Virendra Jibhe
About Me.
As a seasoned Product Manager with over 13 years of experience in software development, business analysis, project management and consulting, I bring a wealth of expertise to the table. My strong background in product management has given me a deep understanding of the SaaS, cloud and mobile application space, as well as experience in developing and managing enterprise products.
Throughout my career, I have successfully led product teams from concept to launch, and have a proven track record of developing and launching innovative products that meet customer needs and business goals. I have a passion for working with cross-functional teams to drive product success, and I am well-versed in the Agile methodology.
As a creative problem solver with a focus on customer-centric product design, I am able to combine my technical knowledge and experience with business acumen and industry trends to create compelling product strategies. I am highly organized and detail-oriented, and I am a proven leader in managing product teams and driving product success.
In my current role as a Product Manager in the Performance module, responsible for the Goals/OKR offering, I am responsible for driving the product strategy, developing product roadmaps, managing product lifecycle and executing product launches. I have led the development of key product features and functionality to meet customer demands and market trends.
I have the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders and I am an effective communicator with excellent customer service skills. With my wealth of experience and knowledge in product management, I am confident I can make an immediate and significant contribution to your team.
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
Business Analyst
Analyzed business requirements, elicited them, documented them and developed the functional specifications.
Acted as a bridge between the technical team and the business teams, helping technology teams with business queries and educating business on the feasible technical options available.
Ensured that the system gets developed as per agreed functional specifications.
Identified functional scenarios, enabling knowledge sharing on the requirements and vision across the team.
Completely owned the training aspect of project/application to the business SPOC.
Prepared relevant training material, User Manual, FAQ's etc.
Professional Experience
Jul 2015-Present
Cornerstone On Demand
Product Leader
Joined as a Senior BSA and promoted to Principal BSA, then to managing the BSA team as a Team Lead, then to Associate Manager BSA and now as an Associate Product Manager.
Research and understand customer pain points via feedback channels.
Analyze and research market trends, competitors, and industry analyst publications.
Analyze existing customer usage and other analytics to identify opportunities for improvement.
Solution to address customer pain points.
Clearly articulate product feature requirements by developing functional specification documents
Oversee product planning and execution from concept to release in an agile environment
Track the release and performance of new solutions
Identify the appropriate metrics to measure success and work with the development team to track events using Amplitude
Measuring and monitor features post-release and make optimizations
Own and prioritize a backlog of features within an initiative
Work with and communicate with cross functional stakeholders
Collaborate with product managers who are based all around the world
Aug 2013 - Jul 2015
Nov 2011 - Jul 2013
Systems Plus Solutions
Consultant
Continuous interaction with top IT management of clients to elicit requirements
Lead a team of Business analysts to deliver analysis artifacts of the projects within short time
Analyzing the requirements and finalizing the scope with the clients
Responsible for the preparation of Business Requirement Document and detailed Functional specifications
Prototype preparation and demonstration to the client
Designing the high level flow and database for the system
Collaboration with product team, software engineers, tech leads for the implementation
Involved in pre-UAT testing
Assisting the client during UAT
Preparation of User manual
Conducting User training
Driving meetings/discussions with the client
Weekly, Monthly reporting on the status of the project to higher management
Tracking the progress of the projects with the help of KPIs
Analyzing trends and taking preventive / corrective action
Achievements:
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Appreciated by the client for efficiently handling the business analysis activity
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Appreciated by senior management for taking up additional responsibilities and successfully executing the tasks
Aug 2007 - Mar 2009
Datamatics Global Services
Software Developer
Instrumental in significantly improving the response time for a GUI page
Lead a team of software developers to implement a user interface module
Preparing Use cases for various User interface modules
Preparing test cases and carrying out integration and functional testing
Achievements:
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Proved abilities at an early stage in the organization which led to being a billable resource within 4 months
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Was given an opportunity to lead senior developers for a feature implementation
Education
Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), Savitribai Phule Pune University
Master of Business Administration. Specialization in Finance
Full time - Completed in 2011
Vidyavardhini's College of Engineering and Technology
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering
Full time - Completed in 2007