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Venkatesh S

Venkatesh S

Bengaluru

Summary

A results-driven Program Manager overseeing complex projects, optimizing workflows, and leading cross-functional teams in the fintech space. Demonstrated expertise in the development and execution of high-impact payment solutions, driving product improvement, and ensuring seamless customer experiences. Proven ability to foster strong stakeholder relationships, optimize processes, and leverage data-driven insights to drive continuous improvement.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Manager

Amazon Pay India Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
05.2021 - Current
  • Customer Support Program Management: Led cross-functional efforts to enhance CS experience, driving CPT down from 0.28% to 0.11% in 2024. Spearheaded SOP and blurb revamps, strengthened CS agent enablement, and resolved high-impact escalations across internal teams, social channels, and NPS detractors.
  • Customer Retention & Engagement: Launched a data-driven reactivation campaign and optimized reward coupon placements, reactivating 232K dormant customers by Dec’24—driving engagement and rebuilding customer trust.
  • Amazon Pay ICICI Credit Card – User Growth: Drove monthly user growth by leading ICICI partnership to scale card usage beyond Amazon.in, enabling 550+ off-Amazon campaigns in 2024 and boosting everyday customer engagement and card visibility.
  • Operational Efficiency – Amazon Pay ICICI Credit Card: Led process streamlining for off-Amazon campaigns and alternate sourcing, ensuring timely invoicing and full reconciliations with ICICI and VISA—driving execution excellence and cross-stakeholder accountability.
  • KYC Completion & Target Base Expansion – Pre-approved & Upgrade Customers: Drove end-to-end improvements in KYC completion (78% to 82%) and expanded the eligible base by 540K customers in 2024 through close collaboration with ICICI—accelerating card issuance and program growth.

Vendor Ops Lead

Cloudtail India Private Limited
Bengaluru
03.2016 - 05.2021
  • SPOC for Footwear & Apparel Category – Sports Brands: Managed end-to-end operational tasks, ensuring smooth execution of vendor relationships and processes.
  • Order Management: Led the PI to PO process, securing approvals from planning teams, managing cost uploads, and releasing POs across multiple fulfillment centers (FCs) as per forecast availability.
  • Stock Returns Management: Partnered with the supply chain team to reduce delays in RTV for unsellable stocks and resolved ISS tickets with FC teams.
  • New Style Article Season Launch Management: Led the coordination for new style article launches, ensuring timely ASIN creation, PO releases, and stock inwarding to meet NSM launch timelines.
  • CMBS PO Process: Acted as SPOC for the CMBS PO process, collaborating with Amazon CMBS teams to identify and resolve issues during new season article PO creation.

Buying Admin

Tesco
Bengaluru
06.2015 - 03.2016

Retail and cost adjustments during price evaluations between Tesco and ASDA provide essential data for managing rate gaps and ensuring sustainable operations. This involves updating costs and selling prices for new and existing product lines, as well as launching new products. Market analysis guides updates to the Data warehouse for accurate pricing. Accurate stock management, collaboration with the buying team, proactive administrative support, and clear communication of distribution issues to enhance operational efficiency.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma In Management -

IFIM
Bengaluru, KA
2021

Bachelor of Business Management -

St. Francis De Sales College
Bengaluru, KA
2015

Skills

  • Program and Project Management
  • Intermediate SQL
  • Data Analysis & Reporting
  • Process Optimization
  • Risk Management & Mitigation
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Performance Monitoring

Accomplishments

  • Promoted as Program Manager, Amazon Pay India Pvt Ltd (Q4'23)
  • Promoted as Vendor Ops Lead, Cloudtail India Pvt Ltd (Q2'20)
  • Promoted as Senior Vendor Ops, Cloudtail India Pvt Ltd (Q1'17)
  • Received "Cowboy Award", Cloudtail India Pvt Ltd

Timeline

Program Manager

Amazon Pay India Pvt Ltd
05.2021 - Current

Vendor Ops Lead

Cloudtail India Private Limited
03.2016 - 05.2021

Buying Admin

Tesco
06.2015 - 03.2016

Post Graduate Diploma In Management -

IFIM

Bachelor of Business Management -

St. Francis De Sales College
Venkatesh S