Product management and customer experience leader driven by the challenge of solving complex industrial problems with technology, transforming data into actionable insights, and creating products that make a real impact. Focuses on understanding customers deeply, defining the right strategy, and executing it flawlessly. Uncovers key pain points through rigorous customer discovery, develops strategies that have driven $24M+ in growth and $18M ARR, and leads cross-functional teams to scale AI/ML-powered solutions. Bridges strategy and execution, to create profitable, high-impact solutions that drive efficiency, adoption, and sustainable competitive advantage.
Manjish Naik
STRATEGIC PRODUCT EXECUTIVE
Phone:
540-429-0641
Email:
Location:
Greater Atlanta Area
Named Poets & Quants Best and Brightest Executive
EXPERIENCE
2022-Present
Senior Product Manager
JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES
Developed a digital product portfolio that uses IoT technology with AI/ML algorithms to increase overall equipment effectiveness of food and beverage production. Won the "Predictive Solution of the Year" award by AgTech in 2023.
2016-2022
GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE)
Lead Product Manager and Product Manager
Strategic and technical product leader who delivered annual revenue impact of ~$24 million with a 20% year-over-year growth for Asset Performance Management (APM) products that consistently placed as leaders in Verdantix and Gartner quadrants. Created a service to justify reliability improvements, that reduced sales cycle by 25% and increased conversion rate by 17% to generate net new ~$22 million product subscription revenue in 2 years.
2011-2016
MERIDIUM
Consultant
Worked as a trusted advisor and led digital transformations of maintenance organizations. Utilized reliability techniques and benchmarking to identify poorly performing assets and created intelligent asset strategies to effect $1-$11 million in maintenance and production savings for customers in Oil and Gas, Power Generation, Chemicals, Metals, and Mining.
2008-2011
Past positions include control engineer for Honeywell and safety consultant for Meridium.
EDUCATION
2023-2024
Executive Master's of Business Administration
Georgia Institute of Technology
Management of Technology Specialization
2012-2013
Advanced Diploma
North Carolina State University
Maintenance and Reliability Management
2010-2011
Arizona State University
Master's of Science
Electrical Engineering with a focus on Control Systems and Operational Technology
2004-2008
Bachelor's of Technology
College of Engineering, Pune
Instrumentation and Control Systems
CERTIFICATIONS
CLIENTS
SKILLS
Product Management
Market Research
Product Development
Strategic Planning
Cross-functional Leadership
Monetization Strategies
EXPERTISE
Customer Discovery
Understanding unmet customer needs through VoCs to identify target segment, pains and gains, triggers, current solutions, coping mechanisms, switching costs, preferred channels and pricing.
Product Development
Managing the entire product development lifecycle from ideation to launch, including business requirements, technical requirements, architecture, design and technology selection.
Commercialization
Complete P&L management including revenue streams, supplier and vendor relationships, manufacturing, sales and marketing and product positioning.