Akhil Nair
Chicago,IL
Summary
Results-driven Associate Product Manager with proven experience in both conceptualizing and launching new products. Possess strong skills in market analysis, competitor benchmarking, and cross-functional team leadership. Notably contributed to previous roles by driving product development cycles efficiently while aligning with business objectives. Known for strategic vision, problem-solving ability, and keen understanding of customer needs.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Product Manager
Supernova Technology
Chicago, IL
12.2023 - Current
- Redesigned loan origination platform based on 20+ user interviews, enhancing usability and increasing revenue by 30%.
- Developed dynamic rules engine, reducing configuration time by 40%.
- Launched AI-powered borrower data validation tool, eliminating false negatives and enhancing underwriting accuracy.
- Integrated API data checks to prevent invalid entries and eliminate manual error resolution.
Product Marketing Intern
WS Darley & Co
Chicago, IL
06.2023 - 09.2023
- Conducted market research, identifying $2M in opportunities to support 15% year-over-year growth.
- Enhanced product discovery process, increasing qualified leads by 25%.
- Executed A/B testing to improve user experience, reducing bounce rate by 20% and increasing conversion rate by 10%.
- Developed go-to-market strategy for drone service, expanding total addressable market by $5M.
Product Specialist
smallcase
Bangalore, India
09.2021 - 08.2022
- Launched investment tracking feature, generating $200K in new monthly recurring revenue.
- Streamlined checkout process, reducing completion time by over three minutes.
- Drove $40K in monthly recurring revenue through introduction of new investment product.
- Created loyalty program, boosting customer retention by 10%.
- Automated support workflow, decreasing ticket resolution time by two minutes per issue.
Senior Systems Engineer
Infosys
Pune, India
04.2021 - 09.2021
- Enabled 20% customer growth through implementation of scalable infrastructure.
- Reduced downtime by 20% and improved page load times by 15%.
- Enhanced incident response time by 40 minutes using Splunk and New Relic.
Software Engineer
Flytxt Mobile Solutions
Trivandrum, India
07.2018 - 01.2021
- Constructed automated deployment system, resulting in annual savings exceeding $300K.
- Developed log monitoring solution that enhanced performance by 8%.
- Reduced deployment time from four days to seven hours through implementation of dynamic BOM tool.
- Established monitoring system that limited monthly outages to fewer than three.
Education
Master of Engineering Management - Product Management
Northwestern University
Evanston, ILSkills
- Market Research
- Product Positioning
- Go-to-market Strategy
- Customer Insights
- Brand Management
- UX Design
- A/B Testing
- Pricing Strategy
- Marketing Analysis
- Customer Journey Mapping
- Jira
- Scrum
- SQL
- Git
- Confluence
- Bash
- Linux
- Figma
- Splunk
- New Relic
- MixPanel
- Google Analytics
- HTML/CSS
- Excel
- Zendesk
- Intercom
Accomplishments
- Supernova Star of the Month – April 2025: Recognized for exceptional leadership and outstanding contributions to business growth
Certification
- Certified Scrum Product Owner
Timeline
Associate Product Manager
Supernova Technology
12.2023 - Current
Product Marketing Intern
WS Darley & Co
06.2023 - 09.2023
Product Specialist
smallcase
09.2021 - 08.2022
Senior Systems Engineer
Infosys
04.2021 - 09.2021
Software Engineer
Flytxt Mobile Solutions
07.2018 - 01.2021
Master of Engineering Management - Product Management
Northwestern University
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