Lakshman Somasundaram

About Lakshman Somasundaram

Helping build the future of LinkedIn. No matter where my career has taken me, I’ve always…

Experience

1. Director of Product Management

   Linkedin

   Apr 2023 — Present

   Having a blast leading two groups at LinkedIn: 1) Project X: We\'re the startup within LinkedIn, and we\'re changing the way members find and share work-related knowledge — starting with collaborative articles. As reported by The Verge (and what we\'re working to make true!):\"This project is a milestone, and may herald the start of a wider revolution for the web.\" 2) Infrequent Members: We\'re making LinkedIn work for the audiences where it traditionally hasn\'t. Our team looks after everything from LinkedIn\'s new user onboarding flows to our most powerful resurrection and retention levers across the site. Our team of 250 — including 14 product managers across AI, UX, platforms, and growth — is home to world-class engineers, designers, marketers, researchers, business analysts, data scientists, news editors, community builders, and partnership experts. I\'m always looking for smart, kind, and highly-driven people to join us — reach out if this is you!

Education

• Yale University

  Bachelor's Degree

• Tower Hill School

  Middle School Diploma

• Salesianum School

  High School Diploma

Skills

• Strategy
• Event Planning
• Business Strategy
• Consulting
• Sql
• Graphic Design
• Analytics
• Problem Solving
• Product Strategy
• Business Development
• Research
• Product Marketing
• Product Design
• Photography
• Data Analysis
• User Experience
• Project Management
• Leadership
• Public Policy
• Microsoft Excel
• Strategic Planning
• Marketing Strategy
• Social Impact
• Public Speaking
• Powerpoint
• Strategic Partnerships