Customer obsessed and passionate about solving complex problems and driving cross-functional teams in dynamic environments.
Akanksha is a product enthusiast with more than a decade and half of experience in agile product development of web and mobile apps. Led product development of new and improved platform (PaaS) and software (SaaS) leveraging modern digital technologies and strategic APIs encouraging customers to adopt innovative digital products, enhancing customer experience and improving triple bottom line. Relishes working at the intersection of business, technology and design to define product roadmap and support product lifecycle using iterative and agile methodologies. Customer obsessed and passionate about solving complex problems and driving cross-functional teams in dynamic environments.
Download ResumeMBA in Entrepreneurship, 2020
Babson College
BE in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, 2007
Bhilai Insititue of Technology, India
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PREVIOUS ASSOCIATIONS THAT HELPED TO GATHER EXPERIENCE
Lead a team of Product owners while building B2C digital product supporting 7-Eleven customer base (45M)
Responsibilities include:
Created and managed end to end platform modernization roadmap and strategy for Buyer tools ecosystem working with global Merchandizing teams spread across 4 countries (US, Canada, UK and India)
Managed 3 Product Owners, lead development of Deal collaboration platform for Buyers and Vendors from scratch, prioritize features across 5 scrum teams
Implemented changes in retail price points (GBP, Euro and zloty) for products which increased applicable revenues by 14%
Launched Self servicing reporting capability using Business Intelligence platform which led to saving time and improved productivity
Collaborate with stakeholders to build Lean business case, intake requirements and prioritize features (WSJF), roadmap and refine the product backlog
Launched a new reimagined modern platform for 10k financial advisors with enhanced digital, self servicing capabilities which reduced strain on customer service representative call volume by 30%, led to significant cost savings and improved advisor/client relationship
Designed and Lead 3 usability studies with more than 30 people participating
Introduced Launch darkly Feature toggle from ground up- enabled release flexibility, releasing burden on development teams by empowering product owners in release strategy and enabled target release to specific internal users segments
Spearheaded user and market research and development initiative to promote culture of innovation and growth mindset
Utilized design thinking to come up with a digital product idea and managed from inception through EA launch which was projected to add revenue growth 10%
Improved customer engagement by 48% by implementing self-service digital capabilities for participants and plan sponsors in a new strategic B2C and B2B web portal
Implemented single, integrated digital platform for Life customers with a vision to digitize operations as part of digital transformation with offerings ranging from John Hancock Vitality to the financial advice app Twine.
Elicited requirements, created user stories in Rally, conducted competitive analysis and took data driven decisions to support Vitality wellness program.
Integrated customer feedback into product features, leverage google analytics to track customer behavior, ROI.
Supported top line growth by generating $5M of net new revenue by expanding to new markets for an auto insurer.
Led product team of 5 engineers and testers to develop an RPA solution to allow STP of customer applications based on risk assessment which saved ~ $1M in underwriting costs and improved KPI by 30%.