Shailesh Parekh — Product Manager
I believe in building the right product and building it right. Passionate about building products that solves the customer needs through empathy and agility. A Product Enthusiast with 17+ years of experience and 10 years in building User centric products in B2B, B2C products across multiple domains like Logistics, Supplier Management, Mobility, Fintech [Installments] and market leaders - John Deere, Volkswagen Group and Mastercard. Proven experience in building green-field products and Mobile Apps right from Ideation till Product Launch and maintenance of complex products. Currently working on a flagship product in the Buy Now Pay Later with a current market size of USD 132 billion. Responsible for Product backlog, Rapid Prototyping, synthesis of user research data and Prioritization of Epics, Features and User stories, Wire framing and stakeholder management. Key Strength includes the ability to identify the unstated requirements and curiosity towards going deep into the problem space before ideation. Empathetic in nature and can easily dive into the shoes of customers. Storytelling and influencing stakeholders through data points for prioritization of features. Advocates Design Thinking way of approaching the product development. Adept in transforming business requirements into Technical solutions. Skill Sets: Product Roadmap, Product Strategy, Market Segmentation, Product Market Fit, Usability Testing, Ethnographic studies, Facilitate Focus group meetings, Rapid Prototyping, A/B Testing, User Persona, Customer Journey mapping, Product Backlog, Prioritization, User Story Mapping, MVP - Minimum Viable Product, Epics, Features, User Stories (Vertical Slice) Affinity Mapping, PI planning, Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospective facilitation, Business Analysis, Project Management, Business Process Improvement, Resource Management and Planning, Design Thinking, User Research, Agile Practitioner, SAFe 5.0 , Scrum, APIs, Database Design and Google Analytics.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager with extensive experience in Fintech and B2B product development.
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience: 19 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Product Management
- Agile Methodologies
- User Experience
Career Highlights
- 17+ years of experience in product management.
- Expert in user-centric product development.
- Proven track record in building green-field products.
Work Experience
Scrumconnect Consulting
Product Manager (3 yrs 9 mos)
Product Tank Pune
Organizer (2 yrs 10 mos)
Mastercard
Lead Product Manager (2 yrs 11 mos)
Volkswagen India
Senior Product Manager (3 yrs 2 mos)
John Deere Technology Center
Product Owner [CSPO®] (9 yrs)
Metro Cash and Carry
Developer (1 yr)
Education
Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.) at Bharathidasan University
at Jack and Jill