Manu Jain

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About Manu Jain

Entrepreneurial Product and business management leader with a track record of building global growth businesses at enterprises and venture-funded start-ups. Led collaboration across high-performing cross-functional teams of 75+ to develop technology and product roadmaps launching innovative solutions with annual revenue >$100M. Expertise in creating data-driven portfolio strategies based on market analysis and customer needs, driving revenue growth through strategic partnerships and agreements. Skilled at managing the entire product lifecycle to ensure sound business case, compelling product definition, prioritization, timely delivery, and customer-focused go-to-market effort. Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to build credibility and relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Broad functional experience across the entire business organization - Operations, Marketing, Program Management, R&D. Key Achievements: • : Created strategy and led implementation for a $100M+ RF PA portfolio at Wolfspeed, securing a 25% market share. • : Pioneered a market-driven strategy achieving 3X revenue growth with a differentiated product roadmap. • : Led innovation across 4 generations of core technology at Infineon and Wolfspeed, overseeing teams of 50+ people as the “voice of the customer” to launch 30+ new products. • : Executed a Joint Development Agreement with a Japanese partner targeting cost reduction and a contract with a US wafer foundry to access a high-growth market. • : Handpicked to lead a CEO/Board-sponsored skunkworks team to establish a new business unit for consumer products with exceptional growth. • : Scaled start-up revenue for a digital power management platform (PMIC) from zero to $20M+ run rate. • : Defined requirements for the start-up’s first three products based on mixed-signal technology and User Interface (UI) specifications as a founding employee#7, for a thriving product line with revenue >$200M today