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Aarun V
Head of Insights @ Ring | Apple Alumni
Los Angeles, CA, USA
The strategic voice between your customers and your roadmap.
I spent 9 years at Amazon building a consumer insights and research organization from scratch across Ring, Blink, Key and Sidewalk. I started at Ring before the acquisition wearing every hat, and that startup mindset is what drove my team to outperform every peer org at Amazon despite never having the most resources.
I am a strategist who uses consumer intelligence as the primary tool for making better product decisions — figuring out what to build, who to build it for, and whether it is working.…
Work
- https://compass.amazon.com
When a data privacy decision forced us to deprecate our entire research platform overnight, I pitched leadership, secured $3M in funding, hired an offshore dev team, and built Compass from scratch — while running a 115-person org concurrently. Shipped on time and on budget. Within a year every peer team at Amazon migrated over and the previous internal tool was deprecated. Built like a startup, fr…
Experience
Amazon Lab126
Sr. Manager, Program Management
Oct 2022 - Present
Amazon Lab126 is a research and development and computer hardware company that is a subsidiary of Amazon.com, known for developing the company's flagship products such as the Kindle e-reader.
Ring
Principal Program Manager
Oct 2022 - Present
Ring
Head of Insights & Research
Apr 2017 - Present
Ring specializes in smart security solutions, offering devices like video doorbells and security cameras that enable users to monitor their homes.
- Founded the Explorer Program, establishing trials (Alpha/Beta/Delta), Explorer Community, and UAT teams which enhanced product feedback and user engagement.
- Developed new UX research methodologies that improved user interaction and satisfaction, leading to incorporating user feedback into the product design process.
- Established a robust user acceptance testing framework that reduced software errors and customer complaints, contributing to increased product reliability.
Amazon Lab126
Manager III, Program Management
Dec 2019 - Oct 2022
Amazon Lab126
Manager II, Program Management
Apr 2018 - Dec 2019
Ring
Head of Research
Apr 2018 - Oct 2019
Centercode
Project Manager
Mar 2016 - Apr 2017
Centercode provides a platform for delta testing and feedback management that helps companies improve product development through effective user testing.
Apple
Product Specialist
Jan 2013 - Mar 2016
Apple Inc. is a technology company best known for its consumer electronics, software, and services, including the iPhone and Mac computers.
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