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Product Owner | Bridging the Gap Between Strategy & Engineering

About

I believe that the best products aren't just built; they are curated through deep observation, active listening, and a disciplined approach to the Agile process. As a Product Owner, I thrive in the space where business goals intersect with technical feasibility. My approach is rooted in the "Product-as-a-Service" mindset—whether I’m refining a backlog, defining a roadmap, or collaborating with engineering teams to navigate complex API integrations. I’m particularly driven by how emerging technologies like AI can be leveraged to solve real-world user friction. What I bring to the table: Strategic Execution: Turning high-level visions into actionable user stories and prioritized backlogs. Technical Fluency: A strong understanding of web technologies and engineering workflows, allowing for seamless communication with dev teams. Data-Driven Decision Making: Using metrics to validate hypotheses and ensure every feature adds measurable value.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

gemini

github copilot

Microsoft Copilot

Work experience

Product Owner at Tibil Solutions, Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru, Strategic Roadmap & Execution: Architected and managed the long-term roadmap for Public-facing APIs, successfully balancing high-impact feature delivery with technical debt management. Maintained a high-velocity Product Backlog and ensured consistent value delivery through disciplined Agile/Scrum sprints. Technical API Design: Partnered with engineering leads to define RESTful API contracts and documentation. Championed industry standards for OAuth security, architectural scalability, and intuitive endpoint design to enhance the overall Developer Experience (DX). Performance & Quality Optimization: Proactively identified system bottlenecks and prioritized performance enhancements. Collaborated closely with QA and Testing teams to implement robust bug-tracking workflows, ensuring 99.9% uptime and API reliability for external partners. Strategic Stakeholder Management: Served as the primary bridge between business stakeholders and technical squads. Specialized in translating complex market requirements into technical User Stories and rigorous Acceptance Criteria (AC) to ensure alignment on product vision. Lifecycle Management: Directed the full API Lifecycle, including strategic versioning and deprecation cycles. Facilitated all key Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Refinement, Reviews) to drive clarity and execution within cross-functional squads.

Business Analyst at Tata Consultancy Services, May 2021 - Apr 2024 · 3 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Product Owner at Tata Consultancy Services (Client: Iron Mountain), May 2021 - Apr 2024 · 3 yrs, · Managed a portfolio of 600+ enterprise applications across 40 countries in EMEA, ANZ, and APAC, improving data governance, lifecycle tracking, and compliance by 20%. · Partnered with technology directors, platform owners, and external auditors to identify and mitigate 400+ data-risk anomalies, achieving full adherence to regulatory and FFIEC audit standards. · Built executive KPI dashboards in Power BI and Google Sheets to highlight portfolio health, incident trends, and resource bottlenecks for leadership decisions. · Streamlined ServiceNow incident-management protocols, reducing mean time to resolution for critical application disruptions by 40%. · Established standard operating procedures and knowledge repositories that reduced Tier-2 escalations and strengthened cross-functional enablement.

Management Trainee at Tata Consultancy Services, May 2021 - Aug 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Quality Analyst at Accenture, Mar 2016 - Feb 2018 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru North, Karnataka, India

Application Development Analyst at Accenture, Mar 2016 - Jan 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos, · Analyzed requirements across banking, e-commerce, and healthcare, translating operational needs into technical specifications and data-delivery models. · Developed and optimized complex SQL queries and stored procedures, improving query performance and data-retrieval times by 30%. · Designed interactive Tableau dashboards for key operational metrics, accelerating leadership decision-making cycles by 35%. · Collaborated in cross-functional Scrum teams operating on two-week sprints, contributing to story estimation, backlog refinement, and sprint delivery.

Education

Master's degree, analytics, ICFAI business school

Bachelor of Technology, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, GITAM Deemed University