Vishnu Murali Nambiar

Product Manager with 5.6 years of experience in crafting SaaS and AI/ML products at high-growth B2B startups and consulting for Fortune 100 clients. Proven track record of launching 0-1 technical/non-technical products, optimizing user journeys/experience, and leading cross-functional teams.

Work Experience

Product Manager – 2 | Nova (Prev Plateron)| Chennai

  • Reduced average transaction time by ~73% by incorporating new payment hardware (PAX, Stripe) and processors (WorldPay, Stripe) on the Point of Sale (POS), leading to 18 new QSR activations and enhancing customer experience 
  • Activated 20+ restaurants and boosted order volume by ~40% for existing clients by integrating POS with third-party delivery platforms (UberEats, Grubhub, DoorDash, ChowNow). Successfully upsold existing clients - $20,000+ in ARR
  • Worked extensively with design teams to rehaul the menu and cart screen to reduce average order-taking time for waiters by 42% and improve intuitive interactions for customer experience,

     

Product Manager – 1 | Nova (Prev Plateron) | Chennai

  • Launched an API-based “Coupon” module, allowing restaurants to dynamically generate, validate, and redeem coupons (Physical (Card) and Digital). Processed ~10k coupons worth ~$250k monthly, optimized redemption to < 5 sec
  • Shipped a critical "GiftCards" module through integration with Valutec/FIS (a primary US gift card provider) in a record time of under 3 weeks, helping win a major client (a top 5 US fair company), processing ~$500k in a month
  • Pioneered CRM, designed to track customer journeys with 15+ key data points working with sales, customers, design, and developers. Launched in 11 restaurants as part of a bundled offering, driving enhanced customer insights and engagement

 

Product Manager, Platform | Inferless (IDQ Innovation Pvt Ltd) | Bangalore     

Inferless - Serverless GPU as a service for AI/ML companies for their cloud infrastructure needs (www.inferless.com)

  • Conceptualized MVP by analyzing 50+ user interviews, and 10+ competitor teardowns of serverless GPU(AI/ML) products and onboarded the first set of customers
  • Spearheaded the publication of a white paper and analyzed industry benchmarks & major competitive products to identify market gaps and customer needs.

 

Product Manager, Customer | Peakperformer (IDQ Innovation Pvt Ltd) | Bangalore

  • Slashed user onboarding time from >5 min to < 2 min by revamping user journey through UI/UX change and beta testing
  • Optimized ~30% development costs by innovating 7+ internal tools using No Code (Retool) for CS and Sales onboarding
  • Championed the launch of the Core coaching product on the Web and Mobile, managing the complete development lifecycle
  • Orchestrated the development of “PeakNext,” a client management SaaS offering for coaches as a secondary product driving additional revenue.

 

Analyst/Business Analyst | Deloitte USI | Bangalore                          

  • Saved $500k+ cost expenses and 1000+ man-hours for 6 fortune 100 clients by building 25+ BI solutions (Tableau, Power BI, Metabase, SQL, Alteryx, AWS glue) within life sciences and healthcare, telecommunication, and consumer electronics
  • Won an additional project worth $50k+ by piloting POCs, working with senior leadership (Senior Managers, MDs)
     
Accomplishments
  • Fast track promotion from PM1 to PM2 in 6 months against company average of 12+ months at Nova.
  • Fastrack Promotion to PM from APM in 1 year against company average of 2 years at Peakperformer
  • Awarded 2 Spot Awards and 1 Applause Award for - making significant impact on clients and the firm at Deloitte.
  • Published paper on “Customer satisfaction towards the quality of services offered by OLA cabs in chennai region” at Innvovative trends in business practises in Sustainable development, Department of Commerce, University of Madras · Mar 4, 2016

 

Education

Vellore Institute of Technology, Bachelor Of Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Certificates
  • Product Analytics Certification, Product School
  • Advanced Power Bi, Linkedin Learning
  • Google Cloud Platform Big Data and Machine Learning Fundamentals, Coursera.
  • Leveraging Unstructured Data with Cloud Dataproc on Google Cloud Platform, Coursera
  • Serverless Data Analysis with Google BigQuery and Cloud Dataflow, Coursera
     
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Student Council Member : 1/450 students to improve student-faculty relations and address academic and social issues.
  • HeadSponsorship and Pro-shows – Led 50+ students, raising Rs 30L+ and hosting 3+ shows during the cultural festival.
  • Member, ENFUSE, College Chapter - Took part in activities to promote the effectiveness of energy and fuel usage.
  • Teaching - Volunteer to teach underprivileged children in multiple government schools during tenure at Deloitte
  • IMC Hospital, Kerala - Helped set policies to promote better hospitality and customer service to improve customer retention
     

