Headline

Product Strategy Manager | New Product Launch, GTM & Pricing | Business Operations & Cost Optimization | MBA - IIM Udaipur | B.Tech - NIT Jalandhar

About

I am a business-first Product Strategy professional with experience spanning new product launches, GTM strategy, pricing, and portfolio decision-making. My work sits at the intersection of product, strategy, and operations-focused on building commercially viable products backed by data and market insight. In my current role, I work closely with senior leadership on product strategy, cost optimization, and market expansion initiatives. I've led a greenfield product from market discovery to launch, driven double-digit cost and margin improvements, built executive dashboards, and supported CXO-level decisions across R&D, marketing, finance, and operations. I am interested in product roles that combine strategy, business ownership, and execution. I am also exploring how AI-enabled and no-code workflows can improve product research, analytics, and operational efficiency-focusing on practical adoption rather than hype.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

antigravity

opencode

claudecode

Work experience

Product Strategy & Business Operations Manager at AJAX Engineering Limited, May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, • Owned end-to-end product strategy and launch for a greenfield product, including market gap analysis, competitive benchmarking, product roadmap, pricing, and GTM strategy. • Led customer discovery, field pilots, and willingness-to-pay studies by directly engaging early users to validate features, pricing, and use cases. • Defined final product versions, design, and pricing architecture, mitigating cannibalization risk through differentiated positioning and independent channels. • Drove 15%+ cost reduction across multiple products via sourcing optimization, vendor negotiation, and cross-functional initiatives. • Improved gross margins by ~10% for an imported product line through alternate sourcing and commercial restructuring. • Led export market prioritization, identifying high-potential countries based on demand patterns, competition, and feasibility. • Owned executive Power BI dashboards providing leadership real-time visibility into product performance, forecasts, inventory, and portfolio health. • Presented monthly Executive Reviews to the MD and leadership team, influencing strategic and investment decisions. • Proactively identified & automated a recurring manual operational task outside my core responsibilities using AI-assisted workflows, eliminating ~2 hours of daily manual effort.

Management Intern – Strategy & Market Analysis at ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited, Apr 2023 - Jun 2023 · 3 mos, Mumbai, • Analyzed 250+ CPSU annual reports to identify insurance product and coverage opportunities. • Developed a CPSU targeting strategy contributing to empanelment with 210+ public sector organizations. • Selected among top 10 of 49 interns to present strategic recommendations to the MD/CEO.

Project & Operations Executive at Khar Consultancy Services, May 2018 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos, Delhi, India, • Coordinated multi-stakeholder projects involving clients, vendors, and consultants across planning, execution, and reporting. • Developed strong ownership mindset through responsibility for timelines, coordination, and issue resolution.

Project & Operations Executive at BS Infra, Jun 2017 - May 2018 · 1 yr, Delhi, India, • Supported execution and coordination across project operations involving vendors, site teams, and internal stakeholders. • Built strong foundations in planning, reporting, and on-ground problem solving.

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General, Indian Institute of Management Udaipur

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Civil Engineering, Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar ( PUNJAB)