Sankalpa Sarkar — Product Manager
I am an Awarded Product & Strategy leader with 12+ years of experience in FinTech (Payments, Lending), Banking, e-Commerce and Gen AI with 9+ years of experience in managing teams. Led Product Vision & Business Growth for Apps, APIs & Gen AI at startups & MNCs driving. Innovated & Scaled B2B & B2C products across Web, Mobile App& Gen-AI. I am a 3 times winner of Innovation & Digital Transformation Award at Singapore Fin-tech Festival for innovative contributions in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Payments and Lending. I was awarded Best Product Award twice for AI Chatbot and Open APIs in Banking. I have always set high bar for myself and my team and have achieved them successfully. I have built Product teams from scratch and led 10+ cross functional teams comprising of 50+ people to drive business growth, cost leadership and seamless user experience. At Walmart, I innovated in eCommerce intelligence and transformed payments leading to a 1.4 Bn Revenue boost, 40% increase in NPS and significant cost savings Previously, I have scaled Digital Payments and Digital Lending for Users and Merchants in Banking and Fintech Industry through innovation in SEO, Lead Qualification, Onboarding & Reconciliation Automation, Risk Management and Self Services. I have led negotiations and partnerships with Regulators (RBI, NPCI), Network Partners (VISA, Master, Diners, Rupay), Loyalty Partners and Key Merchants (Google, Amazon, Cred, PhonePe, Spotify, Netflix. đź“ŤI've built over 150+ Products - Mobile apps, SaaS Apps and Generative AI - Fintech apps including Googlepay, Amazon Pay, PhonePe, BharatPe, Cred, Jupiter, Zomato, Groww etc - Wrote a white paper on AutoPay on Cards and UPI and partnered with Google, Netflix, Spotify đź“Ť Wrote a book on Product Management - "JUGAAD TO JHAKKAAS: Innovate, Adapt & Manage Products - The Desi Way". đź“Ť Mentor for IIMs, IITs, Institute of Product Leadership, GrowthSchool, HelloPM, - I have mentored over 10K+ professionals đź“ŤHelped 50+ start-ups in their growth - B2B SaaS Products for Payment, Insurance, Marketing & and HR such as Razorpay, PayU, Digit etc. Drop me a DM if you want to invite me for any guest mentorship sessions. Checkout my portfolio at: www.sankaplasarkar.com Verticals: Fintech | Lending | Banking | E-Commerce | Merchant Payments and B2B Insurance Functions: Business Strategy | Product Strategy | Innovation | Growth | Go-to Market | Product Management
Stackforce AI infers this person is a FinTech product leader with extensive experience in AI-driven solutions and digital transformation.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 11 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Product Management
- Business Strategy
Career Highlights
- 3-time winner of Innovation & Digital Transformation Award
- Led product vision for major FinTech applications
- Mentored over 10,000 professionals in product management
Work Experience
Walmart Global Tech India
Product Lead (4 yrs 6 mos)
MobiKwik
Vice President of Products (11 mos)
Axis Bank
AVP Product: Payments & Lending (1 yr 9 mos)
AVP Products: Digital Payments & AI (1 yr 9 mos)
HDFC Bank
Senior Product Manager (1 yr 5 mos)
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited
Product Manager (1 yr 7 mos)
Volvo Group
Product Marketing Intern (2 mos)
Bombay Hospital Indore
Growth Consultant (8 mos)
Vodafone Idea Limited
Product Marketing Intern (1 mo)
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Indian Institute of Management, Indore
B.Tech at Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
AISSCE at D.A.V Model School, Durgapur
CISCE at A.G Church School Ukhra
