Saurabh Kango

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India9 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Led data science initiatives at LinkedIn.
  • Developed AI/ML models for revenue optimization.
  • Expert in data storytelling and visualization.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Science and Analytics expert in the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data ScienceProgram ManagementData AnalysisData VisualizationData EngineeringProject Management

Other Skills

AI/MLARIMA ModelingAgile MethodologiesAlteryxAnalyticsApache SparkApplied Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big Data AnalyticsBusiness AnalysisBusiness AnalyticsBusiness Intelligence (BI)Business StrategyCCluster Analysis

About

I am currently working as Insights Program Manager in Sales Tooling and Scaled Insights team at LinkedIn, where we are dedicated to developing cutting-edge tools and insights for our pre and post-sales processes across various LinkedIn products such as LinkedIn Talent Insights, LinkedIn Jobs, and LinkedIn Learning. In this influential role, I oversee a highly skilled data science team, driving complex data science projects and fostering close partnerships with cross-functional teams including sales, data engineers, and software engineers. By leveraging evidence-based strategies and delivering results-oriented qualitative and quantitative insights, I play a crucial role in shaping platform strategies. On a day-to-day basis, I am responsible for building, scaling, and maintaining metrics, dashboards, and sales tools that cater to a wide range of users and functions. I delve into vast datasets, unearthing valuable trends and key insights that drive the success of our sales initiatives. Furthermore, I serve as a vital link between business, product design, UI/UX, and our multi-functional engineering teams, ensuring efficient delivery of high-quality technical implementations. Collaboration is at the core of my work, as I partner closely with the sales team and engineering department to define data collection, reporting requirements, metrics, and aggregates for analysis, ETLs, reporting, experimentation, and machine learning. Additionally, I collaborate with business, marketing, product, and executive teams, generating regular presentations and leading impactful QBR, WBR, and MBR sessions. With my strong analytical skills, encompassing SQL, Python, and/or R for big data analysis and modeling, along with expertise in statistics, A/B testing, and experimental design, I am equipped to tackle complex challenges and drive data-informed decision-making. Overall, my role allows me to make a significant impact by spearheading innovative solutions, leveraging data insights, and collaborating with diverse teams to drive the success of our sales initiatives at LinkedIn.

Experience

9 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 3 mos
Current Experience

Meesho

Senior Manager Data Science and Analytics

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

SQLPythonRData AnalysisData VisualizationMachine Learning+3

Flame university

Visiting Faculty

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • I work with two different cohorts of undergraduate students, teaching them business intelligence and project management, respectively. While the subjects are distinct, both courses share a core focus on developing analytical and organizational abilities. In the BI course, we explore data visualization and dashboard creation, while in project management, we focus on effective project planning. Both leverage real-world case studies to bridge the gap between theory and practice.

Linkedin

2 roles

Insights Manager

Sep 2023Mar 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos · On-site

  • I leverage LinkedIn’s unique, expansive data to build and elevate tools that empower the Talent Solutions team, helping our salesforce uncover powerful insights and deliver meaningful results for clients globally.
  • Data Storytelling and Visualization Mastery: Using SQL, Presto, Spark, and Tableau, I craft data stories that inform strategic decisions, visualizing insights in clear, compelling ways that resonate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Optimize, Automate, and Elevate: I continuously refine existing queries and dashboards, embedding automated checks that anticipate issues, enhance performance, and ensure our tools remain efficient and reliable for end users.
  • Champion of a Seamless User Experience: By swiftly resolving support requests and troubleshooting user challenges, I keep our tools running smoothly and help our team work efficiently, improving the experience for all stakeholders.
  • Innovate with Impact: I explore emerging data tools to assess their potential for broader team application, driving operational improvements that streamline processes and maximize our impact.
  • Cross-Functional Connector: With a strong focus on collaboration, I build momentum for data-driven initiatives that bridge teams and amplify customer-centric solutions, championing the voice of our users across the organization.
  • Helped build pricing strategies and customer success enablement for LTS by building AI/ML models and revenue optimization strategy.
SQLPrestoSparkTableauData StorytellingData Visualization+1

Analytics and Insights Program Manager

Oct 2021Sep 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · On-site

  • Responsibilities:
  • Rapidly developing next-generation scalable, flexible, and high-performance data pipelines.
  • Solving issues with data and data pipelines, prioritizing based on customer impact.
  • End-to-end ownership of data quality in our core datasets and data pipelines.
  • Experiment with new tools and technologies to meet business requirements regarding performance, scaling, and data quality.
  • Acting as an intermediary for problems, with both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Adapting the migration strategy to the constantly evolving needs and constraints imposed by the business.
  • Working closely with key stakeholders to understand Sales Team needs with data, identify gaps in our tool offerings and develop product requirements.
  • Engage with technical stakeholders (architects, fellow technical product managers, engineers) to build self-serve Scaled Analytics Dashboards and Tools.
  • Designed, developed, and implemented data products based on the Sales team's needs and the company's Business and product strategy.
  • Gather, analyze, and report on data usage, quality, and data flows to benchmark and measure the performance of the data products.
  • Manages Scrum, the release backlog, and works with delivery teams to keep it up-to-date and efficient.
  • Prioritize and communicate initiatives with cross-functional teams on a regular basis to ensure that all projects and existing functionality are moving toward our defined OKRs.
  • Skills:
  • Building strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Learning Customer Service ethos understands our member's and reps' needs.
  • Able to interpret data and trends, diagnose problems, and recommend effective action plans to resolve issues.
  • Building Strong organizational and project management skills.
  • Building Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
  • Technology:
  • Python (Scikit learn, Jupyter), PyTorch, SQL-based languages, Spark, Hadoop, Tableau, Trino, Merlin(Internal Tool), Darwin, Presto
PythonSQLSparkTableauData QualityData Pipelines+2

