Shashank Shekhar

Experience

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  Infosys

  Oct 2007 - Nov 2010

  Trained in ASP.Net & SQL, worked with MS technologies for projects in Manufacturing domain. Work included front end development, SSRS development, SQL performance tuning etc. Training completed in ASP.Net and SQL Server.

  • Software Engineer

    Oct 2007 - Nov 2010

  • Software Trainee

    Oct 2007 - Jan 2008
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  Tata Consultancy Services

  Nov 2010 - Mar 2020

  During my tenure as Portfolio manager I had been driving business development, customer success, and satisfaction while excelling in program management and product management. My expertise extended to risk management and mitigation planning, alongside incubating sales strategy, planning, and forecasting. With a strong background in account management, I specialized in contract negotiations, proposal review, and support. Particularly I excelled in suspect, prospect, and opportunity evaluation, client liaison, negotiation, market, and competitor analysis. Major Responsibilities:Driving business development, customer success & satisfactionProgram Management, Status Management Risk Management, Mitigation planning Incubating sales strategy, planning and forecastingAccount management, contract negotiations, proposal review & supportSuspect, prospect and opportunity evaluationClient liaison and negotiationMarket & competitor analysisDriving & reviewing business pipelineReviewing operational/readiness/resource plan Show less Worked as Solution Delivery Analyst transitioning to Product Manager Role for a HR/Headcount management tool, serving 65k users at a world leading cloud client. With responsibilities ranging from end-to-end application management to direct support for worldwide tool administration, I've honed my skills in product management, conducting end user survey, monitoring feedback, and documentation. Major Responsibilities:My role also involved consolidating and analyzing data, facilitating global end-user training, and coordinating seamlessly between production support, business, and technical teams. It was a thrilling and great learning experience to contribute to the success of this impactful tool across various time zones. Overall end to end application/product management (L1/2/3 & sustenance/growth/opportunities)Direct support to HR/Admins for worldwide for tool administration, and process integrationProduct Management & Monitoring feedbacksDocumenting and refining application enhancements (CRs) and training documents Consolidating & analysing data and metrics from applicationProviding tool training for end-users globally across time zonesCoordinating between production support, business & technical teams Show less

  • Portfolio Manager

    Feb 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Product Manager

    Mar 2012 - Feb 2018

  • Software Development Engineer in Test

    Nov 2010 - Mar 2012
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  Oracle

  Mar 2020 - now

  Principal Technical Product Manager

  At Oracle, my focus as Principal Technical Product Manager is to pioneer cloud engineering initiatives with an agile mindset, ensuring that our products meet the highest standards of quality and innovation. Our contributions have been central to defining strategic components for cloud enablement, with a keen eye on the evolving needs of our customers and the market.Collaborative efforts with enterprise stakeholders and cross-functional teams have been pivotal in driving product development that aligns with customer-centric values. Our agility enables us to swiftly respond to dynamic market trends, crafting a competitive edge in cloud technologies and creating substantial value for Oracle and its clientele.Major Responsibilities:Define use cases, prioritize strategic components for Cloud enablement/management products Create detailed technical user stories, drive backlog refinement & groomingDefine acceptance criteria & ensure qualityDrive/Manage product/feature demos for production support & operations teamsConceptualize epics & storiesPlan, manage and prioritize initiatives/investments and create valueInteract with enterprise stakeholders, CSMs, Customers, Operations etc. to gather and test requirements Coordinate across stakeholders (engineering, Operations, marketing, customers, partners)Plan and manage the roadmap as per the enterprise vision Show less