Vikas Kumar

About Vikas Kumar

Vikas is an accomplished Product Management professional with 13 years of experience spanning the IT industry and eCommerce domains. With a strong foundation in Computer Science Engineering and an MBA in Marketing from Great Lakes Institute of Management, he combines technical expertise with strategic acumen to deliver impactful solutions.Currently, Vikas leads Product Management for the ZAIDYN Commercial product line at ZS Associates, driving product strategy, lifecycle management, and innovation. Prior to this, he contributed to HERE Maps and Droom Technology, managing multiple products through their entire lifecycle, including go-to-market (GTM) strategy, planning, and execution.Earlier in his career, Vikas spent five years at Infosys, partnering with global clients across Retail, Life Sciences, and Energy, Communication & Services (ECS) industries. He played a pivotal role in addressing complex business challenges through his exceptional analytical and technical skills.Known for his proactive mindset, collaborative approach, and ability to navigate challenges, Vikas thrives in dynamic environments. He takes pride in his ability to foster cross-functional collaboration, craft effective solutions, and drive organizational success.Skills and Specialties:Product Management | Consulting | Client Engagement | Requirement Elicitation | AWS | Business Requirement Documentation (BRD)| GTM Strategy | Team Coordination | Agile Scrum | Solution Design | Database Management | ASP.NET Development

Experience

1. Group Product Manager

   ZS

   Jan 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Building ZAIDYN Field Performance - industry’s most advanced, AI powered platform trusted by world’s top pharma leaders. Driving transformation in GCC operations through intelligent Field Planning and Incentive Planning with data driven insights accelerating commercial excellence. I lead the strategy, roadmap and execution for ZAIDYN products which redefine commercial excellence in life sciences industry. Our AI-driven platform empowers global pharma orgs to optimise field planning, enhance resource allocation, create best fair & motivating incentives plan, run operations and last mile reporting for reps with meaningful insight through advanced analytics and automation.

Education

• Great Lakes Institute of Management

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2016 — 2017

• GGPS, B.S. City

  AISSCE

  2005 — 2007

• Maharashtra Institute of Technology Aurangabad

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

  2007 — 2011

• DAV Public School

  AISSE

  1995 — 2005

Skills

• C++
• Jquery
• Risk Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Root Cause Analysis
• Java
• Communication
• Microsoft Office
• Tableau
• Asp.net Mvc
• C
• Marketing
• Pl/Sql
• R
• Sql
• Asp.net
• Core Java
• Strategic Planning
• Agile
• Retail
• Spss
• Project Management
• Xml
• Servlets
• C#
• .net