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AMA: Gainsight Director, Product Management, Sailaja Kalle on Influencing the C-Suite

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Gainsight Director, Product Management, Sailaja Kalle on Influencing the C-Suite
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Sailaja Kalle
Sailaja Kalle
Gainsight Director, Product ManagementApril 12
* Aligning to Organisation strategy and working on building great products is a key way to stay close to C-Suite.    * Bring innovation to the organisation.   * Take mentorship offered in the organisation and become part of efficient teams in the organisation. * Work on creating product......Read More
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Sailaja Kalle
Sailaja Kalle
Gainsight Director, Product ManagementApril 12
Provide Customer Insights - One of the key services a Product Manager can do is service to customers. Positioning as the voice of the user, my CEO appreciates the customer insights I can provide.  Deliver Walk the talk. Be concrete, show prototypes, traction and excited users. This is one of t......Read More
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Sailaja Kalle
Gainsight Director, Product ManagementApril 12
Being a subject matter expert and having empathy for customers helped me become a strong voice of customers. This allowed me to stay close to C-Suite. I learned how to understand the strategy, and what goes into building strategy.    Also working with pre-sales teams helped me understand the nee......Read More
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Sailaja Kalle
Sailaja Kalle
Gainsight Director, Product ManagementApril 12
Product managers who can become great product leaders have a keen vision of how to drive business outcomes to the next level. They can help drive revenue, accelerate throughput, and drive product conversation. Understanding the below business values of the product and building to the product KPI......Read More
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