Ankur Sharma

About Ankur Sharma

Goal-driven Product Engineering leader focused on product delivery and strategic planning. Proven success in building products ground up - from ideation to development to its launch. Solid track record of designing and solving complex distributed system problems. A total of 13+ years of industry experience with 5+ years in managing teams of various sizes and skills.Highly experienced in building and leading large Technology + Product teams which continuously raise the bar on delivery through ownership and innovation. Focused on speed and scale that helps drive organizational goals towards profitability and efficiency.Strong techno-functional product leader with experience across Ecommerce platforms and core retail and manufacturing systems. Varied industry experience ranging across Investment Banking, Supply Chain, Logistics, Retail, Textile, Manufacturing and software servicesSpecialties: Start-Ups, Product Management, Communication, Entrepreneurship, Business Analysis, Project Management, Program Management, Finding Customer Problems and Designing User Friendly Solutions, Improving Business Processes and Decision Making by Augmentation with Analytics & AI/ML based Platforms (with Web/Mobile Applications).I thrive in bringing Order to Chaos. A collaborative leader with excellent problem-solving skills driving results in an extremely fast paced environment of Startups. Proven track record of cross functional leadership and leading teams in delivering customer-focused enterprise applications. Background in software development and product management.

Experience

1. Product Development Engineering Manager

   Blue Yonder

   Dec 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Redesigned and migrated Event Notification Server from C++ to Java, building a cloud-native service with Spring Boot and Kafka.• Led architecture, design, and delivery from scratch, ensuring high availability and scalability.• Successfully deployed to all enterprise customers in production, enabling faster event processing and long-term platform stability.• Owned End to End delivery of complex and large-scale cross-functional initiatives, to ensure delivery within time and budget with project completion with 94% successful closure rate in Transportation Management System (TMS) • Efficiently estimated the work efforts of a project by designing a detailed plan for the team and ensure 95%+ forecast accuracy and forecast to plan for over 10+ projects.• Oversaw integration of external technology by leading over 26+ Developers, 3 Architects, 5 QA and 2 UI/UX designers from three different companies resulting in 10M$ of sales quarterly.• With experience in product management have strong track record of delivering impactful products in logistics, supply chain, e-commerce, or related industries using Gen-AI.• Delivered projects from initiation to closure with an NPS score of 4.5/5 • Managed partner team end to end including invoicing, time and effort management and schedule management.• Suggested solutions to meet client expectations to Improved quality by 46%, cut lead times 32%, cut costs 25%.

Education

• Amity University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

• Punjab Technical University

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communication Engineering

  2007 — 2011

Skills

• Nosql
• Javaserver Pages (Jsp)
• Jsp
• Advance Java
• Tomcat
• Data Structures
• Teamwork
• Sql
• Hibernate
• Java Web Services
• Algorithms
• Html
• Microsoft Office
• Javascript
• Spring Framework
• Oracle
• Object-Oriented Programming (Oop)
• Photoshop
• C
• Databases
• Mongodb
• Microsoft Excel
• Strategic Planning
• Public Speaking
• Core Java
• Servlets
• Mysql
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Word
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Java
• Oop
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Ajax
• Jboss Application Server