Akant Goyal

CEO

Gurugram, Haryana, India13 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led ₹600+ Cr monthly disbursals in personal loans.
Developed scalable credit products using data-driven strategies.
Managed cross-functional teams for impactful digital solutions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on product strategy and data-driven growth.

Contact

akant@paisabazaar.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Business StrategyDigital StrategyProduct OperationsProgram OversightIt Business Analysis

Other Skills

Agile & Waterfall MethodologiesApiBusiness AnalysisBusiness AnalyticsBusiness Intelligence (BI)CC++Consumer ProductsCore JavaData AnalysisData ModelingData VisualizationHTMLJavaMacro

About

Entrepreneurial business leader with 11+ years across BFSI, Payments, and Fintech, currently driving the Personal Loan business at Paisabazaar. Passionate about building scalable, data-driven products and customer-first digital journeys. Blending strategy, analytics, and execution excellence to turn ideas into impactful growth stories.

Experience

Paisabazaar

2 roles

Business Head - Pre Approved Personal Loans

Promoted

Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Full P&L ownership of a scaled unsecured credit franchise delivering ₹600+ Cr in monthly disbursals
Built and governed a diversified lender ecosystem (20+ partners) to drive sustainable, profitable growth
Orchestrated data, risk, technology, and distribution to materially improve approval, conversion, and unit economics
Built and led high-performing cross-functional teams to launch category-defining digital lending solutions

Digital StrategyBusiness StrategyBusiness AnalysisProduct ConceptPeople ManagementProduct Operations+1

Vice President Of Products

Feb 2022 – Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Owned product vision, roadmap, and execution for the unsecured lending vertical
Designed and launched pre-approved and pre-qualified credit products using bureu and alternate data
Drove monetization through data-led product design, pricing, and funnel optimization across channels
Worked closely with risk, tech, design, and analytics to build scalable, compliant, and resilient credit platforms

Digital StrategyConsumer ProductsProduct OperationsApiData AnalysisPeople Management+1

Fis

Project Manager

Aug 2020 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Remote

Led global, cross-functional delivery of enterprise platforms and transformation programs supporting regulated financial services businesses across geographies
Drove executive-level visibility through OKRs, operating dashboards, and change management, improving execution discipline and decision-making at scale

Digital StrategyProgram OversightPerformance DashboardsProject ManagementProject Planning

Bajaj finserv

2 roles

Senior Product Manager - Credit Cards

Promoted

Dec 2017 – Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Owned product vision and roadmap across credit card acquisition, payments, and lifecycle journeys, scaling to 1.25L+ cards per month
Built API-led, automation-driven sourcing and servicing platforms, materially improving throughput and reducing manual effort
Drove conversion, productivity, and usage through data-led experimentation and end-to-end funnel optimization
Partnered with risk, engineering, analytics, and design to deliver compliant, resilient products while improving unit economics

Digital StrategyPeople ManagementProduct OperationsProgram Oversight

Business Analyst

May 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Framed business problems into clear hypotheses and MVPs across large-scale lending and marketplace platforms
Designed and delivered end-to-end digital journeys and integrations impacting high-volume customer acquisition and servicing flows
Partnered with engineering and vendors to ship scalable, API-driven solutions, reducing drop-offs, manual effort, and time-to-market

IT Business AnalysisDigital StrategyProgram Oversight

Galaxy surfactants limited

Intern

Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 · 0 mo

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Student Coordinator

Jul 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos · NITIE

Prerana management group

Student Coordinator

Jul 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos · NITIE

Infosys

Software Engineer

Nov 2011 – Mar 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Greater Chennai Area

Developed an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) System for identifying fraudulent money transactions
Project Planning, Performed effort estimation for work modules & handled change requests
Release Management, Validated design and reviewed the integrated prior to production release
Module Lead, Led a team of 5 software developers, responsible for managing defects in AML systems
Re-Engineered CPV application to provide business solutions to fulfil customer requirements
Requirement Elicitation from client analysts and Documented them to functional use cases
SPOC for managing production related defects and generating a weekly Root Cause Analysis report
Mentor & Trainer, for a team of 10 new joiners in delivering domain specific knowledge of the project