Quick Look

  • Work Experience: 5.6 Years
  • Previous Roles

    Product Manager - 2, Plateron (Prev Nova)

    Product Manager - Platform, Inferless/ Peakperformer 

  • Function : Consulting
    Product Management/Development
    Strategy
  • Industry/Sector: Consulting
    Technology
Work Experience

Product Manager – 2 | Nova (Prev Plateron)| Chennai

  • Reduced average transaction time by ~73% by incorporating new payment hardware (PAX, Stripe) and processors (WorldPay, Stripe) on the Point of Sale (POS), leading to 18 new QSR activations and enhancing customer experience 
  • Activated 20+ restaurants and boosted order volume by ~40% for existing clients by integrating POS with third-party delivery platforms (UberEats, Grubhub, DoorDash, ChowNow). Successfully upsold existing clients - $20,000+ in ARR
  • Worked extensively with design teams to rehaul the menu and cart screen to reduce average order-taking time for waiters by 42% and improve intuitive interactions for customer experience,

     

Product Manager – 1 | Nova (Prev Plateron) | Chennai

  • Launched an API-based “Coupon” module, allowing restaurants to dynamically generate, validate, and redeem coupons (Physical (Card) and Digital). Processed ~10k coupons worth ~$250k monthly, optimized redemption to < 5 sec
  • Shipped a critical "GiftCards" module through integration with Valutec/FIS (a primary US gift card provider) in a record time of under 3 weeks, helping win a major client (a top 5 US fair company), processing ~$500k in a month
  • Pioneered CRM, designed to track customer journeys with 15+ key data points working with sales, customers, design, and developers. Launched in 11 restaurants as part of a bundled offering, driving enhanced customer insights and engagement

 

Product Manager, Platform | Inferless (IDQ Innovation Pvt Ltd) | Bangalore     

Inferless - Serverless GPU as a service for AI/ML companies for their cloud infrastructure needs (www.inferless.com)

  • Conceptualized MVP by analyzing 50+ user interviews, and 10+ competitor teardowns of serverless GPU(AI/ML) products and onboarded the first set of customers
  • Spearheaded the publication of a white paper and analyzed industry benchmarks & major competitive products to identify market gaps and customer needs.

 

Product Manager, Customer | Peakperformer (IDQ Innovation Pvt Ltd) | Bangalore

  • Slashed user onboarding time from >5 min to < 2 min by revamping user journey through UI/UX change and beta testing
  • Optimized ~30% development costs by innovating 7+ internal tools using No Code (Retool) for CS and Sales onboarding
  • Championed the launch of the Core coaching product on the Web and Mobile, managing the complete development lifecycle
  • Orchestrated the development of “PeakNext,” a client management SaaS offering for coaches as a secondary product driving additional revenue.

 

Analyst/Business Analyst | Deloitte USI | Bangalore                          

  • Saved $500k+ cost expenses and 1000+ man-hours for 6 fortune 100 clients by building 25+ BI solutions (Tableau, Power BI, Metabase, SQL, Alteryx, AWS glue) within life sciences and healthcare, telecommunication, and consumer electronics
  • Won an additional project worth $50k+ by piloting POCs, working with senior leadership (Senior Managers, MDs)
     
Accomplishments
  • Fast track promotion from PM1 to PM2 in 6 months against company average of 12+ months at Nova.
  • Fastrack Promotion to PM from APM in 1 year against company average of 2 years at Peakperformer
  • Awarded 2 Spot Awards and 1 Applause Award for - making significant impact on clients and the firm at Deloitte.
  • Published paper on “Customer satisfaction towards the quality of services offered by OLA cabs in chennai region” at Innvovative trends in business practises in Sustainable development, Department of Commerce, University of Madras · Mar 4, 2016

 

Education

Vellore Institute of Technology, Bachelor Of Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Certificates
  • Product Analytics Certification, Product School
  • Advanced Power Bi, Linkedin Learning
  • Google Cloud Platform Big Data and Machine Learning Fundamentals, Coursera.
  • Leveraging Unstructured Data with Cloud Dataproc on Google Cloud Platform, Coursera
  • Serverless Data Analysis with Google BigQuery and Cloud Dataflow, Coursera
     
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Student Council Member : 1/450 students to improve student-faculty relations and address academic and social issues.
  • HeadSponsorship and Pro-shows – Led 50+ students, raising Rs 30L+ and hosting 3+ shows during the cultural festival.
  • Member, ENFUSE, College Chapter - Took part in activities to promote the effectiveness of energy and fuel usage.
  • Teaching - Volunteer to teach underprivileged children in multiple government schools during tenure at Deloitte
  • IMC Hospital, Kerala - Helped set policies to promote better hospitality and customer service to improve customer retention