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Ankit Gupta

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Product Owner at Ciferon

Nagpur, India

Ciferon - Restaurant Management SoftwareMaharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT-SOM), Pune

Ankit Gupta is an experienced Product Owner with 8 years in SaaS, proficient in Agile methodologies and backlog management, currently based in Nagpur. He has worked at Ciferon — a comprehensive B2B SaaS ERP restaurant management platform with 12,000 users deployed on AWS — across roles including Product Owner, Product Designer, User Interface Architect, and Frontend Developer. He has demonstrated success in enhancing user experience, optimizing product performance, and driving business growth, and holds an MCA from Maharashtra Institute of Technology Pune and a BCA from G.H. Raisoni College.

Experience

Product Owner

Ciferon - Restaurant Management Software

Mar 2020 - PresentNagpur

Led full product lifecycle using Agile (Scrum), achieving a 20% increase in on-time project completions. Defined and prioritized features with Jira and Trello, improving team efficiency by 15%. Maintained product backlog, ensuring alignment with customer needs and reducing backlogs. Acted as primary stakeholder contact, enhancing satisfaction through regular updates and feedback management. Championed user-centric design and continuous improvement, boosting user engagement. Managed engineering team, ensuring 100% sprint completion. Planned sprints to reduce project delays by 20%. Monitored metrics with Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity, improving user retention. Facilitated demos and presentations, increasing feature adoption. Conducted daily scrums and sprint reviews, reducing project risks by 15%. Stayed informed on industry trends and competitor products to drive innovation.

Product Designer

Ciferon - Restaurant Management Software

Apr 2018 - Mar 2020Nagpur

Architected scalable UIs for billing and inventory, enhancing system performance by 25%. Defined UI design patterns and standards, improving user satisfaction. Collaborated with UX, PMs, and developers to align UI with business goals, boosting team efficiency by 15%. Developed prototypes with restaurant owner feedback, increasing user approval by 30%. Optimized UI development processes, reducing development time by 20%.

User Interface Architect

Ciferon - Restaurant Management Software

Nov 2017 - Mar 2018Nagpur

Led user-centered design initiatives, integrating analytics to increase user engagement. Collaborated with product teams to prioritize data-driven features, enhancing relevance and user satisfaction. Used research, usability testing, and analytics to create wireframes and prototypes, reducing rework. Advocated data-driven design, boosting usability and engagement by 30%. Maintained design systems for cohesive user experience. Presented analytics-backed design solutions, improving stakeholder understanding and support.

Frontend Developer

Ciferon - Restaurant Management Software

Mar 2016 - Oct 2017Nagpur

Developed responsive web interfaces with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, improving load times. Implemented front-end features using Angular and Ionic, enhancing performance and user experience. Collaborated with UX/UI designers to ensure design integrity, reducing implementation errors. Optimized web applications, increasing speed by 30%. Conducted testing and debugging for cross-browser compatibility, reducing user-reported issues. Participated in code reviews, improving code quality and maintainability. Mentored UI developers, improving code quality and reducing bugs by 25%. Stayed updated on UI/UX trends, ensuring product competitiveness. Optimized UI performance, improving application speed by 30%.

Education

Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT-SOM), Pune

Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

Computer Applications

Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

G.H. Raisoni College

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)

Computer Applications

Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

Skills

Agile and Scrum Methodologies
Product Backlog Management
Stakeholder Management
User Experience (UX) Design
Market Research and Analysis
Strategic Thinking
Problem-Solving
Customer Focus
Team Leadership