Hi, I'm Durga Halaharvi
Product leader with 10+ years of experience bringing data-driven product principles and AI innovation to drive measurable growth.
My Story
From engineering to product leadership, here's how I discovered my passion for building products that matter.
I started my career as a Solutions Analyst at Vitech Systems Group, where I spearheaded the design and launch of internal ETL tools for data conversion. This early experience with data products sparked my passion for understanding how technology, user needs, and business strategy intersect to create meaningful impact.
Over the past 10+ years, I've evolved from technical implementation roles to leading product strategy across diverse industries—from financial services at Experian and Xaxis, to nonprofit technology at Blackbaud, and most recently in tech education and property management. At Pluralsight, I built the Data Product Management function from the ground up and launched Iris, a GenAI-powered conversational AI assistant that reached 12,000 active users.
Today, as Director of Product Management at RPM Living, I champion platform product management strategy and own the data product experience that enables self-service analytics across the organization. I've introduced agile methodologies, led foundational data migrations to delta lake architecture, and spearheaded initiatives impacting over $10 million in quarterly bonus payouts.
My approach combines deep technical expertise in AWS infrastructure, APIs, data warehousing, and GenAI with a proven track record of driving discovery, validation, and launch processes that deliver measurable business value. I believe the future belongs to organizations that can successfully integrate AI and data products while maintaining a human-centered approach to product development.
Professional Experience
10+ years of experience building and scaling data products, AI solutions, and platform strategies across diverse industries.
Set the foundation for platform product management strategy and championed agile methods. Owned and scaled the data product experience enabling self-service analytics across the organization.
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Built the Data Product Management function and led cross-functional teams across APIs, Integrations, Identity/Auth, and Platform Engineering. Launched Iris, a GenAI conversational AI assistant.
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Led data product strategy for internal data products and managed lifecycle from discovery to pipeline building. Prioritized Redshift to Snowflake data warehouse migration.
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Drove strategic direction and technical product development for dark web intelligence products across 26 partners in 17 international markets.
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International product manager and primary liaison for EMEA and APAC roadmapping. Led 2 scrum teams of 13 engineers for custom Angular.JS development.
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Lead Salesforce global & data product manager for 1000+ users across 49 countries tracking $1B+ yearly revenue. Created global dashboards in Einstein Analytics.
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My Values
The principles that guide my approach to product management and client relationships.
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