Airbnb

Analytics and Insights Analyst, Airbnb Experiences

Mar 2020Oct 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

  • Part of Data Science team in Airbnb focused on improving the supply and quality of hosts at Airbnb
  • Build text mining model to better understand guest sentiment and host quality
  • Build Dashboard for executive reporting for the operations team
  • Help build Analytical capabilities in India for Airbnb
  • Incubate, operationalize, and streamline Product launches to improve user experiencer for the product Airbnb Experiences
  • Developed insights that address key operational issues, including root causes, trends & actionable insights
  • Performed statistical analysis to derive risk impact of the policy and recommended actionable next steps.
  • Sent out QBR, MBR and WRB reports creation in collaboration with Operations Management and Product team to give overview of the Product
  • Conducted Training, mentorship session to drive analytical mindset in Airbnb India
Text MiningStatistical AnalysisDashboard CreationData Analysis

Mu sigma inc.

2 roles

Data Science Manager

Promoted

Dec 2019Mar 2020 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Lead the creation of an end to end product/platform vision and multi-year roadmap for a function in partnership with Engineering teams and the business to to lower the cost of goods sold for pharmacy business of largest retailer
  • Defined metrics and developed monitoring framework to measure all aspects the project.
  • Defined project scope, goals, and deliverables in alignment with business goals.
  • Lead the quality management process, changes, and improvements.
  • Strategized, planned, and executed with aggressive schedules, from defining requirements to execution, reporting and delivery.
  • Developing product and platform strategies to ensure they deliver outsized value to Global Tech quickly and are built to be scalable and agile
  • Bringing best-in-class market and industry insights to platform and product strategy
  • Track value delivered, insights adoption, performance, and execution against the end to end roadmap and adjusting roadmaps as necessary
  • Proactively managed changes in project scope, identify risks, issues, and contingency plans, by partnering with cross-functional team stakeholders.
  • Key Skills :
  • Great business acumen and communication skills
  • Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills
  • Strong meeting and work session facilitation skills
  • Strong project planning and organizational skills
  • Working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment
  • Validated ability to adapt to new technologies and tools, changing needs, processes, and ambiguity
  • Strong understanding of Design Thinking Concepts and Design Leadership
  • Strong understanding of Value-Driven Frameworks
Project ManagementData AnalysisMetrics Development

Data Scientist

Sep 2016Dec 2019 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Creating and implementing analytical road-map for a newly created joint venture between one of the world largest retailer and its pharmacy drug supplier
  • Developing dashboard to improve sourcing cost for a joint venture between two fortune 10 companies
  • Scrum lead for a data integration project
  • Projects (Nov 2017- Feb 2020)
  • LOWER COGS FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS BUSINESS-
  • Network optimization tool which enabled sourcing manger to choose a network/channel for each drug generic to maximize benefits.
  • Formulary Management Dashboard: To track adherence by the stores to formulary and identify the impact of leakages due to non adherence
  • Buyer dashboard- A single view tableau dashboard to track all the purchase and supplier performance and OTIF compliance
  • RFP Yield Model: To track the impact of Drugs RFP on baseline profits
  • Supplier Dashboard :Enable product managers to make faster and better supplier selection and negotiation decisions
  • Portfolio Shift Report: Automated tool to identify substitutes of NDCs for portfolio shift. Product team was able to quickly view a supplier’s entire portfolio and possible substitutes for all products
  • Category Intelligence Dashboard:An Integrated Category - Supplier landscape, which helped JV to build in house category level intelligence
  • Projects -Sep 2016- Nov 2017
  • Identify the best cost to acquire generic drugs at and the best supplier from which to acquire the drugs
  • The Cost Forecasting Tool using ARIMA modeling helped sourcing managers understand the price movements of different drugs to decide when to buy the drugs to minimize acquisition cost.
  • True Cost Breakdown tool: True cost-breakup of drugs enables buyers to estimate the negotiation opportunity foreach drug
  • Automation of the data flow to Azure Blob.
  • Lead the 5 member Scrum to team to enable automated data feed with tool like Data Stage, CA7 Scheduler and Shell scripting.
Dashboard DevelopmentData IntegrationScrum ManagementData Science

Education

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

EPGDIB (MBA) — International Business

Jan 2020Jan 2021

COEP Technological University

Instrumentation and control

May 2013Present

Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), Savitribai Phule Pune University

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Marketing

Jan 2014Jan 2016

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