Feb 2019 – Jun 2019 · 4 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Guest entrepreneurship faculty for one of the world's largest insurance company's global leadership program. The program was designed to enable participants to learn how better to manage innovative ideas proposed by individuals within their teams. Participants gained first-hand experience in developing and leading an innovation project of their own including building the prototype and preparing the business model canvas. Validating the customer problem through interactions with potential users. Lean startup methodology and learning by doing was inculcated.
• Objectives:
• Gain a better understanding of the innovation process in the context of the firm
• Be better equipped to act as internal coach and sponsor for innovations projects arising within their teams
• Achieve a mindset shift among a core group of senior leaders, who will create better systems for encouraging entrepreneurially-minded individuals from within firm
• Provide participants with practical tools for objectively assessing the potential of new opportunities
• Outcomes:
• Participants built a prototype (optional), business case and presentation to a panel including Board Members that addressed:
• The opportunity and why the team thought it was worth pursuing
• How the team tested their hypothesis and the evidence accumulated
• How it would be implemented within the organisation and the estimated investment required to do so
• A conclusion: whether it is a viable opportunity based on the investment needed and evidence of return
• The ideal structure for implementation (as a new venture or an innovation that would be absorbed into the existing structure)

Jan 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 2 mos · London

• AssetVault is a Fintech startup looking to safeguard your physical and digital assets through digital Wills, Life insurance referrals and eTrusts. Our mission is to protect your assets today and tomorrow.
• Backed by one of the world's best accelerator programs, Techstars London 2016
• Mundi Labs UK winner (Insurtech accelerator powered by Munich Re, 2017)
• SXSW Fintech Finalist 2017 (only non-US startup selected)
• Winner of Best Pitch at GenerationE: Technology conference organised by Cambridge University, Oxford University and London Business School (2017)
• Winner of the prestigious London Business School incubator program for class of 2017-18
• Winner of Accenture Fintech Lab, London (2018)
• Selected for the Mayor of London's growth program (Q1 2018)
• Winner of PwC Insurtech ScaleUp program (2018)
• Graduated successfully from the FCA sandbox (2018) and fully authorised
• Special Jury Award, Vizag Fintech Festival, 2018
• One of ten fintech from UK to India, UK India Future Tech Summit
• Indian Fintech forum, Rising Star Award, Dec, 2020. Selected from over 600 startups

Jul 2012 – Aug 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo · London, United Kingdom

• UK Consumer Lending
• Head of New Product
• Created high level business requirements, functional and non-functional requirements for two brand-new financial lending products against tight deadlines (2015)
• Designed and launched peer to peer lending product www.investandborrow.com in 2014
• Quickest new product launch in 12 weeks; developed per FCA guidelines
• Ran daily operations; led teams of Developers, Customer service,
• Finance, Decision sciences, Marketing, Analytics, Legal and Compliance
• Product Manager (PayLater: new product in a new market)
• Implemented strategy for development of new product ‘PayLater’ in Asia: PayLater is a checkout option that allows online shoppers to spread their payment over monthly installments
• Defined product prioritizing needs of consumer and understanding local market conditions; created features, user stories and built wire-frames for entire journey
• Defined cash in and cash out flows, reconciliation processes and assisted with Pricing strategy
• Created product roadmap in collaboration with senior executives
• Led integration with third parties
• Managed cross-functional ten member Agile development team in Dublin and Kiev
• Mobile friendly site
• Presentation on PayLater rated second best after CFO by new joinees
• Product Manager (Customer Relationship Management)
• Managed CRM needs of Wonga Group: Supported multiple products in six countries with nearly a million customers
• Delivered features for various Wonga Product owners and learnt to build strong relationships
• Directly managed two teams of twelve developers split across Dublin & Kiev offices
• Delivered CRM features for new launches: business loans in UK and consumer loans in Spain
• Project Manager (www.paylater.com)
• Created product specs, managed end to end testing, compiled exhaustive web based documentation for merchants and organized demos to management
• Owned and led relationship with 3rd party who developed the software

Jun 2008 – Jun 2010 · 2 yrs · India

• Worked for corporate and private equity clients; created intellectual property and business development material.
• One of three Analysts selected for Bain's Global Technology, Media & Telecom Practice. Responsible for the Americas regions
• o Corporate strategy for global microprocessor manufacturer: evaluated competitive position in emerging space of mobile internet devices; Recommended client to focus on high performance devices where high power consumption was acceptable
• o Client development for large Indian polyester manufacturer
• 2008 downturn led to increased capacity and poor utilization leading to loss; client is a distant
• second
• recommended consolidation to improve strategic position and suggested measures for 6%
• margin improvement; Bain won the project
• o Due diligence for Private Equity case out of London office
• Evaluated attractiveness of UK snail mail market; identified key growth drivers and future outlook
• Analyzed target’s competitive position and impact of new entrants; Evaluated opportunities to
• improve operational performance of target and achieve full potential
• o Annual Bain Worldwide Employee Survey: analyzed survey data using SPSS and created excel models to compile results automatically; Results shared with all Bain offices
• o Created comprehensive ‘US Media advertising spend’ model for 2010-15 with industry/media level granularity; published on Bain Global exchange; critical IP for US case teams; assisted New York case team to use model output on a live case
• Leadership:
• Infrastructure Team leader: organized Bain Community Day with over 200 Delhi staff that volunteered construction work at two government primary schools in Haryana
• Bain recruitment Team: Delivered experience sharing presentation at BITS. Conducted pre-interview case study workshops at St. Stephen’s College and Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi

Jan 2008 – Jun 2008 · 5 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

• Wrote code.
• Sipera Systems is the leader in real-time Unified Communications security solutions. Sipera offers groundbreaking solutions that secure voice, video, messaging & collaboration.Acquired by Avaya