Puranjay Mahapatra 马普杰

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Secured $1M+ ARR deals in pre-sales.
Launched UPI and WhatsApp payments as Product Manager.
Led international expansion across SEA and MEA.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and RegTech expert with strong strategic and operational leadership.

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Skills

Core Skills

Strategy & OperationsTechnical Program ManagementProduct ManagementPre-sales & ConsultingOperationsConsulting

Other Skills

Corporate StrategyOKR ImplementationCross-functional LeadershipP&L ManagementInternational ExpansionPre-salesAPI IntegrationsStrategic PartnershipsDue DiligenceInvestment ThesisCRM ManagementGo to Market StrategyUser ResearchB2B TransactionsBusiness Transformation

About

Strategy & Operations Leader | 12+ Years Experience Strategic leader and execution generalist driving revenue growth and impact through embedded financial services, international expansion, and innovation in FinTech, RegTech and Manufacturing. Proven track record in Scaling & Pre-Sales (securing $1M+ ARR deals), Technical Program Management (launching UPI/WhatsApp products), and Strategic Finance (managing P&L and Investor Relations). Expert in bridging the gap between complex banking regulatory frameworks, cross-cultural settings, technical engineering teams, and C-level goals. CORE COMPETENCIES Strategy & Operations: Corporate Strategy, OKR Implementation, Cross-functional Leadership, International Expansion, P&L Management Pre-Sales & Consulting: Solution Architecture, Enterprise Deal Structuring, Client Discovery, RFP Management, GTM Strategy Technical Program Management: SDLC (Agile/Scrum), API Integrations, Jira/Confluence, Data Analytics (SQL/Tableau), Product Roadmaps Strategic Finance: Financial Modeling, Capital Allocation, Due Diligence, M&A, Investor Relations, Treasury Mgmt Regulatory Navigation: Industry Policy Advocacy, Product Compliance (RBI/NPCI), GovTech Implementation

Experience

10 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

6 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Setu

2 roles

Director, Chief of Staff

Feb 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Led corporate strategic initiatives as a force multiplier and thought partner, providing cross-functional leadership across business, product, and technology teams. Served as people manager and senior executive leadership team member, scaling a 150-person organization in a high-growth fintech landscape.
Orchestrated annual operating plans, budgeting, and OKRs for a 150-person team, achieving on-time delivery of client deliverables through technical program management
Led International Expansion with market development & strategic partnership activities across SEA and MEA regions
Spearheaded embedded lending and savings P&L for key BFSI clients, generating revenue through partnerships and market intelligence
Operated as interim pre-sales leader, securing high-value enterprise deals greater than $1M ARR by consulting on custom fintech API solutions for traditional large BFSI clients
Managed investor relations, fulfilling complex board requests and providing business performance updates
Institutionalized a metrics-driven culture by establishing business and product analytics dashboards and standardizing the internal tools tech stack across sales and product ops (Pipedrive CRM, Metabase, Jira, Confluence)
Launched UPI and WhatsApp payments as the inaugural Product Manager, setting the foundation for the company’s core product offerings
Built financial controls and treasury processes as the first finance hire, optimizing fundraise proceeds and settlement workflows

Corporate StrategyOKR ImplementationCross-functional LeadershipP&L ManagementTechnical Program ManagementInternational Expansion+2

Strategy and BizOps Intern

Jun 2019 – Aug 2019 · 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

Setu is an early stage startup backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners India and Bharat Inclusion Initiative that empowers businesses and developers to re-imagine financial products for the next billion users. We build low-cost, modular API infrastructure so that you can go live in a matter of days, not months.
Facilitating the go to market strategy planning for new API products focused on B2B transactions with identification of target partners and conducting initial outreach conversations.
Driving user research field studies from design to execution for insight on challenges faced by small merchants in working capital management and acceptance of digital payments.

