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Dheeraj Rathod

@dheerajrathod

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Senior Product Owner with expertise in SaaS and cloud cost optimization.

India

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation, collaboration, and growth opportunities in a dynamic environment.

I am a Senior Product Owner with over 10 years of experience in building SaaS products and integrations, particularly focused on cloud cost visibility, billing optimization, and automation. My journey has been marked by significant achievements, including leading integrations like SAP BAT and Spot with Flexera, which improved cost attribution accuracy and enhanced data completeness by 15-30%. I thrive in API-first architectures and have a proven track record of collaborating across engineering and business teams to deliver impactful platform connectors and automation rules in real-time billing environments.

Throughout my career, I have successfully defined and launched key initiatives that have driven efficiency and innovation. For instance, I created reusable product frameworks and co-authored over eight integration guides, which significantly reduced onboarding efforts and support loads. My entrepreneurial spirit led me to co-found GlucoTech, an EdTech SaaS company that was acquired in 2019, showcasing my ability to build and scale successful products. I am passionate about leveraging my expertise to lead agile teams and deliver enterprise-grade features that meet the evolving needs of FinOps, logistics, and e-commerce solutions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Product Owner – Cloud Cost Optimization

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Flexera

Feb 2025 - Present (6 months)

Led product strategy and delivery for Flexera's Cloud Cost Optimization platform. Owned and delivered SAP BAT integration to ingest billing and tax data via API-first approach, which improved cost visibility and enabled accurate tax attribution across cloud services.

Product Strategy Cloud Optimization API First FinOps AWS China Bill Ingest Linked Account Savings Plans Budget Alerts Automation Policy Rules Cross Functional Collaboration

Product Owner - NextGenUI

TekSystems

Oct 2023 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Designed and delivered over 30 features for a configurable SaaS product, significantly improving UI/UX across various user roles. Partnered with API and DevOps teams to enable modular feature releases and cloud-native deployment pipelines.

UI UX API Development DevOps Agile Methodologies PI Planning Backlog Grooming Cloud Native

Business Analyst

Capita

Aug 2021 - Present (4 years)

Led requirements and solutioning for a logistics aggregator SaaS platform serving over 100 B2B clients. Introduced agile methodologies, which improved sprint velocity by 50% and reduced customer claims by 33%.

Requirements Gathering Logistics Aggregator SaaS Platforms Agile Methodologies

Project Management Head – ERP Innovation Lab

VIIT

Aug 2019 - Present (6 years)

Led institutional ERP digitization programs across four departments, mentoring over 100 engineers on AI/ML-based product design and cloud-first system implementation. Partnered with industry stakeholders to co-create use-case-specific prototypes.

Project Management Prototyping

Co-founder & Business Analyst

GlucoTech

Aug 2014 - Present (11 years)

Co-founded and scaled an eCommerce and EdTech SaaS platform from the ground up, achieving 100% profit upon acquisition in 2019. Led end-to-end API development for product listings, checkout, and cost management, and developed marketplace integrations including Amazon Seller and affiliate modules.