Arun Rajan

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 4X faster prototyping with AI tools
  • 100+ store rollout of ML-driven dashboards
  • 15% productivity lift through real-time analytics
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Retail Technology expert with a focus on digital transformation and product management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementDigital TransformationBusiness DevelopmentProject ManagementIt Project ManagementSupply Chain Management

Other Skills

Retail TechnologyRetail ManagementIn-Store techE-CommerceProduct Road MappingRetailChange InitiativesProduct StrategyStakeholder ManagementResource PlanningMobile Application DesignOmni-CommerceProduct VisionBusiness EngagementInternet of Things (IoT)

About

Hi, I’m Arun, Principal Product Manager at Ace Turtle, on a mission to supercharge retail technology with AI. With over 14 years of experience bridging business needs and technical solutions, I’ve learned that speed and clarity are everything. Today, I weave AI into every phase of my PM workflow, ideation, prototyping, prioritization, and stakeholder alignment to turn what used to take days into hours. What I do: • Build roadmaps that balance quick wins with long‑term platform bets • Prototype at scale with AI tools, shrinking cycles from days to hours • Align cross‑functional teams - Engineering, Design, Analytics & GTM, to ship enterprise solutions • Own outcomes: P&L metrics and stakeholder buy‑in via data‑backed storytelling Impact at Ace Turtle: • 4X faster prototyping: Slashed design‑to‑demo cycle from 4 days to 4 hours • 30% reduction in rework: AI‑powered user‑journey validations boosted development throughput • 100+ store rollout: Launched ML‑driven Sales Dashboards and retail‑ops features at scale • 15% productivity lift: Real‑time analytics surfaced actionable insights across outlets I lead the in‑store technology function, digitizing operations for brands like Lee, Wrangler, Dockers, and Toys'R'Us in India, and drive digital transformation across supply chain, logistics, e‑commerce, and omnichannel commerce. Off‑hours, you’ll find me on the football pitch, badminton court, working out, planning my next trip, or hanging out with my dogs. I’m always learning and iterating, both products and myself. Let’s connect!

Experience

14 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
5 mos
Current Experience

7-eleven global solution center – india

Product Manager 3

Dec 2025Present · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Ace turtle

4 roles

Principal Product Manager

Promoted

Oct 2023Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • ● Head of In-Store tech : Driving digital technology like IoT, Digital Signages, Electronic Shelf labels, RFID, Smart fitting rooms to improve the in-store customer experience, harness data on customer preferences and habits, and potentially improve omnichannel operations.
  • ● Product Management : Connect Mobile app focused on digitizing Retail store operations for improved productivity and sales. The app enables store teams to perform key store activities such as omnichannel order fulfilment and visual merchandising, using their smartphones. Also empowers retail store teams with better engagement, communication and modules like helpdesk, training.
Retail TechnologyRetail ManagementIn-Store techE-CommerceProduct Road MappingProduct Management+12

Senior Product Manager

Promoted

Oct 2021Oct 2023 · 2 yrs

Retail TechnologyPresentation SkillsLeadershipTime ManagementRetail ManagementProject Planning+16

Business Development Manager

Sep 2021Jun 2022 · 9 mos

Retail TechnologyRetail ManagementBusiness DevelopmentChange InitiativesStakeholder ManagementBusiness Engagement+1

Senior Project Manager

Nov 2020Oct 2021 · 11 mos

  • Ace Turtle, with its proprietary platform - Rubicon, integrates online and offline retail channels automating and optimizing Omni-Channel fulfilment for leading Retail Brands. The platform provides brands with a single view of inventory and reduces the costs and complexity of Omni-Channel transformation for brands through automation by intelligent use of data.
  • ● Responsible for onboarding new clients and driving the project till Go Live which involves creation of project artifacts like SOW (Scope of Work), FSD (Functional Specification Doc), Project planning, Stakeholder management, Communication and controlling all aspects of the Project. This is achieved by working closely with internal cross-functional teams and also with Project Managers and Business leaders from the client side.
  • ● Asana Ambassador for Ace Turtle : Onboarded Asana (Work Management Tool) in Ace Turtle across teams for all business verticals.
Retail TechnologyRetail ManagementCustomer ExperienceChange InitiativesProduct StrategyStakeholder Management+6

