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Work History
Education
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Websites
Accomplishments
interest areas
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ARJUN THOMAS

ARJUN THOMAS

Singapore

Summary

An accomplished Venture Builder, CPO & Consultant with a deep understanding of the digital consumer experience with a proven track record of building diverse global tech products that delight consumers across a range of industries.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Co-Founder & CPO

ComeBy
02.2022 - Current
  • ComeBy is a SaaS AI retail analytics solution tailor-made for brick and mortar retailers
  • Responsible for Product, GtM and Business Strategy, overseeing Product, Development, Testing, Data, ML, Product Marketing Teams.

Mentor (Product Strategy & GTM)

Plug & Play Tech Center
03.2019 - Current
  • Mentoring & Advising tech startups (mobile, e-commerce, IoT) across range of industries (globally) providing product management and consumer insights expertise.

Product & Strategy advisor

Clear Global
06.2020 - 02.2023
  • Leading the strategy around development and execution of a cutting-edge Conversational Multilingual AI Program.
  • Overseeing the Product Strategy fdor transformative Multilingual NLP Chatbot initiatives spanning across diverse regions such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
  • Guiding and providing strategic insights as an Advisor for the Product Management and User Experience functions. This involves collaborating with a talented team of Product Owners, NLP Engineers, Platform Engineers, Conversational Designers, and Data Scientists.
  • Specializing in crisis-focused AI and NLP solutions to make a meaningful impact across the globe.

Venture Lead

Wright Partners
05.2021 - 02.2022
  • Building Ventures for Corporates.
  • Working on tech ventures in FinTech / Ed Tech / Sustainability

Strategy Consultant

ZingerLabs
01.2014 - 03.2021
  • Product Strategy Advisor
  • Clients - Microsoft, British Council, World Reader, TED, Praekelt Foundation, Flinto, GMC, Etc

Co-Founder

Funzi (FIN) & Alara (IND)
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • Funzi is a Finnish corporation that produces a mobile learning and information service with an initial focus on emerging markets. Funzi's services develop new skills and empower co-creation and collaboration between mobile users and experts.
  • Alara is in an Indian Interior design and furniture company with an omni-channel presence

Global Product Leader

Nokia (INDIA)
03.2010 - 12.2013
  • Nokia Life - A mobile-first service with over 150 million users spread across 21 countries in 18 different languages
  • GTM - Global country expansion - Developing business cases, identifying partners, influencing deals
  • Responsible for defining the revenue strategy for the product and working with local business units
  • Responsible for multiple product line road maps across Healthcare, Education, Agriculture, and Entertainment.

Principal Consultant

Dell Perot Systems
10.2006 - 03.2010

• Strategy and Operations Consulting, for Knowledge Management, Enterprise 2.0 and Social Media
• Lead, KM projects for Clients ( Global )
• Defining and Building a Knowledge Management, Enterprise 2.0 and Social Media framework and road map that caters to the organizations business objectives.
• Lead - KM integration for Dell and Perot Systems

Analyst

Mphasis
01.2004 - 10.2006

• Manager of the primary Knowledge & information exchange system. Process including establishing processes and guidelines around this system.
• Analysing and translating business requirements and suggesting technology solutions for knowledge management systems.

Education

Executive Education Program - Management Consulting

Indian Institute of Management
Bangalore
2016

Executive Programme - Evaluation Development

Indian School of Business
Hyderabad
2013

Certified Corporate Director - Directorship

Institute of Directors
India
2011

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science and Engineering

Bharathiar University
2004

Skills

    Stakeholder Relations

  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Venture Building
  • Advisory Services
  • Product Management
  • Innovation Management
  • Business Strategy
  • Consumer Insights
  • Go-to-Market Strategies
  • Global Expansion
  • Distributed Teams
  • Process & Frameworks
  • Business Models
  • Effective Communicator and Public Speaker
  • Relationship and Team Building
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Change Management
  • Portfolio Management

Websites

Accomplishments

  • Built and scaled an Ed-Tech Startup with over 8 Million users, and an e-commerce business across 6 cities.
  • Scaled a B2C mobile product to 150 Million users across 21 countries.
  • Building a Conversational AI Product Platform & Team from the ground up - focused on consumer conversations.
  • Trained and Mentored over 200 Product Managers through various MBA and Leadership programs.
  • Designed and scaled a VC-funded Ed-Tech accelerator program over a 2 years period with 14 startups.
  • Mentor to a range of global startups across industries via an accelerator.

interest areas

Venture Building

  • Advisory Services
  • Product Management
  • Mobile First Solutions
  • Innovation Management
  • Business Strategy
  • Consumer Insights


Timeline

Co-Founder & CPO

ComeBy
02.2022 - Current

Venture Lead

Wright Partners
05.2021 - 02.2022

Product & Strategy advisor

Clear Global
06.2020 - 02.2023

Mentor (Product Strategy & GTM)

Plug & Play Tech Center
03.2019 - Current

Strategy Consultant

ZingerLabs
01.2014 - 03.2021

Co-Founder

Funzi (FIN) & Alara (IND)
01.2014 - 01.2016

Global Product Leader

Nokia (INDIA)
03.2010 - 12.2013

Principal Consultant

Dell Perot Systems
10.2006 - 03.2010

Analyst

Mphasis
01.2004 - 10.2006

Executive Education Program - Management Consulting

Indian Institute of Management

Executive Programme - Evaluation Development

Indian School of Business

Certified Corporate Director - Directorship

Institute of Directors

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science and Engineering

Bharathiar University
ARJUN THOMAS