Ankit Srivastava

Product Manager

Hoofddorp, North Holland, Netherlands20 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 19 years of experience in digital payments solutions.
  • Expert in launching card processing in new geographies.
  • Proficient in stakeholder management and product strategy.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech Product Manager with extensive experience in digital payments and cash management solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyProduct ManagementStakeholder ManagementAgile MethodologiesCash ManagementClient OnboardingBusiness Analysis

Other Skills

Easily AdaptableProduct VisionCommunicationPayment methodsMarket researchPayment captureMerchant invoicingDispute managementIntegrationUser acceptance testingVendor ManagementRequirements AnalysisProject ManagementTeam ManagementBusiness Process

About

- Accomplished, committed and creative Product Manager with over 19 years of experience in payments domain specializing in the development and management of digital payments solutions, including credit card processing, e-wallet and mobile payments. - Leading cross-functional teams to successfully launch scalable, secure and customer centric payment offering & features. - Expertise in launching card processing in new geographies ensuring local financial regulations & scheme compliance. - Leveraging data-driven insights and user feedback to optimize payment workflows, enhance user experience and increase authorization rate, driving revenue growth and customer retention. - Proficient in Communication & Stakeholder management. Working closely with engineering, sales, finance and external stakeholders to align product strategies with business objectives & market needs. Currently working as a Product manager for Global Payments- Cards & Acquiring in the Worldline Merchant Services based in the Hoofddorp, Netherlands. As a Product Manager I am responsible for growth & performance of my product, understanding need of my customer, defining Product Strategy & Roadmap keeping Product vision in mind, defining Value Proposition of my product, keeping an eye on the Market trends and our Competitors.

Experience

20 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 11 mos
Average Tenure
10 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Worldline merchant services

3 roles

Product Manager- Cards & Acquiring- Global Payments

Dec 2022Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Product Manager for Cards & Acquiring in Global eCommerce leading cross-functional team handling Payment & Refund processing, Settlement, Reconciliation & Reporting, Remittance/Pay-outs, Forex management, Dispute Management & Merchant Invoicing.
  • o Payment methods includes- Credit & Debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Discover, Diner, South Korean Products, Rupay) and APMs like NetBanking, UPI in India.
  • Defined Product Strategy in alignment with Product Vision.
  • Created Product Roadmap after taking inputs from different internal & external stakeholders (Client/merchants, Sales, Marketing, Treasury, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Audit, Boarding, Operations & Technology, Partners- Service providers/Acquirers/Banks) AND keeping emerging trends & competition into consideration.
  • Conducted Market Research & Competitor Analysis; created Value Proposition & Product positioning; Prepared Business Cases for multiple business initiatives; Organized Sales training, Product Marketing & Social media campaign and ensured seamless Product Launch.
  • Participated in various industry events & forums like MRC spring events, E-Pay summits to keep myself updated with merchant needs, emerging industry trends and competitors positioning.
Easily AdaptableProduct StrategyProduct VisionCommunicationProduct Management

Product Manager- Full Service offerings

Nov 2020Nov 2022 · 2 yrs

  • Merchant Services- Payment Acceptance- Digital commerce.
  • Product Manager for Full Service offerings in Cards & Alternative Payment methods:
  • Payment capture, Settlement, Reconciliation & Reporting, Merchant Payouts / Remittances, Dispute Management, Forex management & Merchant Invoicing.
  • Payment methods- Credit & Debit cards (Visa, MC, Amex, MIR, Discover, Diner, UnionPay) and Local/Alternative Payment methods (Bank Real-time, Bank Transfer, eWallets, Direct Debit, Cash products).
  • Defined Product Strategy in alignment with Product Vision.
  • Created Product Roadmap after taking inputs from different internal & external stakeholders (Client/merchants, Sales, Marketing, Treasury, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Audit, Boarding, Operations & Technology, Partners- Service providers/Acquirers/Banks) AND keeping emerging trends & competition into consideration.
  • Conducted Market Research & Competitor Analysis; Created Value Proposition & Product positioning; Prepared Business Cases for multiple business initiatives; Organized Sales training, Product Marketing & Social media campaign and ensured seamless Product Launch.
  • Participated in various industry events & forums like MRC spring events, E-Pay summits etc. to keep himself updated with merchant needs, industry/emerging trends and competitors positioning.
Easily AdaptableProduct StrategyProduct VisionCommunicationProduct Management

