Associate Vice President with proven strategic leadership in high-pressure environments. Expertise in team management, operational efficiency, and business development. Achieved revenue growth through innovative strategies and identified growth opportunities. Enhanced processes and team performance led to significant organizational impact.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Vice President and Board Observer/Director
Z47 (fka Matrix Partners India)
06.2023 - Current
Part of Sr. Investment team - Deep business and technical evaluation for all deals bought to IC
Evaluated 250+ technology startups building commerce, supply chain, manufacturing and deep tech cos.
Led updation and creation of evaluation 3.0 framework for the firm
Investment lead for a full stack, cross border tech platform for home décor
Lead for investing and product launch for a D2C cross border platform
Z47 Deal lead for investment in a space tech company through DeVC collective
Investment lead for Series A for an AI enabled full stack construction as a service platform
Deal support for Series C follow-on of a cross border Agri tech company
Board Observer/Director - Guided strategic planning, OKR setting and monthly business reviews
Electronics product manufacturing: Future of connected home automation and electronics manufacturing
Precision Manufacturing - India to world manufacturing opportunity
Software : Use of AI in commerce enablement; S/W for physical world, Enterprise tech, vertical SaaS
B2B: State of B2B, Exits and DPI options, Vertical vs horizontal plays, B2B tech in India. Sub sector deep-dives
Space Tech, Aerospace and Defence - Building resilience and autonomy through VC investments
Energy and Climate Tech- Opportunities in Renewable energy business models
Startup Mahakumbh- Panel on 'Evolution of technology and brands in H/W and manufacturing'
Consumer Electronics World Expo, Invest India- Panel on 'VC perspective on India's electronics opportunity'
Invest Space, by InSpace (ISRO) - Panel on 'Boosting investment in Indian space industry'
Swayalamban by Ministry of Defence, Panel on 'Bridging financing challenges in Defence tech ecosystem'
Digitizing Make in India - Panel: 'Digital nation building: Building generational technology H/W companies'
DMII: Aerospace and Defence -Panel with ex Chief of Indian Air force, ex Defence space agency chief
Product lead, Amazon Pay
Amazon
12.2021 - 05.2023
Led business strategy, product and GTM roadmap creation for consumer and business lending
Conducted product discovery sessions, competitor benchmarking and industry analyses
Championed customer backwards approach to define user journeys, feature prioritization & GTM strategy
Core team member and product lead for launching Amazon business lending
Led a team of 4 direct reportees in executing the product charter for consumer and business lending
Led product development lifecycle collaborating closely with Engineering, UX, Marketing, Legal, Finance, Ops
Identified and built improvements in existing lending platform for 1Mn.+ sellers
Launched pilot for merchant lending program and product in 3 months
Built and launched a customized BNPL offering (Amazon Pay Later for business) for business customers
Built requirements for ML based underwriting, seamless application CX & repayment setup for lending
Led rollout of small business credit card with a 3P lending partner for SMBs within Amazon ecosystem
Setup and monitored impressions, open rates, CTRs, etc. across outreach channels both on and off Amazon
Leveraged core Amazon platform technologies and user experience patterns to build scalable products
Successfully integrated and ran product and operations with 10+ lender partners across business cohorts
Grew the business lending book of by 40% in 1 year while being EBITDA +ve
Drove and increase in product engagement and adoption by 180% for seller and merchant lending
Improved TAT by 25% and reduced churn by 20% across the business lending products
Achieved 3X higher usage of Pay Later for business v/s for retail customers
Global Digital Transformation Manager, Commercial Experience
Unilever
06.2020 - 12.2021
Led and mentored a team of 5 product managers and IT, process, legal and procurement stakeholders
Created digital product strategy for end to end source to pay journey for 100,000+ suppliers
Led a large scale company wide digital transformation program across 95 countries and 300,000 suppliers
Responsible for creating of product roadmaps, user journeys and deployment of a suite of 5 products
Ensured buy in and sign offs from senior stakeholders across functions and geographies
Met project OKRs across experience (NPS>0), cost (15% red'n), and controls (>99.8% compliance)
Led support setup strategy and execution for global Unilever procurement
Led development of AI/ML based analytics tools and dashboards to prevent price leakages
Unlocked 20 Mn.+ working capital while also improving payment on time for vendors
Designed and deployed automations aiding supplier financing program across 12 countries
Reduced supplier onboarding time by ~35%; 20% increase in financing seen through program
Consultant
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
04.2017 - 05.2020
Part of the team responsible for setting up of a new company from scratch in the smart city segment
Deep evaluation of business setup for home automation business unit and product roadmap
Evaluated 8 segments for smart city projects including EV, smart grid, multi modal transport, OFC
Identified synergies in existing group cos, assisted in creating external partnerships for segment entry
Designated product manager for creating an automated tool for all reporting & monitoring dashboards
Designed and built an end to end supply chain optimization tool for upstream steel production
Unlocked ~INR 100 Cr. value through optimizer adoption and iterating core model
Built crisp analytics and live reporting dashboards used daily by company chairman
Product lead for developing an AI based Predictive maintenance module across 15 manufacturing units
Reduced downtime by 75% for pilot plants; Scaled up across all company plants in 6 countries
Evaluated 10+ financing segments across consumer durables, SME, Healthcare, personal loan, education
Created a comprehensive implementation roadmap to support 5X revenue growth over 5 years
Bottoms-up modelling done for organizational requirements, branch footprint, revenue targets
Created a detailed roadmap for digitalization of key functions like sales, onboarding, disbursal, recovery
Identified & created business cases for 4 digital tools across sales, operations and logistics planning
Collaborated with multi functional teams to ensure successful adoption of all 4 products
Redesigned and implemented the entire S&OP strategy to generate Rs. ~150 Cr. p.a. in EBITDA
Developed an International expansion strategy for a leading Chemical company in India
Developed the Go-To Market plan for the target geographies and business verticals
Evaluated different modes of entry including brownfield developments and targeted M&A
Redesigned the org. structure of a BU to ensure optimal span of control & alignment with objectives
Successfully led a BU wide (1000+ emp.) change management prog. to implement new processes
Ran end - end program management from conceptualization to adoption of digital productivity tools
Identified value engineering initiative leading to ~250 Cr. Capex savings across projects
Responsible for project management of implementing design and engineering initiatives in projects
Stakeholders across PMO, D&E, on site projects team, external experts, EPC and procurement
Put in stringent cost controls and delay prevention measures and executive governance structure
Technology and Product Analyst
Goldman Sachs
05.2014 - 04.2015
Received the best presentation award in a 6 week cross-regional competition for new analysts
Rated 9/10 - highest out of 20 global teams in a shark tank contest for presenting business ideas
Collaborated with the global Fixed Income Products team across New York, London and Bangalore
Estimated savings of 5000 man hours/year achieved through automation of reporting applications
Ensured data integrity for 2 million securities, from sources such as Bloomberg, to be used for trading
Wrote scripts to automate data retrieval & analysis of ~70,000 trading and non-trading databases
Education
MBA - Post Graduate Diploma in Management -
I.I.M. Ahmedabad
01-2017
Bachelor in Technology - Chemical Engineering
I.I.T. Kharagpur
01.2014
Skills
Stakeholder management
Product management
Venture capital
Go-to-market strategy
Effective communication
Change management
Timeline
Associate Vice President and Board Observer/Director
Z47 (fka Matrix Partners India)
06.2023 - Current
Product lead, Amazon Pay
Amazon
12.2021 - 05.2023
Global Digital Transformation Manager, Commercial Experience
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