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Vinodha Ravichandran

Stuttgart

Summary

  • Expertise in eCommerce order management, payment systems, digital transformation projects and Industrial workflow automation projects.
  • Successfully led initiatives in startup SaaS environments, optimizing product roadmaps and scaling solutions.
  • Skilled in API integrations, ERP migrations, and customer-centric product development.
  • Passionate about driving cross-functional collaboration and delivering business value through innovation.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Product Manager - Payments | ERP

SIGNA Sports United
05.2023 - 04.2024
  • Managed end-to-end implementation of capabilities/features for Payment and Post Payment experience on the Ecommerce sites (multiple regions and markets). (including payment integrations, KYC, Fraud management, Gift card, refunds, compliance, chargebacks).
  • Led cross-functional teams in delivering successful projects, achieving objectives within budget and schedule.
  • Developed user stories and acceptance criteria to drive the development of new features.
  • Identified, analyzed, qualified, and prioritized functional and business requirements, focusing on ERP processes and IT systems.
  • Maintained and prioritized product backlog and roadmap according to business value.
  • Defined and redefined product vision, defined stories, acceptance criteria, and epics by analyzing and coordinating requirements from stakeholders (BRD, SRD).
  • Coordinated with Developers for work estimation, release planning and product documentation. Collaborated with other Product Owners and Managers on cross domain topics.
  • Planned and Executed - Daily Stand-ups, Backlog refinement, Roadmap prioritization and retrospective.


Projects: ERP database upgrade - ERP migration to SAP - Gift card Implementation - Jersey configurator implementation - Twint Payment implementation.

Freelance Product Manager - Energy Management

Minnotra
02.2024 - Current
  • Developed project plans that included timelines, milestones, and resource allocation to ensure successful project completion.
  • Efficiently communicated and collaborated with external contract teams and stakeholders to drive project success.


PROJECTS: EMS software optimization, Asset Management Software, Temperature Alert Mobile App.

Product Owner - Payments & Checkout

Spread Group
02.2022 - 05.2023
  • Researched and implemented payment solutions that optimized customer checkout experiences, boosting conversion rates by 6%.
  • Managed end-to-end implementation of capabilities/features for Payment and Post Payment experience on the Ecommerce sites (multiple regions and markets). (including payment integrations, KYC, Fraud management, Coupon tool, refunds, compliance, chargebacks).
  • Collaborated with UX designers and developers to create a seamless and intuitive checkout flow.


PROJECTS: Business case (PayPal B2B payments), Prepayment implementation, Refunds management features - Financial Commander (internal tool) improvements, Payment Service migration support, Checkout Optimization, Checkout (proof of concept) for Commercetools and Microsoft Dynamics 365 integration


Product Owner - Order Management

Spread Group
06.2021 - 02.2022
  • Led cross-functional teams to successfully launch and iteratively optimize order management service.
  • Developed user stories and acceptance criteria to drive the development of new features.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives.
  • Conducted market research and competitor analysis to inform product roadmaps and prioritize feature development.
  • Implemented Shopify Fulfillment feature, resulting in streamlined order processing and improved inventory management.
  • Analyzed customer feedback and market trends to identify opportunities for continuous improvement in Order Management processes.


PROJECTS: Return-to-sender flow MVP, Order management service migration, Tax and invoice flow optimization, Financial Commander, Coupon tool improvement, Tax compliance solutions, Cumulative invoices.


Product Management - Working student

Spread Group
11.2020 - 05.2021
  • Developed and managed user stories and product backlog for order management and Payment projects.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and prioritize features for product development.
  • Conducted user research and testing to inform product decision-making and drive customer satisfaction.
  • Managed product launch timelines and budgets, resulting in successful product launches with minimal delays or cost overruns.
  • Supported the Scrum team by facilitating sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospective meetings.
  • Supported tasks in other Product department (Production, Customer success, Marketplace CYO and Teamshirts) to gain experience in other domains of E-Commerce product life cycle and Business Units.

Product Manager intern

bookingkit
10.2019 - 03.2020
  • Collaborated with product and engineering teams to identify and implement product improvements based on customer feedback.
  • Assisted customers with product inquiries, providing accurate and detailed information about product features and benefits.
  • Presented business case and break even analysis for Kiosk and Handheld POS integration.


Learnings: Hubspot integration delivery, walkme integration roll out, Booking Calendar and Payment flow
Optimization.

