Sadaf Sultan

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs 1 mo experience
AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Expert in bridging user needs and technology solutions.
  • Proven track record in AI-led product innovation.
  • Strong background in Fintech and regulatory compliance.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech Product Manager with expertise in AI and digital transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product Strategy

Other Skills

User StoriesDigital TransformationOperational ExcellenceMarket ResearchCore BankingDocumentationPresentationsSoftware Product ManagementTechnology Enabled Business TransformationDesign ThinkingTechnical Product ManagementBacklog ManagementProduct DeliveryProduct Road MappingRelease Management

About

I believe great products are born at the intersection of deep customer empathy and technical possibility. My superpower? Taking messy, complex problems and turning them into elegant solutions that users actually love. Whether it's untangling regulatory requirements for global markets or reimagining how AI can transform traditional workflows, I thrive in the space between "what users need" and "what technology can deliver." What sets me apart is my ability to speak both languages fluently - I can dive deep into technical architecture with engineers in the morning, then pivot to strategic discussions with C-suite stakeholders in the afternoon. This bridge-building creates alignment that moves products from good ideas to market reality. I'm drawn to products that matter: solutions that don't just meet business metrics but genuinely improve how people work and live. The kind of products that make users think "how did I ever do this before?" Currently exploring where AI meets human-centered design, and always excited to connect with fellow product enthusiasts who believe in building things that actually matter. When I'm not obsessing over user journeys, you'll find me nurturing plants or empowering other women to chase ambitious goals. CORE COMPETENCIES: Product Strategy: Market Research, Competitor Analysis, GTM Strategy, Roadmap Planning. Technical Execution: API Design, Microservices Architecture, CI/CD, Cloud-Native Solutions (OCI, Docker). Domain: Fintech, Core Banking, Payments (SWIFT/ISO 20022), Lending, Compliance. Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Power BI, Draw.io, Copilot Studio.

Experience

6 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
5 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
4 mos
Current Experience

Nagarro

Product Owner

Feb 2026Present · 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

User StoriesDigital TransformationProduct Strategy

Uk biocentre

Product Consultant

Jul 2025Sep 2025 · 2 mos · Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

  • Built 2 AI Copilot agents automating 15+ hours/week of manual lab documentation and real-time competitive intelligence monitoring.
  • Conducted root cause analysis of process gaps in sample storage and lab process workflows, recommending improvements in operational readiness to the C-suite executives.
  • Automated project initiation workflow, integrating CRM with MS Project, eliminating manual data entry and ensuring seamless data flow.
Operational ExcellenceMarket ResearchProduct Strategy

Oracle

3 roles

Senior Product Consultant

Promoted

Sep 2022Aug 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Drove product strategy for Brazil market entry; defined roadmap, built backlog from zero, and led 4-member team to deliver 8+ features across Lending & Onboarding modules, enabling $10M+ revenue potential.
  • Conducted market research and led client discovery sessions for the LATAM market to define product strategy and refine regulatory requirements across Cards, Payments, and Lending; translated insights into roadmap priorities and user stories, delivering 5 features that enabled 4 client acquisitions.
  • Achieved 95% release success across 10+ product and patch sets releases by driving cross-functional delivery, process improvement initiatives and reducing post-release defects by 70% through enhanced quality gates.
  • Automated environment setup and deployment workflows using Docker/Kubernetes, reducing setup time by 60% and enabling scalability.
  • Managed end-to-end UI localisation (English to Spanish) for 45+ screens, validating linguistic accuracy for the LATAM user base.
  • Partnered with SMEs and bank-side stakeholders to refine functional requirements for loan servicing, interest/fee calculations, onboarding, collateral/limit structures, and compliance needs.
Core BankingDocumentationProduct Strategy

Product Consultant

Mar 2020Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Designed Zero-Downtime upgrade solution for product, eliminating maintenance windows and saving 50+ hours annually per client.
  • Re-architected the IC module using microservices, improving API response times by 35% and accelerating release cycles.
  • Converted complex banking requirements into technical specifications for loan origination, interest/fee processing, account setup, and multi-currency lending workflows.
  • Accelerated release cycles by 30% through environment optimisation; established on-demand dev/UAT/infra environments enabling 3 parallel work streams vs. sequential delivery.
  • Mentored 3 junior consultants to full productivity in 4 weeks; created knowledge transfer framework adopted across LATAM team.
Core BankingDocumentationProduct Strategy

Product Developer

Sep 2018Feb 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Delivered 8 features across Onboarding, Cards, Deposits & Lending modules for LATAM cluster; translated business requirements into technical specs, performed UAT and attained 100% on-time delivery.
  • Solved critical precision limitation by customising UI/backend for 4-decimal currency conversion; eliminated need for high-risk database schema change affecting 100+ tables.
Core BankingDocumentationProduct Strategy

Jadavpur university, kolkata

Summer Research Fellow

Jul 2017Aug 2017 · 1 mo · Kolkata, West Bengal, India · On-site

  • • Built AI model to reduce cancer detection features from 6,000+ to 10 while maintaining over 95% accuracy, enabling faster clinical diagnostics.
Presentations

Education

Cranfield School of Management

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Sep 2024Nov 2025

ESCP Business School

Master of Business Administration - MBA — Fintech and Innovation

May 2025Jun 2025

Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Berhampore

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Computer Science & Engineering

Aug 2014Jul 2018

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - JNV

Higher Secondary — Science

Aug 2011Jun 2013

J. L. N. Memo. Senior Sec. School, Dhanbad

Secondary

Mar 2006Jun 2011

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