Praveen V Menon — Product Manager

I’ve spent 14 years in the IT jungle, leading projects, products, and people - across healthcare, real estate, manufacturing, media & entertainment, and most recently, telecom. Titles aside, what that really means is: 💡Turning messy ideas into working products ❗Translating stakeholder noise into clear priorities 🥇Building teams that deliver without burning out Yes, I’m a certified PSPO-1, an Agile advocate, and a Program Manager. But the real lessons came from hands-on working sessions, failed sprints, and moments when “process” wasn’t enough - human trust was. Now, I channel this perspective of mine in two spaces: ⚡My work: driving products with agility, unashamed curiosity, and cross-functional collaboration. ⚡My writing: questioning how today’s chaotic world - with its data explosion, manipulated social media algorithms, reduced human interactions, and AI anxiety - is reshaping us, humans, in the long run. If you’re here for polished jargon, you may be disappointed. 😏 If you’re here for honest takes (and maybe, a few provocations), welcome aboard! 🙌

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager with extensive experience in Agile methodologies across various industries including Healthcare and Telecommunications.

Location: Kochi, Kerala, India

Experience: 10 yrs 9 mos

Skills

Product Management
Agile Methodologies
Project Management
Data Analysis
Business Intelligence
Business Analysis
Digital Marketing
Pre-sales
Technical Consulting
Software Development
Telecommunications
Event Management
Branding

Career Highlights

14 years of diverse IT experience
Expert in Agile methodologies and product management
Strong focus on stakeholder management and team building

Work Experience

ZineMind

Business Intelligence Consultant for BrightHouseFinancial (6 mos)

Scrum Master | Development Manager for HCA Healthcare (3 yrs 3 mos)

Product Owner for Grand Civitas LLP (10 mos)

Data Analyst | Business Analyst | Customer Success Manager for QC Consulting (7 mos)

Customer Success Manager | Product Owner | Sr. Business Analyst (7 yrs 5 mos)

Product Release Manager | Product Owner for PwC India (7 mos)

Product Owner | Development Manager | Business Analysis for U-TO Solutions (1 yr 5 mos)

Product Evangelist | Account Manager for SearchForce (10 mos)

Wipro Technologies

Pre Sales Technical Consultant for Mobile Testing (1 yr 10 mos)

Project Engineer (2 yrs 3 mos)

Helium Kochi

Founder (4 mos)

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) at Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Hormis Nagar, Mookannoor.

High School at St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata

Praveen V Menon

Product Manager

Kochi, Kerala, India10 yrs 9 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

14 years of diverse IT experience
Expert in Agile methodologies and product management
Strong focus on stakeholder management and team building

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager with extensive experience in Agile methodologies across various industries including Healthcare and Telecommunications.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementAgile MethodologiesProject ManagementData AnalysisBusiness IntelligenceBusiness AnalysisDigital MarketingPre-salesTechnical ConsultingSoftware DevelopmentTelecommunicationsEvent ManagementBranding

Other Skills

Public SpeakingProduct PlanningProblem SolvingMicrosoft ExcelBusiness InsightsMachine LearningDigital TransformationProduct RequirementsCustomer SatisfactionSystems AnalysisPresentation SkillsUser StoriesOrganization SkillsTailoringSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

About

Experience

10 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Zinemind

8 roles

Business Intelligence Consultant for BrightHouseFinancial

Mar 2023 – Sep 2023 · 6 mos

Power BI Dashboard Implementation (Insurance)
Executive Analysis: Designed Power BI dashboard and reports for the leadership team to assess the effectiveness of automated test suite executions.
Internal Function Review: Conducted thorough analysis of different internal business functions to deliver valuable insights requested by the leadership.
Data Visualization: Developed visual data representations to enhance strategic decision-making and operational efficiency.

