Vivek A Desai

0-1 to product innovation in the healthcare space using latest AI tech

Help shape products in the BFSI space

Building the next generation sport engagement and interactivity platform using patent pending AI tech!

• Worked with HR rewarding and employee engagement platform to deliver SaaS based service offerings • Managed the 3rd party integrations by creating a foundational layer which enabled adding 3rd party APIs such as HRMS, Collaboration platforms with ease • Led the experience redesign to ease user on boarding and subsequent product adoption • Set up the feature sprint process to keep it in line with the business goals by liaising with technology, design and leadership • Advised leadership on product strategy using customer & feature adjacencies • Built the reporting and insight engine to enable SaaS customer for self-serve analytics

• Managed the world’s first reverse auction engine for the real-estate space to reduce information asymmetry and enable price discovery • Worked with multiple teams to create a robust, marketable engine by defining roadmap, enabling implementation and driving adoption • Rehashed the product strategy to create more value by creating a low cost- low touch model • Changed UX to make it more intuitive to reduce any training required and increase user adoption • Reduced manpower requirements by 90% by automating tasks • Integrated telephony, SMS and CRM systems to create a robust customer centric engine • Supported the team during live auctions

• Developed solution roadmap for various AI use cases in FSI and retail using various models like self-serve, cloud-serve and on premise deployment • Worked on pre-sales for various engagements worth over $300k in areas of customer engagement, document processing, customer fraud and credit risk • Worked with various cloud service providers to champion a cloud-based SaaS model to open up a new revenue stream and service SMB customer segments • Liaised with the marketing and product team to develop a GTM strategy for the enterprise AI platform ‘Big Brain’ • Developed pricing strategies and partnerships for the platform and products for user feedback and joint GTM

Handle 3 products in the areas of marketing, sales and risk. Mreco is a recommendation engine which drives personalization in marketing content. Sreco enables sales have intelligent conversations with their customers. M2 is a model risk management tool allowing risk function track, govern, comply and manage. Own and develop the entire GTM strategy. End to end manage the development and marketing execution

Started in the year 2011, it offers services to post graduate students to provide career guidance and coaching to achieve their career goals. It has seen a steady growth in the number of institutions that it is working with since its inception Research, Resume and Recruitment - The pillars to a good career move. We have built this great platform that simplifies and focuses job application efforts. People seeking jobs can now fully understand the moves they are making by reading up about sectors, companies and roles, build resumes accordingly and apply to the best bet jobs. The experience is self-driven and hassle free and provides the best use of a job seeker's time.

Consulted with various firms to deliver technology roadmap & solutions in media & entertainment, built growth plan by industry analysis to a manufacturing company, marketing material for family run business, MIS design for a luxury hotel brand, built a sales operations system for trading companyHR strategy for manufacturing SME. Responded to RFPs and RFQs, handled business development and delivered consulting services to clients.

Did courses across Marketing, Operations & Strategy with live projects across various industries delivering industry level projects which were consistently rated high

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