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font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 8px;\">Executive Vice President - Product Management at <span class=\"company-name\">Naukri<\/span><\/span>\r\n <\/h1>\r\n <div class=\"hero-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"hero-meta-item\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-briefcase\"><\/i> 10+ Years<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"hero-meta-item\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-globe\"><\/i> Gurugram, India<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"hero-meta-item\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-trophy\"><\/i> IIMA Alumnus<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"hero-meta-item\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-calendar\"><\/i> June 2026<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n <!-- ========== MAIN GRID ========== -->\r\n <main class=\"main-grid\">\r\n\r\n <!-- ===== ARTICLE ===== -->\r\n <article class=\"article-body\">\r\n\r\n <!-- LEDE \u2014 The editorial hook. This is the one bespoke element per profile. -->\r\n <div class=\"article-lede\">\r\n <p><strong>Anurag Yadav<\/strong> is an IIMA graduate with 10+ years of experience in ecommerce and internet product management. Currently serving as the Executive Vice President of Product Development at Naukri.com, he has progressed through four roles over an 8-year tenure. His career spans product management roles at Amazon, Snapdeal, and Flipkart, with earlier experience at AstraZeneca and Avaya.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <!-- ===== CAREER ARC ===== -->\r\n <div class=\"section-header\" id=\"section-career\">\r\n <span class=\"section-icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-route\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n <h2>Career Arc<\/h2>\r\n <span class=\"section-line\"><\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <!--\r\n STRUCTURE:\r\n - .arc-intro = editorial through-line (blog-only, not extracted)\r\n - .company-chapter = extractable card unit (goes to company pages)\r\n - .chapter-bridge = editorial connective tissue (blog-only, not extracted)\r\n \r\n On company pages, only .company-chapter blocks get extracted.\r\n Bridges and the intro stay on the blog.\r\n -->\r\n\r\n <!-- Through-line -->\r\n <div class=\"arc-intro\">\r\n <p>Anurag's career traces a clear path from engineering foundations through supply chain analytics into product management at scale \u2014 each role building directly on the last.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <!-- CHAPTER: Naukri.com -->\r\n <article class=\"company-chapter\" data-company=\"naukri\" data-role=\"evp-product\">\r\n <div class=\"chapter-header\">\r\n <span class=\"chapter-company\">Naukri.com<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-period\">Mar 2018 \u2014 Present (8 years 4 months)<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3 class=\"chapter-role\">Executive Vice President of Product Development<\/h3>\r\n <p class=\"chapter-narrative\">Progressed through four roles \u2014 Associate Vice President (Mar 2018), Vice President of Products (Apr 2020), Senior Vice President of Product Development (Apr 2021), and Executive Vice President (Mar 2025) \u2014 leading product strategy at one of India's largest job portals.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"chapter-tags\">\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Product Development<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Internet<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Noida<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n <p class=\"chapter-bridge\">Before Naukri, Anurag managed product at Amazon \u2014 on a different continent.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <!-- CHAPTER: Amazon -->\r\n <article class=\"company-chapter\" data-company=\"amazon\" data-role=\"product-manager\">\r\n <div class=\"chapter-header\">\r\n <span class=\"chapter-company\">Amazon<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-period\">Apr 2016 \u2014 Mar 2018 (2 years)<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3 class=\"chapter-role\">Product Manager<\/h3>\r\n <p class=\"chapter-narrative\">Product managing Amazon Lead Management (ALM), a tool to streamline and enhance the vendor onboarding process by providing the ability to perform and track day to day operations. Designed a workflow for the growth of Tier 1 vendors on Amazon by focusing on increasing their catalog health and glance views and automating operational tasks.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"chapter-tags\">\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Vendor Onboarding<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Automation<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Luxembourg<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n <p class=\"chapter-bridge\">Snapdeal is where the supply chain product instinct crystallized.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <!-- CHAPTER: Snapdeal -->\r\n <article class=\"company-chapter\" data-company=\"snapdeal\" data-role=\"product-manager\">\r\n <div class=\"chapter-header\">\r\n <span class=\"chapter-company\">Snapdeal<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-period\">Dec 2014 \u2014 Apr 2016 (1 year 5 months)<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3 class=\"chapter-role\">Product Manager<\/h3>\r\n <p class=\"chapter-narrative\">Conceptualized and designed from scratch the product linehaul, responsible for 20% load. Built the Customer Promise Engine platform \u2014 a new platform to capture and keep promises made to customer like delivery date range and delivery flexibility. Formalized a new business model (JIT) with the vision of providing customers with better products in shorter time by introducing QC and packing from seller's end to FCs. Product Owner for the first mile pickup for the sellers.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"chapter-tags\">\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Customer Promise<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">JIT Model<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">First Mile<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n <p class=\"chapter-bridge\">The analytical foundation was built at Flipkart.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <!-- CHAPTER: Flipkart -->\r\n <article class=\"company-chapter\" data-company=\"flipkart\" data-role=\"lead-analyst\">\r\n <div class=\"chapter-header\">\r\n <span class=\"chapter-company\">Flipkart<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-period\">Sep 2013 \u2014 Nov 2014 (1 year 3 months)<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3 class=\"chapter-role\">Lead Analyst<\/h3>\r\n <p class=\"chapter-narrative\">Optimizing the service levels and costs to come up with Flipkart's future Supply Chain Network Footprint. Devised a plan to increase the present footprint of FCs by taking the lever of NDD in top 500 cities and SDD in Metro Cities & tier 1 cities. Designed the management operating system for Supply Chain. Built end to end capability in supply chain to handle fragile products (GMV ~40Cr). Designed the process of Serialization of inventory in the warehouse for Electronics Category.