Technical Operations Analyst

Amazon
01.2017 - 09.2018
  • Managed a team of 6+ Quality Analysts for a project (Worker performance analysis and cost analysis (Vendor management)).
  • Participating in the requirement gathering with clients, forming focus groups with stakeholders, documenting scope, processes, risks, alternatives and preparing business case document.
  • Identified gaps in Amazon selection and partnered with vendor managers to rope in new sellers and brands in Amazon platform for various marketplace.
  • Responsible for timeline management and delivering the project as per deadline
  • Responsible for directly engaging with the internal clients to understand the requirements and use case translation and elucidation of the same to the dev team.
  • Delivered presentations of findings and recommendations to multiple levels of stakeholders.

Quality Analyst

Amazon
01.2016 - 12.2016
  • Worked with engineering and the data warehouse teams to enable the appropriate capture and storage of key data points.
  • Assisted in designing process pipelines for data ow there by facilitating vendor addition into respective marketplaces.
  • Developed configuration for data collection using Selenium IDE, applying Xpaths and regex and performed configuration related code reviews.
  • Performed quality analysis, feasibility checks based on Program Managers requirements and for internal process requirements, also experienced to perform Logdata analysis (Linux, Kibana).
  • Prioritized and resolved trouble tickets raised by stakeholders and was responsible for sharing timelines for internal processes.
  • Interacting with Stakeholders for feature developments and performed UAT for final product.
  • Performed Pareto analysis to identify opportunities for improvement and visualized the data.
  • Responsible as an SME on specific business quality processes.

Production Editor - Springer Journals

Scientic Publishing Services Pvt Ltd
09.2014 - 01.2016
  • Responsible for communicating with writers, editors, clients, and vendors to ensure the publication meets quality standards and deadlines
  • Developed and maintained a network of the relevant key decision makers within the relevant subject area
  • Responsible for planning and approving assignments for writers and editors
  • Responsible for scientic conference planning, budgeting, and event management
  • Worked on content writing and webpage content management
  • Responsible for overall content strategy for the conferences.

Assistant Managing Editor

OMICS International USA
07.2013 - 05.2014
  • Responsible for communicating with writers, editors, clients, and vendors to ensure the publication meets quality standards and deadlines
  • Developed and maintained a network of the relevant key decision makers within the relevant subject area
  • Responsible for planning and approving assignments for writers and editors
  • Responsible for scientic conference planning, budgeting, and event management
  • Worked on content writing and webpage content management
  • Responsible for overall content strategy for the conferences.

Education

MBA in International Business (Finance) -

IUBH University of Applied Sciences At Bad Honnef

B.Tech in Biotechnology -

Jeppiaar Engineering College, Anna University
Chennai, India
07-2013

Skills

  • Product Strategy & Roadmapping
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe 60, Lean Agile, Six sigma, 5why analysis
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Market Research & Analysis
  • Data Analytics & Decision Making
  • A/B Testing
  • Python
  • Jira
  • Figma
  • Excel
  • SQL
  • PowerBI
  • SAP S4/HANA (FiCo, MM)
  • Salesforce
  • Grafana
  • Google Analytics
  • Adobe Analytics
  • Hubspot
  • Servicenow
  • Basic system design knowledge (Miro, Figma), API integrations, Data structures, GitHub, ReactJS, SQL, HTML, CSS

Certification

  • Advanced Supply Chain Management Certification Course, 2/2024 - Present/ IIT Roorkee (in progress)
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), 12/2021, Scrum Alliance, bcert.me/ssjqhgyhn
  • Digital Transformation in Supply Chains, 03/2024, PMI, Linkedin


Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Intermediate (B1)

Timeline

Freelance Product Manager - Energy Management

Minnotra
02.2024 - Current

Product Manager - Payments | ERP

SIGNA Sports United
05.2023 - 04.2024

Product Owner - Payments & Checkout

Spread Group
02.2022 - 05.2023

Product Owner - Order Management

Spread Group
06.2021 - 02.2022

Product Management - Working student

Spread Group
11.2020 - 05.2021

Product Manager intern

bookingkit
10.2019 - 03.2020

Technical Operations Analyst

Amazon
01.2017 - 09.2018

Quality Analyst

Amazon
01.2016 - 12.2016

Production Editor - Springer Journals

Scientic Publishing Services Pvt Ltd
09.2014 - 01.2016

Assistant Managing Editor

OMICS International USA
07.2013 - 05.2014

MBA in International Business (Finance) -

IUBH University of Applied Sciences At Bad Honnef

B.Tech in Biotechnology -

Jeppiaar Engineering College, Anna University
Vinodha Ravichandran