Ramanuja Mangla

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Top 100 PMs in Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem
  • 15+ years of diverse product management experience
  • Expert in user-centric product innovations
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Management expert in the Gaming and E-commerce sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementUser Experience Design (ued)User Engagement StrategiesBusiness Analysis

Other Skills

APIsAgile MethodologiesAnalytical SkillsAnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCommunicationCompetitive AnalysisCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Data AnalysisDigital MarketingDigital Product DevelopmentDigital StrategyE-commerce

About

πŸ“Œ Ram blends left and right brain thinking to craft impactful products that resonate with users and drive business success 🎯. Through compelling narratives and cultivating high agency, Ram drives teams to adapt to situations and raise the bar πŸ†. The Product Folks community has recognised him as one of the top 100 PMs πŸ”₯ who have made a significant impact on the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem ✌. β—‰ 15+ years work experience β—‰ 10+ years experience in product management β—‰ 5+ years experience in managing teams

Experience

15 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

Gameskraft

2 roles

Assistant Vice President Product Management

Promoted

Apr 2022 – Present Β· 4 yrs 2 mos Β· Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • ✺ Leading the product strategy for top-ranking real money gaming Rummy apps ✺ Managing a team of 10+ PMs ✺ Driving roadmap, innovation, player-centric experiences to boost acquisitions, engagement & ARPUs
  • πŸš€ Leading strategic initiatives to align product offerings with long-term business goals, focusing on innovative solutions πŸ’‘ and regulatory compliance to enhance user experience and operational excellence.
  • ➟ Long-Term Business Alignment: Redefining product strategy to advance the company's long-term objectives, leading pivotal initiatives that are improving gameplay and core product experiences, resulting in user base growth, increased retention, and higher ARPUs.
  • ➟ User-Centric Product Innovations: Developing industry first products in collaboration with Data Science which enable players to improve their gameplay.
  • ➟ Operational Compliance Leadership: Led cross-functional teams through complex GST implementation, ensuring operational excellence and adherence to new tax regulations without impacting user engagement.
Cross-functional Team LeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingUser Experience Design (UED)Analytical SkillsProduct Management

Director of Product Management

Aug 2020 – Mar 2022 Β· 1 yr 7 mos Β· Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Oversaw the product management team, focusing on πŸ“ˆ user acquisition, engagement, and retention through innovative funnel optimisations and strategic product enhancements.
  • ➟ Market-Driven Product Enhancements: Developed and launched multiple features which increased user engagement and transaction success rates.
  • ➟ User Engagement Strategies: Introduced new gaming strategies that increased daily active users and boosted the company’s revenue by refining game mechanics and formats.
  • ➟ Quality and Efficiency Improvements: Revamped the product management process, significantly cutting down on development time and enhancing output quality through the adoption of agile methodologies.
Cross-functional Team LeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingUser Experience Design (UED)Analytical SkillsProduct Management+1

Reforge

Member, Product Leadership Program

Jun 2021 – May 2022 Β· 11 mos

Swiggy

2 roles

Senior Product Manager

Dec 2019 – Aug 2020 Β· 8 mos

  • Leading product strategy for new initiatives
CommunicationProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsProduct Management

Senior Product Manager at Scootsy (a Swiggy company)

Mar 2019 – Nov 2019 Β· 8 mos

  • Leading Consumer Product development
  • ο‚§ Led product enhancements which resulted in incremental revenue QoQ & increased app conversion rate.
  • Introduced Abandoned cart PNs
  • Improved search results by handling null results flows
  • Improved serviceability logic to increase discoverability of vendors
  • Introduced new delivery fee to bring down cost per delivery
  • Introduced cross sell to boost AOV without reduction in conversion rates
  • ο‚§ Launched new business lines (within 2 months) – Premium Concierge Services and Combo Meals for one - which resulted in increased repeat rates for the test audience.
  • ο‚§ Identified low hanging opportunities and with WoW improvements, increased app user conversion rate.
  • ο‚§ Built Rains product: Convenience fee & rain messaging on the apps which generated empathy for riders and helped Ops handle SLA compliance and manage fleet better.
  • ο‚§ Reduced discrepancies in install and revenue numbers by correcting attribution model & set up extensive platform to optimise digital spends and create custom audiences for effective digital marketing.
CommunicationProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsProduct Management

