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Kalyani Sharma

San Jose,California

Summary

Experienced product manager with a diverse background spanning EdTech, healthcare, and banking industries. Demonstrated expertise in developing and executing product strategies, creating roadmaps, conducting user research, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and making data-driven decisions to fuel growth and enhance user engagement .Proven track record of successfully launching and managing products throughout their lifecycle.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Manager

SCU Frugal Innovation hub
01.2024 - Current
  • Leading the development of a bilingual educational app, using market analysis and user insights to define features that meet the needs of 85% of surveyed educators, improving adoption and market fit.

Associate Product Manager

Missedfits
06.2023 - 09.2023
  • Conducted user research through 100+ interviews and data insights from Google Analytics and Mixpanel, identifying pain points and opportunities to improve product-market fit.
  • Managed the full product development lifecycle, working with engineering and design teams to launch features that increased adoption by 15%.

Technical Program Manager Intern

Mainspring Energy
01.2023 - 06.2023
  • Streamlined workflows by conducting interviews and utilizing insights from key stakeholders, resulting in a 20% boost in cross-functional collaboration and 15% increased resource efficiency.
  • Developed interactive dashboards in Tableau to track engineering changes, improving data accessibility by 30%.

Senior Consultant

Deloitte Consulting (Healthcare Domain)
06.2017 - 08.2022
  • Managed a cross-functional team of 5 across engineering, design, and marketing to develop a B2B SaaS feature, increasing user engagement by 15%.
  • Led end-to-end product lifecycle management, from requirement gathering to launch, ensuring the successful rollout of the "Patient Connect" cloud-based patient engagement platform, driving a 25% increase in patient awareness.
  • Implemented agile methodologies and led product roadmapping to prioritize features, aligning with business objectives and customer insights.

Software Engineer, QA

Cognizant Technology Solutions (Banking Domain)
02.2014 - 05.2017
  • Launched a banking app, managing end-to-end quality processes, reducing production defects by 90% through streamlined testing and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Managed UAT cycles for risk detection features with key banking stakeholders, improving alert accuracy by 25% through user insights.

Education

Master of Science - Engineering Management and Leadership

Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
06.2024

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Rajiv Gandhi Technical University
06.2013

Skills

  • Notable Competencies: Product Lifecycle, Product Strategy, Customer Interviews, Personas, Product Requirements (PRD), Roadmapping, Journey Maps, Agile Project Management, Prototyping, Market Research
  • Tools: Figma, Miro, Jira, Trello, Asana, Confluence
  • Agile Methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe,
  • Data-Driven Decision Making: A/B testing, KPI analysis, SQL, Google Analytics, Amplitude
  • Technical Skills: Java, Salesforce, Python, HTML/CSS, API integration

Timeline

Product Manager

SCU Frugal Innovation hub
01.2024 - Current

Associate Product Manager

Missedfits
06.2023 - 09.2023

Technical Program Manager Intern

Mainspring Energy
01.2023 - 06.2023

Senior Consultant

Deloitte Consulting (Healthcare Domain)
06.2017 - 08.2022

Software Engineer, QA

Cognizant Technology Solutions (Banking Domain)
02.2014 - 05.2017

Master of Science - Engineering Management and Leadership

Santa Clara University

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Rajiv Gandhi Technical University
Kalyani Sharma