harishshankaran

Head Of Product

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I am Harish. With over 18 years of rich experience in consulting, developing, and managing products across diverse domains and platforms, I am a seasoned product management professional. Working with leading startups, global agencies and renowned brands has equipped me with a robust understanding of consumer behavior and market dynamics.

In my recent endeavors, I've delved deep into the Web 3.0 domain, developing innovative solutions to address emerging challenges. Over the past two years, I've conceived & actively contributed the creation of AdMint – a pioneering campaign management tool designed to ease the foray of brands and SMBs into the world of Web 3.0.

My expertise lies in MVP development, product strategy formulation, GTM execution, and feature validation analysis. To add, I possess a keen acumen for product packaging and branding solutions, ensuring a seamless alignment with market needs and consumer preferences.

During my tenure as the Founder and Chief Product Officer at AdMint, I led all aspects of product development, from prototyping and design to testing and GTM strategies. Prior roles, including Head of Technology at Wavemaker and Director/PM at Maxus Global, have honed my skills in driving user-centric product strategies and fostering collaborations between startups and corporate entities.

Have also been a product consultant to successfully culminated projects, that further underscore my versatility and innate ability to translate complex technical requirements into user-friendly solutions. To cite some examples -

Fastn [www.fastn.com]  - End to end branding, launch, design, processes & delivery for this indigenous web development platform. 

Strasz Systems [https://www.strasz.com/about-strasz-assessment-systems/standard-setting-with-setscore/] - Understand the Assessments sector, scope the existing offline processes, outline a blueprint for an equivalent online platform and recommend features / tech-stack.

With a proven track record of success, and a passion for pioneering emerging tech solutions, I am poised to make significant contributions to projects I align with. 

Connect with me to explore how I can leverage my expertise to drive innovation and growth in your organization.


Experience: 11 years

Yearly salary: $150,000

Hourly rate: $75

Nationality: 🇮🇳 India

Residency: 🇮🇳 India


Experience

Founder / Chief Product Officer
AdMint
2022 - 2024
Responsible for all things product at AdMint - a campaign management tool for brands to plan, set up, execute & analyze Web3 campaigns. Owned overall product prototyping & design, UI/UX, user journeys, process flows, testing to GTM.
Head of Technology
Wavemaker [GroupM/WPP]
2019 - 2022
Headed Wavemaker's Tech division providing consultancy & tech services for 100+ clients across diverse categories. Initiated tech-led campaign strategies for global / Indian clients - Vodafone, L’Oreal, Mondeléz, Tata Motors, TCPL etc. Helped propel 10+ Automation projects across markets including global clients like Huawei, Beiersdorf, L'Oreal etc. Built global benchmarks & associated tools to evaluate Automation & Precision tech-stack readiness.
Director/PM - R&D Division
Maxus Global [GroupM/WPP]
2012 - 2019
Leverage multiple emerging technology platforms to create unique and powerful client communication strategies. Conceptualize, set-up and streamline product & prototype development across projects. Relationship building & partnerships between the vibrant Indian Startup ecosystem & our corporate clients.
Product Manager
SlideShare
2009 - 2011
Managed core site (www.slideshare.net) and other network apps. Responsible for site-wide checks and stats analysis to optimize performancee, UI/UX audits, A/B tests and set up of various viral and engagement loops. Helped in overall scaling, management and improvization of content related processes.
Content / Product Manager
GupShup Inc.
2005 - 2008
Managed content associated deliverables & workflows for Webaroo & SMS Gupshup product suites.

Skills

product-lead
product-manager
product-marketing
project-manager
english
hindi
malayalam