Nikkil Kkumaar

Product Manager

Gurgaon, Haryana, India17 yrs 1 mo experience
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Key Highlights

  • 16+ years in Agile Product Leadership.
  • Expert in AB Testing with a 33% win rate.
  • LEAN Certified with a focus on process improvement.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Management expert in e-Commerce and Digital Solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyAgile Methodologies

Other Skills

Technology TrendsCustomer-Focused ServiceClient ServicesOperationsPerformance MotivationBusiness Solutions DevelopmentLegal RequirementsTeam MotivationConflict ResolutionBusiness PlanningHigh Performance TeamsOperational PlanningDigital TechnologyDesign ThinkingStakeholder Engagement

About

16+ years of workex spanning OKR (Objectives & Key Results)-driven Agile Product leadership in managing and building highly successful consumer facing products in Internet & mobile space. Driven measurable impact on product life-cycle across Travel, e-Commerce, CPG/Retail & Insurance domains, Digital media • Digital payments ecosystem, payment gateway • Full-stack consumer product management • Agile mindset of building products from concept, ideation through GTM strategy • AB Testing expert with strategizing over 300 tests at 33% win rate • Internationalization & localization of products • Accessibility focused product development • Product Life Cycle Management, Product Road mapping & prioritization • Consumer Research, Product Wireframing, defining UX • Authoring PRD/user stories, conducting gap analysis for strategic planning • Building Vendor/Partner platform, CRM • Competitive benchmarking, Product teardowns, analysis of user needs • Team management, Scrum • Tools such as Confluence, JIRA, Analytics (GA, SQL, SAS, Omniture, Mixpanel, Optimizely), Balsamiq, Invision • LEAN Certified

Experience

17 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

Clifford chance

AVP - Product management

Apr 2021Present · 5 yrs 2 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Technology TrendsProduct StrategyAgile MethodologiesCustomer-Focused ServiceClient ServicesOperations+34

Gaana

Senior Product Manager

Mar 2020Jan 2021 · 10 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Product StrategyAgile MethodologiesOperationsPerformance MotivationBusiness Solutions DevelopmentTeam Motivation+26

Expedia group

2 roles

Product Manager, Traveler Experience

Mar 2017Mar 2020 · 3 yrs

  •  Driving the product roadmap with OKRs (Objectives & Key Results) for the global online vacation rental booking experience, focused on the Traveler flow, higher conversion and more ecommerce bookings
  •  Collaborating with product marketing and supplier-facing teams to research feature requirements that balance traveler and supplier needs
  •  Integrating payment modes and extending payment wallet functionality across US, EU, APAC with increased saved card adoption rate by 100% and card usage by 50%
  •  Monitoring and investigating customer feedback, net promoter scores, customer support metrics, and A/B test results with site conversion impacts of over $10M annualized gains
  •  Working closely with UX designers to research, design, and test next generation experiences
  •  Ensuring projects are clearly defined and properly phased to facilitate timely delivery of functionality for development teams
  •  Managing resolution of urgent technical issues while communicating changes to business stakeholders'
  •  Leading competitive analysis to identify gaps and opportunities to improve traveler and supplier experience
  •  Communicate product launch decisions with executive management teams periodically and gather feedback
  •  Leading mentorship programs for team development, skill building for India teams
Product StrategyAgile MethodologiesCustomer-Focused ServicePerformance MotivationBusiness Solutions DevelopmentTeam Motivation+22

Product Manager

Apr 2015Mar 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

  •  Responsible for execution and delivery of the core Checkout product portfolio across LOBs
  •  Collaborated with UX, Engineering and engaged with cross functional teams to drive delivery of customer centric features in agile environment
  •  Defined Product roadmap based on analyzed customer behavior and short term & long term vision
  •  Developed hypotheses and conducted hundreds of A/B tests on the website improving the user experience & site conversion with annualized GP gains of over $7M
  •  Prioritized user stories and manage delivery in release cycles to solve customer’s problem
  •  Reviewed product performance across channels, funnels and relevant product metrics
  •  Regular communication to business leadership and the organization on product initiatives
  •  Engaged with data and user teams to conduct user researches
  •  Interfaced with global point of sale teams to understand unique requirements and opportunities
Product StrategyAgile MethodologiesCustomer-Focused ServicePerformance MotivationBusiness Solutions DevelopmentTeam Motivation+19

Times internet limited

Product Manager

May 2013Apr 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos · Gurgaon, India