Sr. Product Owner

Aug 2015Nov 2020 · 5 yrs 3 mos

  • Led Scrum team of 8-10 DevOps engineers.
  • Created prioritized Product Backlog covering requirements of Cards & other payment methods- Offline captures, Forex, Settlement, Reconciliation & Reporting, Remittance, Dispute Management & Merchant Invoicing
  • Facilitated in the recruitment of Product Owners and coached them for faster onboarding.
  • Facilitated in creating Product roadmap after taking inputs from various internal and external stakeholders including merchants/clients, partners & internal stakeholders.
  • Gathered Business Requirements corresponding to Product roadmap item and translated it into Product backlog.
  • Refined the Product backlog with the scrum team and assigned priorities to each item.
  • Led various Scrum Ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Review, Retro, Daily) and ensured product deliveries are aligned with Product roadmap and expectations of the stakeholders.
  • Ensured Quality, timely delivery & Sales readiness of the product.
  • Stakeholder Management- Regular Communication, Expectation management, Progress Update, Feedback- Learn & Adapt.
  • Release Planning, monitoring and coordination for end to end Product delivery.
  • Tracked Benefit Realization of the product as per Business Case.
Easily AdaptableProduct StrategyProduct VisionCommunicationProduct ManagementAgile Methodologies

Freelancer & volunteer

Freelancing & External Consultant

Oct 2014Aug 2015 · 10 mos · Utrecht Area, Netherlands

  • Freelancing- Consulting, Business Analysis, Project Management, Testing & Quality Control of IT Projects.
  • Business Intelligence Testing project at Sogeti Netherlands BV.
  • Volunteering- with Contourdetwern and MST for volunteering opportunities.
  • Training- Completed Agile Certification & Training for Scrum Master and Scrum Product Owner.
Easily AdaptableCommunication

Yes bank

Product Manager - Onboarding- Cash Management Product

Jun 2013Aug 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mumbai

  • Key Responsibility Area:
  • On boarding of Corporate customers in Receivables, Payments and Capital Markets vertical of Cash Management
  • Requirement gathering from Business and/or Client and creation of Business requirement document together with sign off from Client.
  • Understanding existing situation to find the gap with the new requirements.
  • Liaising with Development Team or IT Suppliers for building the application required for on boarding of Client
  • Testing Coordination, Test Case preparation or review, Manual Testing, User Acceptance Testing
  • Solution Implementation (Training, Handholding & User Manuals)
  • Handover of process to TSG –BAU; OSD (if required)
  • Streamlining of the on boarding process with proper governance model in place
  • Cost optimization through vendor negotiation/accurate Solutioning based on thorough understanding of customer requirements
  • Time optimization by ensuring quick turnaround times for on boarding projects
  • Dealing with the IT/Operations team of the client to ensure proper Solutioning. Juxtaposing existing solutions/capabilities to meet the customer’s requirement.
  • Major Projects:
  • Integration of Bank’s Internet Banking with Client’s ERP for Straight through processing of Payment transaction from Client’s ERP and auto updation of status into it without manual intervention.
  • Customized MIS and/or Bank Account statement like SWIFT MT940 etc. and its integration with Client’s ERP which facilitates accounting reconciliations.
  • Electronic collections module which validates every incoming credit entry into client’s account with Client’s system and returns it to sender in case of mismatch.
Easily AdaptableCommunicationCash ManagementClient Onboarding

