Mumal K Soni

Co-Founder

India10 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Co-founded a startup focused on fair hiring.
  • Led multiple innovative projects in the Metaverse.
  • Extensive experience in product management and HR.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Management and HR expert with a focus on innovative hiring solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementProduct StrategyHuman Resources (hr)Product MarketingMarketing Strategy

Other Skills

Business AnalyticsBusiness Intelligence (BI)Data AnalysisData AnalyticsDigital MarketingEvent ManagementForeign LanguagesGo-to-Market StrategyGoogle BigQueryGrowth StrategiesHR OperationsHatha YogaInterpersonal CommunicationMarket AnalysisMicrosoft Office

About

I never set out to be a founder. I started with a love for statistics and curiosity about why people make the choices they do—what drives them, what holds them back. That led me through a journey across education, product, HR, and tech. I’ve worked on IoT systems, explored the edges of Web3, built VR products, and now, I find myself building something deeply human in a space shaped by AI. Over the last few years, I’ve interviewed 1,000+ people, hired 50+, and spent countless hours thinking about one thing: why do so many brilliant people get left behind? That question stayed with me. And eventually, it became the reason I started building Parikshak.ai. I’m not here to glorify the hustle. I’ve worn every hat possible—product manager, recruiter, marketer, researcher, designer by necessity. I’ve built with no funding, led teams with no safety net, and still found purpose in building something that helps others unlock what’s already within them. Parikshak.ai is my way of saying: potential shouldn’t go unnoticed just because someone didn’t go to the “right” college or speak the “right” way in an interview. I'm obsessed with solving real-world hiring problems, especially for students, first-gen professionals, and founders struggling to build great teams. I believe products should be simple, human, and useful—and that hiring should be fairer, faster, and far more meaningful. Outside work, I find joy in language (I speak 4 and learning a 5th), messy whiteboards, and conversations that go off-script. If you're building something in hiring, edtech, or early-stage product—and want to exchange ideas, feel free to reach out.

Experience

Parikshak.ai

Co-Founder

Dec 2024Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India · On-site

Hungama

Senior Product Manager

Apr 2023Jun 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Lead the Metaverse initiatives, overseeing the development and launch of four projects: Heftyverse (Web 2-based Metaverse), Hungama World (Sandbox Web 3-based Metaverse focusing
  • on Bollywood city of Mumbai), Yaariverse (virtual world for live concerts organized by McDowells), and Mumbai Metaverse (virtual environment for Maharashtra government infrastructure projects).
  • Lead product and growth initiatives, while providing support to the Business Development team for B2B offerings of Heftyverse.
  • Successfully launched products and grew the brand to over 0.5million users organically, with an engagement time of 3-5 minutes.
Growth StrategiesProduct VisionProduct StrategyProduct AnalyticsProduct Management

Drife

Product Manager

Jan 2022May 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Manage and take ownership of the product end-to-end: including defining scope, gathering and prioritizing requirements, converting them into well-defined features, tracking development based on milestones, analyzing key performance metrics, and managing product launches.
  • Set the product roadmap for large strategic initiatives and partnerships, effectively defining phases for delivering business value to the customer in unique offerings.
  • Act as the liaison between users (i.e. passengers, driver partners, and fleet owners), internal engineering team, and business team to build features and enhance the DRIFE application.
Google BigQueryBusiness AnalyticsProduct Road MappingUser StoriesProduct RequirementsProduct Development+10

Scouto (acquired by spinny)

4 roles

Product Manager

Jan 2021Dec 2021 · 11 mos

  • Drive the execution of all product lifecycle processes for products, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirements development, and product launch.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering, production, marketing, and sales teams on the development, QA, and release of products and balance of resources to ensure success for the entire organization.
  • Develop product positioning and messaging that differentiates Quixote (Scouto) and its features across primary market segments.
  • Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth.
Data AnalysisProduct Road MappingProblem SolvingUser StoriesProduct RequirementsProduct Development+7

Senior Human Resources Manager

Jan 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Create a framework for bringing people onboard and maximize retention and minimize attrition while training people for their soft skills.
  • Overlook the recruitment efforts posting job ads and organizing resumes and job applications on various online job portals.
  • Created candidates’ evaluation template that was adopted throughout for various departments’ hiring.
Team BuildingHuman Resources (HR)Strategic CommunicationsHR Operations

