Ali Raza

Spearheaded product design & development, including launching a prototype, raising a small FFF round, and securing a key partnership with Fairplay-Finance.

• Developed an end-to-end product playbook, leading agile transformation to reduce time-to-market by 30%. • Spearheaded the development of an automation platform, increasing customer retention by 40%. • Monetized existing workarounds and introduced new products, generating an additional 10% revenue streams. • Designed and implemented a comprehensive product roadmap aligned with customer needs and profitability goals, resulting in a 25% increase in customer satisfaction scores.

• Led the entire product launch journey from ideation to problem validation, resulting in a 20% increase in stakeholder buy-in and alignment. • Crafted the product vision and defined specifications, contributing to a 15% improvement in goal attainment and project success rate.

• Assisted the MDG team in testing and resolving bugs related to implemented changes and customizations. • Supported product management activities for the MDG team, including creating and maintaining documentation, user stories, features, and reports, and assisting with the Solution Manager (SolMan) tool. • Offered support in the business processes of the projects and releases. • Assisted the Product Owner in defining features from requirements and then creating user stories from those features.

• Assisted the founding team in product ideation, designing, development, and preparation of alpha and beta product launches, resulting in successful launches and a 30% increase in user engagement as measured through analytics.

• Supported the Test Management department in creating and executing test cases. • Assisted in the product management activities of the Test Management Global IT team. • Provided support using SAP and Test Management software tools. • Managed business processes and prepared for training sessions. • Conducted programming to automate test processes. • Assisted in documentation tasks. • Contributed to project management activities.

• Searched and edited information on a vast range of automotive industry subjects. • Worked with the Volkswagen group in the USA/UK and Jaguar/Land Rover in India, Australia and South Africa regions. • Searched, monitored, compiled and presented quality data and statistics which help Volkswagen and Jaguar/Land Rover to: • Prioritise innovations perfectly. • Lower quality cost. • Ensure product observation. • Discover risks earlier.

• Spearheaded across-functional team in conceptualizing and crafting the next-generation solution, generating a $12 million revenue deal. • Introduced new products, attracting multiple customers and achieving a 20% surge in sales. • Provided product consultation for Daimler, BMW, SCANIA, Hyundai, and Nissan, leading to a 25% increase in client satisfaction scores and a 10% improvement in client retention rates.

M.S Management - Technology & Innovation Management - Product Management

MBA in Marketing & Finance

Computer Engineering