Vikram Harchekar

Product Manager

Pune, Maharashtra, India16 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • 16 years of experience in product management.
  • Proven track record of multi-million-dollar revenue growth.
  • Expert in driving end-to-end product lifecycle.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications Product Manager with expertise in UCaaS and cloud-based solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementUcaasSip TrunkingSales SupportBusiness Analysis

Other Skills

AI VoiceAPI & SDKAPIsAnalytical SkillsAnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Branded CallingBusiness Case PreparationBusiness RequirementsBusiness ReviewsCase StudiesClick2CallCloud NumbersCloud PlatformCommercial Management

About

Senior Product Manager with 16 years of experience shaping and launching Unified Communications, Platform, SaaS, and AI-driven voice solutions from concept to successful market entry. Proven track record delivering multi-million-dollar revenue growth and elevating customer satisfaction in the global B2B market. Expert at driving the end-to-end product lifecycle, building and mentoring diverse teams, and leveraging agile methodologies for rapid innovation. Known for strategic vision, data-driven decision-making, and the ability to adapt quickly to new technologies and industries. Products & Platforms Built and/or Managed: * Microsoft Teams: Teams Direct Routing, Operator Connect, Teams Phone Mobile * Voice: Global SIP, Cloud Numbers, Bring Your Own Carrier, IVR, Wholesale Voice, Voice AI * Recording: Mobile and Teams recording and analytics * Platform: Self-serve portal, Billing system, Reporting system, Cloud & network infrastructure * Integrations: CRM connectors, Branded Calling, WhatsApp integration Skills: Product Management: Product Strategy, Product roadmap and development, market research and competitive analysis, User interface and experience, Commercial strategy & biz case, Product marketing and GTM, Data Analytics. Learning more about AI product management. Technical: SIP Trunk, Cloud Numbers, API & SDK, Scaled Agile Framework, Quote to cash process, Telecom regulations, Cloud Platform, Self-serve portal, UC integrations Strategic & Cross-Functional: Strategic partnerships, vendor and operator management, negotiation, team management, customer presentations and feedback, Problem solving, Project Management “I build products that solve real customer problems and deliver measurable business value—combining strategic insight, technical execution, and cross-functional collaboration to drive growth.”

Experience

16 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
6 yrs 11 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Vodafone business

Deputy General Manager Product Management

Aug 2023Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Responsibilities:
  • Product Manager for Advanced Communications Platform powering Voice, Messaging, and UCaaS products at Vodafone Business with ARR ~$25M
  • Products Managed:
  • o Interactive Voice: Self-serve calling solution for enterprise
  • o Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile: UK, DE, and more
  • o Vodafone Business Recording & Analytics: Mobile & Teams recording
  • o Cloud Numbers: Global numbers with voice & messaging capabilities
  • o Advanced Communications: Voice AI, Branded Calling, Teams to WhatsApp integration
  • Responsible for driving new initiatives in Vodafone UC portfolio globally.
  • Build and manage advanced communications platform and admin console which supports multiple Voice, Messaging, and UCaaS products
  • Building platform and products with hybrid approach. In-house and strategic partnerships.
  • Managing partnerships across hyperscalers, System Integrators, strategic vendors
  • Global product manager supporting Europe, Americas, Middle East & Asia
  • Buinding innovative and integrated solutions
  • Impact: Vodafone is recognized leader in Unified Communications market space.
Strategic PartnershipsRecordingCommercial ManagementUCaaSMarket AnalysisProduct Management+11

Exotel

Senior Product Manager

Dec 2021Aug 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · India

  • Responsible for building and managing Voice/Carrier platform product layer (Voice Enablement Charter) in India and International market which supports CPaaS, UCaaS, and CCaaS product offerings of Exotel
  • Responsible for building products with Cloud first, API first strategy
  • Product specialist for UL VNO license in India
  • Launched Cloud Contact Centre service with WebRTC and Click2Call in Karnataka circle under UL VNO license
  • Launched CPaaS and CCaaS offering in the UAE by establishing local business entity and license
  • Launched CCaaS in Indonesia
  • Specialist in understanding the local regulations and establishing a business
  • entity
  • Introduced Mobile DID based SIP trunk for CPaaS, UCaaS, and CCaaS in India
  • Identify and onboard software vendors and built internal and customer facing APIs.
  • Collaborate with multiple stakeholders in Exotel & Ameyo to build Voice products & services on Cloud
  • Responsible for introducing Microsoft Teams Direct Routing/Operator Connect at Exotel
Strategic PartnershipsPricing StrategyUCaaSStrategyMarket ResearchMarket Analysis+29