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"chapter-tags\">\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Supply Chain<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Network Design<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Bengaluru<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n <p class=\"chapter-bridge\">Earlier roles built the analytical and software engineering foundation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <!-- CHAPTER: AstraZeneca -->\r\n <article class=\"company-chapter\" data-company=\"astrazeneca\" data-role=\"summer-intern\">\r\n <div class=\"chapter-header\">\r\n <span class=\"chapter-company\">AstraZeneca<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-period\">Apr 2012 \u2014 June 2012 (3 months)<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3 class=\"chapter-role\">Summer Intern<\/h3>\r\n <p class=\"chapter-narrative\">Developed a market attractiveness and drug potential matrix to segment accounts and map key decision makers. Assessed account segmentation and validated 20 target accounts in Delhi and Mumbai for the launch of a new drug (Brilinta).<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"chapter-tags\">\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Account Segmentation<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Market Attractiveness<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Healthcare<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n <!-- CHAPTER: Avaya -->\r\n <article class=\"company-chapter\" data-company=\"avaya\" data-role=\"software-engineer\">\r\n <div class=\"chapter-header\">\r\n <span class=\"chapter-company\">Avaya<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-period\">Aug 2009 \u2014 May 2011 (1 year 10 months)<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <h3 class=\"chapter-role\">Software Engineer<\/h3>\r\n <p class=\"chapter-narrative\">Worked on Avaya's System Manager project on IP Telephony. Handled automation coding, unit testing and regression testing. Improved the automation coverage of SMGR project by 10%. Promoted to Senior Technical Associate within a year of joining.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"chapter-tags\">\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">IP Telephony<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Automation Testing<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"chapter-tag\">Java<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n\r\n <!-- ===== IN THEIR WORDS \u2014 Testimonial ===== -->\r\n <!--\r\n STATE 1: .placeholder \u2014 Before candidate review\r\n STATE 2: (remove .placeholder class) \u2014 After approval, with real quote\r\n \r\n Toggle by removing the \"placeholder\" class and uncommenting the quote block.\r\n -->\r\n\r\n <!-- STATE 1: Placeholder (pre-approval) -->\r\n <div class=\"testimonial-block placeholder\">\r\n <div class=\"placeholder-icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-quote-left\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n <p class=\"placeholder-text\">Awaiting Candidate Review<\/p>\r\n <p class=\"placeholder-sub\">This section will feature a personal quote once the profile is approved.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n <!-- ===== TECHNICAL IDENTITY ===== -->\r\n <div class=\"section-header\" id=\"section-stack\">\r\n <span class=\"section-icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-terminal\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n <h2>Technical Identity<\/h2>\r\n <span class=\"section-line\"><\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"tech-grid\">\r\n <div class=\"tech-block\">\r\n <h4>Top Skills<\/h4>\r\n <ul>\r\n <li>Market Research<\/li>\r\n <li>Financial Modeling<\/li>\r\n <li>Corporate Finance<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"tech-block\">\r\n <h4>Education<\/h4>\r\n <ul>\r\n <li><strong>MBA<\/strong> \u2014 Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (2011\u20132013)<\/li>\r\n <li><strong>B.Tech (EEE)<\/strong> \u2014 National Institute of Technology Warangal (2009)<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/article>\r\n\r\n <!-- ===== SIDEBAR ===== -->\r\n <aside class=\"sidebar\">\r\n\r\n <!-- Profile Card -->\r\n <div class=\"sidebar-card profile-card\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" \r\n src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/C4D03AQH49S_aVCyZZQ\/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800\/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800\/0\/1632846443470?e=1784160000&v=beta&t=Kyg0FHcnz-Tr2e2i2Ki7s_5uLvOtXmKdbQ_EFJthtWU\" \r\n alt=\"Anurag Yadav\" \r\n class=\"profile-avatar\"\r\n >\r\n <h2 class=\"profile-name\">Anurag Yadav<\/h2>\r\n <p class=\"profile-title\">EVP - Product Management<\/p>\r\n <p class=\"profile-company\">Naukri.com<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"profile-stats\">\r\n <div class=\"stat-row\">\r\n <span class=\"stat-label\">Experience<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"stat-value\">10+ Years<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"stat-row\">\r\n <span class=\"stat-label\">Location<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"stat-value\">Gurugram, India<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <!-- Table of Contents -->\r\n <div class=\"sidebar-card toc-card\">\r\n <h3>On This Page<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"toc-links\">\r\n <a href=\"#section-career\" class=\"toc-link\"><span class=\"toc-bullet\"><\/span> Career Arc<\/a>\r\n <a href=\"#section-stack\" class=\"toc-link\"><span class=\"toc-bullet\"><\/span> Technical Identity<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <!-- Job Matcher -->\r\n <div class=\"sidebar-card jobs-card\">\r\n <h3>Roles matching this profile<\/h3>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hirist.tech\/j\/senior-product-manager-1647346\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"job-item\">\r\n <div class=\"job-icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-cube\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"job-info\">\r\n <h4>Senior Product Manager<\/h4>\r\n <p>Tech \/ Internet<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hirist.tech\/j\/dainik-bhaskar-senior-product-manager-1647235\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"job-item\">\r\n <div class=\"job-icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-box\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"job-info\">\r\n <h4>Senior Product Manager<\/h4>\r\n <p>Dainik Bhaskar<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hirist.tech\/j\/director-product-development-1646179\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"job-item\">\r\n <div class=\"job-icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-rocket\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"job-info\">\r\n <h4>Director - 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