Bharat Sharma

CEO

Gurugram, Haryana, India18 yrs experience
AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • 18 years of product leadership across diverse industries.
  • Built scalable financial products used by millions.
  • Established Centre of Excellence for AI and RPA.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and E-commerce Product Leader with extensive experience in digital transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyDigital LendingCustomer AcquisitionE-commerceDigital TransformationMobile ApplicationsTeam ManagementProduct ManagementCustomer RetentionUser Experience

Other Skills

Competitive AnalysisLoan OriginationCommercial LendingSmall and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME)Trade FinanceLoan Management System (LMS)Supply Chain FinanceSmall Business LendingProduct Lifecycle ManagementAccounts Receivable (AR)FinTechGo-to-Market StrategySoftware as a Service (SaaS)Strategic PartnershipsConversion Optimization

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18 years of product leadership across fintech, consumer internet, and AI, spanning startups to multinationals. Built digital lending journeys, scaled mobile-first financial products to thousands of crores in disbursements, and led growth across NBFC, travel e-commerce, and platform businesses. Developed and shipped products at scale used by millions of users, with a consistent focus on delivering delightful, intuitive user experiences. Established a Centre of Excellence for new-age technologies including AI and Robotic Process Automation. Hands-on expertise in data-driven product strategy, agile delivery, AI-led personalisation, growth hacking, digital marketing, multi-channel product marketing for travel e-commerce, digital business scaling, and building cross-functional teams that execute and scale. Currently building Bankys, a personal finance platform with a patent-published innovation that gives young Indian earners a smarter alternative to optimise the value from their money.

Experience

18 yrs
Total Experience
2 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
1 yr 3 mos
Current Experience

Bankys | saberoid innovations pvt ltd

Cofounder & CEO

Feb 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Building an AI-first personal finance platform—powered by neo-banking rails—as a smarter alternative for India’s next-gen earners.

M1xchange

Vice President of Products

Mar 2023Feb 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

  • Led the end-to-end delivery of a digital lending platform enabling Supply Chain Financing for large corporates and their MSME dealers/suppliers, achieving over 2.2x YoY disbursement growth.
  • Optimised the digital onboarding journey using a design thinking process for MSME dealers and vendors, powered by APIs for KYC, financials, GSTN, Aadhaar e-signature, and fraud detection, resulting in enhancing lead conversion.
  • Launched a Credit Assessment Engine for Mynd Fintech to match MSME with bank and NBFC financiers based on evaluated risk scores to improve the credit sanction success rate.
Competitive AnalysisLoan OriginationCommercial LendingSmall and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME)Trade FinanceLoan Management System (LMS)+3

Slate

Vice President Product - Rype Fintech Pvt Ltd

Feb 2022Mar 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • As the Head of Product, led the 2.3x growth in customer acquisition for the B2B fintech SaaS platform which empowers over 5,000 SMEs to analyze their finances, automate vendor payments, digitise collections, and leverage data for faster access to business loans from 70+ lenders.
  • Managed cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders and strategic alliances to execute the product strategy and roadmap, driving 30% YoY growth in revenue. Improved customer satisfaction score (CSAT) to over 75% through Customer-led growth strategy and creative ideation.
  • Led the transformation through implementing the agile scrum framework and design thinking reducing time-to-market by over 20%.
Small Business LendingProduct Lifecycle ManagementAccounts Receivable (AR)FinTechSmall and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME)Go-to-Market Strategy+3

Tui

General Manager (Online Product) - TUI AG Group

Feb 2020Sep 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · Gurgaon, India · On-site

  • World's largest travel company, with €20 billion in revenue
  • Established a new online business unit for B2C travel e-commerce apps, driving its P&L, new product development, strategic partnerships, go-to-market strategy, and product marketing, surpassing AOP targets by 140% in an industry affected by the pandemic.
  • Created an AI-powered demand forecasting and pricing platform for European markets in collaboration with multinational teams.
  • Re-engineered and optimised the CRM process and implemented SalesForce and Ameyo tools resulting in NPS score above 25%.
Strategic PartnershipsConversion OptimizationPersonalizationArtificial Intelligence (AI)P&L ManagementGo-to-Market Strategy+6

Manappuram finance limited

Assistant General Manager (Loan Mobile App)

Jun 2017Feb 2020 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

  • Salvaged the struggling online gold loan business unit and transformed it into a popular 1-touch lending mobile app, achieving over ₹2,000 crore per month in disbursements through asset re-pledging.
  • Collaborated for ISO 27001 infosec standard implementation and RBI compliance requirements.
  • Led enterprise digital transformation projects using next-gen technologies, including AI/ML driven cross-selling, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and a blockchain-based NPA auction platform.
  • Envisaged and launched the Loan Origination System (LOS) based on Salesforce for a new consumer loan vertical, in collaboration with credit bureau TransUnion CIBIL for paperless onboarding.
  • Managed negotiations and vendor relations for high value technology services including cloud services, outsourcing, payment gateways, CRM and marketing technologies.
ISO 27001Machine LearningMobile ApplicationsLoan OriginationFinTechEnterprise Digital Transformation+11

