Hi. I'm Jahnavi.
I believe great products are built to solve the right problems for the right users.

As a Product Manager, I am inquisitive and passionate about identifying challenges and executing innovative yet simple solutions. I built my career leveraging my background in Engineering and Marketing to identify growth opportunities and execute creative solutions with technology.

Product Management

End to end ownership focused on developing and driving strategy. Specialize in ROI analysis.

Startup & Consulting

Identify and target business goals. Identify and validate product-market fit at various stages. Create GTM plans.

Marketing Strategy

Analyse market positioning and consumer behavior. Create and execute targeted outreach campaigns.

UX & Content Strategy

Systematic study of user behavior to identify design opportunities and create optimal user interaction.

Resume

One-page downloadable summary of my work experience and accomplishments.

Digital Products

Experienced in developing innovative and smart digital products leveraging Bluetooth, AI and minimalist design.

Case Studies

Research and analysis outlining the impact of specific business decisions on some of the largest organizations.

Speaking & Writing

Professional engagements to meet and share opinions on effective product development techniques.

Focused on developing and driving product strategy that enables technology to empower users.

I am currently a Product Manager at Motorola Solutions, where I manage Security products for the public safety market across the globe. I am an Advisory Board Member for Narhwall, an early stage IoT PaaS startup based in Chicago. In addition to these roles, I regularly speak and write about lean development and product strategy.

What do I love about Product Management?

  • Making an Impact: I love that product management opens up numerous opportunities for getting hands-on and making a change to the product, business, process as well as end users. This can be about updating a business model or pricing strategy for a product to improve ROI. I’ve also been able to go beyond product development and work on customer proposals or 3rd party contracts. I recently renegotiated a contract to reduce annual support costs by 50% for the company.
  • End-to-end Ownership: I value the breadth of ownership and responsibility I get to have over my products whether it is influencing the Development team’s sprint priorities or pitching to stakeholders a portfolio optimization plan based on maintenance costs and changing customer requirements.
  • Continuous Learning: The role provides tremendous opportunities to nurture one’s curiosity and expand skills. In the last couple of years, I have grown by engaging in a variety of activities such as, virtual courses on technical concepts such as cloud computing, APIs and web app development or exploring UI/UX design and user behaviour by creating wireframes.

Innovative yet simple design inspires me

Outside of working with products, I enjoy the design and creative process of photography. Photography combined with the editing provides an outlet to observe and illustrate the various design elements around us. I’ve dabbled in other art and design activities such as sketching, painting as well as logo design.

Skills

PRODUCT DESIGN

Wireframes & Prototyping
User Research
Concept Evaluation
Roadmapping & Prioritization

PRODUCT STRATEGY

New Product Introduction
Pricing & Market Plan
Business Model Validation
Data & KPI Analysis

Education

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing and Management

University of Illinois at Chicago, 2015 - 2016

Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Illinois at Chicago, 2010 - 2012

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communications Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, 2006 - 2010

CERTIFICATION
Pragmatic Management Certified - Level III, Foundations, Focus and Build
Pragmatic Institute, Issued April 2020.