Hitesh Gupta, Ph.D.

CEO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates16 yrs 4 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Scaled digital platforms supporting $500M+ revenue across 9+ countries.
  • Propelled fintech platform to $150M AUM with AI-driven workflows.
  • Generated $10M+ in revenue through AI-powered advertising platforms.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Digital Commerce expert with a strong focus on AI-driven product strategy.

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Skills

Core Skills

FintechAi ProductizationDigital TransformationDigital CommerceProduct ManagementE-commerce

Other Skills

Credit PlatformsRisk Scoring ModelsLending PlatformsAlternative Credit ModelsMLOpsEnterprise PlatformsExecutive AdvisoryGrowth & Scaling StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Digital BankingFinancial Services PlatformsAI GovernanceApplied AIPredictive AnalyticsCredit Scoring

About

I am a Head of Product with 15+ years of experience building and scaling AI-powered digital, fintech, and commerce platforms across enterprise and high-growth environments. Iโ€™m passionate about turning complex systems into products that drive revenue, delight users, and scale across markets, particularly in the GCC and global regions. Over the years, Iโ€™ve had the privilege of leading product and technology teams at organizations like Landmark Group, Majid Al Futtaim (Carrefour), Emaar Group, Snapdeal, and ADGM-regulated fintech platforms. My work spans everything from product strategy, engineering, data, and UX, to aligning platforms with revenue growth, monetization, and operational scalability. Iโ€™m passionate about the intersection of AI, product strategy, and commercial impact, where technology directly enables business outcomes. I thrive in environments that challenge me to solve complex problems, build high-performing teams, and deliver products that truly move the needle. ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€: ๐Ÿ… Scaled digital and fintech platforms supporting $500M+ revenue exposure across 9+ countries, aligning product strategy with commercial growth. ๐Ÿ… Propelled an ADGM-regulated fintech platform to $150M AUM, increasing transaction throughput by 42% through AI-driven credit and lending workflows. ๐Ÿ… Generated $10M+ in incremental revenue by launching AI-powered advertising and monetization platforms across regional e-commerce ecosystems. ๐Ÿ… Increased conversion and engagement metrics across commerce platforms, including 35% growth in search usage and 20%+ uplift in mobile conversion. ๐Ÿ… Led multiple 0โ†’1 product launches in 4โ€“6 months, enabling new monetization streams across data, payments, and digital infrastructure. ๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ’ก ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ & ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ Enterprise Product & Platform Strategy โ€ข AI & Machine Learning Productization โ€ข Digital Commerce & Marketplace Platforms Fintech & Digital Lending Ecosystems โ€ข Monetization & Advertising Platforms โ€ข Global Payment Infrastructure โ€ข Data-Driven Product Optimization โ€ข Agile & Scaled Product Organizations โ€ข UX & Customer Experience Strategy โ€ข Cross-Functional Technology Leadership Digital Transformation Leadership โ€ข Revenue Growth & Commercial Impact โ€ข Stakeholder & Executive Alignment ๐Ÿงฒ Currently exploring Chief Product Officer & Head of Product roles across AI, FinTech, Digital Platforms, & Enterprise Transformation, where I can scale high-impact products, unlock new revenue streams, & build world-class product organizations. Love coffee โ˜•๏ธ? ๐Ÿ“ซ Hitesh.gpt@gmail.com

Experience

16 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 5 mos
Current Experience

Zelo

Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO)

Jan 2025 โ€“ Present ยท 1 yr 5 mos ยท Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates ยท On-site

  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Scaled the product and technology organization from 3 to 20+ team members, establishing structured product delivery, engineering standards, and scalable architecture to support rapid growth.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Propelled platform growth to $100M AUM by modernizing lending workflows, increasing transaction throughput, and strengthening AI-driven credit decisioning.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Introduced data-driven product optimization frameworks to improve approval flows, platform usability, and operational efficiency across financing operations.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Led platform scalability initiatives that increased transaction volumes by up to 42%, while maintaining full compliance within ADGM regulatory frameworks.
Credit PlatformsRisk Scoring ModelsLending PlatformsAlternative Credit ModelsFinTechMLOps+33

Emaar

Consultant - Digital Strategy, Innovation and AI

Jul 2024 โ€“ Jan 2025 ยท 6 mos ยท Dubai, United Arab Emirates ยท On-site

  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Built and launched Vyom in 4 months, a digital resale platform streamlining the buying and selling of Emaar properties.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Designed and delivered a blockchain-based ticketing system for entertainment venues and cinemas, reducing ticket fraud by 60% and increasing bookings by 20%, driving measurable revenue uplift.
AI Decision Systems0-1 Product DevelopmentEnterprise TransformationMLOpsEnterprise PlatformsExecutive Advisory+15

Majid al futtaim

Digital Product Management Leader

May 2022 โ€“ Oct 2024 ยท 2 yrs 5 mos ยท Dubai, United Arab Emirates ยท On-site

  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Drove a 35% increase in search usage by implementing AI-powered personalization, neural search, Arabic language optimization, and intelligent typo tolerance.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Generated $10M+ in incremental advertising revenue by launching a regional e-commerce monetization platform with sponsored listings and display ad infrastructure.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Modernized digital discovery experiences by integrating AI-driven recommendation engines and behavioral analytics, improving engagement and conversion across markets.
Product ManagementRecommendation EnginesPortfolio ManagementProduct MonetizationDigital CommerceMLOps+32

