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Mano Balasubramaniam

Product Leader

manochat03@gmail.com | http://linkedin.com/in/hellomano

15+ years Experienced product leader with diverse background across Robotics (SoftBank Robotics), IIOT (GE Digital), Web Technologies(Mozilla), Retail (GAP), Startup & Video/Media (Vuclip acquired by PCCW), Mobile (Nokia). Proven track record in product planning, product road mapping, prioritization, defining and launching successful products. Other skills include data, partnerships, engineering and strategy with keen understanding of consumer technology products and large-scale enterprise products.

Passion

Open to opportunities on products that could make a dent in-universe
Open to high impactful role.

Philosophy

In two words about me "growth mindset". "Those who do not make mistakes will never be wrong. Try, Experiment and Educate"

Most Proud of

First Humanoid Robot launch in North America. Introduced "Pepper" for Westfield shopping center as part of concierge service team.
Market Analysis team headed by CFO makes critical decisions(Open/Permanently close stores) based on a Real Estate Data Analytics platform that I lead.
Built a curated video platform with bite-sized content consumption which drove monthly video views of 40M
Liaison between Mozilla and Google in delivering Web Push Notification. Scaled literally from 0 to 100 partners.
Launched a $40 Feature phone for developing countries.

People Management

Built teams at different stages(Norming, Storming and Performing). Managed large outsourced organizations to nimble small groups.
Managed UX & Product Management teams
Reported to CEO at Vuclip, VP of Products at GE Digital & currently reporting to Senior director at GAP, and answerable to the stakeholders for all product management department activities.

Technical Skills

Kafka, web services APIs, AI/ML, HRI(Human Robotic Interaction), AI, Data modeling, Analytics, NLP, Market Analysis, Robotics, Product Strategy, Usability Studies, User Interview, User research, Project Management, Product Research, and Competitive Analyses, ROI calculation, CBA calculation & Product Evangelism

Industries and Verticals

Robotics, Retail, IIOT, Browser Technologies, Video Streaming Technologies, Mobile Devices

Amazon Senior Manager of Product Management - Current Job

- Building NLP and Voice experiences for Alexa using Deep Neural Network, AI and Machine learning