Sachin Mohandas
Product Owner | UI/UX Lead
Abu Dhabi,UAE
Summary
Solution-focused Product Manager skilled in innovating and evolving products that deliver to client requirements. Passionate about emerging technologies for improved digital development. Confident in planning and leading projects to achieve cost, quality and timeframe targets. Technically-minded to support product design and development improvements.With Vast experience in professional service delivery across diverse organizational domains. Having good knowledge in designing innovative UI/UX for Digital Platforms and Ai related Products.. I would like to put forward my candidature for a challenging assignment in your esteemed organization.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Product Owner
Taqniat Intelligent Solutions
ABU DHABI
02.2017 - Current
- Innovative, creative Product Owner with a proven capacity for driving the end-to-end product process, from initial research and conception through product roadmap and launch. Keen talent for leveraging voice of the customer insights to deliver on unique needs and emerging market trends.
- Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team leads.
- Drove continuous improvement by keeping abreast with Agile and Scrum best practices and trends.
- Delivered projects 90% on time, coordinating schedules with product leaders, UX and development teams.
- Conducted continuous evaluations to improve products and user experience.
- Presented and gained approval for product propositions from stakeholders and senior management.
- Created delivery plans and project-managed change initiatives for new products.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop feasible solutions for product evolution.
- Handling Scrum- Agile methodology with teams, participating in finalizing product backlog, BPMN process, user stories, agile – sprint and scrum meetings.
- Prioritized product backlog to achieve goals and targets.
- Closely interacting with Business Analyst and stake holders for understanding the business logic and gathering information and requirements.
- Coming up with simplified UX experience for their project.
- Led cross-functional teams in developing, testing and launching new products.
Product Owner and UI/UX Lead
SecureTech LLC
ABU DHABI, UAE
06.2015 - 01.2017
- Handling UI/UX of the key projects for Clients (Abu Dhabi) Getting to know the business logic of application/ Product
- Successfully Creating Business workflows (BPMN) Processes for Dev and QAT team Ideating the UX for new projects and coordinating with stakeholders, UI designers and developers for the smooth integration of the project
- UAT and Client Demonstration Handling Scrum- Agile methodology with teams, participating in finalizing product backlog, BPMN process, user stories, agile - sprint and scrum meetings
- Closely interacting with Business Analyst and stake holders for understanding the business logic and gathering information and requirements
- Coming up with simplified UX experience for their project
- Following the Design guidelines of Client and designing the UI as per their requirement
- Working on the Agile methodologies and seeing to it that the all the sprints are successfully completed as per the dedicated deadlines
- Explaining the best ways of user interactions and deciding the flow of the software
- Making wire frame for better understanding for the easy of the integration and development team
- Doing QC for the design during development and after integration
- Documenting the design flow and interactions for the project
- Quality Analysis of projects during the design phase, also the functionality and flow after deployment in UAT environment
- Used BPMN tools – Miro, Visio, Marvel for explaining the best ways of user interactions and deciding the flow of the software.
- Translated unstructured work requests into actionable user stories, using Jira.
- Provided clarity on new features by conducting product training and demos.
- Identified and resolved product issues with 100% success.
- Led cross-functional teams in developing, testing and launching new products.
- Managed product development cycle, prototyping designs and coordinating mass production.
UI/UX Product Consultant
Freelancer
Mumbai, India
07.2014 - 05.2015
- Firms: moneycontrol.com, Colors Channel, Runtime Solutions, Kaizen infotech
- Worked on Multiple Product both from UI/UX and Product point of view. Coming up with new enhanced features to elevate the existing product,
- Achievements: UI/UX for Money control financial app
- Official Website of Bigg Boss season 8 site for Colors Channel
- Just Buy Live ecommerce mobile app
- Design Tools - Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML, Figma, Audio-Video editing linear S/W viz., Sound Forge, Sony Vegas
- Followed up customer queries to check provided solutions met expectations.
Email marketing manager
Network18
Mumbai, India
11.2013 - 06.2014
- Digital AD operations & email Campaign, Spearhead team efforts with regards to designing/ creating innovations for clients and internal products Develop and implement attractive banner advertisements/ innovations pertaining to internal/ client products for the target market segment
- Acknowledged for enhancing overall mailer open rate from 2.5% to 8-10%, annual consumption of songs by 200% Successfully streamlined mailer scheduling process to avoid delays due to QC failures including blacklisting of domains and resolution of spam issues
- Focus on designing co-branded Micro Sites for sponsorship products based on client's requirements
- Involved in design and management of email campaigns for network18 portals encompassing internal products and sales mailers
- Ensure optimized usage of Netcore and internal mass mailing system
- Coordinate with various support teams in internal resolution of issues based on failed QC
- Follow up with agencies with regards to creatives Enhance client satisfaction through prompt resolution of issues and qualitative service delivery
- Generate/ update various status reports (Campaign and Google Revenue Report (Google ad sense and Google double click)) for the senior leadership team and other stakeholders.