Tata communications

7 roles

Sr. Product Manager - Global SIP Connect

Promoted

Apr 2018Jan 2022 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Responsibilities:
  • Manage SIP trunking product portfolio at Tata Communications worth $140+ Mn serving 2000+ enterprises
  • Managing product lifecycle of existing products and build new products which serve needs of large Enterprises (Sell-To) and Service Providers (Sell Through, Sell-With)
  • Build product strategy and roadmap for SIP trunking services keeping in mind market demands and organization growth with focus on cloud-based solutions
  • Supporting sales, solution, and commercial team across globe in large RFPs/deals and supervise team of product managers
  • Interact with customers, service providers, partners, and vendors
  • Support product leadership team to manage the P&L and build annual operating plan
  • Execute digital enablement strategy by building self-service portal and APIs for customers
  • Engage with legal, regulatory, tax and finance teams to build market ready products
  • Engage with IT, Engineering and Ops teams to build process and OSS-BSS stack for SIP trunking product
  • Engage with sourcing team to plan and prioritize buying of voice services in expanding product footprint in new market
  • Create pricing strategy and pricing plans with commercials team for multiple solutions
  • Partner enablement, closely work with large Service Providers to resell Tata Comm. SIP trunking service
  • Closely work with UCaaS and CCaaS product team to build new solutions
  • Accomplishments:
  • Successfully launched partner enablement sales channel for Global SIP Connect
  • Successfully launched Bring Your Own Carrier solution
  • Built new portal for enterprise and wholesale voice customers
  • Built billing systems to support different commercial plan
  • Consistent top performer of team with multiple awards from leadership and CFTs every year
Strategic PartnershipsPricing StrategyUCaaSStrategyMarket ResearchMarket Analysis+30

Product Manager - Global SIP Connect

Promoted

Oct 2015Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Pricing StrategyUCaaSStrategyMarket ResearchMarket AnalysisWorkload Prioritization+29

Manager - Sales Support

Promoted

Apr 2015Oct 2015 · 6 mos

  • Responsibilities:
  • Support sales, solution, and commercial teams for Enterprise Voice services
  • Supervise team supporting sales and pre-sales team across globe
  • Write and submit user stories for new product initiatives to project team
  • Perform User Acceptance Testing & Operation Readiness Testing for new products being introduced
  • Build and maintain business processes for pre-sales piece
  • Contract management, build customer order form and relevant documents as per product offerings
  • Gatekeeper between pre-sales and post-sales team to ensure documentation and information is passed neat and clean backend teams
  • Maintain aggressive turnaround time to ensure faster delivery of services
  • Accomplishments
  • Received award for best Sales Support manager across Tata Communications
  • Received ProClub award for best performance in FY'12 (only awarded to 1% of total employees globally)
  • Promoted 3 levels due to excellent performance
UCaaSStrategyWorkload PrioritizationProblem SolvingMicrosoft OfficeBusiness Analysis+16

Asst Manager - Sales Support

Promoted

Feb 2014Mar 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo

StrategyProblem SolvingMicrosoft OfficeBusiness AnalysisProduct PlanningTelecommunications Software+6

Sr. Executive - Sales Support

Jun 2013Feb 2014 · 8 mos

Problem SolvingMicrosoft OfficeBusiness AnalysisTelecommunications SoftwareMicrosoft WordAnalytics+1

Executive - Sales Support

Promoted

Jan 2011Jun 2013 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Microsoft OfficeBusiness AnalysisTelecommunications SoftwareMicrosoft WordAnalyticsCommunication

Associate Engineer

Oct 2009Jan 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Responsibilities:
  • Part of Order Management group for international voice and data services
  • Responsible for working with international sales team for order entry and document management
  • Assist project managers on service delivery
  • Accomplishments:
  • Promoted to team leader in few months of service due to excellent performance

Education

Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Jan 2013Jan 2015

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) ( Elec. & Telecom) — Telecommunications Engineering

Jan 2005Jan 2009

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