Apoorva Pothula

Partnerships Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs 11 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Expert in building healthcare partnerships across India.
Proven track record in launching SaaS products.
Strong adaptability in complex problem-solving.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare and SaaS Product Management expert.

Contact

pothulaa245@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementStrategyCustomer Experience

Other Skills

OperationsUser Experience Design (UED)Problem SolvingMachine LearningProduct LaunchPayment SystemsGritCustomer ResearchCustomer SatisfactionWireframingManufacturing Process ImprovementAgile TestingUX ResearchAmazon Web Services (AWS)Negotiation

About

🔁 Builder Across Boundaries | Strategy, Product & Growth | Pharma, Insurtech, Healthcare, FoodTech I’m driven by one belief- the best problems and solutions transcend industries, job titles, and playbooks. From launching SaaS products for cloud kitchens in Europe, to scaling digital health infrastructure in India, to building obesity care partnerships in pharma, I’ve thrived in ambiguity, complexity, and reinvention. My superpower is adaptability: I ramp fast, find leverage, and move from 0→1 with speed and precision. Today, I work at Novo Nordisk, shaping partnerships and go-to-market strategy for chronic weight management in India. Building a pan-India healthcare network across 150+ cities • Designed instant benefits payout systems in insurtech • Revamped OPD verticals and digital health workflows • Led international product rollouts with EQT- and Point72-backed teams • Drove full-stack product launches across insurtech, foodtech, and healthtech ecosystems What connects it all? A bias for action. Curiosity across disciplines. And a belief that the hardest problems are always worth solving-no matter the domain. 🎓 MBA, IIM Indore Always learning and always growing. I’m up for solving complex problems with good people. Let’s connect.

Experience

6 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 2 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 8 mos

Current Experience

Novo nordisk

2 roles

Partnerships and Marketing Senior Manager

Promoted

Dec 2025 – Present · 5 mos

Obesity Partnerships- Senior Project Manager

Sep 2024 – Jan 2026 · 1 yr 4 mos

Kenko health

Entrepreneur in Residence

Jan 2023 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

As an entrepreneur in residence I've conceptualised and launched several 0-1 products & verticals (doctor consultations, medicine delivery, diagnostics booking, dental, mental etc) and managed product roadmaps and strategies.
I've spearheaded innovative initiatives such as introducing instant benefits payouts, revamping OPD verticals, and establishing a robust healthcare network across 150+ cities by cracking several key partnerships.

OperationsUser Experience Design (UED)Problem SolvingMachine LearningProduct LaunchPayment Systems+20

Curb food

Product Manager & Team Lead

Feb 2022 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr · Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area

Managing end-to-end flow of incoming customer orders from 3-party food aggregator platforms like Foodora, Uber Eats, Just Eat, Wolt, etc
Ensuring we build better experiences for kitchen crew who cook-pack-handoff these orders through an in-house Kitchen Display System and a Kitchen Pickup App
Supporting all tech aspects of new kitchen launches
Supporting kitchen crew with all tech issues of all severities

Customer ExperienceUser Experience Design (UED)User Experience (UX)Problem SolvingGritCustomer Research+25

Rebel foods (formerly faasos)

2 roles

Product Manager

Aug 2020 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Customer ExperienceUser Experience Design (UED)User Experience (UX)Problem SolvingCorporate FinanceGrit+25

Management Trainee, LeadR program

Jun 2020 – Aug 2020 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Customer ExperienceUser Experience Design (UED)User Experience (UX)Problem SolvingGritCustomer Research+14

Olx group

Product Managment Intern

Apr 2019 – May 2019 · 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

Project: Designing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for Deliveries
The aim of the project was to identify the right levers to enhance the user experience on OLX in order to drive growth on the platform-
Identifying the need and business case for introducing deliveries onto OLX platform
Studying the user journey and identifying pain points faced by customers that can be solved through deliveries
Designing a minimum viable product (MVP) & supporting wireframes for deliveries in a gradual stage-wise progression

Customer ExperienceUser Experience (UX)Problem SolvingGritCustomer ResearchSoftware as a Service (SaaS)+13

Tata motors

Product Owner/Graduate Engineering Trainee

Aug 2017 – May 2018 · 9 mos · Pune

Product Owner, ADAS Electronics, Engineering Research Centre.
Simplified testing process with a new framework resulting in reduced iterations & yearly savings of Rs. 34 lakhs
Helped design and obtain copyright for RVC Testing equipment that helped in reducing the testing time by 46%
Applied for 2 copyrights on drowsiness detection with a potential to improve accuracy and system reliability-Performed design, testing and validation for various ADAS projects
Prepared business cases, safety analysis reports, benchmarked and finalized suppliers based on feasibility, reliability and quality
Collaborated with off-shore teams to design product requirements

Customer ExperienceUser Experience (UX)Problem SolvingGritCustomer ResearchSoftware as a Service (SaaS)+13

Valuelabs

Disruptive Innovations Group Intern

Dec 2015 – Jul 2016 · 7 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Researched and published a paper on "3D Modelling using Image Stitching" in a national journal
Analysed several techniques of image stitching and explored possible implementation benefits
Acquired understanding of current trends and techniques in innovation domain by studying other parallel projects within the team

Problem SolvingGritCustomer ResearchAmazon Web Services (AWS)Creative Problem SolvingEnglish+3