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# Barkha S\. on Tal

## Headline

Senior Program Manager \| Strategy & Operations \| Office of the CEO @NetApp \| Market Sizing, Competitive Intelligence, Board Reporting, & Program Management of an AI Insights Platform \| 9\+ Yrs Exp

## About

Program manager and strategy lead in the NetApp Office of the CEO, covering market sizing and competitive intelligence across storage markets, Board of Directors reporting, and program management of an internal AI insights platform\. Nine years across NetApp, KPMG and Healthark Insights, spanning technology, healthcare and pharma\. What I work on: Market sizing and competitive intelligence — I build opportunity models across storage segments using top\-down and bottom\-up approaches, track competitor positioning and market share shifts, and run MECE gap analysis to show where we are under\-represented against the opportunity\. Board and executive reporting \- I produce Board of Directors materials covering where the market is heading, which segments hold the spend, our bookings and share position, and how competitors are tracking\. I own the metric set for Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews and prepare annual operating and financial planning inputs for CEO\-level review\. Program management \- I run our internal AI insights platform end to end: roadmap and feature prioritisation in Jira, acceptance testing ahead of release, and enablement for business teams\. It has gone from MVP to 500\+ users across business units and cut manual analysis time by 65 percent\. Before NetApp I was at KPMG on market entry and feasibility work, and at Healthark Insights leading market intelligence engagements across the Middle East and India\. Open to Senior Program Manager, Strategy & Operations and Chief of Staff roles in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Mumbai\.

## Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

## AI stack

claude code

claude

notebooklm

perplexity

Microsoft Copilot

## Work experience

Program Manager, Strategy and Operations \(Office of the CEO\) at NetApp, Apr 2022 \- Present · 4 yrs 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Strategy and operations in the Office of the CEO, covering market intelligence, Board reporting and program management of the company's internal AI insights platform\. MARKET SIZING AND COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE \- Build market sizing and opportunity models across storage segments, using top\-down and bottom\-up approaches to establish addressable market and test where growth is concentrated \- Track competitor positioning, product moves and market share shifts, and run MECE gap analysis to show where NetApp is under\-represented relative to the opportunity BOARD AND EXECUTIVE REPORTING \- Produce Board of Directors materials covering where the market is heading, which segments hold the spend, NetApp bookings and share position, and how competitors are tracking — these shape the priorities the Board sets \- Own the metric set for Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews, deciding which measures are shown and framing the view at the right level for each audience \- Prepare annual operating and financial planning inputs, translating market and competitive analysis into planning assumptions for CEO\-level review PROGRAM MANAGEMENT \- Program manage the internal AI insights platform under a defined governance model, giving corporate strategy teams diagnostic and prescriptive analysis from a growing set of internal datasets \- Own the roadmap end to end in Jira, running an agile delivery cadence: feature prioritisation against user feedback and business unit needs, acceptance testing ahead of each release, and demos for business teams \- Grew the platform from MVP to more than 500 users across business units, cutting manual analysis time by 65 percent through self\-service insights and automated KPI dashboards

Senior Analyst at KPMG, May 2021 \- Mar 2022 · 11 mos, India, \- Ran a location and investment feasibility study for a healthcare client covering demographics, economic indicators and service gaps, which informed their investment decision \- Built the India market entry case for a global client: market sizing, adoption trends and competitive mapping, with a recommendation on which segments to prioritise \- Built Power BI dashboards to put market trends and proposal findings in front of client stakeholders \- Wrote proposal sections, produced client newsletters and mentored junior analysts

Senior Consultant at Healthark Insights, Jun 2020 \- May 2021 · 1 yr, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Practice Areas: Consulting, Business Strategy and Insights, Market Assessment, Data Analytics, Advanced Excel Analytics, Sales Force Effectiveness \- Led and managed end\-to\-end projects in the pharma industry, overseeing activities such as new product launches, country market assessment, forecasting, feasibility study, and market access strategies \- Played a key role in IQVIA projects focused on the Middle East market, conducting macroeconomic analysis, market assessment, trend analysis, primary market intelligence, and competitor analysis \- Understand the research capabilities and offerings, and build proposals for the clients\. Mentored and empowered teams of associates to ensure smooth project operations and delivery

Consultant at Healthark Insights, May 2017 \- Jul 2020 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Greater Ahmedabad Area, Practice Areas: Business Intelligence, Sales Force Effectiveness, Consulting, Social Media Marketing, Market Assessment, Advanced Excel and Data Analytics\. \-Extracted data from primary and secondary sources to analyze the market trends and have built reports \-Conducted market study and primary market interviews with physicians and other stakeholders for leading companies like Pfizer, Eli Lilly, iGenetic, 1mg and BI \-End to end handled the client's engagement LinkedIn account to increase their visibility and enhance their brand presence

Business Development Intern at Urban Company, May 2016 \- Jun 2016 · 2 mos, Greater Ahmedabad Area, Brand Development \- Helped in acquiring end\-to\-end ownership of various service providers like Academic Home Tutor, Tiffin services, Yoga, Dance, and Music Studio \- Identified various service providers in the mentioned category, contact them to be a part of Urbanclap Partner App and onboarded great service professionals in the targeted categories

HR Intern at Sadbhav Engineering Limited, Mar 2016 \- Apr 2016 · 2 mos, Ahmedabad Area, India, HR Assistant \- Helped in the recruitment process which includes screening resumes through various online portals and telephonic interviews, induction of a new employee, entries filing manually as well as on ERP HRD system, issued offer letters, appointment letters, payroll structure, and other tasks \- Studied "Organizational Culture" and its employees' attitude towards the organization through primary and secondary research, collected data through a structured questionnaire and interaction with the company's employee

## Education

Master of Business Administration, Marketing, Ahmedabad University

Bachelor’s Degree, Business/Commerce, General, Gujarat University

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