Ramana Gottipati
Vice President of Product Management & Adoption @8x8
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President of Product Management & Adoption @8x8
San Francisco, CA, US
Multiple cross-functional leadership roles to build Global SaaS business – Head of Product, Design, Back office systems, Partnerships and Strategic AlliancesProduct & Design* Built and led large product and design teams across multiple countries* Led key product initiatives to support two-dimensional business growth a) Geographic expansion of product offerings to 20+ countries b) Support large, distributed Midmarket/Enterprise customers* Developed product strategy to drive differentiation. Led cross-functional teams to deliver industry\'s 1st integrated UCaaS & CCaaS cloud platform with shared directory, presence, messaging and calling* Built the design team and revamped the UX across Mobile and Desktop clients. Adopted to mobile first approach, developed frameworks and design guidelines to deliver consistent experience across* Defined and delivered integrated Analytics platform to collect and process data from core switch and provide real-time actionable insights to customers, administrators and operations teams* Led strategic initiative to create new integrated meetings experience with HD-Video at scale on Mobile and Desktop clients. Built integrated calendaring and one-touch join experience from mobile clientsBack office systems & Process improvements* Led Backoffice teams to build Quoting and ordering app on Salesforce and migrated global sales teams from legacy windows application* Improved billing to reduce churn- added bill summary, payment options and multi-currency support* Simplified pricing, packaging from 400+ SKU \'s to 5 packages. Engaged X-functional teams with NPI process, worked closely with marketing teams for sales enablement and successful market launch Partnerships & Strategic Alliances* Evaluated build/buy/partner options and participated in key partnering and acquisition initiatives in Work Force Management, Quality Management, Messaging, Video and SMS areas* Evaluated and put together ISV strategy and GTM considerations
EDUCATION
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Exec-Ed
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
MBA
ABOUT RAMANA GOTTIPATI
Technology and Business executive with a track record of success in building teams, product strategies, partnerships and delivering solutions. Successfully managed large teams and led cross-functional initiatives within start-up and established companies. Over fifteen years of proven leadership, business acumen and technology experience in understanding, communicating and solving complex problems in Software, Media and Mobile industries.* Mobile/SaaS/Analytics/e-commerce * Global Product Strategy * Platforms/Partnerships* Competitive Analysis/Positioning * Cross-functional leadership * Negotiations/Deal Structure
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