Pravir Shanker

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led transformational initiatives in payment solutions.
Delivered high-impact products driving significant GMV growth.
Expert in cross-functional collaboration and product strategy.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech Product Management leader with extensive experience in payment solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementPaymentsBusiness Analysis

Other Skills

A/B TestingAdvertisingAffordabilityAgile MethodologiesAnalysisAnalyticsAnalytics ToolsBug FixationBusiness CaseBusiness Case AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentCapacity PlanningClient PresentationsCompetitive AnalysisCross-functional Team Leadership

About

Product Management leader with extensive experience in building innovative payment solutions across online and offline ecosystems. At Razorpay, I currently lead the POS Product Unit, driving transformational initiatives in Affordability, QR Devices, Card Devices, experience and omnichannel Payments. Previously, I led the online payments specifically managing Cards, Affordability, and Netbanking charters, delivering key products like Tokenization, in-house switch, and Push Provisioning and scaling GMV. Passionate about solving real-world problems through technology, I focus on creating impactful, scalable solutions while fostering high-performing teams and empowering merchants with seamless payment experiences.

Experience

Razorpay

4 roles

Senior Director of Product Management

Promoted

Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · On-site

Heading POS Payments Product at Razorpay

Director of Product Management

Promoted

Apr 2022 – Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos · On-site

Scaled in-house switch adoption to process 92% of eligible GMV, saving additional 7%, and improved success rates by 2% through direct integrations with banks.
Successfully delivered Tokenization System and Affordability offerings, driving a 15–30% improvement in cardless EMI success rates, growing GMV by 12% per quarter, and enabling seamless adoption for major merchants.
Conceptualized and launched high-impact 0-to-1 products like Push Provisioning, QR-based Cardless EMI, and FlashCredit, partnering with leading banks and networks to redefine customer experience.
Transitioned to leading the POS Business Unit in 2024, driving innovations in Affordability, QR Devices, and the Omnistack.
Delivered strategic initiatives such as Razorpay A1, a next-gen POS device with a Make-in-India approach, and scaled POS Affordability GMV by 60%.
Streamlined Omnistack developed across organisation, introducing data-driven workflows and achieving strategic alignment, enhancing omni-channel payment capabilities for merchants.
Played a key role in expanding Razorpay’s footprint in offline payments with deployment of QR Soundboxes.

TokenizationAffordabilityGMV scalingDirect integrationsOmnichannel paymentsProduct Management+1

Associate Director, Product

Oct 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · On-site

Led the Payments - Methods charter, managing a team of 6 product managers and delivering innovative payment solutions across cards, net banking, and other methods.
Increased payment success rates by identifying and solving key pain points such as refund issues, which reduced refund tickets by 30%, and by scaling reliability through direct integrations (DI) with major banks.
Successfully launched critical initiatives, including Network Tokenization and Unified Portal for Issuer Tokenization, ensuring compliance and scalability for merchants.
Designed and executed long-term product strategies, collaborating with card networks, banks, and key merchants to drive adoption and build competitive differentiation.
Achieved stable system reliability with 99.999% availability, scaling GMV from exclusive product flows by 17%.
Enhanced cross-functional collaboration and business empathy within the team, delivering impactful customer-centric solutions and mentoring PMs to excel in product leadership.

Network TokenizationUnified PortalPayment methodsCross-functional collaborationProduct ManagementPayments

Senior Product Manager

May 2019 – Sep 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos · On-site

Spearheaded strategic initiatives in the Online Payments - Cards charter, driving innovation in card payment flows and improving success rates.
Led the successful implementation of Tokenization System, enabling secure card payments for merchants and scaling adoption across major card networks (Visa, Mastercard, RuPay).
Enhanced payment reliability by optimizing success rates through native OTP flows, integration with card networks, and system rule improvements.
Delivered high-impact features such as E-Mandate, wallets, and UPI Direct Intent, significantly expanding Razorpay's payment ecosystem.
Pioneered cross-functional collaboration, ensuring seamless product launches with a customer-first approach and meticulous product documentation.
Recognized for setting benchmarks in product conceptualization, stakeholder alignment, and engineering collaboration.

Tokenization SystemE-MandateUPI Direct IntentCross-functional collaborationProduct ManagementPayments

Cubeware global

Product Manager

Sep 2017 – Apr 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Conceptualized Self-Serve, NextGen BI tool.
A powerful weapon for the business users, which would help to take their business to next level.
Accomplishments
Defined product strategy towards growth from 6% to 25% by end of 2020
Proposed new product positioning for acquiring >7% market share in Asia pacific, America and Europe region
Designed & Developed Minimum Viable Product (MVP) targeted towards small and medium enterprises(SMEs) within Germany, Austria, Switzerland (DACH) region

Product StrategyMarket ResearchMVP DevelopmentProduct Management

Lenskart.com

Product Manager

Jun 2016 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Led the development of a user-tailored app, personalizing content to boost Average Transaction Value (ATV) by 30%.
Introduced an offline app for low/no internet scenarios, creating a new revenue channel with a 2.7% conversion rate.
Conducted A/B testing using Firebase and Optimizely to drive data-backed decisions and optimize feature performance.
Managed lens packages, enhancing the sales funnel and increasing sales by 6.2%.
Owned the end-to-end lifecycle for Android/iOS apps, from roadmap creation to feature release, ensuring alignment with stakeholder goals.
Implemented analytics tools like Omniture and Tableau for funnel analysis, decision-making, and performance tracking, ensuring sustained growth in online conversions.

