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# Shadab Sayani Shaik on Tal

## Headline

Senior Product Manager at CBRE India

## About

Shadab has strong background in technology with experience spanning across roles in Software Engineering, Tech Lead, IT Consulting, Project Management, Program Management and Product Management\. He worked with companies like TCS, Progress Software, Cognizant, Vassar Labs and CBRE encompassing business areas like SOA management, Life Sciences, Logistics, Cards & Payments, Climate Change & Water, Real Estate\. He was associated with India WRIS an initiative by Central Water Ministry and conceptualised & managed delivery of Water Data Online\. He is passionate about using technology for making lives better and likes to be associated with such initiatives\. He has a Computer Science engineering degree from IIIT Hyderabad and an MBA from IIM Lucknow\.

## Location

Hyderabad

## AI stack

antigravity

cursor

opencode

## Work experience

Senior Product Manager at CBRE, Apr 2023 \- Present · 3 yrs 5 mos, On\-site, •Launched features related to data visualisation and automation that helps view property details effectively and carry out day to day operations at the property efficiently •Working towards data driven product management , User experience enhancement to double the product adoption

Product Manager at CBRE, Feb 2021 \- Mar 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, •Lead Product Manager for CBRE’s property management platform Global PULSE •Launched key features related to property documents management, Tenant Relations, Filters, Audit Trail that helped drive product adoption •Set up a nimble team to prototype innovative features like Dashboard collaboration, Client Reporting, Interactive Map, Data Exploration, Chatbot that helped drive scalability of the platform •Contributed to product organisation in mentoring and recruiting product managers •Streamlined processes and team structure to improve efficiency of product delivery

Senior Product Manager at Vassar Labs, Oct 2017 \- Nov 2020 · 3 yrs 2 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, •Designed and Conceptualised ‘Water Data Online’ – a one stop platform for water resources in India\. It is a generic platform that will be part of INDIA WRIS \(https://indiawris\.gov\.in/wris/\#/waterData\) •Worked actively with customers and CEO in gathering feedback on existing features, brainstorming the new features for the product and creating detailed specifications •Managed the delivery of key features like Flood forecast, Water Audit, Water Budget, Ground water resource estimation\(GEC\) as per the guidelines of Central Ground Water Board, Power savings, GIS view of water resources etc in Water management space •Worked closely on analytics initiatives that aim at coming up with optimal crop patterns, forecasting ground water levels, assessing groundwater exploitation etc that required reviewing data sets and validating the analysis used •Proficient in writing specifications, concept documents, inception reports, project planning, resourcing, risk management, solution brain storming etc •Managed 30\-40 members belonging to multiple project teams working on variety of technologies like Java, Python, Mobile, GIS, Angular etc for different customers •Presented solutions at various prestigious forums like National Remote Sensing Centre \(NRSC, ISRO\), National Water Academy \(Pune\), National Hydrology Project \(Delhi\), Ground Water Surveys and Development Agency \(Pune\), Agriculture commissionerate \(Guntur\) •Contributed to the growth of the company by conducting interviews, performance appraisals, involving in RFPs & tenders , providing Customer support and building partner relationships

Volunteer at PAWMENCAP, 2016 \- 2016 · Less than a year

Technical Project Manager at Cognizant, Jun 2015 \- Oct 2017 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Hyderabad Area, India, •Handled applications dealing with Customer Marketing Platforms, Monthly billing statements, Project Governance, Enterprise Data Protection for a leading Cards and Payments service provider •Played ScrumMaster in Distributed Agile Model and facilitated various scrum ceremonies like grooming sessions, iteration planning, daily stand\-up calls, show and tell \(demo\) and retrospection •Provided estimates & execution plan in great details that helped Cognizant in winning a major technology migration project worth 500K$ •Managed End\-to\-End activities for projects involving around 20 \-25 teams spread across different time zones •Managed requirements and design phase towards identifying mutually agreed solutions with technical teams and business partners •Prepared and published the Requirement Documents/User Stories, Test Strategy Documents, Test Results Reports and other documentation for reviews and approvals •Conducted requirements walkthroughs to various stakeholders – business, development teams and testing teams •Performed thorough requirement analysis and extensive functional testing along with effective co\-ordination with all stakeholders •Reviewed the Test Cases/Scripts prepared by testing teams •Coordinated with business teams during BETA and PROD validations •Managed and coordinated myriad project calls/discussions and ensured that the project execution was smooth with emphasis on facilitating timely resolution of issues and challenges •Faced external quality\(SDLC/SOX\) audits and ensured that all processes were strictly adhered

Program Manager at Cognizant, Jun 2012 \- Jun 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo, Hyderabad Area, India, •Managed portfolio with yearly budget of \~3mn$ and led distributed, cross\-functional and cross\-vendor teams of size 50 •Owned delivery of critical Enterprise services and applications with average daily volumes ranging between 2mn to 50mn •Built offshore team of size 20 for a program taken over from competitor and ensured that the team gets up to speed •Tripled the revenues of my portfolio by maintaining strong client relationships and constantly looking out for opportunities •Reduced costs by at least 50% by filling knowledge gaps, streamlining systems & processes, and improving collaboration •Assisted senior leaders in creating account\-level\(headcount:200\+\) metrics and in preparing reports for Executive leadership •Organized and won events like Project of the Year, Hackathons, Innovation awards coordinating with various stakeholders •Championed innovation in my account and achieved highest ever innovation index of 89% in 2014 •Driven activities like Executive reporting, Roadmap creation, Forecast, Performance Appraisals, Optimization

Consultant at Cognizant, May 2011 \- May 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru Area, India / Pune Area, India, •Played Lead Business Analyst for Siebel based vendor management tool for a large Pharmaceutical Company •Guided development team in improving usability of the tool and developing algorithms •Coordinated UAT and conducted user trainings for smooth transition to the new tool

Area Sales Manager \- Intern at STel, Apr 2010 \- May 2010 · 2 mos, Patna Area, India, Supervised the sales and hygiene of distribution channel, trained field executives and launched new services

## Education

MBA, Marketing & Systems, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

B\.Tech \(Hons\), Computer Sciences, International Institute of Information Technology, hyderabad

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