Santhosh Kumar Chilakalapudi

Product Manager

Hyderabad, Telangana, India14 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

11 years of experience in end-to-end product development.
Expertise in managing digital products across diverse sectors.
Proven track record in driving revenue growth and strategic relationships.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Management expert with extensive experience in Consumer Electronics and E-commerce.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementEmbedded Systems

Other Skills

Technical UnderstandingAutonomous ReceivablesAgile MethodologiesProduct StrategyBusiness StrategyData StructuresAlgorithmsDebuggingProgrammingARMShell ScriptingSoftware DevelopmentRequirements AnalysisBusiness AnalysisSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

About

Santhosh has about 11 years of experience in technology industry. He has worked on high-end technology products in various capacities for end-to-end product development. He has garnered a diverse skill set that includes product development, project management, business development, account management, growth strategy execution, quality control and internal operations Santhosh’s work in his previous organizations spanned across various sectors including consumer electronics, e-commerce, and telecommunications, thus providing him with the edge in terms of tackling diverse business. Having worked with global firms and dealt with various clients across different industries, Santhosh is equipped with excellent interpersonal skills and understanding of cultural differences.

Experience

14 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

Average Tenure

2 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Innovapptive inc

2 roles

Associate Director Product Management

Promoted

May 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

Principal Product Manager

Sep 2023 – May 2024 · 8 mos

Product Management

Highradius

3 roles

Principal Product Manager

Promoted

Jan 2022 – Aug 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

Senior Product Manager

Jul 2020 – Dec 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

Product Manager

Sep 2018 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos

Graymatics, inc

2 roles

Product Manager

Jan 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore

Driving revenue growth by managing digital products strategy, implementation and client engagement in mobile, Telco, E-commerce and Digital advertising space

Product Intern

Nov 2015 – Aug 2016 · 9 mos · Singapore

★ Driving contracts and tenders to closure and then managing these key strategic relationships to provide maximum value for Graymatics and its partners. Build a pipeline of 13 new potential partners with a conversion rate of 23%.
★ Demonstrated the business value of related solutions based on an understanding of the customer’s enterprise IT architecture, customer Business priorities and the competitive landscape.
★ Led key initiatives of mobile applications with customized solutions to partners and thereby generating new revenue streams.

Samsung electronics

3 roles

Lead Engineer

Promoted

Mar 2014 – Jul 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

★ Developed a real-time operating system for the smartphones, tablets, and IOT embedded devices thereby saving USD 30,000,000 in licensing and maintenance fees and creating new profit opportunities.
★ Managed training and development program for 600-member project team across different geographies on the new product release procedures and tools.
★ Trained new recruits to get them project ready in 30% less training time.

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Mar 2013 – Feb 2014 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

★ Implemented a go-to-market strategy to achieve market entry in the United States for Galaxy products. Efforts have enabled team to achieve acceptance by the US operators earlier.
★ Managed the Project delivery team (Bangalore & Suwon) that ensured project stability on a daily basis and simultaneously handled multiple Galaxy series flag ship models. The team was successful in reducing project effort by 27% and standardizing SOP that enabled key business transformations for project management.
★ Introduced new open source tools for project release management

Software Engineer

Dec 2010 – Mar 2013 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

★ Established tools and procedures that enabled testing team to diagnose defects during field or lab tests. Accomplished >48% effort reduction in diagnosing defects.
★ Identified risks and developed mitigation strategies that led to a 100% acceptance rate at the end of the project life-cycle.
★ Optimized existing defect tracking process by identifying bottlenecks in quality control process on 4G technology, thereby reducing issue resolution time by 30%.