Prajakta Pillai — CEO
Product Leader: Payments & SaaS Strategic product and operations leader with 20+ years of experience in Payments and SaaS, driving innovation and operational excellence across Fortune 500 organizations. Proven success in shaping product vision, strategy, and roadmaps; leading M&A integrations; launching new products; and enabling sales growth. Track record of managing $100M+ P&L, building high-performing cross-functional teams, agile transformation and delivering scalable solutions that enhance customer experience and streamline processes. Deep expertise in payment processing (Hosted Checkout, Walk-in Cash, Card Present, Check, Lockbox, Payfac), regulatory compliance (PCI, NACHA, NIST, ADA), and AI-powered transformation. Industry impact across Government, Utility, Insurance, and Telecom sectors, with a passion for optimizing business operations and delivering customer-centric innovation. Led products across diverse tech stacks—including AWS-hosted platforms, microservices architecture, API-first solutions, mainframe engines, and legacy web applications.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and SaaS expert with strong product management capabilities.
Location: Woodstock, Georgia, United States
Experience: 24 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Product Management
- Product Road Mapping
- Software Product Management
Career Highlights
- 20+ years of experience in Payments and SaaS.
- Proven success in managing $100M+ P&L.
- Expertise in payment processing and regulatory compliance.
Work Experience
CATALIS
Vice President of Product Management (2 yrs)
Fiserv
Director of Product Management (15 yrs)
Manager (7 yrs)
Headstrong
senior consultant (1 yr 5 mos)
InterGlobe Technologies
Quality Analyst (1 yr 5 mos)
Persistent Systems
Member of Technical Staff (1 yr 11 mos)
eXant Software Pvt. Ltd.
Software Developer (3 yrs 2 mos)
Education
MPhil at Savitribai Phule Pune University
Bachelor of Commerce at Pune University
Master's Degree at Pune University
