Vikas Khajanchi
Product Manager
Location
Dublin, CA, United States
Toptal Member Since
October 5, 2018
Vikas is experienced in managing teams and products from inception to growth and monetization, both in startups as well as large corporations. He creates business value at the intersection of business and technology. He is passionate about building great user experiences and a huge advocate of the voice of the customer. Vikas thrives in ambiguous situations and loves to break down complex problems into actionable pieces.
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Highland App
Hired the team and built a SAAS data migration product. Led the team from concept to launch.
Expertise
Enterprise SaaSProduct DesignProduct DevelopmentProduct DiscoveryProduct ManagementProduct RoadmapsTechnical Product ManagementUser Experience (UX)Education
Master's Degree
University of Illinois
Bachelor's Degree
University of Pune
Work Experience
2018 - 2021
Sr Product Manager
- Created and executed the roadmap for internal apps.
- Managed design and engineering teams to develop products from scratch.
- Led the strategy and execution for Legal and Compliance tech at Facebook.
2018 - 2018
Head of Product Management
Wintec
- Architected and managed development of supply chain management analytics SAAS product, from conception to launch.
2017 - 2018
Head of Product Management
Ahatis
- Architected and managed development of a data migration related enterprise SAAS product.
- Built the team and product from scratch.
- Managed all aspects of product design and development, including UX, data and functional architecture, product requirements and prioritization.
- Developed market positioning and strategy.
2015 - 2017
Sr Product Manager
Symantec Corporation
- Managed product roadmap and development for DLP products.
- Developed OEM and reseller partnerships with technology providers.
- Led products from inception to release, executing on GTM strategy, enabling Sales, Services and Support for ongoing customer success.
- Nurtured relationships with large enterprise customers worldwide.
- Led analyst responses for the business unit resulting in leadership positions in the market.
2014 - 2015
Head of Product Management
Doctella
- Developed product roadmap and strategy for bootstrapped healthcare product available for patients and doctors on iOS, Android and web.
- Developed requirements and managed all aspects of product design and development.
2013 - 2014
Head of Product Management
Pivot-it
- Developed roadmap for SAAS app - for sales teams to collaborate on deals with customers and partners.
- Developed requirements and managed all aspects of product design and development.
2011 - 2013
Sr Product Manager
Symantec Corporation
- Managed an overhaul of the end-customer management SAAS app used by partners and resellers.
- Operationalized go-to-market plans for the SMB market, including channel enablement programs.
2010 - 2011
VP Product Management
PepperMob
- Developed positioning, strategy, roadmap and requirements for the mobile CRM product on iOS and Android.
- Built from the ground up, a management console for customers to deploy and manage the service – including design, architecture and rollout to customers.
- Developed partnerships with mobile eco system and enterprise applications including Salesforce.com and Bo.
- Developed the functional architecture and requirements for data management - integration, access and sync.
- Designed the reporting product, converting customers’ Salesforce.com reports to interactive mobile dashboards.
2008 - 2010
Director Product Management
Skyfire
- Responsible for delivery of growth partnerships (distribution & monetization), developed roadmap and requirements.
- Managed partner customizations/integrations, product planning, scoping, prioritization and success metrics.
- Managed product requirements for end user lifecycle, user portal, API’s and Search, in an Agile environment.
- Developed data science architecture and requirements for product usage analytics, operational metrics and user data, to enable data-driven product and business decisions.
- Led and drove from concept to implementation several critical company milestones – new platforms, multi data-center infrastructure, international rollout, user management (6M users), partner enablement.
2006 - 2008
Sr Program Manager
Cisco Systems
- Developed and managed prioritization processes for a project portfolio.
- Re-engineered Finance and Portfolio Management processes.
- Managed a strategic Sales ops initiative that increased revenue bookings.
- Developed an RFP for a large IT project.
2000 - 2005
Sr Program Manager
Sun Microsystems
- Enabled cross functional council, developed plans and resourcing models for new product introductions.
- Led cross-functional ERP project teams to design and implement solutions to improve business processes and achieve cost savings.
Project History
Highland App
https://highlandapp.com/Hired the team and built a SAAS data migration product. Led the team from concept to launch.
The client needed to build a tool that could be used make data migrations faster and reusable. I was hired as the head of product for the client. I put together a team of engineers and designers and led the team through design, development, go to market activities and launch.
Education
1998 - 2000
Master's Degree in Business Administration
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
1994 - 1998
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
University of Pune - India