About

Navneeth Krishna is a skilled Senior Product Manager with over 11 years of experience in the technology industry. He is currently working at VMware, where he holds the position of Senior Product Manager for the Cloud Management Platform. Navneeth has a strong educational background, having completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Telecommunications from Vishveshwaraiah Technological University. Navneeth has worked with some of the leading companies in the technology industry, including Samsung and Ola, where he held the positions of Product Manager for Speech Recognition and Conversational AI and Senior Product Manager for Rider and Driver Payments, respectively. At Ola, Navneeth was responsible for owning the Ola payments funnel in the India region across categories and strategizing initiatives to increase cashless transactions and reduce payment frauds/disputes. He also managed the driver payments experience in India and international markets, including the UK and ANZ. At Samsung, Navneeth led product initiatives in India, the US, UK, and EU regions, mentoring teams and working with a global team of Product Managers, Analysts, Engineers, UX designers, and Creative writers. He focused on user engagement and retention, owning 'Bixby Chat,' the soul of Bixby voice assistant, and defining the assistant's persona and Voice User Interaction guidelines for Bixby marketplace applications. Navneeth also managed requirements for key ASR levers, including the Acoustic model, Lexicon model, and Language model, and was responsible for US, UK, and India markets. Navneeth's tech stack includes product management, AI, P2P, mobile, sentiment analysis, and language models. He is a results-driven professional with a proven track record of delivering successful products and managing cross-functional teams. Navneeth is passionate about technology and its impact on society, and he is committed to leveraging his skills and experience to drive innovation and growth in the industry.