Ritesh Deshpande
Berlin
Summary
Seasoned Associate Product Manager with 8+ years of experience, uniquely blending a robust quality assurance background with a sharp, strategic product vision. I excel at leading cross-functional teams to identify critical customer needs and deliver market-winning solutions, driving success from roadmap to GTM through data-driven decisions and impactful UI design.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
10
10
Certification
Work History
Associate Product Manager
Unosecur
Bengaluru
03.2025 - 07.2025
- Responsible for creating, updating, and maintaining product documentation (manuals, PRDs), and managing the product backlog in alignment with the strategic vision for the 'Unified Identity Fabric.'
- Actively engage with customers to understand their needs, provide demos, gather feedback, and translate these insights into actionable product specifications, driving the implementation and release of impactful features.
- Ensure high-quality product releases through thorough sanity checks and QA participation, while monitoring and analyzing customer metrics to inform product decisions.
- Work closely with a wide range of teams (Founder, Sales, Engineering, Design, QA, Marketing) to ensure seamless product development and launches, contributing to Unosecur's market growth in the cybersecurity sector.
Regression Test Engineer
Juniper Networks (Mist Systems)
Bengaluru
04.2021 - 03.2025
- Developed and executed test strategies, providing actionable insights to improve product quality and user experience.
- Led testing efforts for Mist AI, Mist Experience and Mist Validation mobile products on AWS and GCP across Android and iOS platforms, ensuring reliability and performance.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Development teams to align QA processes with business goals.
- Mentored new team members, driving process adoption and enhancing team efficiency.
Senior QA Engineer
Embibe
Bengaluru
02.2020 - 04.2021
- Conducted end-to-end testing for web and mobile apps across B2B, B2C, and B2G domains using tools like Jira, TestRail, and SQL.
- Led QA for the 'Embibe App for Jio' ensuring seamless performance across web, mobile and Set-Top Boxes.
- Partnered with automation teams to optimize test coverage and efficiency.
Test Engineer
Tesco
Bengaluru
11.2018 - 12.2019
- Designed and executed test plans for POS software, focusing on transactions, check-out and payments in Agile environments.
- Performed regression and UAT testing, ensuring a seamless checkout experience across various payment methods.
Business Technology Analyst (QA)
Deloitte USI (Offices of the US)
Bengaluru
06.2017 - 07.2018
- Reduced system defects by 35% through rigorous functional and regression testing, improving performance and reliability.
- Utilized SQL to analyze data and optimize test processes, contributing to on-time project delivery.
Support Consultant
Allscripts
Pune
09.2016 - 02.2017
- Resolved client issues for healthcare software via Salesforce CRM, ensuring smooth operations and customer satisfaction.
QA Engineer/Compliance Tester
Ubisoft
Pune
08.2014 - 03.2015
- Conducted cross-platform testing for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, ensuring compliance and performance benchmark.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) - Electronics and Telecommunications
University of Pune
Pune01.2017
Skills
- Product management and strategy
- Quality assurance
- Feature implementation
- Market research and analysis
- Stakeholder communication
- Cross-functional collaboration
- User experience design
- Product design
- Wireframing and prototyping
- Customer feedback analysis
- Feature prioritization
- Strategic planning
- IT project management
- Agile methodology
- Product lifecycle management
- Product documentation
- Customer feedback integration
Certification
- Airtribe Product Management Launchpad
- Becoming a product manager: A complete guide
- Aha! Product Management Professional Certificate
- CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference) for English language proficiency level (C1)
Tools / Software
Microsoft Office, Salesforce CRM, HTML5, CSS, Adobe XD, Balsamiq, FigmaAI, Draw.io, Sketch, Jira, ClickUp, TestRail, Bugzilla, slides.io, Miro, Productboard, Scribe, ChatPRD, Amplitude
Accomplishments
- Above and Beyond awards, appreciation from the CEO of Juniper Networks for the years 2023 and 2024
- Achieved 5/5 VoC (Voice of Customer) for two months in a row at Allscripts
- Employee of the Quarter, Ubisoft
Timeline
Associate Product Manager
Unosecur
03.2025 - 07.2025
Regression Test Engineer
Juniper Networks (Mist Systems)
04.2021 - 03.2025
Senior QA Engineer
Embibe
02.2020 - 04.2021
Test Engineer
Tesco
11.2018 - 12.2019
Business Technology Analyst (QA)
Deloitte USI (Offices of the US)
06.2017 - 07.2018
Support Consultant
Allscripts
09.2016 - 02.2017
QA Engineer/Compliance Tester
Ubisoft
08.2014 - 03.2015
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) - Electronics and Telecommunications
University of Pune
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