Jai Punjabi

Co-Founder

WaitWhat

Apr 2021 - Current (5 years 3 months)

Head of Production and Development

WaitWhat

Apr 2017 - Apr 2021 (4 years 1 month)

• WaitWhat media properties include the Webby Award Winning podcast Masters of Scale Hosted by Reid Hoffman (Founder of Linkedin), the digital storytelling platform Venn and two new podcasts launching in 2019. • Oversee producers, writers, editors, animators and musicians to create new media properties including: podcasts, video series, live events and digital platforms. • Manage pilot creation, budgeting, scheduling, staffing, vendors and partnerships. • Facilitate design thinking driven ideation workshops.

Sr. Director of Product Management, Creator Tools

Vimeo

Mar 2016 - Apr 2017 (1 year 2 months)

• Launched Vimeo Business, a new product tier focusing on small business. • Led an agile team of 6 product managers, designers and QA testers to develop products for creators and small businesses. • Managed the product roadmap for all features tied to uploading, selling and sharing videos on Vimeo, and provided bi-weekly updates to CEO and management team. • Conducted research across Vimeo user personas to unearth, shape and test new products. • Devised A/B tests on product iterations.

Senior Product Development Manager

TED Conferences

Jan 2014 - Mar 2016 (2 years 3 months)

• Redesigned and launched the content management architecture to publish TED talks to a multi-display ecosystem. • Redesigned and launched video asset management system for TED. • Launched a syndication tool to distribute TED talks to 80+ partners worldwide. • Developed the content management infrastructure to upload, tag and post TEDx Talks to Youtube.

Senior Project Manager, Consultant

Code and Theory

Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 (1 year)

Senior Functional Analyst

SapientRazorfish

Oct 2010 - Oct 2013 (3 years 1 month)

• Led product management and collaborated with the design and engineering team to create business strategy, complete vendor evaluations and document functional requirements for multiple projects including: (i) A social television experience for A&E TV. (ii) A desktop application to manage music playback and station recordings for SiriusXM. (iii) CMS migration to Adobe CQ for Smart USA. (iv) CMS platform migration for EMC.com. (v) Automotive insurance quote workflow refinement for State Farm.

Product Manager, Video Applications

Major League Baseball MLB

Oct 2009 - Jul 2010 (10 months)

• Program managed the integration between MLB.com and ESPN3 for the delivery of live and on-demand media. The broadcast platform delivered 200+ live events including: 2010 FIFA World Cup. • Created project plans, updated the executive team, documented integration requirements with the platform’s service oriented architecture • Supported testing and deployment. • Product managed multiple web-based applications including: (i) Content management infrastructure (ii) Umpire evaluation tool to monitor the effectiveness 60+ MLB Umpires (iii) Media Upload Tool used to post content for press members (iv) Joint venture between MLBAM and Live Nation to deliver live and on demand streaming solutions for artists including: Guns N’ Roses, Elton John and

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Managing Partner, Producer

Khushi Films

Jun 2006 - Nov 2016 (10 years 6 months)

• Producer of the independent feature film The Kite (Patang). Shot on location in Ahmedabad, India. • World premiere Berlin Film Festival, US premiere Tribeca Film Festival. • Screened at 40+ film festivals, Awarded 4 stars from Roger Ebert and NY Times Critics Pick. • Led: fundraising and financial operations, script development, cast and crew management, post-production management, film-festival strategy, original soundtrack production, theatrical distribution across 40 cities in North America, crowdfunding campaign, digital distribution strategy (Netflix, iTunes, Vimeo)

Senior Project Manager

MLB Advanced Media LP

Feb 2006 - Aug 2007 (1 year 7 months)

Senior Business Analyst

LBi US

Jun 2005 - Jan 2006 (8 months)

• Created the strategy to re-launch the website for Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center. • Completed a situation analysis, stakeholder interviews with executive management, user segmentation and a go-to-market feature set.

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Senior Business Analyst

Solutions Inc

Mar 2004 - Jun 2005 (1 year 4 months)

• Developed detailed business requirements and test cases for internal planning and management applications that service Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. • Project managed offshore application development with a New Delhi based team.

Senior Business Analyst

Scient

Jan 1999 - Dec 2001 (3 years)

• Devised eBusiness strategies for Fortune 500 and dot.com companies. • Captured business and functional requirements required to implement complex Internet businesses using the Rational Unified Process (RUP). • Facilitated 35+ client workshops and completed 5 sales proposals that were responsible for generating $3+ million in revenue.

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