Landmark group

Head of Product Management (Styli & Home and Baby Business)

Apr 2019 โ€“ May 2022 ยท 3 yrs 1 mo ยท Dubai, United Arab Emirates ยท On-site

  • Headed product and UX design functions for Storefront (Mobile Apps & Web), Customer Experience (CX), First Mile & Last Mile Supply Chain & Seller Portal for Styli. Also headed product teams for Checkout, Payments, Digital Operations and Home and Baby Vertical across 8 Landmark brands and 7 Gulf countries
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Improved conversion rates by 7% and increased session duration by 30% through structured CRO experimentation and UX optimization.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Increased payment success rates by 80% by designing and implementing a unified, multi-country payment ecosystem across five brands (Apple Pay, KNET, NAPS, Benefit, OmanNet, Tabby).
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Enabled cross-brand scalability by modernizing shared platform components, payment infrastructure, and checkout experiences.
Portfolio ManagementDigital CommerceGrowth & Scaling StrategyProduct Road MappingA/B TestingMulti-Country Payments+21

Snapdeal

Senior Director of Product Management

Mar 2015 โ€“ Apr 2019 ยท 4 yrs 1 mo ยท Gurugram, Haryana, India ยท On-site

  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Increased mobile platform conversion by 20% through large-scale UX, checkout, shipping, and payment experience optimization.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Designed enterprise personalization and experimentation frameworks delivering 5% conversion uplift, 4% net margin improvement, and enabling 30+ concurrent A/B tests.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Defined and executed a UGC strategy, increasing content inflow by 40% and improving product discovery and customer trust.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Launched new monetization initiatives, including Digital Goods Marketplace, device exchange programs, and value-added installation services.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Built Snapdealโ€™s automated Pricing & Promotions platform, optimizing pricing across 2M+ products and driving 22% GSV growth and 15% order volume increase at constant marketing spend.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Developed advanced pricing elasticity and promotional optimization models, reducing marketing burn by 25 bps of GSV while scaling campaigns exceeding $20M monthly.
Risk Scoring ModelsMicroservices ArchitectureDigital CommerceAI Adoption StrategyAlgorithmic PricingBehavioral Analytics+26

Proptiger.com

Senior Product Manager (Mobile Apps & Web)

Jul 2013 โ€“ Feb 2015 ยท 1 yr 7 mos ยท Noida Area, India ยท On-site

  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Started a B2B model for the resale marketplace worth $1.5 million by designing Mobile App for Brokers and Lead Management Workflows
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Amplified the On-Site NPS Score by 20 points within one year using CRO
Data ProductsConversion Rate Optimization (CRO)E-Commerce PlatformsCloud-Native PlatformsProduct DeliveryMarketplace Platforms+3

Makemytrip.com

Product Manager (Flight plus Hotel & Car Rentals)

May 2012 โ€“ Jul 2013 ยท 1 yr 2 mos ยท Gurugram, Haryana, India ยท On-site

  • Functional head of Online Car Rental product (including International Car Rentals). Complete business responsibility for online products including Product functionality, growth of website conversion rate and booking volumes, online & offline marketing (including SEO, SEM), web analytics, customer research and post-sales operations.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Collaborated with Hotel and Air contracting teams for attractive opaque fares across 10000+ hotels and 5 airlines
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Grew the business from 50 to 600+ transactions per day (with 40% growth MoM)
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Improved the overall website conversion rate from 1% to 7%
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Achieved 60% meet or beat ratio of price offering in domestic car rental market
Microservices ArchitectureCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct DiscoveryConversion Rate Optimization (CRO)Pricing & PromotionsE-Commerce Platforms+6

Optimal solutions and technologies, inc.

Senior Technology Specialist

Mar 2009 โ€“ Mar 2011 ยท 2 yrs ยท Washington DC-Baltimore Area ยท On-site

  • Responsible for increasing business process efficiency and creating high-level operational plans and contractual proposals.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Achieved 100% success rate in implementation which resulted in appreciation from the White House officials
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Planned and executed the assignment by designing workflows, defining standard procedures and creating a logistics plan for assets worth $200,000
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Led 5 teams of 4-5 members each to conduct an audit of 3 multi-million projects which resulted in the award of 2 new contracts and repeat business over the next 3 years from the client
  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Youngest employee to work with the IT Director/CIO on several strategic and security engagements, with multiple federal government agencies
Revenue OptimizationAPI PlatformsData Products

Center for talented youth

Mathematics Instructor

Aug 2008 โ€“ Feb 2011 ยท 2 yrs 6 mos ยท Washington DC-Baltimore Area ยท Hybrid

  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Mentored 250+ school children by guiding the students through the course, evaluating their performance, providing feedback and monitoring their progress

Eindhoven university of technology

Algorithm and Structural Design Intern

May 2006 โ€“ Jul 2006 ยท 2 mos ยท Brabantine City Row ยท On-site

  • ๐Ÿ‘‰ Designed the structure of user model exchange messages in Adaptive Hypermedia Architecture (AHA!) based systems using XML and RDF

Education

Indian School of Business

Master of Business Administration - MBA โ€” Marketing and Finance

The Johns Hopkins University

Master of Science - MS โ€” Computer Science

Universidad de Murcia

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD โ€” Fintech and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Micromasters โ€” Supply Chain Technology

Delhi College of Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering - BE โ€” Computer Science

Delhi Public School Vasant Kunj

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