Ashok Kumar — Product Manager
Product Management Leader with 13+ years of experience building large-scale platforms for hedge funds, fund administrators, and global financial institutions. I specialize in designing and scaling products across trade management, security master, reference data, portfolio accounting, fund accounting, NAV, P&L attribution, corporate actions, and reconciliation workflows. My expertise sits at the intersection of finance, data engineering, and workflow automation, transforming complex, risk-prone operational processes into intuitive and automated systems used across trading desks, operations, and data teams. I’ve built, scaled, and led products that support: Security Master & Reference Data Platforms Trade Capture & Trade Lifecycle Management Portfolio Accounting & NAV Production Fund Accounting & Pricing/Valuation Controls Cash, Position, and Trade Reconciliations Corporate Action Event Processing & Elections Data Quality, Vendor Feeds & Exception Management Workflow Automation & State Machine Orchestration Beyond domain depth, my core strengths include product strategy, platform thinking, stakeholder alignment, user research, and PM team leadership. I excel in building large-scale systems that integrate with internal and external data providers, reduce operational burden, and improve accuracy and speed across the investment lifecycle. I’m driven by solving hard data problems, simplifying complexity, and delivering products that scale with the needs of sophisticated investment firms. Security Master · Reference Data Management · Trade Capture · Trade Booking · Trade Management Systems (TMS) · Corporate Actions (Mandatory & Voluntary) · Portfolio Accounting · Fund Accounting · NAV Production · P&L Attribution · Position Management · Pricing & Valuation · Reconciliations (Cash, Position, Trade) · Workflow Automation · Data Platforms · B2B SaaS · Middle Office Operations · Back Office Operations · Vendor Data Feeds · Exception Management · Data Quality
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech Product Management Leader with expertise in workflow automation and data-driven decision making.
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Experience: 12 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Product Management
- Workflow Automation
- Stakeholder Alignment
- Data Quality
Career Highlights
- 13+ years in product management for financial services
- Expert in transforming complex operational processes
- Proven track record in building scalable financial platforms
Work Experience
The D. E. Shaw Group
Associate Director – Product (Product Management) (1 yr 3 mos)
NAV Fund Administration Group
Vice President of Product Management (1 yr 8 mos)
Arcesium
Senior Manager - Product (8 yrs)
BlackRock
Analyst II (2 mos)
Citi
Senior Analyst (1 yr 7 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA at Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
Certificate in Financial Research at Copal Institute