Rizort

Senior Product Manager

Apr 2018 – Mar 2019 Β· 11 mos Β· Bengaluru Area, India

  • Rizort is disrupting the way luxury travellers dream, plan and book their vacations.
  • ➀Website: Leading optimisation of e-commerce funnel (acquisition to conversion) β€’ 20% increase in organic traffic through SEO optimisations β€’ 150% increase in sign-ups through tactical nudges β€’ 40% increase in checkouts
  • ➀Personalised Email Product: Building product from scratch – first manually sent 100+ mails, experimented, learned from them & now have introduced automation to scale β€’ 33% open rate (industry avg. 13%) β€’ Transaction conversion rate of 5% β€’ Driving revenue in excess of $23,000 within a week
  • ➀ Virtual Reality App: Single-handedly (Product, UI, UX) built RizortVR app from scratch & launched it on Oculus Store. Within 3 weeks of launch, the app crossed 2,000 downloads & had avg. session duration of up to 7 minutes. Conceptualised & built Social feature which enables multiple users to explore 5-star resorts together in VR.
  • ➀ Analytics & Marketing: Set up complete analytics on consumer platforms, reporting infrastructure & continue to assist marketing with paid, engagement & retarget campaigns.
  • ➀ Concierge Mobile App: Building concierge app - a post booking, on destination app for Rizort customers.
CommunicationProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsProduct Management

Nearbuy.com

4 roles

Senior Product Manager

Oct 2017 – Apr 2018 Β· 6 mos Β· Gurgaon, India

  • Merchant Products
  • ο‚§ Building web & mobile products from scratch which enable merchants to list their business and start selling their services online through self-serve
  • ο‚§ Built capabilities on merchant app which were already available on web tools resulting in 20% increase in DAU
CommunicationProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsProduct Management

Product Manager II

Apr 2017 – Sep 2017 Β· 5 mos Β· Gurgaon, India

  • Merchandising on nearbuy.com app homepage
  • ο‚§ Introduced algorithm driven merchandising on homepage which was personalised for user cohorts which resulted in moving conversion rate from 5% to 8% through these sections
CommunicationProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsProduct Management

Product Manager I

Promoted

Apr 2016 – Mar 2017 Β· 11 mos Β· Gurgaon, India

  • App Homepage & Data Platform
  • Product lead for Consumer App Home Page
  • ο‚§ Shipped the current homepage of nearbuy app from scratch. It now contributes to up to 30% of total mobile revenue
  • Product lead for Data Platform at nearbuy
  • ο‚§ Led data platform development which unifies internal and external data in simplified format. This product is being used by more than 150 internal users to make data driven decisions and for reporting purposes
CommunicationProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsProduct Management

Associate Product Manager

Sep 2015 – Mar 2016 Β· 6 mos Β· Gurgaon, India

  • Engagement & Product Analytics
  • ο‚§ Improved push notification open rates by 20% & increased revenue from notifications to up to 10% of mobile revenue
  • ο‚§ Led integration of analytics tools - Google Analytics, Mixpanel and Appsflyer
CommunicationProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsProduct Management

Google

Account Optimizer

Jun 2014 – Aug 2015 Β· 1 yr 2 mos Β· Hyderabad

  • ο‚§ Optimized performance of AdWords accounts for leading travel clients in Australia like Flight Centre, Expedia, Tourism New Zealand and Accor
  • ο‚§ Delivered enhanced ad performance across Google Search, Google Display Network & YouTube which led to increase in Google revenue from Travel Australia by 10% QoQ
  • ο‚§ Represented Google India team in first ever Steering Committee to bridge cultural gap between teams & drive efficiency
  • ο‚§ Assigned as Quality Coach to mentor and guide team in achieving better optimization and increase product knowledge
CommunicationAnalytical SkillsBusiness Analysis

Sabre

2 roles

Business System Analyst

Aug 2012 – May 2014 Β· 1 yr 9 mos Β· Bengaluru Area, India

  • Led software development life cycle by following scrum framework and successfully integrated cruise lines Regent, Oceania, AmaWaterways & Avalon Waterways with Sabre Cruise API which increased bookings through Sabre by 15%
CommunicationAnalytical SkillsBusiness Analysis

Associate Business Analyst

Jul 2010 – Jul 2012 Β· 2 yrs Β· Bengaluru Area, India

  • Mentored support team & streamlined support process of API customers by preparing extensive documentation and templated replies which decreased TAT to under 24 hours and increased NPS

Spaco carburretor, pune

Research Intern

May 2008 – Jul 2008 Β· 2 mos Β· Pune Area, India

  • Production Planning and Quality Analyst Intern

Education

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Master of Science (M.Sc.) β€” Mathematics

Jan 2006 – Jan 2011

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) β€” Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2006 – Jan 2011

St. Columba's School

Computer Science

Jan 1992 – Jan 2005

Carmel Senior Secondary School, Port Blair

Jan 2002 – Jan 2003

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