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Senior Product Leader | Digital Innovation | AI-Driven Solutions. I help transform ideas into successful products by driving innovation, optimizing efficiency, and accelerating business growth

About

"A great product manager has the brain of an engineer, the heart of a designer, and the speech of a diplomat." – Deep Nishar Playing this role for the past eight years, I completely resonate with Deep's thoughts. A product leader is not just a strategist but also a bridge between vision and execution, balancing technical feasibility, user experience, and business impact. Every decision requires empathy, data-driven insights, and the ability to bring diverse teams together toward a shared goal. It's a dynamic and ever-evolving journey—one that challenges, inspires, and fuels my passion for building impactful products! I am a results-driven Senior Product Leader with over 18 years of total experience in leading cross-functional teams to develop and launch innovative products that drive business growth. Adept at strategic planning, stakeholder management, and leveraging data-driven insights to enhance customer experience and market competitiveness. Proven track record of driving high-value product delivery, improving team efficiency, and implementing automation solutions. CORE SKILLS ✅ Product Strategy & Roadmap Development, Cross-functional Team Leadership ✅ Agile Methodologies, KPI & OKR Tracking ✅ Market Research & Competitive Analysis, Go-To-Market Strategy ✅ AI & Automation in Product Development ✅ Backlog Management & User Story Prioritization ✅ Tools: JIRA, Figma, StoriesOnBoard ✅ Knowledge of Intelligent Asset Management suite, Equipment, Functional Location ✅ Domain expert of Cloud ALM-Service, APM – Strategy and ASPM, Project management, CRM Sales AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS 🏅 Speaker - Wequity on Fitness – 2024 & SAP TechEd/D-com Speaker – 2023 🏅 2 Granted Patents (2020) – AI Innovations 🏅 NASSCOM Industry 4.0 Virtual Masterclass Speaker – 2020 🏅 Grace Hopper Conference Speaker – 2016 🏅 Manager Recognition Awards – 2010, 2011, 2013 INTERESTS 💡 Mentoring | 📝 Blogging | 🥋 Health & Fitness – Karate Let’s Connect! 📩 Reach me at rupaliray.careers@gmail.com or connect with me here on LinkedIn. #ProductManagement #Leadership #Innovation

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Microsoft Copilot

Work experience

Senior Product Manager at SAP, Sep 2022 - Present · 4 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Increased customer adoption by driving product strategy and execution for service delivery automation processes. Reduced manual efforts by achieving fully automation features. • Reduction of TCO by phasing out outdated applications and migrating features to a more efficient, newer platform. • Accelerated content creation by integrating GenAI capabilities for automated content authoring. • Collaborated and alignment on product features, timelines, and resources by keep stakeholders informed and engaged in managing expectations effectively. • Designed product launches and successful delivery on time by writing clear product specifications and user stories for the development team. Orchestrated decision making by using analytics tools to track product performance, user behavior, and key performance indicators (KPIs).

Product Manager at SAP, Sep 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Successfully managed a team of 20+ members, effectively aligning their skill sets with product requirements and business objectives to drive performance and achieve key milestones. • Streamlined engineering processes and fostered a collaborative environment, improving team efficiency and development time for key product features. • Cultivated a culture of continuous learning, enabling team members to grow professionally.

Product Owner at SAP, Aug 2016 - Aug 2021 · 5 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Successfully brought life to the product from ideation to GTM by successful deliveries, including risk assessment, FMEA, and RCM, driving seamless project execution. • Spearheaded the development of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and integration with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM). • Boosted customer NPS and satisfaction through impactful UX optimizations, enhancing user experience. • Defined and executed Go-to-Market and pricing strategies for ASPM products, leading to increased market adoption and revenue growth.

Software Engineer at Infosys, Jan 2005 - Nov 2006 · 1 yr 11 mos, Bangalore, Project: Integrated Project Management Reengineering (IPMREENG) Summary: The project was complete automation of Project Management including every aspect of Infosys specific process and PMP. Achievements: • Developed the features of baseline management using EJB concepts and Java, JSP, Weblogic as server and MS SQL as DB. • Module Leader of the Mysore team and collaborated with other teams.

Education

B.Tech (Comp Sc), IT, Computer, ERP solutions, International Institute of Information Technology, Kolkata