Harish Ranganathan

About Harish Ranganathan

21 years of Product and Technology expertise- Managed Launch of Software, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Promotions & Subscription Services- Delivered product launches and technology presentations, product positioning, market insights and opportunities, business reviews & outbound communications- Formerly Technology Evangelist who delivered highly rated sessions, hackathons for Developers, Architects, C levelaudiences, Technology, Business Decision Makers- Passionate on Technology trends, Consumer behaviour, Social Media and competitive landscapeCORE LAUNCHProven experience working with marketing, sales & operations in launching Software, Hardware and Consumer electronics devices & Subscription Services. Working with Partners, Early adopters to gather feedback. Experience with webinars, 1:1 briefings, social media, influencer marketing for Indian/global market. Excellent English presentation, written, and verbal communication skills. Ability to effectively lead, inspire, and mentor direct and indirectly through communities. Strength in collaborating with cross-functional teams, across geographies, including executive management, product management, operations, sales and marketing. Metric driven, comfortable working with data to draw and share insights with stakeholders, leadership.PROGRAM MANAGEMENTDelivering complex programs that span across multiple engineering/marketing orgs with dependencies. Stakeholder management, resolving architectural challenges/conflicts and dealing with ambiguity. Expertise in Pricing, Search Ads, Subscription Services, Devices Software, Android Apps, E-Readers, Digital Payments, Wallets, eCommerce.TECHNOLOGY EVANGELISMDeliver technical briefings, nurture ecosystem of Developers, Designers, Partners and Communities. Evangelize new APIs, Developer Tools, UX specifications and Technology best practices. Work end to end from wireframes, design, development to Appstore submission.

Experience

1. Senior Technical Program Manager

   Amazon

   Nov 2013 — Present · Chennai, IN

   Driving the Pricing strategy for Digital Goods. Delivering competitive pricing for Video, Music and other Digital offerings. Bundling and Packaging Subscription Offers with Alexa, Tablets and E-Readers. Cross product up-selling/marketing. Working across hardware/software teams to drive towards release milestones. Working with partner teams to drive launch momentum.Hold the forte in communications both internal/external and provide regular updates to leadership, business teams across org level. Fluency in English, Tamil & Hindi.Observing industry trends and providing inputs to teams when building the product roadmap. Help in resolving cross team dependencies. Working from the point of Customer benefits to translate into business requirements for the product roadmap. Responsibilities include Product Marketing to internal Clients making them Onboard the Platform. Inward communications/Strategy/Roadmap and Resource Planning.Earlier, worked for the Retail Payments business, Fire Tablets Division. Managed release of Software/Hardware deliveries for Tablets. In Payments business, Integrated new payment processors and managed purchase workflow, returns and launch of better integrated Shopping App. The Android shopping app experience improvements brought in a significant purchase success ratio for Amazon.

Education

• Loyola Institute Of Business Administration

  Certificate Program, Selling Skills and Sales Operations

  2013 — 2013

• University of Madras

  MCA, Computers

  2000 — 2003

Skills

• Program Management
• Technical Program Management
• Cloud Computing
• Web Applications
• Community Outreach
• Mobile Devices
• Engineering Management
• Asp.net
• Pre-Sales
• Mobile Applications
• Technology Evangelism
• Agile Methodologies
• Tfs
• Product Launch
• Windows Azure
• Partner Management
• People Management
• Sharepoint
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Strategic Alliances
• .net
• Html 5
• Ios Development
• Payments
• Distributed Systems
• Competitive Analysis
• Microsoft Technologies
• Software Engineering
• Consulting
• Team Management
• Emerging Payments
• Team Leadership
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Web Technologies
• Product Marketing
• Mobile Phone Apps
• Software Design
• Mobility Strategy