About

Vijaya Krushna Ponnada is a Senior Product Manager at Target, with over 12 years of experience in product management and strategy. He is passionate about building products that users love to use and is obsessed with creating seamless and secure enterprise login experiences. In his current role at Target, Vijaya leads the development of innovative products that meet customer needs and drive business growth. He has worked on improving the enterprise login experience and has focused on product discovery and telemetry to encourage early involvement of engineering in the design process. Vijaya also mentors product managers and provides product coaching to help them achieve their goals. Prior to joining Target, Vijaya worked as a Product Manager at Opentext, where he drew a multi-release roadmap for modernizing the eDiscovery product experience. He initiated discussions with other Product Managers to identify synergies among the OpenText products and moved towards a better product prioritization framework. Vijaya also conducted competitor analysis and identified potential deal-breakers for the security products. Vijaya holds a PGDIM degree in Business Administration and Management from NITIE and a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from University College of Engineering, Kakinada. He is skilled in product management and has a deep understanding of the tech stack required to build successful products. Overall, Vijaya is a results-driven product manager with a proven track record of building successful products. He is highly motivated and committed to creating products that delight customers and drive business growth.