Apurva Gaonkar

Product Manager

India13 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in product strategy and launch.
Proven track record in cross-functional team leadership.
Strong background in FinTech and online advertising.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager with expertise in FinTech and Online Advertising.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementBusiness StrategyOnline Advertising

Other Skills

Global Cross-Functional Team LeadershipCommunicationCustomer ExperienceB2CUser Experience (UX)Cross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness-to-Business (B2B)FinTechTeam ManagementData AnalysisAgile MethodologiesInteraction DesignProject ManagementWeb ApplicationsMobile Applications

About

I am passionate about creating and launching products that solve real-world problems and deliver value to users and stakeholders, thereby strengthening their businesses. I lead with compassion and am always looking forward to learning new things, contributing to building products that are not only relevant but also push the boundaries of revolutionizing the markets they compete in. I invest time and effort in learning from the best sources to keep myself relevant in the constantly changing tech products industry. My core skills include building products from inception to launch, product strategy, roadmap development, a data-first approach, and cross-functional & cross-geo collaboration.

Experience

13 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

2 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Uber

Product

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Business StrategyGlobal Cross-Functional Team LeadershipCommunicationCustomer ExperienceProduct Management

Product

Apr 2019 – Mar 2024 · 4 yrs 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Business StrategyB2CGlobal Cross-Functional Team LeadershipCommunicationUser Experience (UX)Product Management

Razorpay

Product

Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr · Bangalore

Owning the product strategy and launch for International Payments Acceptance on the Razorpay platform
Responsible for end-to-end implementation and metric tracking for all the third party Integrations

Business StrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipCommunicationBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Product Management

Directi

Product

Oct 2015 – Nov 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

Managed the corporate and user lifecycle across both mobile and web platforms for the Zeta Tax Benefits product.
Expanded product adoption to encompass over 10,000 corporates, fostering a user base of 1.5 million customers engaged in 25 million transactions per month.
Directed cross-functional teams, involving design, engineering, and marketing, from conceptualization to the launch of more than 12 benefit products.
Collaborated on Zeta Spotlight, a corporate rewards and recognition platform, achieving $500,000 in sales within six months of its introduction.
Spearheaded product development in collaboration with multiple banks for diverse product offerings at Zeta.

Business StrategyProduct ManagementB2CCross-functional Team LeadershipFinTechCommunication+1

Rare mile technologies

Senior Analyst

Apr 2014 – Sep 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Led product development and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) initiative for the flagship search engine product, Inferlytics.
Owner for management of requirements, acceptance criteria, analysis, and delivery throughout the entire process.
Managed end-to-end project operations involving all stakeholders to ensure punctual project launches.
Responsible for overseeing cross geo projects spanning the US (Social Survey) and European regions as the Product Owner.

Business StrategyProduct ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipGlobal Cross-Functional Team LeadershipTeam ManagementCommunication+1

Media.net

Software Analyst

Aug 2012 – Apr 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Led the initiative to transition online ads product from Media.net to Yahoo! Bing Network.
Led the A/B test initiative comparing ads on Yahoo properties between Media.net and Google.
Managed a vast network of over a million publishers and advertisers within the platform.
Launched the behavioral ads targeting product.

Business StrategyB2CCross-functional Team LeadershipOnline AdvertisingTeam ManagementCommunication