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Prashant Kumar
Applied: PMRank #18 of 45 PM applicantssquad_6@pg27.mesaschool.co+91 99001 43278pm_06_prashant_kumar.pdf
PM
54
Below the lineSPM
48
Below the linePM rubric (applied role)54.0 / 100Below the line
| Criterion | Score | Weight | Points | Evidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM-1 Hands-on logistics operations experience | 3/5 | 30% | 18 | Led a supply chain vendor management feature that required 6 weeks of discovery with logistics procurement teams at 4 manufacturing companies — closest I have come to understanding how freight and vendor data flows in a real ops environment | Has indirect exposure through vendor management discovery and data flows, but has never personally performed logistics operations. |
| PM-2 Builds from observed pain; peers adopt it | 3/5 | 20% | 12 | Introduced OKR-based roadmap planning; first PM at the company to measure feature success at 30, 60, and 90 days post-launch | Demonstrates a single self-initiated planning process used for own work, with no evidence of adoption by peers. |
| PM-3 Sole ownership with no layer in between | 3/5 | 20% | 12 | Supported PM on the call analytics and coaching dashboard — owned 3 features from spec to release in 2 years | Owned features and a module inside larger teams reporting to a senior PM and VP of Product. |
| PM-4 Discovery directly with operators | 3/5 | 15% | 9 | Led discovery for a new logistics vertical pilot — interviewed 8 freight forwarding sales managers | Conducted user research with procurement teams and sales managers rather than frontline operational users. |
| PM-5 Candour: kills, post-mortems, owning what went wrong | 1/5 | 15% | 3 | none | The CV presents a success-only narrative with no mention of kills, post-mortems, or owned failures. |
SPM rubric (other role)48.0 / 100Below the line
| Criterion | Score | Weight | Points | Evidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPM-1 Hands-on logistics operations experience | 3/5 | 25% | 15 | Led a supply chain vendor management feature that required 6 weeks of discovery with logistics procurement teams at 4 manufacturing companies — closest I have come to understanding how freight and vendor data flows in a real ops environment | Worked with logistics procurement teams during discovery but has never performed an operations role directly. |
| SPM-2 Senior-most owner, no one above them in the function | 3/5 | 25% | 15 | Manages a 3-person squad: 2 engineers and 1 designer; reports to VP Product | Sole owner of a product module with a senior manager (VP Product) above them. |
| SPM-3 Turns fixes into standing practice | 3/5 | 20% | 12 | Introduced OKR-based roadmap planning; first PM at the company to measure feature success at 30, 60, and 90 days post-launch | Introduced new planning practices adopted during their tenure, but with no evidence of the practice running without them. |
| SPM-4 Judgement under pressure, stated plainly | 1/5 | 15% | 3 | none | Success-only narrative with no hard decisions, trade-offs, or failures described. |
| SPM-5 Grows people who then get promoted | 1/5 | 15% | 3 | none | No evidence of mentoring, conducting 1:1s, or mentees being promoted. |
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[REDACTED] Product Manager [REDACTED] · [REDACTED] · Bengaluru · [REDACTED] Professional Summary Product Manager with 4 years of experience in B2B SaaS — CRM, workflow automation, and analytics products. Strong in discovery, PRD authoring, and cross-functional execution. MBA from TAPMI. Led a supply chain automation project during an engagement that gave me exposure to how logistics firms manage their data. Looking to apply product skills to a more operationally complex domain. Work Experience Product Manager WorkflowAI Technologies (B2B SaaS, 90 employees), Bengaluru · Aug 2022 – Present — Owns the workflow automation and integration module — 200+ enterprise clients across manufacturing, retail, and logistics verticals — Shipped 14 features over 2 years; maintained 85%+ adoption on launched features tracked at 90-day mark — Led a supply chain vendor management feature that required 6 weeks of discovery with logistics procurement teams at 4 manufacturing companies — closest I have come to understanding how freight and vendor data flows in a real ops environment — Manages a 3-person squad: 2 engineers and 1 designer; reports to VP Product — Introduced OKR-based roadmap planning; first PM at the company to measure feature success at 30, 60, and 90 days post-launch Associate Product Manager Salesken AI (Conversation Intelligence SaaS), Bengaluru · Jul 2020 – Jul 2022 — Supported PM on the call analytics and coaching dashboard — owned 3 features from spec to release in 2 years — Led discovery for a new logistics vertical pilot — interviewed 8 freight forwarding sales managers; built the feature spec that became the first domain-specific product offering — Analysed 2,000+ support tickets to identify top UX friction points; resulting insights drove a settings redesign that reduced support volume by 18% Education MBA, Marketing & Product Management · T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal · 2018–2020 B.Tech, Computer Science · NIT Surathkal · 2014–2018 · CGPA 7.9/10 Skills & Certifications Product roadmapping · PRD writing · Agile/Scrum · JIRA · Figma · SQL · Amplitude · Mixpanel · Salesforce Reforge Member (2023–24) · Product School PM Certification (2021)