I’m looking for a senior digital role where I can combine my experience across product, technology and operations, while working closely with commercial teams. I value meaningful ownership, collaborative teams and opportunities to build, improve and scale digital products and platforms.
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Pratik Thakkar
@pratik-thakkar
Senior product leader with 20+ years turning business needs into scalable digital products, platforms and automation-led improvements.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
Product leader with 20+ years in digital publishing and B2B media, including 8+ years in senior leadership roles across product strategy, technology, and operations. I focus on building scalable frameworks, driving automation, and aligning product innovation with measurable business outcomes.
- Designed a scalable publishing framework that cut portal launch times by 90% and reduced update effort to 5-10% of previous levels.
- Conceived and delivered a Campaign Manager platform that created a new revenue stream, enabled real-time client lead access, and achieved strong adoption in a conservative B2B sector.
- Driving AI-driven automation, saving 100+ person-hours/month and accelerating delivery cycles.
- Head Mumbai operations, leading cross-functional teams and collaborating globally to bridge technical, user, and business needs
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
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Current
Chief Technology Officer
Notting Hill Media
Jan 2020 - Present (6 years 9 months)
- Lead technology strategy and product innovation for a global B2B publishing portfolio.
- Oversee full tech stack including infrastructure, hosting, security, and scalability.
- Partner with SEO, content, and sales teams to align technology initiatives with commercial priorities.
- Introduce and led adoption of AI-driven automation, saving 100+ person-hours/month, reducing costs, and accelerating
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Current
General Manager
Notting Hill Media
May 2015 - Present (11 years 5 months)
- Head Mumbai operations, spanning development, content, design, and analytics.
- Lead and mentor a blended team of 20+ professionals (on-roll and contract), fostering collaboration and best practices across functions.
- Strengthen alignment between editorial, design, and technical teams to deliver integrated solutions that balance user, commercial, and product priorities.
- Manage product deliver
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Current
Product Development Manager
Notting Hill Media
Jan 2013 - Present (13 years 9 months)
- Designed and rolled out a scalable publishing framework that cut new portal launch times by 90% and reduced update effort to just 5–10% of previous levels; continue to enhance and oversee this framework as it powers expansion across multiple industries.
- Conceived and delivered a Campaign Manager platform that created a new revenue stream, enabled real-time lead access for clients, and drove st
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Lead PHP Developer
Notting Hill Media
Dec 2006 - Dec 2012 (6 years)
Worked as Lead PHP Developer at Notting Hill Media.
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Project leader
Netramind Technologies Private Limited
Sep 2003 - Nov 2006 (3 years 2 months)
Worked as Project leader at Netramind Technologies Private Limited.
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Systems In-Charge
Jasmine Trading Co.
Jun 2002 - Sep 2003 (1 year 3 months)
My job responsibilities here were as below:
- Development and maintenance of all software in use
- Development of Inventory Management software
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- Technical help to students working in the lab on various projects using different technologies like C++, Visual Basic 6, Visual C++, Java, ASP, SQL Server 2000.
- Helping students with their assignments and projects - Project planning, testing and logic building
- Coordinating lab resource
- Teaching computer basics and MS Office
Was also briefly involved as a Public Relation Officer
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
HI
Human Factors International
Certified Usability Analyst (CUA), Usability
2014 - 2014
- Usability
- User Experience (UX)
- User Centered Analysis and Conceptual Design
- The Science & Art of Effective Web and Application Design
- Practical Usability Testing
HI
HFI Institute
Certified Usability Architect (CUA™)
Dec 2014
RT
Rajiv Banerjee Sir's Linux training
RHCE, Linux
2007 - 2008
Linux
RI
Red Hat, Inc
RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer)
Jun 2008
NI
NIIT
Diploma in Software Engineering, Information technology
1999 - 2002
KC
K.J. Somaiya College Of Arts & Commerce
BCom, Commerce
1999 - 2002
NS
North Bombay Welfare Society high school
SSC
1987 - 1999
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Looking for a job
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
6000k-6500k INR
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