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Trupti Akolkar

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Summary

Experienced Product Manager with over 10 years of expertise in product development, management, and delivering innovative solutions at the intersection of business and technology. Proven ability to approach problems critically and deliver optimal solutions. Skilled in stakeholder collaboration, Agile methodologies, and delivering product roadmaps aligned with strategic business goals.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Manager

Jaguar Land Rover
04.2024 - Current
  • Fostered cross-departmental collaboration, resulting in a unified approach to product development and a 25% increase in product quality
  • Delivered a comprehensive product roadmap aligned with strategic business goals, driving a consistent yearly revenue growth of 20%
  • Collaborated with other Product Managers to understand the technical vulnerabilities and find the right solutions
  • Spearheaded the transfer of VCDP to Tata Motors for their Indian market launch, acting as a liaison between teams to deliver market insights and requirements
  • Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to meet program milestones, ensuring timely delivery and quality control

Product Manager

Silicon Reef
11.2022 - 12.2023
  • Headed up the experimental design and roll out of 'My Tools' to quantify the number of user interaction experiences and recommend appropriate solutions
  • Gather requirements for enhancements (functional/architectural or compliance related), defining the solution with close collaboration with engineering, support and customer account teams and delivery to stakeholders
  • Define and execute roadmaps and semester-plans for products enabling steady growth for more mature products and dynamic growth/monetization of newer products
  • Led data analysis and reporting efforts by collecting monthly statistics, evaluating KPIs, and deriving insights to present to senior leadership
  • Revamped SharePoint UI feature by improving UI/UX and transitioning it to a modern, cohesive intranet design, enhancing user engagement and productivity leading to a 36% growth in product engagement and a 31% increase in sales
  • Managed the full product lifecycle, from Product Discovery through Vision and Strategy creation to Delivery and Go-To-Market

Contract

Microsoft
05.2022 - 10.2022
  • Independently engineered a migration tool, enhancing internal workflow efficiency and enabling seamless content transfer from Confluence to SharePoint
  • Automated critical processes using Azure DevOps, streamlining operations and ensuring timely, accurate project deliverables
  • Implemented SAFe best practices within a cross-functional squad
  • Understood user needs and delivered high-value features without impacting the migration timeline

Product Lead

Shoosmiths
04.2020 - 04.2022
  • Owned product backlog, sprint planning, and story grooming for 2 scrum teams
  • Identified gaps in architecture design in early-stage, helping deliver the full scope of project within timeline
  • Product achieved 100% ROI within two months of launch
  • Developed a tool for automatically generating weekly reports to analyze exceptions
  • Led team for implementation of automation tool
  • Conceptualized and implemented improved method for concise and clear presentation of historical data

Product and Team Lead

Tata Technologies
12.2018 - 01.2020
  • Prepared project plans, schedules, and formulated client requirements
  • Designed and created applications for a Vehicle Integration Program using Agile techniques
  • Created a product (Vehicle Management Solution) for the customer, enabling them to track and manage the complete lifecycle of vehicle manufacturing, from market research and cost estimation to manufacturing roll-out
  • Drove technical excellence through workshops, demonstrations, documentation, and whiteboard sessions
  • Conducted grooming sessions for the development team, assigned story points, and worked with the scrum master to prioritize the backlog for efficient sprints

Technology Analyst

Infosys Ltd.
10.2014 - 11.2018
  • Joined Infosys as a fresher (Systems Engineer) and worked with clients such as British Petroleum, Mondelez, and PWC
  • Promoted twice in 4 years for excellent performance and timely delivery
  • Managed the entire phases of Software Development Life Cycle, from analysis and design to implementation and maintenance
  • Took ownership of implementing individual software components, emphasizing quality, test-driven development, and sound software engineering practices
  • Maintained cloud component organization, code integrity, quality, and ensured application responsiveness

Education

Masters of Computer Applications -

SGSITS
05.2014

Bachelors of Computer Applications -

PIMR
06.2011

Skills

  • Product lifecycle management
  • Product roadmaps
  • KPI tracking
  • Project planning
  • Product strategy
  • Agile methodologies
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Product backlog management
  • Stakeholder communications
  • Prioritization and execution
  • Cross functional leadership
  • Data analytics
  • Jira, atlassian, rally
  • End to end feature delivery
  • Project management
  • User and UX research
  • Scrum framework
  • Documentation management
  • ROI analysis

Timeline

Product Manager

Jaguar Land Rover
04.2024 - Current

Product Manager

Silicon Reef
11.2022 - 12.2023

Contract

Microsoft
05.2022 - 10.2022

Product Lead

Shoosmiths
04.2020 - 04.2022

Product and Team Lead

Tata Technologies
12.2018 - 01.2020

Technology Analyst

Infosys Ltd.
10.2014 - 11.2018

Masters of Computer Applications -

SGSITS

Bachelors of Computer Applications -

PIMR
Trupti Akolkar