Product Manager at Best Buy | Building Community @Theproductchannel 20k+ | Co-Host @Everything Product Podcast

Product Leader specializing in transforming enterprises through AI-powered platform products, with 14+ years of experience taking complex technical challenges from 0-to-1 and leading breakthrough products that redefine industries

At Best Buy, spearheaded the development of a developer portal and AI-powered digital assistant, solving enterprise-wide information discovery challenges and significantly accelerating development velocity across the engineering team

Led the creation of Opticom 360, an AI-telematics platform transforming urban fleet management and smart city operations, now deployed across major US cities.

At Bosch, I pioneered a predictive content engine powering the Universal Automotive Diagnostic Tool, revolutionizing the automotive diagnostic industry.

Beyond corporate innovation, I'm deeply committed to advancing the product management field. I co-host the 'Everything Product' podcast (41,000+ subscribers across 52 countries) and founded 'The Product Channel' newsletter (20,000+ subscribers across 114 countries), sharing insights that influence strategic thinking in product management.

⭕️ Siddhartha Saladi, MBA, MS

Bosch Global Software Technologies

As an Agile Coach,
•	Coaching a team of 46 individuals located in 4 different locations, fostering a collaborative and agile work environment that enables successful delivery in the program
•	Trained team on agile scaled framework LeSS and implemented the same with 5 Scrum team

As SM,
•	Empowering 2 fully remote teams of sizes 9 and 5 as Scrum Master
•	Responsible for the team being Agile, coaching, and guidance for the adherence to the scrum framework
•	Facilitating all the scrum ceremonies (Sprint planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective)
•	Supporting product owners to write efficient user stories and acceptance criteria and prioritize the backlog

As PjM,
• Led a team of 21 to develop diagnostic embedded software for BOSCH NA independent after-market ECU diagnostic scan tools like ADS x, Evolve, and Encore.
• As Technical PjM, leading a team of 6 to develop diagnostic content for the brands BMW, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Honda
• Accountable for creating progress reports and monitor KPI data to assess productivity, quality, and cost and performance evaluation for associates
• Scheduling through Microsoft Project Profession
• Risk identification and tracking with Mitigation and Contingency plans
• Planning and tracking of Quality and Productivity improvement plans
• Responsible for knowledge and stakeholder management
• Defect management through the Kanban framework

Agile Coach | Scrum Master | Project Manager

• High level requirement analysis, estimation, Identify and negotiate for resource pool
• Responsible for collect and monitor KPI data to assess productivity, quality, and cost
• Iterative delivery to customer on need basis
• Scheduling through Microsoft Project Profession
• Responsible for Diagnostic content system authoring for both new MY updates and Gap
• Sequence authoring using Bosch specific framework for NA market 
• Performed competitor analysis and rich experience in handling OE and IAM Diagnostic scan tool
• Defect management

9.76 - 12.0 yrs
• Successfully led and delivered the yearlong project ‘Euro gap’ with a team of size 11 through Scrum (1-week sprint)
• Gap identification and development of Honda Systems and Special test using ETI with team of size 4
• Toyota Systems and Special test development using ETI with team of size 3
• Special test sequence creation for multiple MB models ranging from 2011 to 2019 with team of size 4

6.76 - 9.75 yrs
• Project coordinator for Automation team of size 15 (ETI bulk data migration)
• Development of Special tests for VAG brands by using ETI documents and Reverse Engineering OEM tools and acted as offshore SPoC for team of size 10
• Gap identification and development of Hyundai-KIA Systems and Special test through RE with team of size 3
• Special test sequence creation for Ford and Mazda through RE with 2 member team

16 months at Customer location: Owatonna, Minnesota, United States
• Development of Special tests like Brake Bleed, ABS test for GM brands by using ETI documents and Reverse Engineering OEM tools. Performed as GM - Onsite SPoC for offshore team of 8
• Development of Special tests for Nissan and Subaru brands using ETI documents and Reverse Engineering OEM tools
• Quick bug fix and Change request implementation
• Failure E-log analysis (Analysis - Categorize - Fix - Validate - Release - Document for improvements)

Scrum Master | Associate Project Manager | Vehicle Diagnostic Content Specialist

4.1-6.75 yrs
• Responsible for creating L1 specification for PSA brands through reverse engineering the OEM tools and ETI documents
• Mentored and led the team of 3 on L1 specification
• Responsible for Black box testing of web based diagnostic tool as part of Scrum team
• Special test creation for Bosch NA Diagnostic tools Genysis Touch and Encore

2.1-4.0 yrs
• Responsible for requirement analysis, estimation and customer coordination
• Pre-delivery check

12 months at Customer location: Plochingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• Responsible for quick bug fix and change request for European brands during ECU and vehicle testing of ESI[tronic] software
• Requirement engineer for ODX to BDX tool
• Acted as Onsite coordinator for second six months 

0-2.0 yrs
• Development of ECU Diagnostic content based on the specification documents for BOSCH diagnostic testers (KTS Series) for European brands
• Validation of systems developed by peers using ECU and Simulator (Samtec device: HSX, HS+) testing
• Experience in wide range of communication protocols such as UDS, CAN and KWP2000

Vehicle Diagnostic Content Engineer

Me?
Tall, handsome, and kind :) Yes, that's what my wife says. But who am I?

Like any other in the world, I am a regular person - born without any skills and learned a few through the process to perform my duties with sincere effort.

Apart from being a wonderful Dad and Husband, I am working as an Agile Coach / Scrum Master at Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited. I have been part of project management (As PjM & SM) activities for the past seven years. Overall, 15+ years of experience in the Automotive (AA - Automotive after-market) and IoT domain.

Like many other Indians, I have not chosen Engineering but, it chose me :) Glad that happened. After four years of learning at college, I joined BGSW as a fresher. My German A1 classes started with my on-the-job training. Luckily for me, with the help of wonderful mentors, I was able to come out well. My boss trusted my ability and made me fly to Germany (twice) and the US (twice) to support our partners. With the help of continuous learning and guidance, I have grown as a Project Manager. Right now, I am assisting 40+ high caliber engineers as an Agile Coach.

Managing people and handling impediments is not an easy job. Every day you have the opportunity to learn new things, either about people or processes, that's why I love what I do. I am a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI and Certified Scrum Master (PSM I) from scrum.org. These two certifications helped me inspect my understanding of the Waterfall model and Scrum framework. SAFe and its practices are learned through Advanced Scrum Master certification from Scaled Agile Inc.

Tools (Waterfall, Kanban, Scrum, ScrumXP/SAFe) are for the projects, not the other way around. I am happy that I have quite some tools under my belt to tackle different challenges.

I love sports and music. I find happiness by helping others grow. I love to get identified by others for my human behavior more than any other skills of mine.

Experience in below tools/software,
JIRA - Confluence - MS Office - MS Project - TortoiseSVN - SQL - Access DB - Visio - Skype - MS Teams

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