Abhinav Subhash Chitre
New York
Summary
Diligent Product Management Leader offering 10+ years of success in product roadmap development, market research and data analysis. Highly skilled in identifying opportunities to maximize revenue. Driven and strategic with proven history of superior market penetration and product launch.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Group Product Manager, Online Payments
PINE LABS
07.2023 - 09.2024
- Directed the Merchant Services Product Pod, focusing on core offerings like Affordability, Payouts, Subscriptions, and Cross-Border products, effectively catering to merchants across the Asia Pacific and MENA regions
- Instrumental in overhauling the Affordability suite, introducing innovative Brand EMI functionalities that significantly boosted revenue from 9 M AED to 26 M AED and increased the TPS from 10 to 500
- Implemented strategic marketing initiatives such as writing blogs and drafting press releases that resulted in a substantial increase in revenue and increased product adoption.
Senior Product Manager, Payment Gateway
NOON PAYMENTS
03.2021 - 06.2023
- Directed a skilled team of product managers in developing essential fintech products, including payment gateways, mPOS, and Payouts, tailored explicitly for the MENA region
- Successfully escalated the annual transaction volume significantly, elevating it from 10 billion AED to 18 billion AED
- Championed the design and implementation of a versatile prepayment customer experience for online platforms from various domains notably reducing the abandonment rate by 50 %
- Collaborated closely with merchants to manage their accounts, address issues effectively, and pitch new product features that solve their challenges, fostering strong relationships and enhancing customer satisfaction.
Lead Product Manager
YBANQ (Procureli India Private Limited)
03.2020 - 02.2021
- Developed a fintech solution aimed at SMEs and freelancers, streamlining their financial operations by automating accounts receivable and payable, and addressing reconciliation challenges
- This platform efficiently handled a Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) exceeding 30 M INR monthly and successfully onboarded approximately 25 mid-size merchant clients.
Senior Product Manager, Payments
PAYU
03.2016 - 03.2020
- Designed and integrated solutions like Payment Websites and Payment Buttons for SMEs, doubling the gross merchandise value (GMV) from 8 B INR to 16 B INR per month, while increasing end customer engagement by a whooping 125 %
- The product allowed small businesses to market their products via digital experiences
- Introduced a bulk pay-outs product that automated money transfers to vendors, employees, and customers, reducing reconciliation time for merchants from 2 days to just 2 hours and significantly improving their operational efficiency
- Launched a subscription payments product that processed 1B INR annually, reducing customer churn for merchants by 15%, thereby increasing their customer retention and long-term revenue.
Product Manager
CONNEXUS SECURE
09.2013 - 07.2014
- Delivered the payment gateway platform based on ACH and e-Cheque built for US merchants, which processed around $500,000 in monthly volume within the first six months of its launch.
Senior Automation Expert
AUTOMATION ANYWHERE
03.2012 - 09.2013
- Executed Automation Projects for prominent US clients such as Quest Diagnostics, US Courts, and SkyChef, utilizing Automation Anywhere Software, SQL, and Java
- Maintained a stellar track record with 100% on-time delivery for all projects
- Collaborated with the Sales and Marketing teams to conduct over 500 product demonstrations, successfully converting 50% of these initial engagements with potential clients into tangible customer relationships.
Software Developer
NEVALES NETWORKS
10.2011 - 03.2012
- Worked on development of the frontend application of the cybersecurity platform which allowed changes to go live within seconds, thus enabling merchants to manage setting up tools in a more efficient manner.
Assistant Systems Engineer
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
09.2010 - 09.2011
- Worked as a part of the OneRefining Team for British Petroleum - Responsible for the maintenance and development of the application MPro Explorer hosted on different servers across the US and Europe
- Supervised testing and deployment of new application components and performed sanity checks for the same.
Education
M.S. Sports Management -
School of Professional Studies, Columbia University
New York, USA12.2025
MBA (Marketing) -
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Pilani, India07.2016
Bachelor of Engineering (Information Technology) -
GCET, Sardar Patel University
Vallabh Vidyanagar, India07.2010
Skills
- Product Management & Digital Marketing
- Vision and Product Innovation
- Adaptability and Negotiation
- Cross Functional Leadership and Teamwork
- Revenue Generation Strategies
- Strategic Thinking
- Roadmap Planning
- Stakeholder Management
- User and UX Research, Wireframe Design
- Programming : Python, CSS, HTML
- Data-Driven Decision Making, Analytics
- Tableau, SQL, Jira, Atlassian, Confluence
LinkedIn Profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhinavchitre/
Certification
- Sports Marketing (Certificate Course) - Northwestern University - 2024
- Becoming a Sports Agent (Certificate Course) - Case Western Reserve University - 2024
Timeline
Group Product Manager, Online Payments
PINE LABS
07.2023 - 09.2024
Senior Product Manager, Payment Gateway
NOON PAYMENTS
03.2021 - 06.2023
Lead Product Manager
YBANQ (Procureli India Private Limited)
03.2020 - 02.2021
Senior Product Manager, Payments
PAYU
03.2016 - 03.2020
Product Manager
CONNEXUS SECURE
09.2013 - 07.2014
Senior Automation Expert
AUTOMATION ANYWHERE
03.2012 - 09.2013
Software Developer
NEVALES NETWORKS
10.2011 - 03.2012
Assistant Systems Engineer
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
09.2010 - 09.2011
M.S. Sports Management -
School of Professional Studies, Columbia University
MBA (Marketing) -
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Bachelor of Engineering (Information Technology) -
GCET, Sardar Patel University
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