Hari Sanka

About Hari Sanka

I enjoy the work I get to do regarding Product Management, Portfolio Planning and Partner Management. As someone who is passionate about creating mobile devices that offer the best everyday user experience to customers, I am fortunate to have successfully developed multiple Smartphone & Tablet products from concept to launch on a global market scale with multiple fortune 500 technology companies.As part of product planning, the most rewarding work I do is evaluating the most promising and appealing product opportunities: which ones should be pursued, which are best left for others, based on corporate strategy and priorities.My favorite time as a product manager is spent in learning about technology trends and understanding market and industry insights by being on top of current & emerging competition, in order to strategize product direction and build product roadmaps.In order to asses a business opportunity, while targeting a particular market segment, I enjoy understanding the analytics that go into market sizing and pricing strategy while ensuring cost targets are not compromised on product feature functionality.I love evangelizing product strategy, vision, benefits and value proposition with internal & external stakeholders to get their buyin and focus, as successful products can only be built through collaboration.While balancing superior customer experience, product cost and execution time, the most rewarding part of the job is making those “tough trade-off” decisions and seeing product launch feedback.Leadership Profile 20+ years in Technology Industry14+ Years’ Product ManagementPortfolio PlanningPartnership ManagementBuy-In for Product VisionProduct Definition from ConceptsTechnical & Business Trade-offsEvaluate & Manage Product P & LCustomer Experience AdvocateCreating/Launching New ProductsAnticipate Emerging TechnologiesTeam Building & Mentoring

Experience

1. Associate Director, Portfolio Planning & Product Management - Device Marketing

   Verizon

   Jul 2015 — Present · Basking Ridge, NJ, US

   Lead portfolio planning, strategy, and product management for smartphones and tablets. Conceptualize and define market-differentiated products. Engage product lifecycle management. Manage schedules. Secure leadership and cross-functional team buy-in and approval. Collaborate with diverse set of stakeholders. Optimize product portfolio. Reduce costs. Strengthen partnerships. Serve as customer advocate. Monitor product P&L and emerging technologies. Evaluate product profitability.

Education

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Bachelors in Engineering

• Wayne State University

  Masters in Computer Sciences

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  MBA, Marketing & Finance, Marketing, Finance and Strategy

Skills

• Telecommunications
• Product Development
• Tablets
• Wireless
• Mobility
• Lte
• Android
• Mobile Communications
• Product Roadmap
• Program Management
• Mobile Technology
• Product Entry Strategy
• Voip
• Market Analysis
• Smartphones
• Product Planning
• Gprs
• Product Requirement Definition
• Portfolio Management
• Software Development
• Accessories
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Gsm
• Product Management
• Strategy
• Product Marketing