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Bhandhavi Bathula

Bangalore

Summary

Accomplished Product Manager with extensive experience in managing and launching innovative payment solutions. Expertise in product lifecycle management, regulatory compliance, and go-to-market strategies. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products and enhance customer experiences. Skilled in product analysis, stakeholder management, and strategic planning, with a strong technical background in SQL, Python, and various analytics tools. Recognized for outstanding performance and contributions in both startup and corporate environments.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Manager

Cashfree Payments
04.2023 - Current

Subscriptions (Recurring Payments)

  • Overlooked Subscriptions for all payment methods i.e UPI AutoPay, eNACH, Physical mandates, SI on Cards
  • Launched AutoPay on QR at GFF 2023, collaborating with NPCI within 2 weeks
  • Analyzed market trends and competitor research to define product vision and roadmap
  • Oversaw the entire product development lifecycle, ensuring timely and high-quality releases collaborating with designers and developers
  • Demonstrated effective negotiation skills and timely escalation in projects facing resource constraints or technical challenges
  • Effectively communicated and collaborated with various stakeholders for smooth and timely product deliveries
  • Leveraged user feedback, wireframing, and roadmap enhancements to align with team goals and influence strategic decisions


Offline Product Suite & Omnichannel Onboarding

  • Spearheaded the launch of Cashfree's Offline Product Suite, enabling merchants to seamlessly accept face-to-face payments through Static QR, Dynamic QR, and Tap n Pay for cards following the compliance guidelines
  • Successfully integrated omnichannel onboarding processes, allowing merchants to manage both online and offline transactions through a unified MID, expanding Cashfree's product portfolio and market reach
  • Set-up risk management, transaction monitoring, pricing mechanism, manual ops procedures for the newly launched 0-1 product


Cross Border Payments

  • Led the regulatory compliance and global payment solutions, having successfully filed the PA-CB license essential for managing cross-border payments, including both inward and outward remittances
  • Launched and led the go-to-market strategy for a comprehensive Exports product, featuring multi-currency accounts and export payouts, driving significant growth and adoption.

Associate Product Manager

Cashfree Payments
10.2021 - 03.2023
  • Built the entire UPI AutoPay product from the ground up
  • Excelled in crafting clear specifications and defining measurable goals for features like UPI Autopay Intent & QR flow, TPV flow, Checkout flow.
  • Utilized internal analytics tools and proactive insights gathering to drive data-driven product recommendations.
  • Led product planning, development, and launch activities ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.

Planning Associate

PUMA Sports India Pvt. Ltd
01.2020 - 09.2021
  • Overlooked Large Format Retail (LFR) and Multi-Brand Outlets (MBO) channels and provided analysis needed for making vital business decisions by curbing all the backend problems
  • Designed and executed retail promotions to increase sales and gross profit.
  • Prepared category and channel level monthly, seasonal and yearly stock requirement based on targets and continuously worked on timely rolling forecasts thus creating a base for informed decisions
  • Finalized Buy Budgets for future seasons basis latest sales plan, Promotion Planning, Tracking and Maintaining Promo Calendar for current and future seasons and Promotion Analysis
  • Optimized on inventory and purchase across channels

Management Trainee

PUMA Sports India Pvt. Ltd
07.2019 - 12.2019
  • Automated daily data upload for LFRs and MBOs using Python and Macros, reducing man-hours and improving data availability for business decisions
  • Developed tools to combine data sources and streamline reporting using Power BI.

Education

B. Arch (Hons) -

IIT Kharagpur

XII -

Sri Chaitanya College

X -

At. Andrew's High School

Accomplishments

  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Project Planning
  • Product Strategy
  • Product Roadmap
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Product Analysis
  • Product Marketing
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • GTM Strategy
  • Product Launch
  • SQL
  • Wireframing
  • Metabase
  • Python
  • MS Office
  • Figma

Additional Information

  • Received GEM Award for outstanding performance in Cashfree
  • Received CAT of the quarter Appreciation Award at PUMA

Timeline

Product Manager

Cashfree Payments
04.2023 - Current

Associate Product Manager

Cashfree Payments
10.2021 - 03.2023

Planning Associate

PUMA Sports India Pvt. Ltd
01.2020 - 09.2021

Management Trainee

PUMA Sports India Pvt. Ltd
07.2019 - 12.2019

B. Arch (Hons) -

IIT Kharagpur

XII -

Sri Chaitanya College

X -

At. Andrew's High School
Bhandhavi Bathula