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Product @Cisco|| Product Manager,Ex-Adobe || Certified Product Manager® by AIPMM || Certified ScrumMaster® ||

About

Product Manager with 15+ years of experience, including 8+ years owning full product lifecycles for enterprise SaaS platforms at Cisco and Adobe. Deep hands-on experience with API integrations, third-party platforms, and agentic workflows built on ServiceNow and Azure. Proven record of launching data-driven products that generate multi-million dollar impact. Passionate about building enterprise search and AI-powered experiences that remove friction for employees. Defined product specs for API integrations within EA 3.0, enabling consolidation of multi-partner subscriptions into a unified data model with a single renewal date — directly improving search and retrieval accuracy across enterprise license catalogs. • Led end-to-end product lifecycle for an inbound PM motion: gathered requirements from global field sales teams, prioritized features against revenue goals, and drove releases on ServiceNow and Salesforce platforms. • Authored crisp user stories and feature specifications — translating complex licensing logic into actionable development plans, reducing ambiguity for engineering teams and accelerating sprint velocity. • Ran requirement intake calls with cross-functional stakeholders (Sales, Legal, Finance, Engineering) and closed feedback loops post-launch to fuel next iterations. • Collaborated with designers on rapid prototyping cycles, ensuring UX concepts were validated against real user pain points before engineering investment. • Built impactful dashboards and data-driven reports that visualized product impact on booked orders — supporting executive decision-making and stakeholder alignment. • Achievement: Drove strategic feature enhancements that influenced $100K–$5M+ multi-year enterprise deals, with direct measurable impact on Cisco's revenue outcomes. • Innovation — Test Catalyst: Spearheaded an AI-powered internal tool that automated Business Assurance Test (BAT) case generation using prompt engineering and requirement documents (PRDs, feature docs, meeting transcripts). Built a custom app to convert AI output into QTest-compatible format, eliminating manual Excel effort and significantly accelerating QA cycle times.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

gemini

grok

openai

perplexity

ChatGPT

Work experience

Product Owner at Cisco Systems (India) Private Limited, Bangalore, Jun 2022 - Present · 4 y 3 mo, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Product Managed: Enterprise Agreement (EA 3.0) streamlines license management by consolidating multiple subscriptions, renewal dates, and partners into a single subscription with one renewal date and one partner. Domain : Ecommerce, Sales Responsibilities: •Proven success in identifying revenue-maximizing opportunities, market penetration, and product launches •Highly knowledgeable in market trends, sales strategies, and customer engagement •Managed full product lifecycle, from ideation through post-launch support, ensuring consistent quality control measures were in place •Facilitate requirement intake calls with key stakeholders and monitor post-launch customer feedback to inform future iterations and updates •Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements •Compose feature specifications derived from gathered requirements and subsequently present them collaboratively with IT teams •Presented compelling product demonstrations at several forums thus garnering interest from potential customers and stakeholders alike •Collaborated with designers to refine prototyping in product development and established organizational best practices for product management processes •Developed comprehensive test plans for software releases, ensuring rigorous quality assurance standards were met before deployment •Proficient in crafting insightful reports for data-driven decision-making by collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop impactful dashboards, visually showcasing the direct impact on booked orders Achievements: Drove strategic feature enhancements that directly influenced Cisco's revenue, impacting multimillion-dollar deals ranging from $100K to over $5 million in multi-year agreements.

Product Manager at Adobe, Jan 2018 - May 2022 · 4 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Global Tools Product Manager Adobe India Products Managed: Experience Architecture Assessment: EAA is an automated tool that analyzes a customer's current Martech stack, providing insights for white space identification, industry and competitor analysis, and strategic Adobe solution recommendations Platform Built: Sharepoint, Microsoft Azure API's used: WhatCMS, BuiltWith and SimilarWeb Demohub: Adobe Demo Hub is the go-to resource for official demos, showcasing the value of Adobe's Marketing, Creative, and Document Clouds. Responsibilities: • Spearheaded product enhancements, optimizing marketing strategies and driving seamless feature adoption aligned with business objectives. • Led roadmap execution with a focus on sprint management, Scrum ceremonies, and on-time feature releases, while defining and tracking key performance metrics. • Defined user stories and specifications, translating business needs into actionable plans for development teams and ensuring market alignment. • Evaluated product performance through benchmarks, demos, and testimonials, overseeing budgeting, planning, and QA for smooth releases. • Developed enablement content (videos, newsletters, mailers) to boost feature awareness, and collaborated with sales teams to prioritize feedback and address pain points. Impact: The automated tool significantly reduced manual effort, streamlining information gathering. Its enhancements led to substantial user base growth, new customer acquisition, and consistent multi-million USD impact on Annual Subscription Value (ASV)

Senior Engineer at IMS Health, Jun 2016 - Jan 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Senior Engineer IMS Health J Project Details: MI PORTAL (AU and NZ Regions) Environment: Windows Tools Used: Oracle, SQL Server, Toad, Clarizen, LiquidPlanner, Excel Description: Mercurial offers customizable reporting and delivery solutions, enabling automated information provision to support organizational decision-makers. Responsibilities: • Led end-to-end validation of module features across SIT, UAT, and PROD, performing comprehensive testing (including Production Sanity, BAU, and ad-hoc ETL checks), driving defect resolution, and ensuring 100% compliance before client delivery. • Validated report accuracy, including business logic, data display, and preset configurations in HTML and Excel, while testing scheduler functionality for automatic email delivery. • Conducted iPad dashboard validation and backend report verification via Toad, ensuring seamless client experiences across platforms. • Fostered strong relationships with senior management, supervisors, and cross-functional teams to ensure successful project execution.

Test Lead at Hewlett-Packard, Feb 2015 - Jun 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos, Team Lead Hewlett Packard Project Details: ES 360 Next Gen (Key performance Indicators) Environment: Windows Tools Used: QlikView, Excel, Agile manager Description: ES 360 KPI dashboard offers executives reliable performance metrics for informed decision-making, supporting monthly and quarterly reviews with insights on financials, customer satisfaction, and employee engagement through dynamic QlikView annotations. Responsibilities: • Collaborated with the Onsite Lead to review requirements, assigned dashboards, developed test cases, and coordinated bug resolution with the development team. • Managed testing activities, tracked defects in Agile Manager, and provided daily updates on defect status to the onsite team. • Facilitated knowledge transfer sessions for onsite and offshore teams to ensure smooth project execution

Software Test Engineer at IBM india pvt ltd, Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Test Engineering Analyst IBM India Pvt Ltd Project Details: Client: CNA Financial Corporation Environment: Windows Tools Used: Informatica, Oracle, SQL Server, HP-QC, Toad Responsibilities: • Conducted in-depth functional analysis, mapped data between source and target databases, and executed ETLworkflows. Created and managed test data, formulated and executed SQL queries, and developed comprehensive test cases to ensure data accuracy post-ETL. • Identified, analyzed, and reported defects using QC, and collaborated with Business Analysts and Development teams to resolve issues. Provided daily reports on testing status and activities.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Visvesvaraya Technological University

Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Science, Visvesvaraya Technological University