Pratik Vohera

CTO

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India21 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

19 years of experience in product and engineering leadership.
Successfully scaled multiple startups from inception to acquisition.
Expert in driving product strategies that resonate with customers.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Fintech product leader with deep engineering expertise.

Contact

pratik.vohera@petpooja.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyEngineering LeadershipProduct ManagementAgile LeadershipTechnical LeadershipSoftware Development

Other Skills

3rd Party IntegrationsAPI DevelopmentAgileAgile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementAmazon Relational Database Service (RDS)Amazon Web Services (AWS)Analytical SkillsBFSIBig Data AnalyticsBusiness AnalysisBusiness InsightsBusiness StrategyCloud ApplicationsCross-functional Team Leadership

About

With over 19 years of experience, I've consistently been at the forefront of innovation, driving multiple startups from inception to remarkable scaling. My journey has been defined by product excellence and engineering leadership across the Delivery, Product, and Engineering divisions. 🔹 @Petpooja: A B2B platform used by more than 60,000+ F&B businesses. 🔹 @nexProcure: A B2B platform facilitating over 3000+ tenders daily, procuring products and services worth more than $15 billion. 🔹 @taxsimple: B2B and B2B2C product for filing tax return(Acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2010). 🔹 Startup Resilience: Thriving in the fast-paced, results-driven, ever-evolving startup landscape, I've deftly navigated unique challenges and harnessed opportunities to drive growth and success consistently. 🔹 Product Prowess: As a VP and Head of Product, my focus revolves around crafting and executing product strategies that deeply resonate with customers, resulting in measurable success. I'm dedicated to creating solutions that solve real-world problems and fuel sustained growth. 🔹 Engineering Leadership: At the helm of engineering teams, I've fostered cultures of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. My technical expertise and strategic acumen have played pivotal roles in developing robust, scalable solutions. Deeply committed to continuous learning. Staying attuned to industry trends and fostering collaborative partnerships with like-minded professionals drives my dedication to innovation.

Experience

21 yrs

Total Experience

7 yrs

Average Tenure

9 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Petpooja

Chief Product Technology Officer

Sep 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 9 mos · Greater Ahmedabad Area

Building Product and engineering at Petpooja.

Product StrategyEngineering Leadership

Digicorp information systems pvt.ltd

2 roles

Sr. Product Manager

Feb 2016 – Sep 2016 · 7 mos · Greater Ahmedabad Area

● Played a pivotal part of creating a Petpooja Platform.
● Responsible for driving a long term vision and executing product strategy around.
● Established a layout for the team and led with an example.
● Connected various external integrators to being participating in Petpooja ecosystem.

Product ManagementProduct Strategy

Product Manager

Apr 2010 – Sep 2016 · 6 yrs 5 mos · Greater Ahmedabad Area

● Led an agile team with 30+ members for Product and Engineering to manage a B2B product in the eTendering (NexProcure) domain as well as Healthcare domain.
● Responsible for all development activities adhering patented security standards, product team, roadmap deliverables, compliances activities, UAT, Go Live events.
● Been a product owner to create a workflow management system to cater the future needs of eTendering. Set up an agile scrum team.
● Worked across multiple levels for requirement scoping and refining, adhering timelines with internal and external stakeholders as well as implementers .
● Overlook technical activities with the architects, developers and designers. Providing technical leadership and governance in product. (Java, MongoDB, mySQL)
● Led and mentor onsite and offshore product management team for driving country wide implementation at the Republic of Botswana.
● Worked with various external third parties ( STQC ) to drive the key competency of the product strategy.
● Led a front-end and back-end development teams for achieving the next generation functionality for the EMR product to being HIPPA complaint.

Product ManagementAgile Leadership

Anish information technology pvt. ltd ( acquired by thomson reuters )

Product Manager

Jun 2005 – Apr 2010 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Greater Ahmedabad Area

Been an initial core team member of a development team at TaxSimple.
Developed technical skills in software engineering through hands-on coding, debugging, and problem-solving.
Worked closely with CEO and external stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
Contributed to successfully delivering software projects, meeting deadlines and quality standards.
Led a technical team of 8 members across India & US.
Transitioned into a product manager role to bridge the gap between technical expertise and business acumen.
Developed a deep understanding of customer needs, market dynamics, and competitive landscape.
Demonstrated strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to drive product success.
Communicated effectively with stakeholders, presenting product updates, roadmaps, and business cases.
As a key result :
Grew with more than 300% growth in new customer acquisition year on year.
Multi fond revenue increase.
Grew from 20 member team to 200 member team across India & US
Taxsimple got acquired by Thomson Reuters Inc in 2010.