Product PlanningBusiness InsightsCustomer SatisfactionOrganization SkillsTailoringTest Automation+9

Scrum Master | Development Manager for HCA Healthcare

Promoted

May 2021 – Aug 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Building apps of winners from Hackathon competition (Healthcare)
Agile Process Implementation: Established agile processes for mobile and web app development.
Requirement Coordination: Aligned requirements between internal and external stakeholders and translated them into accurate, actionable user stories.
Impediment Resolution: Ensured the removal of technical and functional impediments for the team.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Worked with onshore and offshore teams, including UX, BA, Development, Software Architecture, QA, and Product Owners.
Product Backlog Management: Created and maintained product backlogs for end-to-end lifecycle management using Azure DevOps and Jira.
Metrics and Reporting: Monitored team metrics via daily scrums and dashboards, facilitating regular project status updates to stakeholders.

Product PlanningProblem SolvingMicrosoft ExcelProduct LaunchDigital TransformationProduct Requirements+32

Product Owner for Grand Civitas LLP

Dec 2019 – Oct 2020 · 10 mos

Community Management Portal (Facility Management)
Requirement Translation: Collaborated with leadership to understand requirements and translate them into actionable user stories.
Scrum Implementation: Established and optimized Scrum processes to expedite software delivery for a mobile and web application suite, working with internal and client development teams.
Coordination: Managed development and testing activities across mobile and web platforms.
Metrics and Reporting: Monitored team metrics via daily scrums and regularly reported project statuses to leadership, enhancing decision-making.
Impediment Removal: Resolved obstacles for a 7-member team, increasing delivery efficiency and achieving MVP readiness in 4-man months.

Product PlanningProblem SolvingMicrosoft ExcelDigital TransformationProduct RequirementsCustomer Satisfaction+25

Data Analyst | Business Analyst | Customer Success Manager for QC Consulting

Dec 2019 – Jul 2020 · 7 mos

Data conversion project for Oracle HCM Cloud (IT & Services / Manufacturing & Hi-Tech)
Stakeholder Coordination: Synced requirements between internal and external stakeholders.
Agile Support: Facilitated sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and daily scrums, resulting in Oracle Cloud HCM rollout for 100k employees across 5 countries.
Single Point of Contact: Coordinated deployment across 3 distributed teams through 4 stages of data conversion.
Data Discrepancy Resolution: Identified and rectified data discrepancies in client source data.
Stored Procedures Creation: Developed stored procedures for converting employee US Benefits data.
Documentation and Validation: Documented and validated data conversion rules with stakeholders and client vendor partners.

Product PlanningProblem SolvingStored ProceduresMicrosoft ExcelBusiness InsightsData Analytics+21

Customer Success Manager | Product Owner | Sr. Business Analyst

Promoted

Dec 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 5 mos

International Customer Success Manager
Specialist for product requirement discussions around Healthcare, Manufacturing & Hi-Tech, Real Estate, Entertainment & Events domains
Product Planning & Roadmap building
Stakeholder management
Creation of software Product Backlogs on Azure DevOps & Jira (as needed)
Creating and coaching Agile ceremonies across the company
Quality Assurance Engineering architect

Public SpeakingProduct PlanningProblem SolvingMicrosoft ExcelBusiness InsightsMachine Learning+34

Product Release Manager | Product Owner for PwC India

May 2018 – Dec 2018 · 7 mos

E-way Bills Management Portal (Compliance and Regulatory Management)
Process Optimization: Streamlined software delivery for a web application targeting Fortune 500 companies across India.
Team Coordination: Coordinated development and testing across four geographically distributed teams.
Automated Testing: Set up and executed automated functional and performance test suites.
Solution Reviews: Facilitated technical reviews to address performance and functional issues.
Resource & Deployment Tracking: Maintained trackers for resource management, software builds, and client deployments.

