Sri Gajjala
Sr. Leader - Product Management at CoreLogic
Sri Gajjala
Sr. Leader - Product Management at CoreLogic
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Overview
Work Experience
Sr. Leader - Product Management
2022 - Current
Responsible for strategy and execution by setting up product vision, market research, planning, market validation, solution outline, product launch and customer adoption of end-to-end solution offerings.
VP Executive Principal, Product Management
2021 - 2022
Assess new transformational ideas/projects submitted by business partners, channel owners and product managers throughout the business for the impacts these projects may have on the business by driving or assisting to build out cost benefit analysis cases, feasibility (time-cost estimates) and a strong point of view on the opportunity.
Chief Product Officer
2011 - 2021
I am the founding member and managed the initiation, prioritizing, design, engineering, and deployment of complex solutions for projects. Established the company Vision, Product Road map, Value Proposition (ROI) and Business Model and oversee long-term ranging strategic planning, project management, budgeting, and staffing Increased go-to-market speed by 600% via innovating and designing easily modifiable UX and Coding Templates Cut down operations cost by 300% via developing algorithms that systematically identify differences in the data and reducing human validation Cited for playing a crucial role in building groundbreaking integration with the Freddie Mac's Loan Prospect Advisor (LPA) automated Underwriting to launch first ever fast-track UW process for Self-Employed Borrowers (https://tinyurl.com/srigajjala-freddie) Played leadership role in building multi-site onshore, and offshore Product Development organization which includes Sales, Marketing, UI/UX Designers, Business Analysts, Database Architects, Project Managers, Software Developers, Quality Assurance Engineers, Level 1 and Level 2 support engineers Acted as a Primary liaison with vendors and business partners and laid down project vision and deliverables Successfully deployed 100% of the developed solution on time, meeting requirement and quality objectives Responsible for ensuring that the company products and processes adhere to the high standards of regulatory requirements such as the IRS, Gramm-Leach-Bailey, Payment Card Industry (PCI), CFPB, GSE's, and other federal and state regulations.
Director of Product Management
2011 - 2016
Spearheaded new product development and enhanced existing products, including changes to the IRS Tax Forms, Business Rules to keep the software in compliance for IRS tax laws. Collaborated with wide-ranging accounting firms from the big 4 (EY, PwC, Deloitte and KPMG) to national forms such as Grant Thornton, BDO, BKD etc. to identify experiences that address their current and future needs and drive product vision and project prioritization. Researched, identified and evaluated market opportunities and opportunity cost while building a business case ensuring quicker ROI in support of strategic product investments. Leveraged deep knowledge of user experiences and drove continual improvements to boost key metrics through user testing and other feedback. Partnered with sales and marketing teams to devise pricing models, messaging and sales collateral. Boosted profit margins by effectively managing a team of Business Analysts and Product-UAT analysts, increasing faster implementations and optimizing product turns. Reporting directly to the CEO, I have continuously communicated the progress and kept rest of the leadership abreast of any issues and potential solution options.
Project Manager - Product Managament
2009 - 2011
Awarded ‘SunStar’ in 2009. Responsible for liaising with more than 30 immediate stakeholders, including up to Vice Presidents from the Legal, Policy Form Filing, Operations, IT, Model Office, Marketing, Variable Accounting, and when applicable, third party administrators in designing and implementation of new products. Managed time, scope, schedule, specification changes, issue discovery and resolution for various technology projects with annual budgets ranging from $1.5 - $2 Million. Overall project management requiring extensive project documentation (project charter, project requirements, deliverables, issues, contingency plans, etc.) beginning with the design phase (preliminary project plan) through the implementation phase (final project plan) of each project.
Sr. Business Systems Analyst / Project Manager
2005 - 2008
Responsible for liaising with immediate project stake holder comprising of decision makers from Product Management, Operations, IT & Model Office. Established organizational and process controls within IT&S organization and mapped risks to controls; linked plans to specific, measurable and realistic metrics and performance indicators that were used in executive reporting package Rationalized portfolio and project management framework with improved corporate templates and processes; enhancements introduced appropriate best industry practices (PMBOK, Iterative and Agile Methodologies, RUP, etc) and resulted reduction of ambiguity for various stakeholders, effective and easy to follow processes, and improved management oversight Established quality goals, attributes, metrics, and processes and activities (quality assurance and quality control) needed to meet these goals. Mentored corporate “Centers of Excellence” for Requirements Gathering, Design and Development, Risk Management, Software Quality and Commercial-off-the-shelf Software Implementation with suggested recommendations.
Corporate Agency Manager
2004 - 2005
Recruiting, Mentoring, Motivating and Leading a team of financial advisors. Develop strategies in sourcing business from the channel partners by understanding the channel dynamics. Building strong relationship the channel partners, generating leads from the list of preferred customers. Establishing goals and targets for the teams. Creating efficiencies through rewards and recognition programs. Conducting and Training the channel partners on products and services Direct customer interaction and service Meeting high net worth clients with the bank officials and cross sell Insurance and Annuity solutions.
Education
MBA
2002 - 2004
Bachelors of Commerce
1998 - 2002
GNIIT
1999 - 2002
High School
1997 - 1998