Sumanth Talluri

About Sumanth Talluri

Passionate product leader who helps Hi-Tech companies strategize and launch digital products that solve their customers\' real problems so they can create value and grow business. Proven track record of over 14 years managing diverse product teams that managed entire product lifecycle from problem definition to product launch across multiple industries including Market Intelligence, Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), Telecom, and Fulfillment.Expert in conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis as part of the discovery process, and use insights generated from the discovery process to identify key focus areas that “Move the Needle” and create data-driven product roadmaps.Expert in creating low fidelity wireframes (Balsamiq, Visio web), epics, user stories, proposal presentations, user manuals, training materials, case studies)Extensive experience in leading teams and managing programs to optimal margins. Led agile development for product releases by coordinating multi-team cross-functional project/feature development and launches. The highlights of my experience are:Presales Management * Product Management * Complex business problem solving * Qualitative and quantitative analysis * Leading and motivating cross-functional teams * Business process re-engineering and optimization * Competitive Market analysis * Requirements Gathering * Program management * Business Analysis * Managing offshore Development and QA teams * Conducting User Acceptance Testing * Resource Management

Experience

1. Associate Director - Business Consulting

   Virtusa

   Feb 2021 — Present

   Role: Product LeadProgram: Lead Generation Campaign Management Key accomplishment: Transformed the inefficient, high-touch campaign launch process and created a valuable and viable solution that helped the client to increase the number of campaigns delivered per month by 40% by reducing cycle time and improving operational efficiency.• Conducted a 3-week discovery phase involving stakeholders from customer experience, marketing, operations, and engineering to understand the problem space and assess solution fit• Captured measurable data through user interviews and campaign launch process time study analysis • Managed the end-to-end product lifecycle from conceptualization to planning, execution, launch, and monitoring• Defined scope, prioritized product features, documented epics, user stories, and managed product backlog• Conducted UAT, Alpha testing, Beta testing sessions with customer experience and operations teams and led enterprise-wide training efforts prior to launch

Education

• Osmania University

  Bachelor Of Technology, Chemical Engineering

  1999 — 2003

• Osmania University

  MBA, Marketing(Major) & HR (Minor)

  2005 — 2007

Skills

• Sdlc
• Requirements Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Business Analysis
• Market Research
• Business Requirements
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Telecommunications
• Analysis
• Project Planning
• Pre-Sales
• Strategic Research