Hello Matt,

Matt,

I saw your post for the Technical Platforms Product Manager role at NBC News and I'm very excited about this opportunity!

What I Bring:

5+ Years Technical Product Management:

- Deloitte Consulting: led technical PM across SAP implementations at Toyota, Cargill, J&J

- Managed Jira and Azure DevOps workflows across 12+ sprints

- Improved delivery cycle time by 45% through effective backlog and stakeholder management

Roadmaps, OKRs & KPIs:

- Built and maintained annual/quarterly roadmaps with clear OKR/KPI alignment

- Created Power BI dashboards consolidating 5+ data sources for stakeholder visibility

- Reduced reporting delays by 15% through proactive tracking

Agile Delivery & Sprint Management:

- CSM® certified with deep Agile/Scrum foundations

- Led sprint planning, backlog grooming, and prioritization

- Author user stories, define 'done', and build shared understanding

Analytics-Driven Decisions:

- Strong experience using quantitative/qualitative data to drive decisions

- Built analytics solutions with Power BI, Tableau, and Business Objects

- Inform product decisions with unbiased data, not assumptions

Platform & D2C Experience:

- JobGrid: built cross-platform D2C product (Chrome + web)

- Understanding of streaming, mobile, and web platform challenges

- 2500+ impressions in one day—understand digital growth metrics

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

- Experience partnering with editorial, marketing, business development equivalents

- IBM Watson: coordinated cross-functional delivery

- Strong communication and transparency with stakeholders

Technical Debt Reduction:

- Experience identifying and eliminating technical, business, and UX debt

- Drove 7.5% cost savings through process optimization

- Focus on sustainable, value-driven development

I'm excited about the opportunity to help build NBC News Digital's streaming, D2C, mobile, audio, and web experiences. Looking forward to connecting!

Best,

Rikin Shah

rikinshah787@gmail.com | 917-238-5682