Ankit Khandelwal — CEO

Ankit is an experienced Digital Product Manager, passionate about conceptualizing, developing & delivering some innovative Mobile & web-based digital products loved by its users. Led the business team in developing & managing banking products like YONO Lite (formerly SBI Anywhere Personal), net banking website, Buddy wallet, BHIM SBI Pay UPI payments App. Proficiently managed 2 important channels of Instant payments - UPI and IMPS. He was part of the team that developed & marketed the bank's Payment aggregation services-SBIePay, which is one of the most preferred payment gateway services by Govt. organizations, autonomous bodies & reputed educational institutes. Pioneered various innovative digital solutions like Voice-based payments, social media banking, digital gold, cardless cash withdrawals, Dynamic PIN-based login, SI payments in payment aggregation, offline payments, etc. Also, he successfully & cost-effectively marketed products to improve performance of key metrics like user downloads, user engagement, re-marketing & conversion, utilized various offline mediums like Television, Radio, newspaper, flyers, in-branch posters, etc & online channels like Google ads, App store search optimization, in-app marketing, banners on websites, digital signages in branches and display ads on ATM, CDM screens, etc for promoting Banks' products, services & offerings. Experienced working in industries like Banking, e-commerce portals and offline retail, etc. handling various roles like Product Manager / Owner, Product Marketing Manager, Business Development Manager, E-Commerce Manager, Retail store manager. He is actively looking for business strategic roles in the Digital department, preferably in the financial sector, where he can apply his 7 years of data-driven, result-oriented experience to bring incremental growth in the organization's business & provide tangible value to their products. Canadian PR holder, currently living in Toronto Certifications: CSPO, Google Analytics (Beginner & Advanced)

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and E-Commerce Product Manager with a strong focus on digital solutions.

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Experience: 8 yrs 3 mos

Skills

Product Management
Digital Strategy
E-commerce
Retail Management
Sales Management

Career Highlights

Led development of a mobile app with over 50 million downloads.
Increased user engagement by optimizing digital banking products.
Achieved significant revenue growth through e-commerce strategies.

Work Experience

Self Employed

Father (4 yrs 4 mos)

BMO Financial Group

Senior Product Owner (3 yrs 2 mos)

Scotiabank Digital Factory

Digital Product Manager (1 yr 3 mos)

State Bank of India

Product Manager (3 yrs 2 mos)

ThatsPersonal.com

Product Manager / E-Commerce Manager (2 yrs 9 mos)

Infiniti Retail Limited, Croma - A TATA Enterprise

Assistant Manager (1 yr 1 mo)

Education

Masters in Management Studies at N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research

Bachelor of Technology - BTech at Yadavrao Tasgaonkar Institute Of Engineering & Technology

Ankit Khandelwal

CEO

Toronto, Ontario, Canada8 yrs 3 mos experience

AI EnabledHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led development of a mobile app with over 50 million downloads.
Increased user engagement by optimizing digital banking products.
Achieved significant revenue growth through e-commerce strategies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and E-Commerce Product Manager with a strong focus on digital solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementDigital StrategyE-commerceRetail ManagementSales Management

Other Skills

A/B TestingAgile MethodologiesArtificial Intelligence (AI)Banking SolutionsBill PaymentBrand ManagementBusiness AnalysisBusiness AnalystBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCUG TestingCatalogingConsumer BehaviorContent ManagementCross-functional Team Leadership

About

Experience

8 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Self employed

Father

Feb 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

Changing diapers
Playing with her
Taking proper care
Assisting her mother in nursing
Getting her to sleep on time and ensuring she gets good, timely and adequate sleep
ensuring her skill development happens as she grows
fulfilling all her needs - physiological, social, financial, psychological
Giving her the right space and environment to grow
.. And a lot of things beyond the societal description of Father

Bmo financial group

Senior Product Owner

Feb 2021 – Apr 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Product ManagementDigital Strategy

Scotiabank digital factory

Digital Product Manager

Oct 2019 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Product ManagementDigital Strategy

State bank of india

Product Manager

Mar 2016 – May 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Was a subject matter expert on the digital strategy. Increased digital adoption by 2% through product optimization
Researched market/customer needs, emerging digital & technology trends, competitive landscape; led the team to launch a mobile app, including the MVP that has a user base of 30mn+ with 50mn+ downloads
Boosted Daily Active Users (DAU) from 1.8 mn to 3mn through product optimization and engagement strategy
Reduced login-related errors (20%) and login time (4s) by implementing PIN-based login availed by 65% of the users
Managed a complex B2B multi-user enterprise mobile Banking and payment gateway module for SMEs and large corporate clientele that processed thousands of monthly transactions worth ~$10 Bn
Awarded SKOTCH award for Most Innovative Banking App

Digital StrategyMarket ResearchProduct OptimizationMobile App DevelopmentUser EngagementProduct Management

Thatspersonal.com

Product Manager / E-Commerce Manager

May 2013 – Feb 2016 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Built a mobile-friendly website that helped reduce load time to 4s, optimized the conversion rate, and maximized overall revenue by 25% and by 3x on mobile
Created an additional sales channel contributing to 5% of overall sales by integrating Customer care support through chat and call on the website based on feedback from customers through the survey
Improved avg. unit/order from 1.6 to 2.2 & ticket size by 13% by introducing ‘Buying guide’ and ‘Customers who bought this also bought’ section that helped buyers make informed purchase, drove up-selling
Maximised competition rate on payment gateway by 30% through seamless API integration & PCI-DSS certification
Crafted the Loyalty rewards & referral program, resulted in a 14% increase in repeat buyers with 21% users redeeming loyalty points leading to retention and a surge in the acquisition of new users by 11%
Strategized to increase Ratings and Reviews for products on the website that helped gather more qualitative & quantitative feedback, led to an increase in sales and product inquiries by 5%
Liaised and maintained cordial business relations with online partners. Partnered with Amazon to run a successful campaign during Valentine’s week, saw a 20% rise in volumes
Helped obtain approval to list products that faced challenges on account of revision in policies on certain categories back on e-commerce portals by providing various legal & regulatory clearance

E-Commerce ManagementWebsite OptimizationSales StrategyCustomer EngagementProduct ManagementE-Commerce

Infiniti retail limited, croma - a tata enterprise

Assistant Manager

Apr 2012 – May 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

Achieved store’s set target MOM, both top ($500k) and bottom line ($10k) by regularly analyzing stores business using profit and loss (MIS) statement & took necessary measures to increase profitability.
Achieved targets during Diwali festival, a 60% more than the average monthly sales, helped earn incentives and benefits for the store and staff
Used SAP- Sales & Marketing module to cull out reports for sales analysis at category, sub-category, brand level & devised strategies to increase the sales & profitability
Proper & accurate inventory management using SAP – inventory Management module
Made sure 70% of the damaged inventory was repaired & returned to the customer within 21 days as per Standard operating Procedure (SOP)
Set department, categories, staff target based on the stores target. Guided & motivated staff towards achieving those targets, tracked performance to ensure they are on track to achieve the set target

Sales AnalysisInventory ManagementProfitability StrategiesRetail ManagementSales Management