Darshan Bheda

CEO

Gurugram, Haryana, India10 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in driving business growth.
  • Expertise in product management and strategic partnerships.
  • Strong leadership in consumer payments and fintech sectors.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech professional with strong expertise in product management and growth strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementBusiness StrategyGrowth StrategiesBusiness AnalyticsMarketing StrategyCustomer RetentionBusiness PlanningBusiness AnalysisOperations Management

Other Skills

A/B TestingAccelerated GrowthAnalyticsBFSIBusiness Decision MakingBusiness Growth StrategiesBusiness Portfolio ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness Relationship ManagementCC++Competitive AnalysisCompliance ManagementCustomer ServiceData Analysis

About

Dynamic and results-oriented professional with a diverse background spanning business strategy, product management, and growth marketing, Darshan brings a unique blend of strategic acumen and technical expertise to the table. At Paytm, Darshan has demonstrated a track record of driving substantial business growth and operational excellence across consumer payments and offline payment acceptance. In previous roles, Darshan has honed his skills in strategic project management, product conceptualisation, and market expansion. Outside of his professional endeavours, Darshan is deeply engaged in alumni and community initiatives, not limited to serving as Deputy Director at the IIM Bangalore Alumni Association's North India Chapter. With a passion for continuous learning and a proven ability to drive impactful change, Darshan is eager to leverage his skills and experiences to contribute to the success of forward-thinking organisations.

Experience

Kotak mahindra bank

Vice President

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos · On-site

  • Product and Portfolio for Kotak811
  • Focus Products - Retail Liabilities (Savings Account, Term Deposits, Debit Card) and Investment Cross Sell
Strategic PartnershipsAccelerated GrowthProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyTop Line GrowthVendor Management+6

Paytm

4 roles

Associate Vice President

Promoted

Apr 2023Jan 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Key Focus Areas
  • Recharge and Bill Payments (BBPS)
  • Paytm Travel
  • Digital Fastag Issuance
Compliance ManagementGrowth StrategiesDistribution StrategiesBFSIBusiness AnalyticsFinancial Planning+11

Deputy General Manager

Promoted

Apr 2022Mar 2023 · 11 mos

  • Responsible for running the Recharges and Utility bill payments business (Consumer Payments) for the group. Recharges and Utility Bill Payments are one of the biggest retention user case for Paytm.
  • Responsibilities included user acquisition, user retention, strategic partnerships, monetization and risk management.
Marketing StrategyFunnel OptimizationDistribution StrategiesBFSIBusiness AnalyticsFinancial Planning+4

Assistant General Manager

Promoted

Sep 2021Mar 2022 · 6 mos

  • Growth - Paytm Wallet and Paytm Postpaid (BNPL)
  • Responsible for customer acquisition, activation and adoption for Paytm Wallet and Paytm Postpaid (BNPL), driving portfolio spends for wallet and postpaid and improving monetisation for wallet, increasing acceptance of Paytm Postpaid within merchant ecosystem - online and offline.
Marketing StrategyBusiness PlanningDistribution StrategiesBFSIPresentationsDigital Strategy+1

Senior Manager

Sep 2019Aug 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • CEO's Office at Patym
  • Responsibilities included conducting business review on behalf of the CEO, keeping the CEO updated about business, AOP planning and tracking, driving strategic cross functional projects for the organisation.
  • Worked with business heads for Offline Payments in driving new product launch, and scale up of new products - Soundbox and EDC machines, improving salesforce productivity etc.
  • Worked with the business head in scaling up of fastag issuance for Paytm Payments Bank
Business AnalysisBFSIPresentationsDigital StrategyCustomer ServiceOperations Management+1

Reliance industries limited

Manager - Chairman's Office

Mar 2017Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • New and Strategic Initiatives at Reliance Industries Limited
Presentations

Reuters market light

Growth Manager

Jun 2016Mar 2017 · 9 mos · Mumbai

  • Precision Agriculture technologies for Indian farmer - Build products for the next billion internet users.
  • As senior member of the team at Reuters Market Light, I work directly with the Co Founder to define and oversee all product-centric decisions, while liaising with other department heads for seamless execution. Responsibilities include:
  • Building and maintaining company's product road map and annual product pipeline; conduct market scoping & cost benefit analysis for key projects
  • Designing new projects: scoping, work allocation, defining and monitoring KPIs
  • End-to-end management of product life cycle for new products/features
  • Designing pricing strategies, promotions, social media campaigns and liasoning with agencies
  • As the Product Owner, responsible for Engineering sprint planning (agile) based on business priorities, and daily team collaborations for sprint monitoring
  • New Product Development - Lead the team in pivoting of legacy products in to cutting edge digital products. Lead the development of price polling tool for sourcing of agri commodities from over 10,000 traders from across India
  • Team Management: Guiding and mentoring the Product team members
  • Business Process Improvement - Lead automation initiatives for improving customer experience, employee efficiency and reduce backlog. Lead cost cutting initiatives to result in savings of over INR 5.5 Million in under a year
Presentations

Urban ladder

Associate Product Manager

May 2015May 2016 · 1 yr · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Part of mobility solutions team for Urban Ladder that worked on AR/VR apps that are used as a part of the wardrobes and kitchens sales process. UL mobile apps now contribute to more than 50% of UL revenues.
  • Urban Storage
  • Revamped Urban Storage wardrobe configurator to aid the Urban Ladder wardrobes sales process and subsequent iterations have focused on improving efficiency of the sales team
  • Integral part of the Urban Ladder wardrobes sales process, from recording customer requirements to automation of placing the final order
  • 100% of Urban Ladder wardrobes orders flow through the Urban Storage app
  • Reduced the go-to-market time; increased order conversions post launch of Urban Storage 3.0
  • Launched 2 new category of products on the app to promote cross sell
  • Urban Kitchens
  • Launched Urban Kitchens, an app which helps users design and visualize kitchens that they want in their homes
  • Forms a core part of the Urban Ladder Kitchen Consultation experience, contributing to increased kitchen conversions
  • Living Spaces
  • Achieved higher order conversions through an improved Augmented Reality app which helps users visualize a sofa set in actual life-size in their homes
  • Designed and implemented process guidelines for quicker integration of new products & real time pricing
  • Others
  • Achieved significant improvement in order conversion on ‘Urban Ladder’ app by designing in app cart notifications for Items in cart, Out of Stock and Back in Stock items.
  • Negotiated commercial terms with vendors to reduce development cost by over 20% w.r.t benchmarks
Presentations

Education

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) — General Management

Jan 2013Jan 2015

emlyon business school

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) — MSc. in Management

Jan 2014Jan 2014

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Metallurgical and Materials Engineering with Minor in Financial Management

Jan 2009Jan 2013

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