Aravind Venugopal

Technical Program Manager

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India7 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led strategic initiatives at Target's Tech organization.
  • Architected global tech onboarding program for new hires.
  • Grew community engagement to over 30,000 users.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Retail Tech professional with strong community engagement and product management expertise.

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Skills

Core Skills

Program ManagementProduct ManagementTech InnovationStakeholder ManagementGrowth StrategyCommunity BuildingEvent OrganizationTechnical EducationCurriculum DevelopmentCommunity Engagement

Other Skills

AI Tools DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesAnalytical SkillsAnalyticsAndroidAndroid DevelopmentAndroid StudioArduinoArtificial IntelligenceBusinessBusiness AnalyticsBusiness RequirementsC++Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)Change Management

About

In my current role with the CIO's office at Target, I drive strategic thinking with execution to advance the CIO's priorities, with a key focus on tech innovation, external tech branding & partnerships for Target's Tech organization. My expertise lies at the intersection of program management, product management, developer relations & enablement, and product growth. I thrive at blending the strategic and the tactical, ensuring seamless execution while keeping the big picture in focus. As a versatile generalist, I embrace a holistic perspective to ensure cohesive strategy implementation. At the same time, I know when to dive deep as a specialist to extract optimal results. My experience spans both ends of the spectrum: from leading initiatives at a 4-person startup to scaling operations at a 400,000+ people Fortune 50 retailer. This unique blend allows me to effectively drive strategy and operations with a mix of agility and rigor. I am passionate about tackling complex challenges and creating innovative solutions. Whether it's embracing successes or learning from failures, I am committed to continually refining my approach to problem-solving and value delivery. With a strong background in program and product management, evangelism, stakeholder management, community engagement, event organization, and technical education, I excel at connecting with diverse audiences and communicating complex concepts with clarity, both in-person and online. I am always eager to lend a hand, share insights, or engage in thought-provoking conversations. If you'd like to connect, discuss ideas, or explore potential collaborations, don't hesitate to reach out. Feel free to book a one-on-one conversation here: https://calendly.com/aravindvenugopal/oneonone

Experience

7 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 11 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Target

2 roles

Senior Program Manager

Promoted

May 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Leading multiple programs and cross-functional initiatives as a part of the Tech Strategy & Ops team around GenAI enablement, Innovation, External Branding & Tech Partnerships, Internal Developer Advocacy, etc.
  • Owns and spearheads the efforts around Target Idea Workspace - a centralized platform for 1000s of team members, focused on enabling experimentation and innovation.
  • Activating multiple change management efforts, catering to 5000+ team members, making Target Tech a GenAI-first organization.
  • Enabling the enterprise strategy team (TII) to convert parts of their strategy focusing on innovation, into action
  • Building tools and capabilities to support team members with their strategic upskilling journey
Program ManagementProduct ManagementChange ManagementStrategic ThinkingTech Innovation

Program Manager

Oct 2022Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Architected the global tech onboarding program for tech new hires at Target by driving a global CFT.
  • Led multiple senior leadership forums, activating the tech:next strategy.
  • Built multiple gen-ai-powered tools used by 1000+ team members for various purposes like assessment, upskilling, engagements, etc., for team members and leadership.
  • Product fellowship: Acted as a product fellow for a middle-mile supply chain product, enabling inventory ops and supply chain optimization team members to save resources worth millions of dollars annually.
Program ManagementProduct ManagementLeadershipStakeholder ManagementAI Tools Development

Workat.tech

2 roles

Program/Product Manager

Promoted

Aug 2021Aug 2022 · 1 yr

  • Led the Jobs and the Public Profile products, and designed the UI/UX for the same.
  • Initiated multiple growth experiments, which gained 100k+ users, leading to increased platform adoption, DAU, and MAU.
  • Worked on implementing user adoption strategies for the Practice Platform, leading to a 25% increase in MAU and 20% MoM growth.
  • Managed various programs and their corresponding stakeholders, including multiple teams of interns for Referral and Mentorship Program, Bootcamps, etc.
  • Grew the workattech Discord community to over 9000 members and increased the social media audience from 3000+ to more than 30000.
  • Prepared technical content including videos, PRDs & API Specs across platforms that have been used over 22000 times.
Product ManagementUI/UX DesignGrowth StrategyCommunity Engagement

Head of Communities Program

Nov 2020Aug 2021 · 9 mos

  • Initiated more than 10 workat.tech chapters in multiple colleges across India to improve the coding culture of students
  • Devised detailed road maps, plans, and schedules to meet the milestones on time, increasing the productivity of leads
Community BuildingEvent OrganizationProject Management

School of ai , kerala

2 roles

Dean

Promoted

Sep 2019Sep 2020 · 1 yr

  • Lead the School of AI Trivandrum chapter, facilitated and organized more than 20 sessions, and has impacted over 2000 students in one and half years making it one of the top 5 communities in the state.
Community EngagementEvent Organization

Event Organizer

Oct 2018Sep 2019 · 11 mos

Google developers

Developer Student Clubs Lead

Jan 2019Jun 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos · Remote

  • Lead the initiatives of Developer Student Clubs promoting Google technologies such as GCP & Flutter and impacted more than 1500 students within one and half years up from ground zero.
Community BuildingEvent Organization

Udemy

Instructor

Nov 2018Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Created 3 courses about Flutter & Action on Google and has over 30000 students enrolled in them
  • Curated 10+ learning resources that have more than 10000 users over various platforms
Curriculum DevelopmentTechnical EducationContent Creation

Education

Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology (Autonomous) | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala

B.Tech — Electronics and Communication

Aug 2017Jul 2021

Arya Central School

Biology — General

Jan 2004Jan 2017

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