User ExperienceA/B TestingAnalytics ToolsProduct Management

Hiree

Product Manager

Sep 2015 – May 2016 · 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Managed the lifecycle of innovative products like Selfie Resume, Salculator.com, and Share Flyer, driving organic user acquisition and engagement.
Designed rule engines for search and personalized feeds, improving recruiter-jobseeker interactions and reducing system load.
Defined product workflows, requirements, and mock-ups aligned with business objectives, ensuring seamless execution.
Created product roadmaps, sprint plans, and go-to-market strategies in collaboration with stakeholders.
Achieved a 7% reduction in infrastructure costs by leveraging open-source tools and building in-house solutions.

Product Lifecycle ManagementUser AcquisitionEngagement StrategiesProduct Management

Incredible infotech

Product Manager | Founder

Nov 2013 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos · Jamshedpur Area, India

Managed customer life-cycle management, fixed funnel leaks which increased user base by 45% in second quarter
Extensive market research of existing product, competitive analysis, targeted customers and best practices, used to develop product prototype
Led product life-cycle management. Defined feature scope, prioritized product requirements, created sprint plans & managed product roadmap. Developed wireframes, flowcharts based upon platform capabilities
Beta testing with limited group of users to collect feedback on end to end process, which helped to define user segment to prioritize future feature releases
Customer retention via various offers, referral programs which led to increase in organic traffic by 20%
Report analysis on daily basis to focus on improvement areas and to increase user base by 5% every week
Focused on revenue goals and profitability, keeping user demand and current pricing trend in the market.
Reiterated the product, based upon user surveys/feedback, more features and with effective user experience
Managed and coordinated product team of analytics, UX, Design and customer support to ensure complete

Market ResearchProduct PrototypingCustomer RetentionProduct Management

Photon

3 roles

Lead Business Analyst

Promoted

Jan 2013 – Sep 2013 · 8 mos · Chennai Area, India

Owned product on behalf of clients and coordinated a team of 60+ across design, analysis, development & quality assurance
Adhering to organisation process and improved agile score by 92%
Inspired the customer by suggesting new features or better work-flows that enhanced usability and user-experience
Oversaw risks based on trends in feedback on app stores / markets and suggested corrective measures

Business AnalysisRisk ManagementAgile Methodologies

Senior Business Analyst

Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 · 11 mos · Chennai Area, India

Analyzed Business impacts of application dependencies
Analyze Business application vs. system infrastructure analysis.
Evaluated application inventory attributes vs. CMDB CIs and server-level attributes
Upstream and downstream dependencies of business applications
Evaluated support for capacity planning, forward impact analysis, and incident response requirements.
Prepared functional spec with details about each and every screens and attached

Business AnalysisFunctional SpecificationCapacity Planning

Business Analyst

Feb 2011 – Dec 2011 · 10 mos · Chennai Area, India

Understand and analyze business scenarios, functional and non-functional requirements of the client
Performed qualitative analysis benchmarking and defined improvement areas
Interpret quantitative and qualitative data and requirements to arrive at the final business needs
Conduct regular demo and formal presentations to client management to ensure the customer satisfaction
Redefine and make products available to end users to ensure timely business need with effective user experience
Evaluate the market and adopt new unified work process which enabled achievement of the project milestone a month ahead of schedule through collaboration with 2 technical groups
Requirement specifications, trace-ability matrix, user stories, feature list and schedule documents

Business AnalysisRequirements GatheringUser Experience

Thirdware solution ltd.

Project Intern

Nov 2010 – Jan 2011 · 2 mos · Chennai Area, India

Understanding business scenarios, identifying & analyzing systems and requirements
Project documentation & Client presentations
Development using J2EE (Spring) & Oracle 10g, Unit testing and Bug fixation
Adhering to quality specifications, timelines and budgets along with change management

Project DocumentationClient PresentationsDevelopment

Carbonlenses

Freelancer

Jun 2009 – Oct 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos · Pune Area, India

Understand and analyze business scenarios, functional and non-functional requirements of the client
Created and presented various client demos and carried out project documentation
Software development, unit testing and defect resolution
Served as liaison between client and the implementation team

Software DevelopmentUnit TestingBug Fixation