Pradeep Kumar
About Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar serves as the Associate Director of Product Management at Gupshup, where he leads cross-functional data projects. He has extensive experience in product management, having previously worked at Lendingkart Technologies, airtel X Labs, RedDoorz, Exotel, and Samsung.
Current Role at Gupshup
Pradeep Kumar serves as the Associate Director of Product Management at Gupshup, a position he has held since 2023. In this role, he leads cross-functional data projects that involve collaboration between product, technology, sales, marketing, customer service, and leadership teams. His responsibilities include overseeing the development of data-driven solutions and strategies that enhance the company's product offerings.
Previous Experience in Product Management
Prior to his current position, Pradeep Kumar worked at several organizations in product management roles. He was a Product Manager for Cloud Data Platform & Analytics at Lendingkart Technologies from 2017 to 2019 and held a similar position at RedDoorz from 2019 to 2020. Additionally, he served as a Platform Product Manager for Data Services at airtel X Labs from 2020 to 2021 and as a Senior Product Manager for Data Platform at Exotel from 2021 to 2023.
Educational Background
Pradeep Kumar completed his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Information Technology from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, University of Delhi, from 2010 to 2014. He furthered his education by obtaining an ePG-ABA in Advanced Business Analytics from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 2019. Additionally, he studied Mathematics and Computer Science at DAV Public School Sreshtha Vihar, achieving Senior Secondary from 2007 to 2009.
Technical Contributions and Projects
Pradeep Kumar has made significant technical contributions in his roles. At Gupshup, he developed an AI-based data bot using Open AI/llama, LLM Model for tracking metrics on the WhatsApp channel. He also implemented Tableau from scratch to provide business and product insights for internal teams. Furthermore, he conceptualized and is developing a centralized data lake for Gupshup, managing approximately 2 billion records daily.
Internship and Early Career
In the early stages of his career, Pradeep Kumar completed an internship at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting under the Government of India from 2013 to 2014. He also co-founded the Centre for Education & Health Research Organization, serving as the Head of Data & Product from 2016 to 2017. Additionally, he held a position as Board Treasurer & Secretary at eCell NSIT, the Entrepreneurship Cell of NSIT, from 2013 to 2014.