Kanaad Harishkumar Shetty
Deputy Manager | Business Analyst & Project Manager
4+ years in IT services, driving GenAI product development and delivery. I translate complex stakeholder needs into production-ready solutions—defining acceptance criteria, aligning cross-functional teams, and managing end-to-end delivery from MVP to General Availability. Consistently recognized as a top performer for my pragmatic, outcome-focused approach that bridges strategic vision with technical execution.
Core Competencies
AI Product Development
Requirements Analysis
Product Delivery
User Story Mapping
Technical Documentation
MVP-to-GA Lifecycle
Program/Project Management (Agile)
Stakeholder Management
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Indian Institute of Management - Udaipur
2019 - 2021
Bachelor of Management Studies
Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science and Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics
2012 - 2015
Work Experience
48+ Months Professional Experience
Business Analyst & Project Manager
SLK Software (Altimetrik Acquired Company)
April 2023 - Present
Managed Projects + Product Development in AI Platform Team
- Led requirements discovery (stakeholder interviews, process mapping) and authored BRD, user stories, and acceptance criteria with end-to-end traceability, formal sign-offs, and change control
- Built the project plan and resourcing (Eng, UX, QA), set milestones, and managed scope & change control
- Drove MVP viability: set success metrics, ran feasibility vs acceptance criteria, delivered go/no-go
- Ran weekly business reviews and technical syncs; aligned on client tech stack and integration constraints
- Managed monthly demos; captured feedback, prioritized backlog, controlled scope via change requests
- Owned test strategy (automation + E2E), coordinated UAT cycles, validated against acceptance criteria, and managed cutover to the client environment with sign-offs
- Ran standups, cleared blockers, and reported status; delivered release on time and within scope
- Owned product vision and requirements to cut SDLC from ~8 months to ~4 months; conducted market/competitor scans, problem-framing workshops, and stakeholder alignment sessions
- Built a prototype in Claude Code + Cursor to align stakeholders on functional flows, accelerating sign-off
- Developed an end-to-end delivery plan and capacity model; mapped the critical path and managed project-wide risk and dependency controls across the SDLC flagship
- Orchestrated MVP→GA for multiple products and AI agents (modular or suite); ran staged rollouts with change control and set rollout strategy, enablement plans, and adoption KPIs
- Conducted client discovery calls, converting insights into scoped requirements and estimates; built AI solution proposals (GenAI/agents/automation) with value narrative and high-level architecture
Associate Manager - Partnership & Marketing
SLK Software
May 2021 - March 2023
Alliances & Partnerships
- Cultivated strategic partnerships by proactively engaging partner managers, demonstrating company capabilities, and identifying mutual business opportunities to expand market reach and drive sustainable business growth
- Elevated Microsoft to Gold Tier and AWS to Advanced Partnership through strategic engagement and audits
- Spearheaded strategic partnership initiatives that delivered $5.4M in annual revenue through targeted execution
- Established system-wide workflows eliminating bottlenecks and enabling data transfer for strategic decision-making
- Developed enablement program certifying resources and empowering sales across 14+ strategic partner programs
Marketing
- Led strategic brand repositioning from generic automation focus to customer-first transformation approach centered on business modernization and drove seamless integration of new brand elements across digital platforms
- Spearheaded targeted campaigns and content marketing strategies, generating 100+ marketing-qualified leads
Associate - Star Bharat
Star India (Jio Star)
January 2017 - June 2018
Programming Strategy & Insights for Star Bharat & Life OK Channel
- Managed daily channel operations (packaging, programming, promotions, advertisements, endorsements), coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure on-air continuity and sustained revenue delivery
- Optimized programming strategy to drive revenue growth, improving slot yield and advertiser alignment by 9%
- Analyzed 600+ hours of programming; redesigned schedule to lift prime-time GRPs and sponsor/category fit
- Owned RODP inventory planning, delivering 60–70 GRPs and ~50% channel GRPs for new sponsorship revenue
- Applied BARC analytics + qualitative research to surface Hindi core market gaps and implement targeted strategy
- Built weekly executive insights (GRP trends, slot yield, competitor moves) to accelerate programming decisions
Professional Achievements & Certifications
Professional Achievements
- Earned multiple performance awards for excellence as Business Analyst and client project manager (2023-25)
- Elevated SLK to Microsoft Gold Partner status by leading audit process and documentation compliance (2023)
- Won Star Sparks Award for programming strategy contributing 60% of Star Bharat's GRPs at launch (2017)
Certifications
- Fundamentals of MCP by Hugging Face (2025)
- Unsupervised Learning, Recommenders, Reinforcements Learning (2025)
- Advanced Learning Algorithms (2025)
- Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification (2024)
- 100 Days of Code: The Complete Python Bootcamp (2023)