Vinayak Sharma
Lead Technical Product Manager
Summary
Lead Product Manager with 14+ years of experience building and scaling high-impact platforms across Fintech, Media, and Telecom.
- Led the development of multi-country, partner-integrated ecosystems used by 38M+ users across 14+ countries.
- Expertise in product strategy, user journey design, lifecycle management, and data-driven decision making.
- Strong in API-first platform development, AI-driven personalization, and agile product delivery.
- Proven ability to align cross-functional teams - engineering, UX, data, and business - to drive outcomes at scale.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Technical Product Manager
Airtel Africa Digital Labs
12.2020 - Current
- Leading fintech platform strategy across 13 countries, managing partner integrations and cross-border financial product standardization
- Partner Integration Acceleration: Designed standardized integration framework reducing partner onboarding from 2.5 months to 2 weeks across 50+ financial partners
- Cross-Country Standardization: Launched unified Overdraft and Term loan platforms across 9 countries, scaling to 15mn+ and 9mn+ subscribers respectively
- System Reliability: Reduced ambiguous payment transactions by 82% through comprehensive biller platform redesign
- Loan Lifecycle Platform: Built end-to-end processes for partner credit scorecard management, user data sharing protocols, and automated disbursement mechanisms
- International Money Transfer: Launched Canza platform across 6 East African countries, achieving 4.5x growth in transaction volumes per corridor
- Omni-Channel Architecture: Developed platform components supporting Customer Service, Agent networks, Merchant interfaces, Mobile App, and USSD channels
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Managed roadmaps across Tech, Product, Business, and Partner teams spanning Payments, Savings, Banking, Biller, and Betting verticals
- Recognition: Airtel Employee of the Month (Jun '21) for program leadership
Product Head (Consumer Platforms)
Jagran New Media
04.2019 - 12.2020
- Scaled digital news platform serving 16.5+ million monthly page views through recommendation systems and monetization optimization
- Ad Monetization Platform: Increased ad revenue 2.2x through viewability optimization and inventory management system redesign
- Content Recommendation Engine: Drove 16.5+ million monthly page views and reduced navigational friction by 15% through personalization algorithms
- User Engagement Systems: Improved story page consumption by 15% through behavioral analytics and user flow optimization
Sr. Product Manager (Digital Platforms)
Jagran New Media
09.2015 - 03.2019
- Multi-Platform Product Launch: English.jagran.com: Zero-to-one product launch achieving 2mn+ users within first quarter
- Vertical Expansion: Established Technology, Business, and Automobile content platforms generating 30mn+ monthly page views and 8mn+ monthly users
Product Manager
Yehshop.com, Yardarm Solutions
07.2014 - 09.2015
- E-commerce Platform Optimization: Increased add-to-cart conversion by 45% (250k+ monthly transactions)
- Achieved 500k app downloads in 6 months through platform feature enhancements
Manager Interactive Services
Cain Technologies
08.2011 - 06.2014
- Consumer Platform Development: Alldaycoupons.com: Scaled to 12.5k+ monthly coupon transactions and 800k users
- Revenue Optimization: Increased Interactive Services revenue by 12% (Rs 5 tier) and 15% (Rs 10 tier) through platform improvements
Assistant Manager
Times Jobs
11.2010 - 08.2011
- Product Feature Development: Added auto-suggestion, recruiter page enhancements, and interactive user onboarding, achieving 12% increase in fresh resumes and 13.5% growth in unique visitors
Assistant Manager
GoBindas Entertainment Pvt Ltd
08.2008 - 06.2010
- Content Platform Management: Led IPL content delivery platform for Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Kuwait. Conceptualized and launched ESPN WAP-site and CMS in 6 months.
Education
MBA - International Business
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
01.2013 - 01.2016
Bachelor in Computer Application - undefined
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
01.2005 - 01.2008
Skills
Consumer Product Strategy - Roadmapping, user journey mapping, and lifecycle management across Fintech, Media, and Telecom
Certification
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Recognition
- Airtel Employee of the Month, 06/01/21
- Jagran Employee of the Month, 08/01/17
- Jagran Employee of the Month, 05/01/18
Timeline
Technical Product Manager
Airtel Africa Digital Labs
12.2020 - Current
Product Head (Consumer Platforms)
Jagran New Media
04.2019 - 12.2020
Sr. Product Manager (Digital Platforms)
Jagran New Media
09.2015 - 03.2019
Product Manager
Yehshop.com, Yardarm Solutions
07.2014 - 09.2015
MBA - International Business
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
01.2013 - 01.2016
Manager Interactive Services
Cain Technologies
08.2011 - 06.2014
Assistant Manager
Times Jobs
11.2010 - 08.2011
Assistant Manager
GoBindas Entertainment Pvt Ltd
08.2008 - 06.2010
Bachelor in Computer Application - undefined
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
01.2005 - 01.2008
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