Kevin Dama
Product Management
MAHARASHTRA, India
Skills
Technical Product Management
About
Kevin Dama's skills align with Communication, Marketing and Public Relations Managers (Communication, Marketing and Public Relations). Kevin Dama has 10 years of work experience, with 8 years of management experience, including a mid-level position.
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Work Experience
AVP - Senior Product Manager
5Paisa Capital Limited
January 2022 - Present
- 1. Led end-to-end product development and launch activities to ensure improved customer experience. 2. Mapped requirements of clients & other stakeholders, followed by translation into functional specifications as well as provisioning of suitable solutions; maintaining & prioritizing Product Backlog Items (PBI) and helping team members to understand the same. 3. Played a major role in optimizing and setting up processes for Mutual Funds, G-secs, T-Bills, SDL, NCD, IPO including transaction journeys (for both Mobile App and Web), API integrations, User Interface and developments related to regulatory requirements. 4. Set-up Automation for the Operations reducing the TAT for the back-end process completion and eliminating any manual dependency. 5. Collaboratively worked with various vendors and channel partners (Distributors, RIAs, AMCs, HNIs, Non-Individuals) opting for various integration services right from interaction, sharing specification, sign-up(s), UAT, quality assurance, customer retention and queries resolution. 6. Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, marketing and sales, to ensure successful product development and launch. 7. Interpreted data to understand User drop-off journeys and improvised on the flow, leading to the 100% increase new SIP registrations. 8. Streamlined and created a more robust IPO order placement journey resulting in a 50% increase in market share. 9. Tracked the events on Clevertap and providing nudges to the customers on the app at various stages. 10. Managed product lifecycle from ideation to launch, overseeing product planning, feature prioritization, and sprint execution.
Senior Manager - Product Development
iFast Financial India Pvt Ltd
September 2019 - January 2022
- 1. Monitoring the industry trends - Played a major role to ensure that day-to-day processes are paperless by implementing services like E-Mandate, E-KYC, E-Signing the account opening forms to make it completely online, automating the Cash Deposit Process, automation of operational processes and KYD checks for Mutual Fund Distributors. 2. Actively involved for initiating system enhancements to meet the regulatory requirements for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs). 3. Played a key role for setting up end-to-end online process for trading in US Stocks/ETFs. 4. Liaise with Financial Advisers for the feedbacks, translate them into requirements and get it implemented. 5. Automating the operational processes wherever possible. 6. Conducted market research, including including customer interviews and competitor analysis, to identify market opportunities and develop product requirements. 7. Manage the testing phase of the Project. 8. Conducting training sessions on the new products and service solutions for internal and external stakeholders. 9. Setting up of new products, end-to-end processes after coordinating between the various departments involved.
Director - IT & Operations
Kinntegra Business Solutions Pvt Ltd
September 2018 - August 2019
- 1. Assisted in defining the product strategy and roadmap for Mutual Funds. 2. Conducted market research and competitive analysis to identify market trends, customer needs, and potential product enhancements. 3. Assisted in the launch and go-to-market strategies for new product releases, including coordinating marketing campaigns and sales enablement activities. 4. Manage day-to-day operational activities. 5. Integration of the systems with exchange for enabling the mutual fund transactions. 6. Interaction with clients and guiding them on the technical process for accessing the platform. 7. Automation of data updation on the portal through mailback services from RTAs.
Product Manager
Securities Dealing
October 2015 - August 2018
- 1. Gathering, Documenting and analyzing various business requirements. 2. Identifying opportunities to improvise on processes. 3. Assess Market competitiveness and suggest changes for improvisation. 4. Played a key role for setting up end-to-end online process for Mutual Funds. 5. Testing the system and generating system documentations, user manuals. 6. Manage the testing phase of the Project. 7. Liaise between the developers and the Business Units, and convert the requirements into the Projects and see through until it's delivered. 8. Working closely with the Marketing and Sales team to design strategies for new product launch.
Software Tester
Logixal Solutions
January 2015 - September 2015
- Prepare and run Automation Test Scripts using Selenium WebDriver, Manual testing.
Software Tester - Trainee
Citius Tech
August 2011 - October 2012
- Requirement Gathering, Prepare Test Cases, Execute Test Cases, Raise Defects
Education
B-Tech
Shah & Anchor Kutchi Polytechnic
Diploma