Idbi intech

Business Analyst Product- Corporate Payments & Government Business

Jan 2011May 2013 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Key Responsibility Area:
  • To manage team of 8 people handling Cash Management Services and eGovernment Business (Central and State level online Tax Payments)
  • Giving Demo to prospective Clients on Bank’s product and understanding their expectations.
  • Requirement gathering from business/Client and creation of Business requirement document together with sign off from business/Client.
  • To deal with customer’s unique requirements and suggest work around solutions for fulfilling such requirements.
  • Interacting with IT team to explain the requirements and ensuring the requirements are delivered correctly.
  • Suggesting work around solutions so that the project can be delivered in timely manner in case of issues or bottlenecks.
  • Prepare test cases based on Functional Specification/Business requirement doc and review it.
  • Perform Business / User Acceptance testing based on the prepared test cases - Validating the requirements.
  • Training/ Hand-holding to end user for new product/features.
  • Vendor Management - Requirement Discussion, Cost Negotiation and delivery timelines of the products/ enhancements.
  • Major Projects:
  • First client on Host to Host platform where Payment Integration of Bank's Payment system with Corporate's ERP through Host to Host (https and SFTP both) was done total in-house.
  • Online Tax Payment (GST, CST, VAT, eTreasury etc) through Internet Banking in various states and in Ministry of Finance, India.
  • Initiation of Mobile based payments (IMPS) from Cash management Payment’s web portal.
Easily AdaptableCommunicationCash ManagementBusiness Analysis

Nucleus software exports limited

Business Analyst - Transaction Banking Product Team

Dec 2009Dec 2010 · 1 yr · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Lead Business Analyst for Payments module
  • Capturing Business requirements, related Business processes and services for developing new SOA based Transaction Banking- Cash Management product suite.
  • To conceptualize new cash management features
  • Tracking latest technology development along with competition offering and aligning product suite in line with the market needs.
  • To incorporate useful product features mentioned across various RFPs into core product.
  • Maintaining Core Product Documentation repository.
Easily AdaptableCommunication

Kotak mahindra bank

Business Analyst & Manager- Cash Management Projects

Mar 2008Dec 2009 · 1 yr 9 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Key Responsibility Area:
  • Requirement Gathering and Analysis,
  • Preparing Business Case and Business Requirement Document and getting it signed-off.
  • Helping Development team/IT vendor for understanding the requirement
  • Testing Coordination, Business / User Acceptance Testing (including Preparation of Test Cases)
  • Vendor / Supplier Management
  • Client Interaction/Demo of Bank’s Product and Implementation
  • Training / Hand-holding
  • Major Projects:
  • Roll out of Web based Cash Management Software Global CASHplus (Receivables & Payables) and its integration with Corporate Internet Banking.
Easily AdaptableCommunication

Idbi bank

Business Analyst & Banking Consultant- Business Solution Group, Alternate Banking Channels

Jul 2005Mar 2008 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Key Responsibility Area:
  • Requirement gathering for Cash Management and RTGS requirements. Single point of Contact between business and development team.
  • To provide functional support to our client IDBI Ltd. in various applications like RTGS, Cash Management Service etc.
  • Aligning with development and/or External Vendors for conveying requirements.
  • Performing Business / User Acceptance test for new products or the developments undertaken.
  • Ensuring end-to-end integration of the product as per the requirement, electronic payments to suite their setup, MIS etc.
  • Ensuring timely delivery of the product.
  • Major Projects:
  • Bulk RTGS/NEFT/IFT through Corporate Internet Banking in 2007-08
  • Quality Process & Procedure implementation of various projects as per ISO 9001:2000 standards in 2007-08
  • Straight Through Processing of RTGS transactions through Core Banking System (Finacle) in 2007
Easily AdaptableCommunication

Education

Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT)

Post Graduate Diploma — Banking Technology & Management

Jan 2005Present

BABU BANARASI DAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Bachleor of Engineering — Electronics & Communication

Jan 1999Jan 2003

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