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Product Manager E/E systems |Ex Hyundai R&D|| Certified level-1 FuSa Engineer|| PMP ||

About

Senior Product Manager with 8+ years owning end-to-end product strategy, roadmap, and delivery for complex, safety-critical platform products used at global scale. Proven track record turning field telemetry, live-site signals, and user feedback into validated product decisions — cutting critical-issue resolution time by ~40% and delivering 5+ concurrent programs with zero recalls across 4 international markets. Skilled at rapid, data-driven iteration (Agile/Scrum), cross-functional leadership across engineering, data, design, and quality teams, and executive-level communication with 30+ global stakeholders. Regularly uses AI tools (Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT) to accelerate PRD authoring, data analysis, and stakeholder reporting, and has built a low-code AI agent to automate recurring reporting and analysis work. Strong technical foundation in embedded systems and E/E architecture; bring the same rigor to building and scaling intelligent, telemetry-driven, AI-powered product experiences

Location

Andhra Pradesh

AI stack

claude

deepmind

gemini

hedra

Work experience

Product Manager at Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India, Aug 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, ● Owned product vision & roadmap for Gateway across 5+ premium vehicle programs — 100% milestone adherence, zero recalls ● Led cross-functional teams (HW, SW, Validation, Quality) across Germany, US, South Korea & China, delivering on time across 4 concurrent programs ● Drove PRDs, backlog prioritization & data-backed decisions (Power BI, JIRA), cutting critical-issue resolution time by ~40% ● Resolved 3 high-severity field issues in <8 weeks, averting a recall and saving €1M+ ● Built AI-powered tools to automate reporting & PRD drafting, boosting team efficiency

Product Manager at Mercedes Benz Research& Development of India, Aug 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos, Roles & Responsibilities: Product Owner for Body control unit, Keys, Gateway control unit. Projects Handled: AMG SL, Roadster, CLA, S CLASS, GLC, Maybach. Design and Development of security systems for Mercedes- AMG vehicles like Roadster, SL, GT and Mercedes Series carlines with Legal, quality and cost targets. Souring Requirement preparation for the supplier selection during the project initiation. Preparation of project roadmap based on the technical specifications and requirements along with Supplier. Collaborated with cross-functional team of 30+ members ensuring alignment across departments. Resolving field issues with utmost priority. Extensive knowledge on issue resolving using CANOE, CANAPE and CATIA. Defect Manager for EIS and coordinated the testing activities including vehicle level validation cycles. Quality Leader the E/E vertical to ensure the quality output in E/E Domain. Handled ECU Diagnostics, coding, SW/HW release activities of EIS. Hands on experience in ETHERNET, FLEXRAY, CAN, LIN networking. Well versed in using program management tools such as Power BI, Jira and Confluence.

Research Engineer at Hyundai Motor India Engineering, Aug 2018 - Jul 2022 · 4 yrs, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Experienced Safety system Engineer having 4+ experience on Airbag Control units, seatbelt and seatbelt reminder sensors.

Specialist at Hyundai Motor India Engineering, Aug 2018 - Jul 2022 · 4 yrs, Roles& Responsibilities: Technical Product Owner for Airbag Control Unit, Seatbelts. Projects Handled: i10, i20, Santro, Creta, Venue, Alcazar, Verna; KIA : Seltos, Carens, Syros. Comprehensive experience in Vehicle Development Process (VDP) product life - cycle management, product cost & weight management. Conducted weekly reviews of multiple programs to monitor status and to deliver optimal design solutions to the issues & bottle necks. Managing system and subsystem component information in CREO Windchill PLM (BOM & Part information). Through Supplier Capability Assessment, shortlisted potential vendors/suppliers of Interior parts & assessed suppliers for Part Localization of SBR Mat. Directed & Audited suppliers yearly to ensure suppliers meet organizational standards and operational specifications. Involved in Homologation/certification & Testing activities and solved many last minute vehicle level & Part level certification issues at ARAI and VCA. Signed off Design validation (DV) tests reports and Initial Sample Inspection Reports (PV) for every project developed based on ECE/FMVSS. Releasing engineering specifications for testing and integration in vehicle. Co-work with global partners (On-site : USA, China, Korea, Indonesia). Define requirements for Software and Hardware development of restraint controller and modules.

Education

Bachelor's of technology, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research

Business English course, English Language and Literature/Letters, University of Cambridge