Arun Pahal

About Arun Pahal

Adaptable, energetic and result oriented professional with a comprehensive experience of 15 years in Media and Entertainment with specialization in Content Management, Acquisitions, Rights Management, Planning & Scheduling, Asset Management and Metadata management. Adaptable and ability to prioritize the work and manage the complex projects under aggressive timelines; highly ethical, trustworthy and discreet. Key o Define product roadmap. Drive backlog creation and manage backlog priorities and product feature releaseso Oversee product development and release lifecycle. Launch new products and features, test product functions and performance, and iterate quickly. Ensure on time delivery of new product and/or features. o Understand solution options and technology capabilities. Work with solution architect and development team to define the right technology solutiono Manage external vendors on product development and supporto Keep alignment with business groups on strategic vision and business prioritieso Educate business users to understand how to improve business efficiency and enable new business models with technologyo Be a thought leader to drive innovations.o Provide guidance and directions to business analysts. Provide training to business analyst on technology, product, leading practice and methodology.o Lead business meetings and interviews. Proactively communicate and collaborate with business stakeholders. Understand business process, issues, use cases, requirements, product functions, system integrations and data flow in depth. o Create functional & non-functional requirements, user stories, as-is and to-be process flows, screen and interface designs, data flow diagrams, reporting and data requirements and data mapping documents.o Drive innovations and efficiency by implementing new business process through technology solutions. Define business rules, wireframes and system functionso Work closely with architect and developers to translate business requirements into technology design and solution. o Work with product manager to lead sprint planning and other project activities required by Agile software development methodologyo Work closely with the business community and testing team to define and execute system testing. Lead user acceptance testing of applications to ensure the quality of the delivered requirements and overall health of the systemo Manage change management and training. Create user manuals and training documents. Conduct user trainings and drive smooth and efficient implementation of changes

Experience

1. Product Manager

   Amazon

   Mar 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

   o Manage product lifecycle from conception to launch. o Define product roadmap. Drive backlog creation and manage backlog priorities and product feature releaseso Oversee product development and release lifecycle. Launch new products and features, test product functions and performance, and iterate quickly. Ensure on time delivery of new product and/or features. o Understand solution options and technology capabilities. Work with solution architect and development team to define the right technology solutiono Manage external vendors on product development and support• Work as a strategic partner of the businesso Be the liaison between business and technologyo Keep alignment with business groups on strategic vision and business prioritieso Educate business users to understand how to improve business efficiency and enable new business models with technologyo Be a thought leader to drive innovations.• Lead a team of business analysts o Provide guidance and directions to business analysts. Provide training to business analyst on technology, product, leading practice and methodology.

Education

• Maharshi Dayanand University

  B.E, Computer Science

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Test Planning
• Test Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Manual Testing
• Hp Quality Center
• Business Analysis
• Api Testing
• Test Cases
• User Acceptance Testing
• Process Improvement
• Agile Methodologies
• Sql
• Quality Center
• Tfs
• Sdlc
• Regression Testing
• Digital Asset Management
• Risk Based Testing
• Requirements Analysis
• Ibms
• Manual Test Execution
• General Insurance
• Testing
• Media Planning