Vijayalakshmi G.

Product Strategy & GTM @IBM India Software Labs | Ex-SAP | Ex-Founder | Author | Turning Customer Needs into Scalable AI-Driven SaaS Solutions | WICCI Financial Council Member

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I’m a Product Manager with 18 years of tech experience and am known for my expertise in UX, mapping customer journey and driving large cross-functional initiatives.

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At IBM, I lead go-to-market strategies with a focus on driving the commercial success of IBM's Integration portfolio. I'm really passionate about using experimentation and user feedback to solve consumer problems. Previously at SAP, I have played the role of a product manager, pre-sales and business process consultant in the area of Concur (Travel and Expense Solution), CX(Sales, Service and Marketing), CRM Loyalty and product recommendation. Achievements: * Drove a revenue of >$500M for a core banking AI driven solution. * Leveraged customer feedback and a prioritized feature roadmap to drive a 35% increase in product adoption. * Founder of FinSaathi, increased the MAU to 10,000 within 6months of Launch. I am a keen advocate of Design Thinking focused on creating customer-centric products and I have always been passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems. Beyond corporate leadership, I have authored a book on Blockchain, published a whitepaper selected by the Government of India, and facilitated Design Thinking workshops to reimagine customer journeys and drive adoption. As a Chief Product Owner & Co-founder, I Spearheaded the digital reinvention of a 40-year legacy family business, launching MVP powered by gamification to transform customer engagement.

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GTM Index

  1. IBMJOB
    1. Product Management Special…
      2Y 3M
  2. FINSAATHIJOB
    1. Founder - Goal Planner
      1Y 5M
  3. SAPJOB
    1. Senior Product Mgr
      6Y 9M
    2. PreSales & Business Proces…
      5Y 3M
  4. ROBERT BOSCHJOB
    1. Lead Consultant
      11M
  5. ACCENTUREJOB
    1. Senior Software Engg
      3Y 11M

Time in market 19Y 2MOpen 6Closed 5Stints 11

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  1. Job: IBM — Product Management Specialist - GTM · 2024-07 – present · 2y 1mo
  2. Job: FinSaathi — Founder - Goal Planner · 2024-04 – 2025-09 · 1y 5mo — Leading the digital transformation of a 1982 legacy MF distributor Built a mobile and web App focused to address common investment queries with Agentic AI and rule based automation keeping customer first mindset. Scaled to 10K users within 3 months.
  3. Job: SAP — Senior Product Manager · 2017-10 – 2024-07 · 6y 9mo
  4. Job: Robert Bosch LLC — Lead Consultant · 2011-08 – 2012-07 · 11 mo
  5. Job: Accenture — Senior Software Engg · 2007-08 – 2011-07 · 3y 11mo
  6. Job: SAP — PreSales & Business Process Consultant · 2012-07 – 2017-10 · 5y 3mo
  7. School: Imperial College Business School — Master of Business Administration - MBA
  8. School: UVCE — Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  9. School: Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management — Product Strategy, Product Strategy - Discovering, Developing, Managing and Marketing Products as a Business
  10. School: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore — Executive Education Programmes, Management Consulting : Driving Corporate Performance
  11. School: Good Shepherd School

Skills

Requirements GatheringAgile MethodologiesProduct VisionProduct StrategyGo-to-Market StrategyProduct LaunchABAPSAP CRMConsultingSQLPL/SQLSAPTestingQuickBooks Live Full Service BookkeepingMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeCross-functional Team LeadershipCommunicationCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

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