- Successfully streamlined mailer scheduling process to avoid delays due to QC failures including blacklisting of domains and resolution of spam issues.
Product Manager
Network18 - incom Music Portal
Mumbai, India
01.2010 - 10.2013
- Managed Music Section (online music streaming site) on In.com - an entertainment portal
- Was able to increase the annual consumption of songs by 200%. Using various promotional techniques and creating new features to increase the consumption rate of users .
- Focused more on regional content and pushing the label companies to be mor proactive in delivering new content.
- Involved in preparation of designs based on understanding of existing trends and visualizing placement of elements.
- Built/ maintained productive business relationship with Music Labels and production companies for broadcasting/ streaming rights, licensing, royalties, and promotions.
- Defined/ implemented promotional activities in coordination with clients. Designed new features to enhance user activities.
- Coordinated and assisted the sales team in ideation and promoting of products and generating revenue.
- Focused on developing new avenues/formats to align/ create products like “Music Station.”
- Conducted periodic evaluation of web playlist/ songs hits, responses, comments, and feedback.
- Managed the overall presence of the product in social media.
- Maintained campaign SLA parameters through effective resolution of creative errors
- Significantly enhanced regional content streams of Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bhojpuri, and Punjabi Instrumental in conceptualization/ designing of web radio thematic sub portal “Artiste Radio” comprising of individual stations that played the very best of Crème of the Indian Music fraternity
- Played key role in development of Teaser Ad's for new releases/ offers including right placement of the same across other portals
Senior UI Designer
Network18 -moneycontrol.com
Mumbai, India
02.2003 - 12.2010
- Actively involved in developing system for archiving CNBC programs and designing product MyTV for moneycontrol.com
- Focus on designing co-branded Micro Sites for sponsorship products based on client’s requirements
- Involved in designing/ maintenance of layout for web page mainly moneyconlrol.com, Micro sites, mailers.
- Designed innovations like animated banners, page push, page takeover, interactive banners for sales revenue.
- Visualized / designed web-based eye-catching Banner Ad’s and innovations for internal/ direct client products.
- Developed web-based promos for CNBC channel, Contest Pages, Micro-sites, and Newsletters for various events and shows.
- Archived CNBC programs and video conversions of news videos in compliance to organizational standards
Senior Graphic Designer
India eyeballs Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai, India
06.2000 - 04.2002
- Coordinate with clients for collation/ understanding of client's brand strategy
- Involved in visualization/ design of clients creative in different formats like Gif/Jpg/Flash aligned to respective brand position
- Involved in designing of Contest pages, Micro-sites and Newsletters in HTML format
- Maintained regular interaction with clients like Birla Sun Life Mutual Funds, Prudential ICICI, Zurich India Mutual fund
- Home Trade, Close up, Benzer, SBI Mutual Fund, Times of India, Lintas, O&M among others.
- Challenged graphics teams to evoke creativity and innovation.
Skills
- Business analysis
- Market research
- Management
- Communication
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership
- Wireframe mockups
- User specifications
- UAT Testing
- BPMN Tools - Miro, Visio and Marvel
- Backlog management
- JIRA
- Sprint planning
- User stories
- Visual Studio
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Figma
- Adobe Illustrator
Education
Engineering Diploma - Computer Technology
P. Dr VP. Dr. V.V.P Institute of Technology and Engineering
India/Ahmednagar 06.1996 - 07.1999
Advance Diploma - Computer Hardware and LAN Engineering
Jetking
India/Mumbai 01.1997 - 06.1998
Advance Diploma - Multimedia special effect and Web Designing
Arena Multimedia
India/Mumbai 06.1999 - 09.2001
Certification
- Certified Internet Web Professional
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Malayalam
Fluent
Marathi
Intermediate
Tamil
Intermediate
Timeline
Product Owner
Taqniat Intelligent Solutions
02.2017 - Current
Product Owner and UI/UX Lead
SecureTech LLC
06.2015 - 01.2017
UI/UX Product Consultant
Freelancer
07.2014 - 05.2015
Email marketing manager
Network18
11.2013 - 06.2014
Product Manager
Network18 - incom Music Portal
01.2010 - 10.2013
Senior UI Designer
Network18 -moneycontrol.com
02.2003 - 12.2010
Senior Graphic Designer
India eyeballs Pvt. Ltd
06.2000 - 04.2002
Advance Diploma - Multimedia special effect and Web Designing
Arena Multimedia
06.1999 - 09.2001
Advance Diploma - Computer Hardware and LAN Engineering
Jetking
01.1997 - 06.1998
Engineering Diploma - Computer Technology
P. Dr VP. Dr. V.V.P Institute of Technology and Engineering
06.1996 - 07.1999
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