Allen Jude Antony Kolandairaj
Product Manager
Auckland,Auckland
Summary
Experienced Lead Product Manager with a proven track record of over 16.5 years, in leading Strategic partnerships, Technical Product Integrations, Portfolio and Product Program Management for Enterprise Customers across AMER, APAC, EMEA, and Japan. Specialized in leading successfully the complete product lifecycle for Customers from Product Discovery to launch for SaaS and on-prem based products, in responsibilities such as Business/Technical Product Management, Product Strategy, Product Integrations, Innovation, and OEM/JV Programs in Hybrid (Agile, Waterfall) models. Possesses a holistic perspective in orchestrating large-scale products and program delivery, driving the organization's digital transformation vision. Certified AWS Solution Architect and Project Management Professional (PMP). Motivated professional with extensive experience in product sales and distribution. Possesses unmatched leadership and strategy skills to maximize company revenue. Expertise in management, marketing strategies and merchandising.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certifications
Work History
Lead Product Manager- Leading Strategic Partnerships and Product Integrations
WorkLLama Software Ltd
11.2023
- Leading Strategic partnership and Technical Integration with 12+ partners of WorkLLama, in a business critical 6 to 8 months roadmap
- Successfully launched 6 partner integrations to market within span of 4 months, impacting a team of 1000+ recruiters, staffing for more than 900 companies
- Leading and building the product to launch roadmap and implementation for Sofi (AI powered staffing solution) - to name, few of the partnership's and integrations that I work with are: SalesForce CRM, VMS Sync (BullHorn), Candidate Sourcing (Daxtra, TextKernel), Job Distribution (IDIBU, Seek, VONQ, BroadBean etc.), Assessments (HackerRank, Glider, Symphony), Video Interview (VeriKlick, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet), Communication (MS Outlook email sync), Sub Vendor Management and Oracle Fusion
- Direct mentorship and management of a team of 2 Associate Product Managers
- And 1 Junior Product Manager, 3 UX/UI Engineers and 12 Engineers
Senior Program and Product Manager
NetApp
11.2014 - 09.2023
- Pioneered an industry-first global OEM alliance and launched the first OEM product: by securing over $6M in funding, resulting in achieving 50% international market expansion, resulting in $190M+ USD revenue growth within 2 years
- Conceptualized and devised a pioneering AI/ML Cloud-based Globalization-as-a-Service strategy based on Microservice based Cloud model with DevOps CI/CD integration , thus expediting the localization release and RoD process
- Achieved 50% reduction in time-to-market for localized Cloud (SaaS) product launches, saving $650K USD in program expenses and reducing release efforts by 30% through novel Cloud-gen program/release framework built on Microservices, DevOps Ci/CD capabilities, thus orchestrating 15 new SW product launches localized for APAC, EMEA, and Japan
- Lead the strategic globalization plan, optimizing operations and capturing new markets, contributing to a business run-rate of $200M
- Reduced deployment time for localized releases by 75% through AI/ML, AWS, GCP, and Azure, improving Customer Experience scores by 50%
- Pioneered AI/ML self-healing based new product innovation (IDF filed successfully) leveraging LLM models with Python programming, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Keras, Theano etc
- Led and directed end-to-end portfolio management for global expansion initiatives, acting as a product leader
- Effectively managed a proficient team comprising more than 10 project managers, 6 program managers, and over 40 engineers
Engineering Program Manager
Juniper Networks
01.2010 - 10.2014
- Directed and managed global releases involving Product Customization, Website Localization, and technical content for OEM partners
- Spearheaded the end-to-end delivery of these crucial initiatives, ensuring seamless execution and high-quality outcomes
- Oversaw the timely and precise delivery of 22 platforms of Juniper Products to a Chinese OEM customer, demonstrating a proactive and solution-driven approach
- Led the Program team in the development of a comprehensive Strategy for Building Enterprise Content Apps Suite, effectively leveraging Apple iOS, Android OS, and Web platforms to enhance customer engagement and accessibility.
Member Technical Staff
HCL Technologies
06.2007 - 01.2010
- Led quality analysis for solutions testing, solution development using BPM and other content management tools & replicate real time workflows used in Banking and Insurance Processes Worked on SDET roles performing WebService development and automation testing using Junit & QTP
- Performed grey box testing, performance testing, and database testing
Education
Post Graduate Advanced Program Leadership (Executive MBA) -
IIM Lucknow
Lucknow, India 09.2020 - 05.2021
Bachelor in Engineering, E.C.E - undefined
Anna University
08.2003 - 05.2007
Skills
Leadership
undefinedCertification
AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate (AWS SAA 03)
Work Eligibility
Australian PR Visa holder
Timeline
Lead Product Manager- Leading Strategic Partnerships and Product Integrations
WorkLLama Software Ltd
11.2023
Post Graduate Advanced Program Leadership (Executive MBA) -
IIM Lucknow
09.2020 - 05.2021
Senior Program and Product Manager
NetApp
11.2014 - 09.2023
Engineering Program Manager
Juniper Networks
01.2010 - 10.2014
Member Technical Staff
HCL Technologies
06.2007 - 01.2010
Bachelor in Engineering, E.C.E - undefined
Anna University
08.2003 - 05.2007
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