APPANDAIRAJ SANTHIBAL
Chantilly,VA
Summary
Passionate, value-driven product manager with experience leading cross-functional teams to plan, build, launch and manage Digital products. Blend technology skills with extensive experience in product development, market research and data analysis, manage multiple products/projects within specifications and budget.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Manager - PremierInc E-commerce/ CoC Digital Channels Member Acquisition
GAVS Technologies
06.2021 - Current
- Responsible for setting up product vision, identifying business opportunities, user stories creation and Management with acceptance criteria, Budget Management, Release Management, vendor and thirdparty negotiations, legal and SEO discussions
- Involved in A/B testing, Consumer behavior analysis and making changes to the website based on analysis
- Lead PremierInc strategic E-commerce initiatives including stockd.com, a Premier inc B2B Marketplace and EMR/EHR integrated patient supply portal, Continuum of Care Member acquisition Digital Channels
- Coordinate with Sellers in Marketplace to integrate with MIRAKL APIs, Work with Operations team to setup Seller Onboarding process, MIRAKL seller portal Training videos, etc
- Identified new technology platforms, negotiated with vendors and coordinated till implementation
- Managed product roadmap, backlogs and acted as a liaison btw multiple stakeholders and technology team
- Led the migration of stockd.com from HCL commerce/MIRAKL based platform to shopify plus.
Technical Program Manager - Sprint.com Merger
TATA Consultancy services
01.2019 - 04.2020
- Lead overall IT activities related to Sprint Digital channels i.e Website and mobile App including Analysis, Development, QA, Release Mgmt, etc., from conception till the end
- Managed all day-to-day operation of the Onshore and Offshore Teams of 60 team members including managers and leads
- Established department-wide standards for Development, Quality Assurance, Production monitoring/support, etc
- Lead various initiatives including Website Digital transformation, Omnichannel Integration, Commerce Migration, B2B platform migration, etc.
Product Manager - SPRINT.com ecommerce and Order Management
TATA Consultancy services
10.2017 - 12.2018
- Defined product vision, launch strategy and drove concepts from planning to implementation
- Documented and prioritized requirements for upcoming product releases and launch activities, Managed and maintained product backlog
- Simplified Cart/Checkout, BOPUIS, Order Management customer experience resulting in a significant increase in order conversions and customer experience
- Acted as the primary liaison for the product and responsible for communication to the external teams
- Defined and analyzed key performance indicators to manage the health of the product features through analytics, discussion groups, etc.
IT Delivery Manager - Sprint Digital Channels
TATA Consultancy Services
06.2014 - 10.2017
- Implemented detailed design in the form of source code using C Programming language
- Involved in Unit testing and developing automated scripts for unit testing.
QA Lead - Centurylink Billing System
TATA Consultancy Services
11.2010 - 06.2014
- Lead the migration testing of Amdocs-based billing system to an in-house system
- Managed all aspects of testing and quality assurance group for billing-related Applications.
Developer - GE Aviation Auxillary Airflow Development
HCL Technologies
02.2007 - 10.2010
- Developed source code using C Programming language
- Involved in Unit testing and developing automated scripts for unit testing.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics) -
Anna University
06.2006
Skills
- Product Roadmap and Strategy
- Product management
- Planning/Budgeting
- JIRA/Azure DevOps/Aha
- Ecommerce/Marketplace, Shopify(Plus), Adobe Commerce, MIRAKL
- Agile/Kanban/SAFe
- Market and Competitor Analysis
- AB testing
- KPI tracking
Certification
- Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A -CSPO)
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- Certified Scrum Master(CSM)
- SAFe Agilist(SA)
Employment Authorization
H4 - EAD Valid till March 2026
Personal Information
Nationality: Indian
Awards
- Key Contributor recognition Premier Inc Continuum of Care - Jan 2024
- Star of the Month from Tata Consultancy Services - May 2013, Oct 2018
- On the Spot Award from Tata Consultancy Services - Nov 2019
- Outstanding Contributor Award from SPRINT - Oct 2019
Timeline
Product Manager - PremierInc E-commerce/ CoC Digital Channels Member Acquisition
GAVS Technologies
06.2021 - Current
Technical Program Manager - Sprint.com Merger
TATA Consultancy services
01.2019 - 04.2020
Product Manager - SPRINT.com ecommerce and Order Management
TATA Consultancy services
10.2017 - 12.2018
IT Delivery Manager - Sprint Digital Channels
TATA Consultancy Services
06.2014 - 10.2017
QA Lead - Centurylink Billing System
TATA Consultancy Services
11.2010 - 06.2014
Developer - GE Aviation Auxillary Airflow Development
HCL Technologies
02.2007 - 10.2010
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics) -
Anna University