Bhanukumar Gangaraju

About Bhanukumar Gangaraju

Product Manager/Owner with 18+ years of rich accomplishment in Product Vision and strategy, Road maps, Business Analysis, Requirements Gathering, Planning and Delivery, Project Management and Quality Assurance. He is presently designated as AVP - Product Management in DBS Bank, Hyderabad, India.In-depth expertise on Product management, Business Analysis, Customer handling on APIs, Bank technology, Digital transformation, Marketing and e-commerce, Emerging Payments, Corporate Banking, Transaction Banking, Loans, Clearing and settlements, Retail Banking, and Risk domain.While working in Banking and Payments industry, Bhanu held different consulting positions with Fortune-500 companies including DBS Bank, Mastercard, Citi Bank, CLS Bank International and ANZ Bank etc. Banking Products/Functions- Digital Internet Banking Platform and Hosted payments platform for a Global Bank- Ecosystems, Open banking Customer Journey\'s(Fin-tech APIs), Lifestyle and Digital Wallet business- Cash Management and Payment solutions- Global payments and Regional payment solutions- Global settlements and Clearing (CLS FX, High value, Mass Payments, Domestic)- Payments Reconciliation and reporting solutions.Digital Marketing and E- commerce Products- Enterprise offers Platform (B2C)- Loyalty and digital e-commerce (B2C)- Web transformation and content management (B2B).Functional Expertise- Open Banking, Fin-tech integration, Digital wallet transformation, Ecosystems transformation- Digital E-commerce and website Transformation- Payments and Transaction Banking- Cash Management, Internet Banking, Settlements, and clearing- Project Leadership & Operating model transformation- Innovation & Process OptimizationBehavioral Strengths- Customer-focused approach - Quick yet prudent decision making- Full ownership & accountability - Culturally sensitive & adaptive- Collaborative & structured and Lean approach

Experience

1. Digital Product Manager

   DBS Bank

   May 2017 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Define and prioritize the business and consumer site requirements in partnership and collaboration with Partners, Biz Ops, Innovation teams, Technical architects, SMEs in line with DBS Agile practices.• Design/Narrate Customer Journey(s), Partner models, Composite APIs, API integration with Partners.• Narrate functional / non-functional business requirements (APIs)using JIRA by working closely with Partners, UI, Middleware and Source systems (Flex cube, WBSP, FTSP partners. LEAPS) etc• Estimate, Own and prioritize functional/business requirements as part of delivery pipeline. • On-board the Ecosystems Partners an ensure the API and Digital journeys and test them(UAT) all the way to Live.• Conceptualize ideas, articulate market requirements and associated risks, further work with Squads and business to make it more meaningful and frictionless products/solutions. • Continuous collaboration with business and innovation teams using the workshops, Partner pitch-in and developer’s nights and hackathons to bring in futuristic business ideas.• Have strong expertise handling Agile teams, Scrum and culture transformation and engage the teams with in the scope of the business roles.• Expertise in handling the Partner UATs, L3 co-ordination, Product demos, Market analysis and data analysis and reporting.

Education

• Adam Smith University of America - USA

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Business and Human Resource Management

  2006 — 2009

• International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)

  Advance Certification in Artificail Intelligence and Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

  2018 — 2018

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  B Tech, Computer Science and Engineering

  2002 — 2006

• Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

  EPDDPM - Executive Program in Data Driven Product Management, Product Management

  2020 — 2021