  •  Developed Vendor Management & Order Fulfilment platform – Responsible for conceptualizing & scoping the new platform, workflow design and managing the entire product development cycle across all teams to enhance the seller experience and reducing the order processing cycle time
  •  Automated Financial Accounting through SAP-ERP Integration – Responsible for complete integration of order management system with SAP FI module to mitigate financial fraud risks and reduce labour costs.
  •  Driving Transactional Mailer strategies – Managed and enhanced mailers for better returns on marketing investment and delivering personalized experience to foster greater customer loyalty. Implemented the GMAIL Actions on transactional mailers.
  •  Funnel Optimization – Bring down customer dropouts at different stages of the sales funnel to maximize conversions
  •  Managed new Payment options/ Gateways – Worked on new payment mode introduction to provide multiple pay options to wider audience.
  •  Courier Priority Manager – Developed module for courier selection and assignment to shipments based on serviceability to manage logistics costs & enhance shipment deliveries.
  •  CRM enhancements – Improved CRM with improved capability to track and manage customer escalations
  •  Implemented Facebook App for recommending products – App for Facebook users based on their Facebook interactions.
  •  Courier API integrations & Affiliate Partner integrations
  •  Used Web analytics to strategize, resolve issues and determine impact on product developments
  •  Conducted NPS Scoring, Cohort analysis & RFM analysis for Daily shoppers & campaigns delivering insights
  •  Developed Decision Tree analysis to optimize discount value for business categories for better operating margins
  •  Involved in delivering Business Insights through KPI Scoreboard, GA Dashboards, ComScore reporting & Visual Analytics tool Tableau.
  •  Awarded “TIMES ASPIRE” for exceptional performance & contributions towards maximizing operating margins
Product StrategyAgile MethodologiesCustomer-Focused ServicePerformance MotivationBusiness Solutions DevelopmentTeam Motivation+13

Genpact india

LEAN Certified Business Analyst - Consumer & Business Insights (SymphonyIRI - CPG)

Nov 2010May 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bangalore

  • Delivered Customer Insights as part of US CPG/ Retail Analytics and Business Product solutions led by PepsiCo on US Panel data (customer segmentation) interpreted from SAS reports.
  • Worked on US Sales team presentations for the CPG clients pulling relevant data from the SAS reports and Market research data from data vendors on various projects for couponing strategies & marketing.
  • Led & Mentored team on Automation and Quality assurance & Process Excellence initiatives using SAS, SQL and VBA Macros and measured & tracked suitable metrics for efficiency and effectiveness of business processes.
  • Handled Requirements Analysis and responsible for multiple project deliverables, work allocation and managing project deadlines.
  • Implemented LEAN tools as part of Business Process Reengineering building client's enhanced and cost effective capabilities saving 200 business hrs/year
  • Initiated knowledge management setting up common document repository for all business teams and ensured 'Best Practices' were documented and shared.
  • Awarded CSAT(Consumer Satisfaction Award) in July '11 and Jan '12
  • Completed 1 Star Ace Lean Certification
Customer-Focused ServiceBusiness Solutions DevelopmentDesign ThinkingBusiness Relationship ManagementTechnology SolutionsGlobal Teams

Ibm india pvt ltd

Associate System Engineer

Oct 2007Jul 2010 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  •  Managed SDLC lifecycle with Macro and Micro level designs & participated in Business Requirements gathering
  •  Prepared estimates for projects, releases and documented System and UAT test plans and results and implementation plans
  •  Created and published Impact Analysis document after Business-SME reviews and signoff.
  •  Handled SAS Financial reporting generating business level reports based on business requirements
  •  Initiated Performance evaluation & Code optimization of SAS codes and SQL
  •  Managed technical documentation on processes/domain knowledge
  •  Led KT sessions on SAS for cross-functional teams using JCLs and shared papers on SAS techniques to improve coding performance
  •  Performed Financial validations on derived consumer datasets standardizing the operating procedures
  •  Analyzed & monitored performance and profitability of the Unit Values databases on Mainframes
  •  Experience on Data-warehousing tool Informatica as part of adhoc reporting
  •  Awarded Thanks Award for year 2009-10
Technology TrendsAgile MethodologiesCustomer-Focused ServiceBusiness Solutions DevelopmentDesign ThinkingIT Leadership+1

Education

Great Lakes Institute of Management

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Marketing and Strategy

Jan 2012Jan 2013

Bangalore Institute of Technology

Bachelors of Engineering — Telecommunications

Jan 2003Jan 2007

Delhi Public School, B.S. City

AISSCE

Jan 1997Jan 2002

Holy Cross School B.S.City

Jan 1987Jan 1997

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