+(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.

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

KEY SKILLS INNOVATION ASSOCIATE | May 2017 - April 2020

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

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

EXPERTISE
JIPMER – Project Manager – Digital Innovation

• Strategic Partnership with JIPMER, Pondicherry to get access to medical records.

• 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
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

analytics into insight. • Catalyst is an initiative funded by United States Agency for International
• Ability to distill information available Development (USAID) to increase adoption of digital payments in India. SPoC with
into actionable recommendations. USAID, Washington, United States.
• Experience in management
consulting, internal strategy, • Monitored 9 projects (5 Startups incubations) involved in the intervention of
promoting digital payments and understanding the consumer behavior, using
corporate development, investor
surveys and strong data analytics.
relations, business planning or
project management OPEN DATA – Project Manager – Government IT Consulting
• Strong stakeholder management
• Government consulting project on calculating the socio-economic value of data
skills, with the ability to build and
released by government of India. Partnered with National Informatics Centre (NIC-
leverage relationships across the data.gov.in) and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
business
• Possess relationship building skills, • Partnered with various other open data players like Open Budgets India, How India
capable of interacting and Lives, Data Kind, MKSS and Assam Government to develop case studies.
influencing across various teams,
• Published a research paper in OpenSym2018 Paris Conference, wrote 5 case
functions and levels. studies on micro-Impact of open data & $1300K worth proposal. Member of NIC
• Highly proficient in Excel and round table & mentor of Open Data Hackathon.
PowerPoint.
DESIGN ENGINEER – VEGA ASSOCIATES | May 2013 - May 2015
• Mentored fintech & analytics-based
startups with strategic innovations. • Create CATIA models, resolve technical design challenges, and help plan projects
and design approaches.

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

• 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
kristofer.hamel@worlddata.io EDUCATION
Sharon Buteau PGDM, MANAGEMENT, Major in Data Science (Analytics), Minor in Marketing/Operations
ED, IFMR LEAD Institute for Financial Management and Research | 2015 - 2017
sharon.buteau@ifmr.ac.in
B.TECH, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Dr. Rakesh Vel Tech University, Chennai | 2009 – 2013
PhD, Stanford
rakesh@mse.in

Josh Woodard
AWARDS
Digital Finance Advisor, Asia Pacific
• Awarded 4.33/4.33 GPA (A+) in Summer Internship in IFMR B-School.
FHI 360 (USAID)
woodard@fhi360.org • Awarded First Prize in Final Year Industrial Project during Under Graduation.
• Recognized for creating positive personal impact on Clients/Partners.
Vineet Mishra
AVP, IAMAI
vineet@iamai.in
CONFERENCES ATTENDED ( Delegate )
Sunil Babbar
Director, NIC • 2020 - Google Developers meet
sbabbar@nic.in
• 2019 - Sankalp Global Summit
• 2019 - F50 Global Capital Summit