Senior Marketing Manager

Promoted

Jan 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Working across all the domains in marketing: Digital, outdoor, social media, events & others, and devising and presenting ideas and strategies for marketing campaigns by conducting research and analyzing competition and data and then overseeing those marketing plans.
  • Maintain a keen understanding of industry trends affecting clients and make appropriate recommendations regarding communication strategy surrounding them
  • Coordinating and ensuring timely implementation of all the plans along with resolving the implementation blocks that the team faces.
  • Constantly evaluating and analyzing the marketing efforts to suggest improvement strategies.
Product MarketingData AnalysisDigital MarketingProblem SolvingProduct ManagementMarketing Strategy+4

HR Manager

Nov 2018Jan 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Participate in recruitment efforts posting job ads and organizing resumes and job applications on various online job portals.
  • Scheduling job interviews and assisting in interview process.
  • Create a framework for bringing people onboard and maximize retention and minimize attrition while training people for their soft skills.
  • Maintaining current HR files and databases.
  • Create HR documents such as offer letters, acceptance letter, onboarding process document.
  • Updating and uploading job descriptions as per requirement online and offline.
  • Created candidates’ evaluation template that was adopted throughout for various departments’ hiring.

Ministère de l'éducation nationale

Language Assistant

Oct 2019Jun 2020 · 8 mos · Gap, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

  • Help improve pupils' communication skills (in particular oral skills) by encouraging the pupils to express themselves orally, through a fun dimension to learning and discuss socio-cultural topics of interest to children and teenagers.
  • Work in the language department in the 3 secondary & higher-secondary schools & ideated on various educational activities held in the schools.
  • Manage the implementation of varied educational projects and assisted in running a language club.
  • Conduct individual speaking tests and correct work produced by the pupils.
  • Assist teachers in producing resource material, maintaining classroom displays to reflect the nature of the subject, etc.

The language culture

Founder & Trainer

Sep 2018Sep 2019 · 1 yr · Ahmedabad Area, India

  • Create various material / books for reference for teaching and learning the languages.
  • Undertake business development activities such as networking, liaising and negotiating the deals to offer varied courses at different universities and corporate houses.
  • Writing and posting blogs, articles and required posts on multiple social media platforms.
  • Maintain and update the SEO requirements and ensure company visibility.
  • Train students, professionals and business owners learn and improvise on their French language, from levels A1 to B2 along with training for the English exams such as IELTS, TOEFL, PTE and polish their English language skills.

Confidential

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

May 2018Sep 2018 · 4 mos · Ahmedabad Area, India

  • Managed external contacts for CEO and kept track of periodic communication needed for priority contacts.
  • Compiled and analyzed sales and marketing reports.
  • Assisted with team building initiatives and overall support for the maintenance of organizational culture and employee morale.
  • Created expense reports, budgets and filing systems.
  • Conducted research to prepare, gather and proof briefing materials, agendas and decks for all executive-level meetings.
  • Directed administrative functions for the directors, principals, consultants and key managers.
  • Coordinated dealer visitations, company special events and other employee morale functions.
  • Frequently used word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software.

Ivy prep india pvt ltd

Teaching Assistant

May 2017May 2018 · 1 yr · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

  • Trained students for English language exams like TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language) and IELTS (International English Language Testing System), and English and Verbal sections for exams like PSAT, SAT, GRE and GMAT.
  • Utilized innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.

Self-employed

French Teacher

Nov 2016Sep 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos · Ahmedabad Area, India

  • Trained students, professionals and business owners learn and improvise on their French language, from levels A1 to B2.
  • Imparted training for level A1 to B2 DELF exams.
  • Created reading lists and study material for different levels of French to promote students' comprehension of written and spoken French.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of French levels A1 to B2 at grade levels 5 through 12.

Ashtang yoga ashram

Content Creation & Marketing Manager

Jan 2015Sep 2018 · 3 yrs 8 mos · India

  • Wrote pieces and news stories for online publication, coordinating images and layout to ensure proper presentation, in English and French languages.
  • Developed and maintained the website and updated the required content.
  • Maintained aesthetics of blog through images and troubleshooting issues.
  • Managed communication with customers via website, social media platforms and phone calls.
  • Published regular pieces on Ashtang Yoga to blog.
  • Organized material, determined area of emphasis, and wrote stories according to prescribed editorial style and format standards.
  • Wrote, edited and produced stories for multiple platforms, including Internet and digital channels.
  • Developed advertising strategies and converted ideas into concrete tasks.

Education

N.R. Institute of Business Management (GLS-MBA)(SFI)-Ahmedabad 735

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) — Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Jan 2015Jan 2018

Mount Carmel High School, India

Higher Secondary Examination

Jan 2014Jan 2015

Mount Carmel School, India

Senior Secondary Examination

Jan 2013Jan 2014

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