Domini Joseph
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
Summary
Product and technology leader with 27 years of global experience in building best in class software products and platforms, identifying product market fit, assembling top product and technology teams, and delivering innovative SaaS, web, mobile, analytics, payment tech, data science, and AI solutions. An innovative and entrepreneurial approach to bridging the gap between business and technology.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Product
Air Liquide Inc
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
01.2024 - Current
- Lead product strategy and roadmap for enterprise-level information retrieval platforms for global Air Liquide divisions. (US, Canada and France).
- Leveraged AI/ML and GenAI to enhance product and content discovery.
- Used AI/ML extensively to build hyper-personalization.
- Designed and delivered cloud-native, composable e-commerce search-as-a-service platform.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define product requirements and prioritize initiatives based on business objectives.
- Lead sprint planning sessions with engineering team to ensure alignment between product vision and development efforts.
- Conducted research and analysis to identify customer needs, preferences, trends, and competitive landscape.
- Developed product roadmap and strategy to ensure successful execution of projects.
- Monitored usage metrics to inform decisions around product enhancements or changes in direction.
- Coached junior members of the product team on industry standards and processes.
- Created detailed user stories for each feature in the product backlog.
- Established KPIs for measuring success of products after launch.
- Analyzed customer feedback from surveys, focus groups, and interviews.
- Managed cross-functional teams, including designers, engineers, and marketers, to bring products to market on time and within budget.
- Worked with engineers to improve user experience and confirm builds meet user specifications.
Vice President, Product Management and Engineering
Commerce Exchange Ltd
London, UK
03.2017 - 12.2023
- As a vital member of the executive team, I am entrusted with the oversight of Product, Engineering, Design, and AI/Data Science teams.
- My achievements encompass launching pioneering technology platforms and spearheading the initiation of the AI and data science practices.
- Managed an ambitious 9-month timeline to develop an ecommerce platform for Staples in Europe.
- Led a diverse, cross-functional team of over 75 members, which included leadership from Staples in the US and UK, achieving a successful on-time market launch.
- Launched 2 SaaS products, capturing 18% market share in 12 months.
- Started AI and Data Science practice, resulting in multiple products contributing millions in incremental revenue for our clients.
- Helped top brands, including leading online operators, for better product discovery and conversion rates using an AI-driven search platform.
- Capitalized on underserved ecommerce business intelligence segment by launching a business intelligence product.
- Brought new products to market, adding millions in incremental revenue per year, on time and under budget.
- Improved conversion rates across platforms through feature enhancements.
- Increased features-to-market up to 75% from 32% through rapid redesigns and enhancements aided by agile optimization.
- Implemented agile product development practices, promoted the adoption of microservices, and achieved significant reductions in technology costs.
- Products launched received multiple industry awards for excellence from industry partners and segment partners.
Director of Software Engineering
InterWorld Corp
New York City, United States
01.1998 - 03.2008
- I held a pivotal role in building and leading multiple engineering teams, pioneering a business intelligence framework, building payment adapters, and introducing an enterprise web-applications architecture that streamlined deployment across systems.
- My leadership also extended to the development of load-balancing software and middleware integration framework.
- Built and led multiple engineering teams.
- Responsible for rolling out the ecommerce, payment adapters, BI platforms, and products across Fortune 500 retailers like Disney, Nike, Ann Taylor, Brooks Brothers, OkiData, Verizon, etc.
- Pioneered companies' first business intelligence framework and rolled it out across the enterprise.
- Led the development of load balancing software that enables real-time scaling for peak traffic, serving over 100 million concurrent users.
- Led the development of an integration middleware framework named Enterprise Broker, streamlining product integration with ERP software and other third-party products within our ecosystem.
- Managed team of 80+ onsite and offshore software engineers to deliver an enterprise software suite of digital products
- Fostered alignment between product, engineering, professional services, sales, and marketing teams to optimize product-market fit.
Director of Software Engineering
CXT Software Solutions Pvt Ltd
Bangalore, India
02.2008 - 08.2016
- During my tenure, I was responsible for establishing the company's visionary direction and crafting a roadmap to build an enterprisegrade ecommerce platform
- I successfully forged strategic partnerships with major industry leaders, including Vasanta Group, VOW Europe, Banner Group, and HP, resulting in substantial revenue growth
- I was instrumental in taking the company from a concept stage to a revenue-generating company operating across multiple continents
- Established 18 months product roadmap transitioning from monolithic to microservices based ecommerce platform; delivered early and under budget
- Grew Product, Engineering, Design teams from 6 to 70+; recruited top senior and junior talents
- Led partnerships with Vasanta, VOW Europe, Banner, HP for initiatives adding millions in revenue
- Created holistic agile product development operation by introducing the best CI/CD practises
- Expanded technology teams across UX, Engineering, Product, Marketing, Support and DevOps
- Pioneered lean startup methods and reduce release cycles by 8 weeks
- Increased customer adoption 40% through rigorous user feedback and rapid product and feature iteration.
Education
MS in Computers -
University of Pune
BS in Science and Mathematics -
University of Calicut
Specialization in Digital Strategy -
Columbia University
Skills
- Product Management
- Product Engineering
- Roadmap
- Agile & DevOps
- Budget Management
- Team Leadership
- Stakeholder Mgmt
- Data-driven decision-making
- Customer Segmentation
- Product positioning
- Product Launches
- Customer Empathy
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Product Vision and Strategy
- Prioritization and Execution
Timeline
Head of Product
Air Liquide Inc
01.2024 - Current
Vice President, Product Management and Engineering
Commerce Exchange Ltd
03.2017 - 12.2023
Director of Software Engineering
CXT Software Solutions Pvt Ltd
02.2008 - 08.2016
Director of Software Engineering
InterWorld Corp
01.1998 - 03.2008
MS in Computers -
University of Pune
BS in Science and Mathematics -
University of Calicut
Specialization in Digital Strategy -
Columbia University