Thomas cook india limited

Senior Business Manager (Online Hotels) - ThomasCook.in

Nov 2014Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Spearheaded the new product development and strategic partnerships for launching real-time hotel inventory and price aggregator platform eliminating offline process up to 95%.
  • New product launched with delightful user experience – ecommerce mobile apps for online travel booking on Android, iOS and Blackberry.
  • Established a new hotel supply team from the ground up by recruiting and training 10+ members team; implemented SOPs.
Team ManagementStrategic AlliancesSupplier NegotiationProduct StrategyProduct Road MappingProduct Launch+1

Yatra.com

Online Product Manager - Hotels, Payments, eCash Wallet, Dynamic Packages, Mobile App

Mar 2010Nov 2014 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • As the product owner, led multiple product PODs for different units, including eCash Wallet, Payment Gateway, Online Hotel Booking, Flight + Hotels Dynamic Packaging, and Holiday Packages.
  • Growth hacking to deliver 10x growth in online bookings over 5 years by implementing product innovations and optimizing the conversion funnel through A/B testing for web and mobile apps.
  • Launched eCash Wallet loyalty rewards program to reduce churn and enhance customer retention rates over 25%.
  • Optimised the online payment flow and launched real-time Payment Gateway switch increasing the blended success rate above 85%.
Strategic AlliancesNet Promoter ScoreMobile ApplicationsConversion OptimizationPayment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)SEO+12

Seventymm.com

Product Manager

Apr 2009Feb 2010 · 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Conducted extensive user research to revamp the platform for India’s first Netflix-style startup, achieving 40% increase in subscriber base within 3 months and significantly better customer satisfaction score.
  • Introduced the real-time booking and tracking system ‘Get It Now’ for Same-day home delivery in Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi. This product innovation changed the ecommerce graph and service approach across all functions in the organization. And it gave tough time to competition for match. Check out news on: Exchange4Media.com http://www.exchange4media.com/e4m/news/fullstory_industrybrief.asp?section_id=35&news_id=35964&tag=31840 | WATBlog.com | Informationmadness.com | BusinessOfCinema.com | DVDRentalCharts.com
  • Managed team of content writers for developing engaging content around movies.
  • Managed Online marketing efforts through Google Adwords and Affiliate marketing networks. Achieved optimum CPC and conversion targets within allotted budget.
  • Launched various special offers and engagement programs through BTL activities like Social media promotions, mailers, site banners, SMS push etc.
  • Launched SEO-optimized mobile site for movies content and ordering rentals.
  • Organized User Meets for usability research with the objective of identifying user pain points with current product and performing usability testing for new projects.
  • Managed and negotiated various deals for marketing alliances and co-branding opportunities.
Distribution LogisticsSEOPersonalizationContent StrategyWireframingProduct Road Mapping+6

Times internet

Assistant Product Manager

Sep 2007Apr 2009 · 1 yr 7 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Online product management for SimplyMarry.com, a challenging role seeing the emergence of social media and changing ways people interact. Delivered a high performance engaging product in terms of user experience resulting in J shape growth in online package sale. Also launched a new youth magazine Simplymarryzine.com and worked on special projects for MagicBricks.com, Ads2Book.com and Indiatimes.com
  • Product Management for SimplyMarry.com and other online classified businesses of the Times Group. Revamped the site and its architecture to Web 2.0 standards for delightful user experience.
  • Launched CMS based research website for www.magicbricks.com and events site http://www.swayamvars.com for SimplyMarry.com.
  • Managed upward movement of site metrics (increase in usage & online revenue per user) with the revamp of various product features like member profiles, search module and payments.
  • Responsible for product analysis, UI design, AJAX framework and project coordination roles in such turn-key projects i.e. managing projects from scratch to implementation.
  • Revamped the application with Single Page architecture to improve user interactivity and reduce user-perceived latency.
  • Managed product backlog using iterative agile methodology in adaptive environment, required for quick response to dynamic market trends.
  • Usability and User Interface development for http://www.Ads2book.com (US module).
  • Increased the organic traffic to over 2/3rd with new SEO strategy including the launch of a new CMS-based online magazine.
  • Led project of new CRM application for effective customer support and query management.
  • Improvised internal Administration application for eliminating bottlenecks in order/subscription management and generating MIS reports for the decision support system.
  • User Interface for Mobile app which was developed using external engineering team.
Product AnalysisConversion OptimizationUser Interface DesignSEOPersonalizationCross-functional Coordination+7

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Executive PCPBM — Advance Business Management

The University of Western Australia

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Management Development Program

Jan 2018Present

Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences (BCAS), Delhi

Master of Computer Applications - MCA

Jan 2007Present

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