An accomplished and results-driven IT Leader with 16+ years of industry experience. A hands-on leader that closely collaborates with technologists both on- and off-shore to deliver solutions that exceed business requirements. Extensive experience in creating and prioritizing the product backlog combined with excellent communication, interpersonal, problem-solving and analytical skills provides exceptional outcomes. Expert in creating Product roadmaps, leading planning meetings, and Product Reviews (demo). Strong knowledge of emerging payments and refunds processing in Microsoft Dynamics AX and Cybersource. Very comfortable working on fast-paced programs with Waterfall and/or Agile methodologies. Responsible for the entire Product Life Cycle and building of Product roadmaps. Experience in writing effective User Stories and created Business Requirements Document (BRD), Functional Requirements Specification (FRS), Logical Data Modeling, and Process & Workflow diagrams using MS Visio and other elaboration tools. Work with global project teams to identify integration requirements for downstream applications and building supporting Unit and Integration test scripts to yield the error free products on time and under budget.
Deepika Manglani has been a guest on 1 episode.
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Using AI to Preserve 140 Years of History at the LA Times | Deepika Manglani, VP Product (LA Times)
February 4th, 2026 | Season 2 | 25 mins 13 secs
business, digital experience, product management, technology
In this episode, we’re joined by Deepika Manglani, VP of Product and Program Management at the LA Times. Deepika’s career in media spans over 15 years, culminating in her current role, where she’s bringing the 140-year-old institution into the future.
In this episode, Deepika shares:
- How her team is using AI to preserve a unique trove of historical data, over 12 million pages of news archives from as far back as the 1800s
- What this digital archive and maturation of AI enables for future storytelling, media innovation, and news personalization
- Why combining product and program management was critical to navigating massive transformation at the LA Times through a period of heavy M&A activity