Go to Market StrategyUser ResearchB2B TransactionsStrategy & Operations

Asia fintech angels

Venture Intern

Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr · Hong Kong · Hybrid

Streamlined deal-flow operations and due diligence for AFG Partners' first fund (afgvc.com), enhancing CRM and data rooms for efficient investor outreach in the Asian fintech ecosystem.
Investment Thesis & Due Diligence: Conducted primary/secondary research on 20+ early-stage deals; identified high-potential startups for the network and supported due diligence for AFG Partners' debut fund.
Strategic Operations: Streamlined deal-flow operations and enhanced CRM/Data Rooms, increasing investor outreach efficiency; created high-impact investment collateral for LPs and fundraising.

Due DiligenceInvestment ThesisCRM ManagementPre-Sales & Consulting

Kpmg india

Consultant

Jun 2017 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Orchestrated national program management for a $675M annual government maternity benefits initiative, building frameworks for implementation across 742 districts in India; earned 'Kudos Award' from KPMG India for outstanding performance.
Business Transformation: Designed "As-Is/To-Be" operating frameworks to digitize manual government workflows interfacing with government stakeholders across multiple ministries from grassroots to secretary level to ensure seamless implementation with multiple workshops
Product & TPM: Acted as Product Manager for a grants management and digital payments app; guided a vendor team through requirements gathering, data architecture, and agile feature delivery.

Business TransformationProduct ManagementAgile MethodologiesTechnical Program Management

Hero motocorp ltd

3 roles

Deputy Manager

Promoted

Apr 2015 – May 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

Operations- Project Engineering- Infrastructure Planning
Managed USD15M p.a. budget for delivering new Infrastructure Services Projects (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection), across all seven facilities in India and Bangladesh.
Delivered USD5M worth of projects for Centre for Innovation and Technology, Jaipur (World’s Largest Motorbike R&D Facility) within a year, one month before time and on budget.
Fostered company-wide sustainability efforts to win Platinum Green Building Certification from Indian Green Building Council for four new manufacturing facilities and corporate offices.
Mentored a team of five junior colleagues and motivated 200+ full time vendor staff from diverse industry segments for project completion.

Project ManagementBudget ManagementSustainability InitiativesOperations

Assistant Manager

Jul 2013 – Mar 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos · Gurgaon, India

Operations- Project Engineering- Strategic Expansion Planning- Engine Plant
Oversaw USD4M p.a. budget for Engine Manufacturing Facility Projects related to Industrial Automation and Facility Digitalization.
Selected as youngest Engineering Project Coordinator from 50 managers to lead cross functional project schedules and mitigate risks across Operations, Supply Chain, IT, Finance and HR.
Implemented USD1M Green Roof and Roof-Top Hydroponics Green House initiatives to provide fresh produce for company cafeteria.
Spearheaded the USD650K Autonomous Material Delivery Vehicle Project increasing overall productivity through optimization of manpower by 75% and inventory by 50%.

Project CoordinationIndustrial AutomationRisk MitigationOperations

Graduate Engineer Trainee

Jul 2012 – Jun 2013 · 11 mos · Gurgaon, India

Rotational Program with stints across entire company value chain inclusive of R&D, Customer Service, Industrial Engineering and Project Engineering.
Received Star Graduate Engineer Trainee Award (Awarded to Top 5 out of 120 Trainees).

Ernst & young

Strategy Intern

Dec 2011 – Jan 2012 · 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India

IIC- Advisory- Performance Improvement
Yield Improvement | Steel Products Company
Conducted Data Analysis for different sources of Yield Loss throughout the entire manufacturing process and highlighted trends to be addressed to achieve Yield Improvement.

Fiat india automobiles ltd

Engineering Intern

May 2011 – Jul 2011 · 2 mos · Pune Area, India

Car Assembly-Work Analysis- Ergonomics
Developed an Ergonomic Load Analysis Tool in Excel based on the European Assembly Worksheet. Successfully brought it to implementation within the company by demonstrating ease of use in identification and subsequent rectification of Ergonomic Hazards in Car Assembly Line.

Data AnalysisYield ImprovementConsulting