Vinod Kumar-Senior Leader
Certified Product Leader | Certified SAFe Agilist | Product Management | Product Vision | User Experience Enhancements | User Design & User Experience Analysis | User Acquisition | User Engagement| Lean Thinking
- Role
- CDK Global
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Vinod Kumar-Senior Leader
Senior Technical Product Executive | Fixed Operations & DMS ModernizationEXECUTIVE PROFILESenior Technical Product Executive leading the strategic roadmap for CDK Global Fixed Operations, delivering intelligent service solutions and digital inspection platforms that improve dealership efficiency at scale. Focused on strengthening data integrity across the North American automotive ecosystem through customer de-duplication, inspection innovation, and customer lifetime value (CLV) strategies.With 16+ years of experience as a Senior Technical Product Manager, I bridge complex engineering systems with measurable business outcomes. My background spans Automotive SaaS, eCommerce, Data Analytics, Healthcare, Telecom, and Ed-Tech, with deep expertise in transforming legacy Dealership Management Systems (DMS) into modern, data-driven platforms.LEADERSHIP & EDUCATIONI hold a Master’s degree with dual specialization in Business (Product & Strategy) and Systems (Computer Science), enabling a strong balance of commercial insight and technical execution. As a Certified Product Leader, CSPO, and SAFe Agilist, I lead multimillion-dollar initiatives across AWS Cloud and B2B/B2C digital commerce environments. I operate across the full product lifecycle—from vision and discovery to delivery, adoption, and executive alignment.CORE COMPETENCIES• Product Strategy & OKR Alignment• User-Centered Design & Journey Mapping• Fixed Ops & DMS Modernization• Agile & Lean Transformation• Data Governance & Analytics• Release & Portfolio ManagementKEY ACHIEVEMENTS• Designed pre-stage release models that improved delivery predictability and reduced time-to-market• Optimized product and requirements workflows, saving thousands of engineering hours• Mentored product teams on outcome-driven product operating models• Recognized with Certificates of Excellence (Comcast) and Partner of the Month (Goddard Systems)PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE• CDK Global (2023–Present): Fixed Operations & DMS product leadership• Goddard Systems (2021–2023): Data Governance & Analytics• Comcast (2014–2021): Digital eCommerce, SaaS, Salesforce (SFDC)• Verizon Wireless (2011–2014): Telecom analytics & product roadmap• GlobalLogic / Orgamation Tech (2009–2011): Healthcare, Telecom, and startup product delivery
Experience
Present
Education
STC Technologies
Software Training & Requirment gathering
2007 — 2008
Middlesex Community College – Lowell, Massachusetts
PAC- Prepare to attend college
2008
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Client Server Computing
2008 — 2008
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
Masters, with dual specialization in Business (Product/Requirements) and Systems (Computer Science)
2003 — 2006
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Programming in C language
2008 — 2008
Globallogic
ISTQB - Foundation Training
2010
Harvard University
Communication Protocol and Internet Architectures
2008 — 2008
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