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RajaGopal Kesiraju

RajaGopal Kesiraju

Director of Product Management
Toronto,ON

Summary

Strategic Director of Product with 14 years of experience leading product-market strategy and supporting implementation of innovative products for unique niches. Creative strategic planner with product value and impact assessment prowess. End-to-end product leader successful bringing products from inception to rollout with efficiency and speed.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
5
5

Years of Digital Identity experience

5
5

Years of Fraud Mitigation experience

6
6
years of post-secondary education

Skills

  • Digital Identity / KYC
  • Fraud Identification / Mitigation
  • Product Strategy
  • Go-to-Market Strategies
  • Product Launch
  • Partner Relationships
  • Product Team Leadership
  • Product Roadmaps
  • SalesForce
  • Quality assurance

Work History

Director of Product Management

First Advantage
Toronto, ON
02.2022 - Current
  • Oversaw product design and roadmap and coordinated aspects of development and rollout.
  • Conceptualized long-range product roadmaps and strategically designed according to market data and research.
  • Headed solutions supporting rapid expansion and program proliferation from concept to reality.
  • Translated information highly technical in nature to investors and senior staff and aligned product strategy with market.

Software Engineer

Motorola India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore, KA
06.2006 - 10.2027
  • Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
  • Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
  • Offered experience with Ruby, Perl, Java and Python.
  • Introduced agile methodologies and development best practices to division to enhance product development.

Senior Product Manager

First Advantage
Toronto, ON
03.2018 - 12.2021
  • Consulted with product development teams to enhance products based on customer interest data.
  • Oversaw internal product team employees and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partners.
  • Compiled product and customer data to generate informed profit projections.
  • Created product positioning strategies designed to achieve optimal market penetration.

Product Manager

Altisource Business Solutions
Bangalore, KA
06.2015 - 03.2018
  • Established criteria for each milestone within product roadmap as means to measure developmental progress.
  • Conceptualized and deployed enhanced product features and optimized implementation for use in marketing strategies.
  • Communicated effectively with team members to deliver updates on project milestones and deadlines.
  • Directed planning and budgeting efforts.

Product Owner /Agile Scrum Master

Cisco India
Bangalore, KA
12.2009 - 06.2015
  • Owned and prioritized product backlog.
  • Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
  • Allocated and approved team resource usage.
  • Coordinated with software developers to create custom applications and trackers to achieve client goals.

Senior Software Engineer

Monsoon Multimedia
Bangalore, KA
04.2009 - 12.2009
  • Worked with project managers, developers, quality assurance and customers to resolve technical issues.
  • Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
  • Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
  • Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills in [Area of expertise] and working to improve overall team performance.

Education

Master of Science - Information Technology

International Institute of Information Technology
Pune
Jun.2005 - Dec.2006

Bachelor in Engineering - Electrical And Computer Engineering

Acharya Nagarjuna University
Andhrapradesh
Jun.2000 - Jun.2004

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) - 2015 to Present
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - 2015 to Present
  • certified UX Designer, General Assembly - No expiry

Timeline

Director of Product Management

First Advantage
02.2022 - Current

Senior Product Manager

First Advantage
03.2018 - 12.2021

Product Manager

Altisource Business Solutions
06.2015 - 03.2018

Product Owner /Agile Scrum Master

Cisco India
12.2009 - 06.2015

Senior Software Engineer

Monsoon Multimedia
04.2009 - 12.2009

Software Engineer

Motorola India Pvt Ltd
06.2006 - 10.2027

Master of Science - Information Technology

International Institute of Information Technology
Jun.2005 - Dec.2006

Bachelor in Engineering - Electrical And Computer Engineering

Acharya Nagarjuna University
Jun.2000 - Jun.2004
RajaGopal KesirajuDirector of Product Management