Rakesh Jha

Leading the end-to-end product strategy and execution for an industry-first e-commerce platform focused on the construction sector, bridging traditional supply chains with modern digital commerce. Defined product roadmap, user journeys, and MVP in collaboration with cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with executive strategy. Implemented agile release cycles and customer feedback loops, resulting in 30% faster feature iteration and improved user adoption. Built analytics-led optimization framework that improved platform retention by 22% within the first quarter post-launch. Led organizational change efforts to align legacy systems with cloud-first architecture and modern data practice, implemented GenAI based solution for forecast, Chatbot.

Directed architecture and pre-sales solutioning across $1M-$100M programs for Fortune 500 clients, contributing $20M+ in new deal wins and a 20% lift in CSAT across strategic accounts. Headed a team of 15+ solution architects and scaled delivery teams to 100+ engineers, spanning verticals including Healthcare, BFSI, eCommerce/Retail, Aerospace. Spearheaded GenAI transformation programs by implementing Azure OpenAI and Google Gemini frameworks into enterprise workflows, resulting in 20-25% cost reductions and improved automation throughput. Established & matured Centers of Excellence (CoEs) for Mobility, Low-Code, and Data Engineering; these CoEs influenced 30% faster GTM cycles and improved cross-platform standardization. Championed Google Cloud adoption for Data Analytics initiatives leveraged BigQuery, Looker, and Dataflow to build real-time analytics pipelines that improved reporting latency by 40%. Collaborated directly with CxOs to architect innovation roadmaps, lead technical assessments, and secure stakeholder buy-in for high-stakes transformation projects.

Managed a $10M+ portfolio and led a 200-member delivery team across Mobile, Web, and Backend streams, supporting clients in Retail, Insurance (Exide), and Railways. Designed and implemented full-stack platforms using React, Angular, Spring Boot, and Flutter, contributing to 25% reduction in maintenance effort and improved scalability. Championed agile implementation, delivery automation, and architectural best practices, which helped reduce release time by 35%.

Delivered three cloud-native, multimedia-rich platforms (#Flixpro, Sigterra, and Fumetti) with a 95%+ uptime SLA across global user bases. Led teams across backend (Java, Python, Spring Boot), mobile (Flutter, Native Android/iOS), and DevOps (AWS/Azure), optimizing cloud spend by 18%.

Led architecture, mobile/web delivery, and state-level rollout of DIKSHA, a Ministry of Education platform adopted across multiple Indian states. Designed scalable mobile solutions with offline-first capabilities, achieving seamless access for 1M+ students and educators in Native & Hybrid (ReactNative) Mobile application development.

Founded and scaled the firm's Mobility Practice to 50+ members in 12 months, establishing delivery playbooks, reusable frameworks, and agile governance models. Architected large-scale mobile applications for BFSI clients including Eremit, EMK3, and emerging product startups and delivered mobile-first platforms supporting multilingual access & secure integration with backend systems.

Owned delivery for Schneider Electric's Home Automation platform and Sharp AEP mobile suites. Managed UI/UX design, testing automation, and Agile ceremonies across distributed teams. Enhanced project velocity by 30% via release streamlining and lean coordination.

Conceptualized and delivered mobile-first products for early-stage ventures and SMEs, providing strategic consulting and rapid prototyping. Implemented custom Android/iOS solutions and led MVP development cycles.

Expanded the Mobility CoE from 1 to 50+ engineers and delivered Android/iOS solutions for global telecom and banking clients (CBQ, Sybase 365).

Delivered full-stack Java-based enterprise modules using JSP, Servlets, and Struts.

Founded training venture for CS/IT students; mentored 100+ learners on real-world academic projects in Java, .NET, and DBMS.