Pandu Ranganath
Product Management at Nestlé Purina North America
Pandu Ranganath
Product Management at Nestlé Purina North America
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Product Management Lead for two new products (IoT, Mobile, Cloud, AI, CX, UX, HW)
2023 - Current
I am a product leader with a proven track record of launching successful, highly complex consumer products from concept to launch. In my current role, I am leading two IoT products, with end-to-end ownership of research, product design, execution, pricing, partnerships, and go-to-market (GTM). I have a deep understanding of the IoT, AI, Security, Mobile, and cloud ecosystems, and I am able to identify and capitalize on market opportunities. I am also a strong communicator and collaborator, and I am able to build relationships with key stakeholders across the organization. I am passionate about solving user problems using mobile, AI, and IoT. I strongly believe that these technologies have the potential to revolutionize the way we live and work. I am confident that I have the skills and experience necessary to lead successful products from concept to launch.
Director of Product Management • Vision / Strategy / Security / IoT • Innovation
2016 - 2022
Achievements Launched one of the world’s largest B2C Security products, with Millions of users across 5 ISPs Launched five 0 – 1 products, scaling and expanding user base from 1 to 1xM in three years. Led 25+ cross-functional teams, including web, mobile, data, cloud engineering, user research, UX etc. Launched a cloud-based platform that supports over 1B devices. Responsibilities Led a matrixed team of technology partners, sales partners, mobile, cloud, data, firmware engineering teams Partnered with business and marketing teams to conceive new products, developed PoCs, and launched and scaled to millions of users. Evangelized products inside and outside Comcast to scale across 5 different ISPs. Set data-driven KPIs to leverage data to make product decisions, improve NPS, and increase adoption. Interviewed customers, studied market trends, and set the long-term vision to create new products Drove roadmap, designed MVP, APIs and set milestones to launch new Xfinity products
Dir., Product Management (SaaS, Mobile, Web, Analytics) • Production Leading / Incubation
2008 - 2016
Achievements Launched the first mobile sync and backup product in the market with over x00M+ users. Launched two 0 to 1 mobile products and launched on Verizon, ATT, TMobile, and Vodafone networks. Launched the B2C product on 1500 mobile device models across the US and Europe. Contributed to increasing product revenue from x00M+ per year Responsibilities Partnered with Samsung, Google, Apple and Motorola to integrate the SDK onto mobile devices Led analytics and data science initiatives in the company and led all product analytics efforts Worked closely with data engineering, data science, and design teams to define and deliver analytics product features (data ingest, analysis, reports, dashboards, etc.). Partnered closely with customers, technology partners, and cross-department heads to help bring new products to market. Managed and mentored other product managers, designers, and engineers.
Director of Engineering • Business Development • Product Definition & Delivery • Vision / Strategy /
2007 - 2008
Orchestrated business development, product definition, and delivery of new products at innovative software solutions delivering device-centric mobile traffic management and analytics for wireless carriers. Select Achievements Include: • Built a 6-engineer team from scratch to conduct research—then delivered a new product within year one. • Led business development initiatives, evaluating partner technologies, and business models.
Director of Engineering • Team Leading • Turning Around Product Launches • Partnership Building
2005 - 2006
Led a team of engineers (dev, QA, release) to turnaround and successfully launch product that was stalled for 3+ years; for this achievement, I was recognized by the Board of Directors. I also led a team in creating organizational structure and processes and delivering quality products on time. My Select Achievements Include: • Forged partnership with ecosystem technology providers including Nokia, Symantec. • Rapid innovation and execution
Director of Software Engineering • Team Leading • Product Divestitures • Great Products
2000 - 2005
I was hired as a Principal Software Engineer, promoted to Architect, Manager, Sr. Manager, and Director roles; leading (2) engineering organizations comprised of Sr. Managers, architects, QA, release engineering, and technical publications staff. My Select Achievements Include: • Led product divestiture from the engineering side; liaised with legal, corporate development, VPs, IT, evaluated and communicated with potential suitors. • Released software products used by 100M+ users.
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