UMANG SHANKAR
Product Leader with 15+ years of experience!!!
You’ve got to start with the customer experience and work back toward the technology .
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
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USER ENGAGEMENT
Have developed expertise in User Story mapping techniques, to bring users closer to the technology.
AGILE
Experienced in frameworks like Kanban, Scrum, SAFE, XP, Multivariate testing, MVP development and design thinking.
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TECHNOLOGIES
Delivered successful products in Datawarehouse, AI, ML, iOS, Android, CSS, SQL, Java, and Python
PASSIONS
Obsessed with disrupting tech such as. Edge Detection, NLP, Optical Character Recognition
EXPERIENCE
Work History
February 2022 - Present
PRODUCT MANAGER, ACCENTURE, LONDON
Leading a large-scale, mission-critical public sector product, that encompasses almost every citizen of the country. Brought in experimentation approach to iterate with speed and accuracy. Developed the company's capability in A/B and Multivariate testing.
February 2019 - January 2022
SR. PRODUCT OWNER,INCOPRO, LONDON
Led product development in UI and UX space. Have shipped many industry-defining products in ML, AI, and Big Data spheres. Have brought in a customer-centric approach to improve product adoption and user retention.
June 2017 - February 2019
PRODUCT OWNER, MADE BY FIRE, LONDON
Shipped many large and mid-cap products for clients looking for MVP production and post MVP development. The projects spanned across technologies such as iOS, Android, Web App.
January 2016 - September 2016
COFOUNDER - BUSINESS HEAD, MAKE MY RIDE, INDIA
What started as a passion project soon turned into a full-time job. Innovated inventory sharing platform with other tour operators, which was an industry first.
September 2011 - December 2015
REGIONAL MANAGER, MARUTI SUZUKI, INDIA
In charge of 2 states for product strategy and sales.
Jun 2010 - August 2011
ASSISTANT MANAGER, HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INDIA
Incharge of product and sales strategy for North India.
July 2007 - June 2010
ASSISTANT MANAGER, MAHINDRA, INDIA
Incharge of market intelligence and dealer development for Half India.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
What I’ve Learned
September 2016 - October 2017
MBA
BAYES BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON
Masters with Merit.
My MBA focuses on subjects of Digital Strategy, Business Analytics, Digital Innovation, and Entrepreneurship.
April 2003 - August 2007
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, INDIA
University Merit Award for top 1% at the University.
