Ragavan R
@ragavanr
Product Manager with 9+ years of experience in impactful products.
What I'm looking for
I am a Product Manager with over 9 years of experience in building impactful and mission-critical products across various sectors, including Retail Banking, Trading, and Supply Chain. My journey began with an MBA specializing in Supply Chain and Analytics, which laid the foundation for my career in Product Management. Prior to this, I spent 4 years as a Software Developer, gaining a solid understanding of software development nuances.
In my recent role as a Product Management Consultant at HomeKitchen, I successfully led efforts to scale the platform to over 700 active home chefs and facilitated more than 10,000 orders. I designed and implemented AI-driven recommendation agents that personalized meal suggestions, significantly enhancing customer satisfaction. My previous experiences at JPMorgan and Deloitte Consulting allowed me to drive substantial cost savings and improve operational efficiencies through innovative product solutions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Product Management Consultant
Home Kitchen
Jan 2023 - Jun 2024 (1 year 5 months)
Supported a Berlin-based founder in developing Home Kitchen, a mobile platform connecting home chefs with consumers. Led Product Management efforts, helping scale the platform to 700+ active home chefs and facilitate 10,000+ orders. Designed and implemented AI-driven recommendation agents to personalize meal suggestions and handle booking changes.
Product Manager
JPMorgan Services India
Feb 2020 - Nov 2021 (1 year 9 months)
Built Foreign Exchange Options confirmations and settlements feature for a B2B workflow. Trades booked with JPMorgan by Corporates, Asset Managers, Banks and then processed in platform increased by 10% and yearly cost savings of 600,000 delivered for Operations teams. Added ability for end users to review Securities, Structured Notes and Loan valuation statements which achieved a reduction in emai
Product Manager
Deloitte Consulting USI
May 2018 - Feb 2020 (1 year 9 months)
Built an automated digital workflow product for Dell Technologies to help with Sales & Operations Planning. Achieved yearly cost savings of ~250,000 by meeting objective of running the planning review meetings efficiently & on-time through automated workflows. Increased accuracy of production plan forecast vs actual production achieved by 5%.
Risk Advisory Intern
Ernst & Young India
Apr 2017 - Jun 2017 (2 months)
Conducted MBA Internship focused on Software Asset Management and IT audit review of customers. Worked on behalf of publishers such as Adobe and Microsoft.
Software Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
Jan 2012 - Dec 2016 (4 years 11 months)
Worked as a Software Developer for Bank Of America's internal Middleware application to facilitate web & mobile retail banking functions. Developed Orchestration Services that connected frontend applications for various retail banking use-cases with the right system of record. Owned and delivered stories assigned for every sprint in coordination with UI, QA and product lead.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
T.A. Pai Management Institute
PGDM, Operations & Analytics
Focused on Operations and Analytics. This program served as a launchpad for a career in Product Management.
SASTRA University
B.Tech, Bioinformatics
Studied Bioinformatics, which provided a solid foundation in software development.
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