Product PlanningProblem SolvingMicrosoft ExcelProduct LaunchProduct RequirementsCustomer Satisfaction+19

Product Owner | Development Manager | Business Analysis for U-TO Solutions

Dec 2016 – May 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

Ad Sales Pipeline System (Media & Entertainment)
Project Delivery: Managed requirement analysis, sprint planning, client, and defect management, and UAT.
Business-to-Technical Handover: Converted business requirements to technical specs after analyzing BRD and client BA sessions.
Solution Reviews: Ensured solution suitability through technical reviews.
Quality Assurance: Oversaw QA to ensure delivery and quality.
Documentation: Created user stories, functional specs, technical specs, and user manuals.

Product PlanningProblem SolvingMicrosoft ExcelDigital TransformationProduct RequirementsCustomer Satisfaction+26

Product Evangelist | Account Manager for SearchForce

Feb 2016 – Dec 2016 · 10 mos

Omnichannel Ads Data Management Platform (Digital Marketing)
Google AdWords and Bing AdCenter: Developed expertise in both platforms' operations.
Help Manual Management: Owned and maintained the client's online user help manual.
Release Notes: Created detailed release notes for tool updates.
Gap Analysis: Analyzed gaps between client tool and AdWords/Bing, identifying improvement areas.

Product PlanningSystems AnalysisMarket ResearchPresentation SkillsCultural DiversityResearch Skills+4

Wipro technologies

2 roles

Pre Sales Technical Consultant for Mobile Testing

Apr 2014 – Feb 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos · On-site

Extensively catering to RFPs across all verticals, namely Banking & Finance, Insurance, Retail, Telecom, Healthcare, Hi-Tech products and Energy & Utilities
Connecting with the respective stakeholders to collate all technical and business requirements for bringing out the best solution
Creating and delivering technical presentations internally and externally
Work in collaboration with existing solution vendors to address impending issues
Work towards building profitable alliances with solution vendors
Build productive relationships internally and externally towards the benefit of the Practice
Contribute towards Knowledge Sharing among colleagues
Understanding business drivers and risks involved to the customer as also to the organization
Provide commercials to sell the technical solutions to customers, including estimating the efforts required for an engagement

Microsoft ExcelSystems AnalysisPresentation SkillsSoftware DevelopmentOrganization SkillsBusiness Analysis+13

Project Engineer

Jan 2012 – Apr 2014 · 2 yrs 3 mos · On-site

Development & Maintenance Engineer (Manufacturing & Hi-Tech):
Worked on HP LaserJet MFP and SFP printers that are released in the market under the MFPCPE wing (Current Product Engineering for Multiple Functional Peripherals)
Dedicated to symbolizing MFP as an integration of print and digital technology which combines the basic functionality of printer and copier and has digital sending capabilities, to make it a powerful office machine
Part of the MFPCPE team which handles customer requests and also fixes issues faced by the end users, to keep pace with the fast changing needs of the times
Gained exposure to the defect tracking system and fixing of various triages in the fleet of engines
Software implementation which involves development as well as qualification work for the entire fleet of products
Designing Functional Design Document to cater to urgent specific customer requests (Beta releases)
Intensive hands-on experience on the fleet of MFPs and SFPs
Development Engineer (Telecommunications):
Worked on the A-interface implementation of a Telecom feature which will allow Network Operators to share their BSCs, which in turn would enable users to roam freely over a larger area (Multi Operator Core Network)
Thorough experience in analyzing, maintaining and testing multiple features in the A-Interface of Base Station Controller
Automated the log verification process, which was a tedious, manual and compulsive process in the testing environment

Microsoft ExcelSoftware DevelopmentSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)REST APIsJavaTelecommunications

Helium kochi

Founder

Sep 2013 – Jan 2014 · 4 mos · Cochin Area, India

Was involved in the complete branding of an upcoming new age EDM festival at God's Own Country. From mapping of the unique location, conceptualising & marketing the event, to the smooth execution on New Year's Eve 2013. Along with the hard work of couple of other team members it was ensured that the event was tagged with an adjective of 'enigmatic' by the enthusiastic guests present then.

Public SpeakingProblem SolvingMicrosoft ExcelCustomer SatisfactionCultural DiversityResearch Skills+3