Project Leader (Engagement Manager) @ Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Education:
MBA @
INSEAD
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Helping tech firms build cool products, drive adoption, and scale the operations.
Over 10 years of experience in tech across product management, product strategy, product marketing, business development, management consulting, and software engineering. Proficient in solving complex problems, influencing senior executives, leading teams, and driving change.
Functional experience includes Growth strategy, Go to Market, Sales force effectiveness,
Helping tech firms build cool products, drive adoption, and scale the operations.
Over 10 years of experience in tech across product management, product strategy, product marketing, business development, management consulting, and software engineering. Proficient in solving complex problems, influencing senior executives, leading teams, and driving change.
Functional experience includes Growth strategy, Go to Market, Sales force effectiveness, Partnerships, Business operations, Product strategy and road map, Pricing, PMO, Strategic transformations, Organizational restructuring, M&A due diligence, Financial modeling, Market Research, Competitive analysis etc.
Industry experience primarily in Mobile, advertisements, and digital media; Consulting experience across Telecom, Cloud, Travel & Tourism, Enterprise SaaS, and IT services
Product Strategy and Growth @ Helping build video and mobile monetization products and drive adoption with key publishers From August 2015 to Present (5 months) San Francisco Bay AreaProject Leader @ Responsible for leading a team of consultants to deliver on C level strategy and transformation efforts for BCG's tech clients. Core member of Technology, Media, and Telecom practice area.
Select projects at BCG include:
• Strategic transformation, sales effectiveness, go-to-market for a tech services firm
• Growth strategy, market entry, pricing, and offer design for a big-4 mobile operator
• Profitability improvement and organizational effectiveness for an IT services firm
• Technology / product road map for one of the largest multinational hotel chains
• M&A due diligence and financial modeling for an enterprise tech investment
• Organizational restructuring and redesign of the marketing function for a fortune 100 tech firm
• Pricing and sales force effectiveness for an internet service provider
• IT cost reduction opportunity identification and PMO execution for a multinational hotel chain
• COGS reduction for a telecommunications operator
• Product strategy and offer design for a joint venture between a tech firm and a consulting firm From September 2012 to August 2015 (3 years) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaSummer Consultant @ From 2011 to 2011 (less than a year) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaCofounder @ • Product managed several mobile products / features
• Led development teams to prototype and design solutions
• Identified new opportunities, created project proposals, and successfully pitched to clients
• Recruited and mentored new hires From 2008 to 2010 (2 years) United KingdomSenior Software Engineer @ • Designed 3G, LTE and satellite mobile software and helped OEMs commercialize their smartphones with network operators across Europe and USA
• Traveled extensively and worked with client and partner teams in several countries to bring many highly successful smartphones from design to launch
• Focus areas: Mobile software design, Algorithms, and Performance optimization From 2006 to 2008 (2 years) United KingdomSoftware Consultant @ Designed and tested wireless software components for TI's high speed mobile solution From 2005 to 2006 (1 year) DenmarkSoftware Engineer @ • Designed an automated mobile network simulator and helped migrate large portion of testing from live networks in Europe and North America to labs in India
• Conducted commercial acceptance trials of mobile handsets with network operators in Germany and USA From 2003 to 2005 (2 years) Bengaluru Area, India
MBA, Management and Organizations, Marketing, Finance @ Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management From 2010 to 2012 Master of Engineering Management, Design & Innovation, Operations @ Northwestern University - McCormick School of Engineering From 2010 to 2012 Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science @ PSG College of Technology From 2000 to 2004 MBA, Study Abroad Program @ INSEAD Prassath Leelakrishnan is skilled in: Strategy, Product Management, Management Consulting, Business Development, Competitive Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Product Development, Start-ups, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Consulting, Analytics, Product Marketing, Sales Operations, Management
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