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title: "Shalini Kumar - Vice President of Product Management in Bengaluru | Tal"
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# Shalini Kumar on Tal

## Headline

Building Product \| Merging Engineering Expertise with Business Acumen \| Entrepreneur \| Engineer \| IIT Kanpur

## About

A dedicated Product Leader with a profound passion for AI products\. I'm naturally inclined towards unraveling the intricacies of customer insights, challenges, and behaviors\. In my view, these elements serve as the foundation for creating not just problem\-solving products but also for delivering exceptional customer experiences\. Over the course of my 12\+ years of career, I've assumed leadership roles in product management and Software development\. I've constructed teams capable of meeting and even surpassing these ambitious objectives\. My particular strengths shine when it comes to grasping the intricacies of businesses and end\-to\-end user journeys, particularly in the context of pivotal and strategic initiatives\. My extensive experience spans a diverse array of domains, including Product Management, Product Leadership, User Experience, Management Consulting, New Product Development, and Product Strategy, Speech AI and Generative AI\. Love talking about \#startups \#AIProductManagement \#GenerativeAI \#Business

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

anthropic apis

claude code

gemini

Base44

ChatGPT

ChatGPT Images

## Work experience

Vice President of Product Management at Quarks, Feb 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Co\-Founder, Chief Product Officer at Interview Cracker, Aug 2021 \- Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Looking to recruit sales talent? Interview Cracker is the ideal solution for your needs\. Interview Cracker stands as India's pioneering Sales Talent Discovery Platform, harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence to facilitate recruitment that's not only 70% faster but also 50% more cost\-effective\. Employing Speech AI, our platform screens applicants based on their communication skills, presenting the most suitable profiles for quicker selection\. Our newest product, PocketCoach, built using Generative AI, assists professionals in becoming interview\-ready within a matter of hours\.

Co\-Founder at InterviewCracker Pvt Ltd \(HRTech\), Aug 2021 \- Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Built an AI\-driven sales talent assessment platform using voice and speech analytics to evaluate behavioral and performance traits\. Partnered with data science and design teams to deliver Generative AI–powered coaching assistant, improving user engagement by 40%\. Owned the full product lifecycle from ideation → design → launch → scale, integrating ML\-based scoring and analytics dashboards for recruiters\. Led continuous experimentation cycles and A/B testing to enhance accuracy and conversion rates\. Managed full product lifecycle with clear OKRs, measurable adoption growth, and cost savings for enterprise clients\.

Head of Product at JiyoFullest, Dec 2019 \- Aug 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos, Bangalore, Responsible for enterprise product strategy and management\. Develop and plan sales & marketing strategies to grow revenues, improve coverage, better penetration and enhance competitive position\.

Product Manager at HappyCredit, Oct 2019 \- Dec 2019 · 3 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area

Senior Consultant at Capgemini India, Oct 2013 \- Oct 2015 · 2 y, Bengaluru

Software Engineer at eGain Communications, Oct 2009 \- Oct 2012 · 3 y, Pune

Application Developer \- 1 at IBM, Oct 2006 \- Oct 2009 · 3 y, Bengaluru

## Education

MicroMasters, Business Administration and Management, General, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

MTech, Civil Engineering, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR

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