingCross-functional CollaborationsCustomer Success

Gurpreet enterprises

Operations

Jan 2020Oct 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Family-run business supplying accessories for container liners. Joined during a difficult year and figured out how to grow it anyway.
  • Acquired 5 new clients through cold outreach and web research, growing revenue by 30%
  • Implemented cost reduction initiatives that kept margins intact through 2020
  • Built a competitive pricing model that won 2 contracts from competitor accounts
Problem SolvingOperations

Mazda motor europe

2 roles

Intern - CS Accessory Business

May 2018Oct 2018 · 5 mos · Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • Master's thesis project embedded inside Mazda's European HQ. Treated it like a consulting engagement -research, stakeholder interviews and a recommendation deck for senior leadership.
  • Uncovered a €2M e-commerce opportunity for OEMs in the automotive aftermarket
  • Gathered requirements from internal teams and translated them into a structured solution proposal
  • Presented findings and long-term brand strategy recommendations directly to top management
Cross-functional CollaborationsResearch

Intern - Pricing and Analysis, Parts and Accessories

Oct 2017Mar 2018 · 5 mos · Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • Six months inside Mazda's pricing team. Hands-on work with real commercial stakes.
  • Analysed and benchmarked 1,200+ parts against competition to support pricing decisions
  • Improved the automated aftermarket pricing tool through data analysis and outlier elimination
  • Developed value-based pricing and forex models across individual National Sales Companies
  • Prepared business cases for senior management decision-making

Saint-gobain performance plastics

Application Engineer

Jul 2014Aug 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Straight out of campus into a technical-commercial role at one of the largest automotive suppliers in the India. Steep learning curve, broad mandate and a front-row seat to how enterprise sales actually works.
  • Grew new business in core segments by 35%, hitting 120% of targets year-on-year
  • Increased overall margins by 5% through value-based pricing on all new parts
  • Promoted into the Global Team to represent the Indian market in product development and deployment
  • Managed the full commercial cycle - technical sales, pricing strategy, brand management and client relationships
  • Built and maintained key account relationships through timely and on-site technical support
  • Ran competitive benchmarking with R&D and trend analysis of car manufacturing data for management forecasting
Problem SolvingCross-functional CollaborationsTechnical Sales

Education

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin

Master of Business Administration - MBA & Engineering — Automotive

Jan 2016Jan 2019

PES University

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2010Jan 2014

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