Nov 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

• Senior business and product leader with ownership of end-to-end outcomes across large-scale consumer platforms within the Paytm Group.
• Key highlights:
• Owned revenue, profitability, growth strategy, and execution across consumer fintech and gaming businesses with direct accountability for business outcomes
• Built and scaled Paytm First Games as part of the leadership team, navigating regulatory, investor, and market complexity while establishing sustainable operating foundations
• Leading Paytm Money growth and operating priorities, balancing topline expansion with EBITDA discipline in a high-cost, margin-sensitive environment
• Built, restructured, and led cross-functional teams across product, growth, and business functions, aligning execution with long-term platform strategy
• Led multiple zero-to-one and turnaround initiatives, often under tight constraints, with a strong bias toward ownership, execution, and accountability
• Drove platform-level decisions across strategy, governance, and operating rigor in partnership with product, technology, risk, and compliance leadership
• Known for:
• Taking ownership in ambiguous, high-pressure environments
• Building platforms focused on durable value rather than vanity metrics
• Combining product depth with commercial judgment and operational realism

Nov 2018 – Sep 2025 · 6 yrs 10 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Leading the vertical of Paytm First Games, overseeing all functions of the entity as the Chief Custodian of the business for the JV Partners.
• Spearheaded business operations, driving growth and profitability for the organization.
• Implemented innovative strategies to enhance user engagement and drive revenue growth.

Mar 2016 – Nov 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• My role with Junglee Games was all about making games for the masses which provide a stellar experience and ensure that the end user never gets bored of what is in front of him. Over the last few years, during my tenure i worked on various games under different avatars, however, the majority of my time and responsibilities focused on the FlagShip product 'Junglee Rummy'.
• Conceptualized and realised the potential of Fantasy Sports in India via TeamCricket.com back in 2014 and Re-launched- 'Howzat',a social cricket game as a Fantasy Sports product which included rebranding and relaunching Howzat as a fresh product within a months time.
• Key Responsibilities:
• Leading the Rummy & Fantasy Business from all fronts.
• Product Owner for Rummy Product and Digital Payments including but not limited to -New Advancements, Product Plan, P&L, Partnerships, processes, Innovations etc.
• Business Head for 'Howzat'.
• Responsible for the overall health of the product.
• End to End Product Lifecycle management and Product Launch - Strategies, Defining Roadmaps and achieving those goals etc.
• Improving the User Experience and implementing better user flows.
• Making data-driven decisions and backing the decisions with proper data.
• Identifying Cash Cows and low hanging fruits in the system and convert it into revenues with minimal efforts.
• Identify new KPI's to look at and force changes which improve the numbers.
• Identify Risk Factors and mitigate risk by anticipating and accounting for the same.
• Work with all Key Stakeholders in identifying the pressing points and in finding solutions for their teams.
• Enforcing better processes across the teams and closing loopholes in the existing processes.
• Ideation, Documentation, and implementation of features.

Jan 2015 – Feb 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr

Jun 2012 – Jan 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos · Greater Delhi Area · On-site

• While working with Info Edge, i handled the Fraud, Risk and Compliance Product for Naukri.com.
• I used to drive the Fraud Detection Product for Naukri.com and was Involved in building tools to ascertain future risks and derisking of the same via product led solutions.
• The solutions not only helped improve the overall quality of the platform but also helped generate additional revenue using the data accumulated in the process.

May 2011 – May 2012 · 1 yr · Pune, India · On-site

• Building and Overseeing Global Games, Payments and KYC solutions