Meenal Relekar

Meenal Relekar has a diverse work experience in the field of product marketing and career coaching. Meenal is currently self-employed, offering their services as a Career Coach and PMM Consultant to high-growth startups. Their responsibilities in this role include building PMM teams, establishing PMM processes, and coaching existing PMM teams.

In addition to their self-employment, Meenal has held various positions in different companies. Meenal has worked as a Business Mentor at Techstars, providing guidance and support to entrepreneurs. At Product Marketing Alliance, they served as an Expert in Residence, where they taught core PMM courses and mentored aspiring marketers. Meenal has also worked as a Business Mentor at First Round Fast Track, assisting startups with their business strategies.

During their tenure at StyleSeat, Meenal held the position of Director of Product Marketing and Research. Meenal has also worked as an Expert Coach in Product Marketing at RocketBlocks, helping individuals develop their product marketing skills.

Meenal's previous experiences include working as a Senior Product Marketing Lead at DoorDash, where they led the launch of the company's first ads product for merchants. Meenal conducted research studies, competitive analysis, and funnel analysis to understand merchant needs and inform product roadmaps.

Before joining DoorDash, Meenal worked at Dropbox as a Senior Product Marketing Manager, where they worked on the integration of Dropbox and HelloSign. Meenal also played a key role in a Pricing and Packaging project and conducted in-depth analysis on churn and retention.

At Adobe, Meenal worked as a Senior Product Marketing Manager, focusing on the Adobe XD product. Meenal was part of the Growth Engagement Squad and conducted research to drive adoption and retention of XD among users. Meenal also created content and drip campaigns for different user segments.

Earlier in their career, Meenal worked at Autodesk as a Product Marketing Manager for the AutoCAD mobile app. Their responsibilities included building consumer insights, developing marketing assets, and increasing the app's visibility within the Autodesk ecosystem.

Overall, Meenal Relekar has a strong background in product marketing, mentoring, and coaching, with experience in startups, technology companies, and self-employment.

Meenal Relekar holds a Certificate in Marketing, awarded with distinction, from the University of California, Berkeley, which they obtained in July 2015. Prior to that, they completed their Master's in Management Studies with a focus on Marketing at the University of Mumbai. Meenal also holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics from Vivekanand Education Society's Institute Of Technology. In terms of additional certifications, Meenal Relekar has obtained the Certified Product Marketing Manager (CPMM) certification from the Product Marketing Alliance in December 2022. Meenal has also completed the Pragmatic Marketing- Market course from Pragmatic Institute and the Reforge Growth Series.