+(91) 95976 39410

VIGNESHRAJA K K .
vkadirvell@gmail.com

www.linkedin.com/in/vigneshraja

PRODUCT MANAGER

ABOUT ME
A CATIA Design engineer turned Data Scientist and Product manager. An autodidact passionate about creating leverage through compelling value
propositions & clever business models.

PROFILE
5+ years experienced & result oriented
Product Management professional
with in-depth experience in design
thinking, growth hacking, strategic
government consulting, problem
solving, investor relation, project
management, fundraising, deal making
and lead generation. Well versed with
all facets of the product development
and management including design,
development, launch & marketing.
Using strong leadership and inter-
personal skills, managed projects and
client engagements in the field of
Fintech, Data Science, Health analytics,
Open Data, Insurance and
Development research.
WORK EXPERIENCE
ASSISTANT MANAGER – Product Lead | July 2020 – Present
KPMG INDIA Government Advisory (MEITY) – CEDA (Centre of Excellence for Data Analytics)
• Advisory project on enhancing the data handling capability of entire Indian
Government, through an in-built data visualization software to understand data
patterns in real time.
• Headed the end-to-end launch of the product by our Union Minister.
• Competitor analysis, i.e., keeping track of capabilities in market leading tools such
as Tableau and Power BI
• Gain a deep understanding of users and customers, identify and fill product gaps
and generate new ideas to improve user experience and drive growth.
• Work closely with cross-functional product development teams on defining
product scope and design strategy.
• Successfully prioritized product requirements and set realistic expectations in
regards to development and timeline.

KEY SKILLS • Conducting user demo and acceptance testing (usability and functionality)

INNOVATION ASSOCIATE | May 2017 - April 2020

• Data Analytics
IFMR LEAD/JPAL, SOUTH ASIA, INDIA
• Product Vision
CHENNAI DEVELOPMENT NETWORK– Lead Product Manager – Mobile Application
• Product Scoping & Design
• Strategic Thinking • Appointed by the CEO to lead the mobile services product management and UI/UX
• Data Visualization teams and development teams.
• UX/UI Design
• End to End product management for connecting all events happening in
• Agile
development space in single application. (Ref - bookmyshow, eventbrite)
• Road Mapping
• Product Management • Strategized organizer onboarding, marketing & outreach for the product.
• Leading Cross-Functional Teams
WORLD DATA LAB – Product Manager – India – World Poverty Clock
• Presentation skills
• Risk Analysis • Strategic Partnership with World Data Lab (WDL) to lead their sustainable
• Research on Human Behaviors modelling in India.
• SWOT Analysis
• Designed the AI based project framework, potential partnerships & pitch deck to
• Business Intuitions calculate the World Poverty Clock index for India using Daylight/Nightlight Satellite
• Customer Engagement Imagery data and Primary consumer expenditure data. (Guided by Stanford).
• People Management
DATA LINK INITIATIVE – Product Manager – Website development
• Research
• Marketing • Created the framework and flowchart for developing the user-friendly website to
• Consumer Engagement access, download and visualize data.

• Developed fresh branding & marketing strategy. (Conversion: World bank)

 JIPMER – Project Manager – Digital Innovation

EXPERTISE
• Experience in managing the process
from product development to
product launch, ensuring execution
is in line with project plan for
complex product initiatives.
• Strong analytical and data modelling
capability, and ability to translate
analytics into insight.
• Ability to distill information available
into actionable recommendations.
• Experience in management
consulting, internal strategy,
corporate development, investor
relations, business planning or
project management
• Strong stakeholder management
skills, with the ability to build and
leverage relationships across the
business
• Possess relationship building skills,
capable of interacting and
influencing across various teams,
functions and levels.
• Highly proficient in Excel and
PowerPoint.
• Strategic Partnership with JIPMER, Pondicherry to get access to medical records.
The second largest working hospital in India funded by central government.
(Conversion: BMGF)
• Projects - android application for detecting mouth cancer through image
processing, Cluster analysis on the cardio patients based on pin codes and
diseases, OOPE insurance coverage through government policy implications.
CASHLESS CATALYST – Project Manager – Fintech Innovation
• Catalyst is an initiative funded by United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) to increase adoption of digital payments in India. SPoC with
USAID, Washington, United States.
• Monitored 9 projects (5 Startups incubations) involved in the intervention of
promoting digital payments and understanding the consumer behavior, using
surveys and strong data analytics.
OPEN DATA – Project Manager – Government IT Consulting
• Government consulting project on calculating the socio-economic value of data
released by government of India. Partnered with National Informatics Centre (NIC-
data.gov.in) and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
• Partnered with various other open data players like Open Budgets India, How India
Lives, Data Kind, MKSS and Assam Government to develop case studies.
• Published a research paper in OpenSym2018 Paris Conference, wrote 5 case
studies on micro-Impact of open data & $1300K worth proposal. Member of NIC
round table & mentor of Open Data Hackathon.
DESIGN ENGINEER – VEGA ASSOCIATES | May 2013 - May 2015

• Mentored fintech & analytics-based • Create CATIA models, resolve technical design challenges, and help plan projects
startups with strategic innovations. and design approaches.

CO-FOUNDER – R3 (R- CUBE) E-WASTE MANAGEMENT STARTUP | Sep 2012 - March 2015

REFERENCES • R3 (Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose) was an electronic waste management startup with
initial purpose of extracting copper and gold from computer mother board.

Kristofer Hamel
Director, World Data Lab EDUCATION
kristofer.hamel@worlddata.io
PGDM, MANAGEMENT, Major in Data Science (Analytics), Minor in Marketing/Operations
Sharon Buteau Institute for Financial Management and Research | 2015 - 2017
ED, IFMR LEAD
sharon.buteau@ifmr.ac.in B.TECH, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Vel Tech University, Chennai | 2009 – 2013
Dr. Rakesh
PhD, Stanford
rakesh@mse.in AWARDS
Josh Woodard
• Awarded 4.33/4.33 GPA (A+) in Summer Internship in IFMR B-School.
Digital Finance Advisor, Asia
Pacific, • Awarded First Prize in Final Year Industrial Project during Under Graduation.
FHI 360 (USAID) • Recognized for creating positive personal impact on Clients/Partners.
woodard@fhi360.org

Vineet Mishra
AVP, IAMAI
CONFERENCES ATTENDED ( Delegate )
vineet@iamai.in
• 2020 - Google Developers meet
Sunil Babbar • 2019 - Sankalp Global Summit
Director, NIC
sbabbar@nic.in • 2019 - F50 Global Capital Summit