VIJAYENT KOHLI

224-***-**** ad2cjy@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn

EDUCATION

Northwestern University - Evanston, IL December 2024 Master of Engineering Management – (Product Management Specialization), Full Time, STEM OPT eligible

• Product Management, Marketing, Business Strategy at Kellogg School of Business, Northwestern University

• Data Science Club – guiding 20+ candidates; member at Centre of Deep Learning – Northwestern Technology club Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS-Pilani) - Rajasthan, India Master of Engineering in Computer Science, (Data Science Specialization), GPA ~3.8 May 2015

• Degree Dissertation – built an adaptive AI model (Neural Networks) to forecast state weather with 97% accuracy

• Led Govt of India-funded research project using big data and machine learning to enhance algorithm performance Uttarakhand Technical University - Uttarakhand, India Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science, GPA ~3.6 July 2011

• Top 1% of class of 2011; President of technical forum and Secretary of cultural committee EXPERIENCE

Microsoft - Hyderabad, India

Lead Product Owner - Senior Software Engineer – Viva x LinkedIn Learning Platform November 2020 – July 2023 E+D Platform; Skills – reactJS, react-native, Typescript, C#, Front-end development, Back-end development, Product Management

• Managed a team of five to ship features with keen attention to detail on UI/UX responsiveness, accessibility, and performance to enhance customer experience across iOS, android, web, and desktop for ~20M monthly active users

• Spearheaded web security authentication: implemented SSO with OAuth2.0, OIDC frameworks, cutting risks by 40%

• Defined creative solutions, use cases, 10+ mockups, 50+ technical documents, and end-user experiences for web and mobile clients for features such as In-App Consumption and optimizing network calls

• Supervised product development of 200+ user stories, employing problem-solving and analytical skills for prioritization based on customer research, ensuring roadmap transparency, and aligning with product vision

• Collaborated with cross-functional engineering, finance and product teams to define 3-year product strategy LawyerHomes - Bangalore, India

Entrepreneurial venture to serve the Indian market of ~50M TAM with unbiased lawyers and legal consultation Lead Technical Product Manager April 2017 – June 2023

• Envisioned and implemented a 5-year product roadmap scaling up from zero; hired and mentored 5+ interns

• Analyzed legal consultation trends and client/customer needs; formulated product design and seamless go-to-market strategy; understood Indian legal market segments and internet penetration rate targeting 10% YoY growth in adoption

• Directed end-to-end product web app to incorporate customer support, feedback and testimonials PayPal - Bangalore, India

Software Development Engineer 2 – Scrum Master – Team Lead August 2017 – November 2020 RISK-Platform; Skills – Java, Python, REST services, Microservices, Junit, node.js, Project management, Agile development

• Developed an API Gateway Microservice serving as a single-entry point for all traffic (>100 M) in PayPal Risk

• Established a real-time incentive abuse prevention, resulting in ~1.8M USD savings for PayPal’s India Domestic Program

• Led a team of 9 over 6+ feature requests as a Scrum Master over the Product and Software Development Lifecycle

• Awarded 2nd Runner up - Hackathon Championship - held worldwide amongst different PayPal Risk Domain Teams Oracle - Bangalore, India

Application Developer 2 July 2015 – August 2017

Oracle Sales Cloud Technologies, CRM, R&D; Skills – Java, JavaScript, KnockOutJS, jQuery, Oracle JET, ADF

• Established and debugged services for Microsoft Office 365 plugin for Oracle CRM and Chrome

• Proposed solution design level improvements to senior leadership; increased service efficiency by ~80% ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Tech Stack – reactJS, react-native, TypeScript, GraphQL, C, C++, HTML, CSS, SQL, Microservices, Rest APIs.

• Tools – Miro, Atlassian Jira, Tableau, maven, git, Azure Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Generative AI, SaaS, Kubeflow

• Skills – product management, competitive analysis, market research, software testing, communication skills, strategic thinking, negotiations, inventory management, family retail business strategy

• Hobbies and Interests – Hiking Kedarkantha Peak (Himalayas) at 12,500 ft; volunteer at Bangalore Lake development; mentored 50+ students on graduate studies; 4-time cross-country road tripper with two dogs