Decathlon

3 roles

IT Project Manager

Promoted

Mar 2019Nov 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

  • End-to-end management of IT Supply projects : planning, delegating, monitoring and controlling all aspects of the project to achieve objectives within expected targets for time, cost and quality.
  • Worked closely with Logistics business leaders, Key users and Suppliers.
  • ● AGV Project (On-going): The first Logistics 4.0 project implementing Auto Guided Vehicles
  • inside the warehouse, increasing picking productivity by 2X and putaway productivity by 2.5X
  • ● Conveyor & Sorter Project for the Inbound process in the warehouse, improving the efficiency
  • by 60% and reducing manual effort by 40%
  • ● Decathlon Mumbai Warehouse Opening: Project Management of the entire IT scope
Retail TechnologyRetail ManagementCustomer ExperienceChange InitiativesSupply Chain ManagementStakeholder Management+4

IT Business Analyst

Jan 2016Feb 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • 2016 - IT Supply Team
  • IT Responsible (POC) for DMI (Decathlon Brands Team) India
  • Responsible for Cut Over Plan/ Change Management in Retail for SAP ERP Implementation in Supply
  • Project Manager – Range Selection Application for DMI and Stores
Retail TechnologyRetail ManagementChange InitiativesSupply Chain ManagementStakeholder ManagementIT Project Management+3

Product Manager

Apr 2014Dec 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Project Management of Enterprise java-based web applications for Retail and Supply BUs. Directly
  • involved in requirement gathering, design, planning and driving projects to completion with
  • cross-functional teams of super-users, developers and testers.
  • 2014 - IT Retail Team
  • Product Manager – Product Search Application for Stores
  • Shifted the entire user experience from conventional ERP to a new responsive-design web-app reducing user wait times from 2 min to 10 seconds
  • Product Manager – PNL Application for Stores
  • Product Manager – Inventory Application for Stores
  • Created a web-app from scratch for the Inventory process reducing the activity time by 30%
  • IT POC for Stores (11 Stores)
  • 2015 - IT Retail Team
  • IT Responsible for New Store Openings, India (17 Stores)
  • Project Manager – Product Search Application for Stores
  • Initiated the IT Store POC Project
  • Initiated the Decathlon IT YouTube Channel for IT Video Tutorials
  • Recruitment Process of new resources into the Team
Retail TechnologyRetail ManagementChange InitiativesSupply Chain ManagementStakeholder ManagementBusiness Engagement+3

Decathlon international

IT Business Analyst

Feb 2017Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Greater Lille Metropolitan Area

  • Techno-functional expert on the Outbound Logistics process in SAP EWM.
  • ● Part of the project team in charge of migrating the Logistics ERP solution from IBM AS400 to
  • SAP EWM for the largest Decathlon warehouse in Europe
  • ● Point of Contact for the India IT Logistics team with the Global team.
Retail TechnologyRetail ManagementChange InitiativesSupply Chain ManagementStakeholder ManagementIT Project Management+3

Infosys

Systems Engineer

Jun 2010Apr 2013 · 2 yrs 10 mos · India

  • Worked as Oracle Database Admin for UAT and SIT databases, Application Admin in IBM WebSphere Application Server for Finacle Testing platforms
  • Was involved in Capacity Planning, Operational Activities at L2 Level , Troubleshooting , Defect Management and Support Activity across different versions of Finacle in the testing environments
  • Trained and mentored new team members and reviewed their work
  • Designed and Implemented Patch-Application process automation which contributed to Performance efficiency improvement and Process Time Reduction
  • Involved in Testing and Implementation phase of Finacle SDLC
  • Responsibilities include installation of Finacle across different platforms, configuration of various solutions like Core Banking, CRM , SSOAdmin etc
Program Management

Education

Great Lakes Institute of Management

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jan 2013Jan 2014

Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore

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

Jan 2006Jan 2010

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