Arvind Muthukrishnan -­‐ MBA (Systems), MIT LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/arvindmuthukrishnan Email: arvindmuthukrishnan@gmail.com Phone: (408) 332 6406
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Total professional experience of 6 years with a specific focus on mobile applications Experienced Product Management Guru (Mobile, Social, Web and Next Generation platforms) Specialize in Mobile Applications, Social, and Multi-­‐Screen experiences Experience in designing Hybrid and Native Applications for iOS, Android and Windows platforms Experience in leading a team of 25+ members for successful delivery in an Agile environment Certified Scrum Master MBA (Systems) from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, India Masters in Information Technology from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA Passionate about gadgets, building great consumer experiences and disrupting an existing market Professional Experience Director of Products, Mobile – Findly LLC (Jan 2013 – Present) Products -­‐ The Findly Talent Hive (Multichannel), mBee (Mobile Web), Keeper Move (iOS and Android), Wax Mobile, All Next Gen Native Apps General Responsibilities: • Own the entire product lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical execution • Responsible for creating product wireframes, user stories and other product related artifacts • Hire, train and groom junior product managers to be the knowledge house of the organization • Be a Scrum Product Owner and lead a 10 member team to delivery key product functionalities • Responsible for managing key relationships with partners and vendors • Responsible for working with marketing team to create collaterals for specific marketing demos • Responsible for creating an award winning experience for our Employee Referral Product Product Responsibilities: Findly Talent Hive – Community Of and For Job Seekers • Conceptualize and design a responsive Pollinator 2.0 framework to increase the conversion rates of job seekers to join our talent hive (community of job seekers) • Highly customizable framework allows our clients to add brand specific messages, easily tweak the experience based on job seekers interest graph • Responsible for acquiring and engaging Job Seekers actively in our community • Responsible for increasing the conversion rates in pollinators (social connectors) by performing AB testing and implementing the right experience for our target market mBee – One-­‐click Apply to Jobs across different brands • Design and create a product to enable job seekers to perform One-­‐Click Apply to job across different brands and disparate systems • Allows the candidate to re-­‐use information across different job boards • Allows brands to capture the job seeker’s interest graph and send targeted job promotions Keeper Move – Hiring Manager and Recruiter App to process Job Requisitions • Create a mobile app to allow hiring managers and recruiters to make a fast, quality hire on time •
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Hiring Managers can easily pull up all their open requisitions and process candidates on the Go Search for candidates and pull up their profile on the app during the interview process Designed an easy Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down metaphor to accept and reject candidates Wax Mobile – Brand Specific Mobile Career Site to Search and Apply for Jobs • Design a framework to allow clients to create a custom mobile careers website • Integrate mBee into Wax to allow seamless transition between the career site and one-­‐click job apply Senior Product Manager, Mobile – WeatherBug, Earth Networks (June 2012 – Jan 2013) Products -­‐ iOS, Android, Windows 8, Chrome App, Desktop and other Mobile apps Responsibilities: • Own and Manage the entire product life cycle from strategic planning to tactical execution • Owned the Windows 8 app launch from concept to release (Featured and Top Rated Weather App) • Lead the team to deliver a localized Windows 8 native app in less than 4 weeks – 26 languages • Own and execute the roadmap for popular WeatherBug iOS and Android apps (Ranked within Top 3) • Responsible for making the Android Paid App as No.1 in Google Play Store (WeatherBug Elite) • Responsible for user acquisition and visitor/page view growth across all platforms • Responsible for designing the next generation hybrid user experience across mobile and online products • Responsible for owning the wireframe creation process across all platforms and form factors • Driving a solution set across development teams (primarily Development/Engineering, and Marketing Communications) through market requirements, product contract, and positioning • Developing and implementing Go-­‐To Market plan, working with several cross-­‐functional departments • Responsible for managing key strategic partner relationships (OEMs, Platform, Vendor Organizations) Functionalities Designed: Metro Experience (Windows 8 App), Localization (26 languages), Social Sharing, Lifestyle Forecasts, Storm Tracker Product / Strategic Account Manager (Mobile / Social / Web Services) – Photon Inc (Feb 2008 – June 2012) Client -­‐ Macys.com Products -­‐ Macy’s iOS/Android Apps, Bloomingdales iOS/Android Apps, Mobile Web, Web Services (APIs) Responsibilities: • Consult and execute mobile product roadmap for Macys and Bloomingdales • Responsible for identifying the technology trends and suggesting new features (Innovation Roadmaps) • Product Roadmap included Mobile Website, Web Services and Mobile/Tablet Apps (iOS and Android apps) • Responsible for analyzing use cases and taking decisions around the use of hybrid/native frameworks • Responsible for creating product wireframes and working with design team to produce visual mockups • Create functional user stories to detail out the exact requirements of the product • Proactively analyze the market trends and identify how we can stay a notch ahead of the competition • Participate in daily stand ups, project meetings, bug triages and whatever it takes to deliver the product • Design hybrid frameworks which allows to port HTML5 pages across iOS and Android platforms • Responsible for defining the input and output signatures for mobile services (REST API’s) • Co-­‐ordinate with the services team to ensure the APIs are developed with long term focus • Manage cross-­‐functional relationships within the organization and positively influence the team • Responsible for leading and managing the offshore engineering team to ensure successful delivery • Responsible for integrating the wedding registry experiences into the flagship mobile apps Functionalities Designed: Configurable Hybrid Frameworks, Barcode Scanner, Mobile Coupons, Product Catalogs (Browse, Search and Narrow By), Wedding Registry, Reviews and Ratings, Checkout, Location based services, Push Notifications, Stores (Search, Details and Driving Directions), WSSG (API definition) Client -­‐ Walgreens Products -­‐ Walgreens iOS and Android Apps Responsibilities: • Participate in the strategy planning sessions for Walgreen’s mobile roadmap (initial two phases) • Responsible for identifying the technology trends and suggesting new features (Innovation Roadmaps) • Product Roadmap included Mobile and Tablet Apps (iOS and Android apps) • Responsible for ideating the Refill by Scan feature, which has been one of the order winners for Walgreens • Responsible for analyzing use cases and taking decisions around the use of hybrid/native frameworks • Create functional user stories to detail out the exact requirements of the product • Participate in daily stand ups, project meetings, bug triages and whatever it takes to deliver the product • Design hybrid frameworks which allows to port HTML5 pages across iOS and Android platforms Functionalities Designed: Configurable Hybrid Frameworks, Refill by Scan (Barcode Scanner), Mobile Coupons, Product Catalogs (Browse, Search and Narrow By), Reviews and Ratings, Checkout, Location based services, Push Notifications, Stores (Search, Details and Driving Directions), Client – Glu Games Product – gWorld (Standalone App and In-­‐Game Features) Functionalities Designed: Social Network for Gamers, Web 2.0 (Communities, Discussion Forums and Chat), Gamification (Badges and Check-­‐Ins), Social Integration (Facebook and Twitter Connect), Push Notifications Academics Post Graduate Diploma in Systems Management (MBA Systems) Masters in Information Technology (MIT) Bachelor of Engineering (B.E – Electronics & Communication) S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA Anna University, India Certifications and Trainings •
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Certified Scrum Master Trained Six Sigma Green Belt by KPMG Certified in Basics of Supply Chain Management by APICS (USA) Awards and Honours •
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Best Newcomer of the Year (2008) and Best Employee of the Year (2011) Guest Speaker on mobile trends in various conferences (TEDx, Twitter Meetups etc) Apr ‘08 3.40/4.0 Apr ‘07 3.56/4.0 May ‘06 84.89%