Kayalvizhi Karthikeyan

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 3 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Delivered $27M+ in annual savings at PayPal.
Deployed 9+ RPA bots, boosting efficiency by 40%.
Passionate about mentoring women in product leadership.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a FinTech product manager with expertise in automation and AI-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementPaymentsProgram ManagementFeature DevelopmentRpaAgile ManagementData AnalysisProject ManagementInstructional Design

Other Skills

A/B TestingAgile MethodologiesCC++Change ManagementCharles ProxyConnected CarsContent DevelopmentCross-functional CollaborationCross-team CollaborationDashboard DevelopmentData-driven Decision MakingDiversity & InclusionEmployee EngagementFacilitation

About

I’m a product manager with a decade of experience turning technology into cost efficiency at scale—while protecting the user experience. From RPA in finance operations to GenAI for payments, I’ve seen the evolution of enterprise automation first-hand and built products that bridge rule-based reliability with AI-driven adaptability. 💰 Delivered $27M+ in annual savings at PayPal through interchange optimization 🤖 Deployed 9+ RPA bots at Genpact, boosting finance ops efficiency by 40%+ My strength lies in bridging business and tech—working with engineers, analysts, and partners to create product-driven cost levers. I’m also passionate about mentoring and opening doors for more women in product leadership. Always exploring bold ideas at the intersection of automation, AI, and business impact. I champion DE&I wherever I go, and lead impactful initiatives through women's and Pride ERGs Outside of work, I am a public speaker, trainer, writer, MBA admissions consultant and literature enthusiast—because creativity fuels better products and stronger teams.

Experience

11 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Paypal

2 roles

Senior Product Manager

Promoted

Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

Managing the payments product initiatives, so as to meet network requirements, optimize transaction expenses and improve customer experience

Product ManagementPaymentsProduct Strategy

Program Manager II

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022 · 11 mos

Manage the payments platform initiatives – resource planning and prioritization of incoming feature development requests and platform quality initiatives
Regular monitoring and tracking of program status using relevant tools, leadership reporting, calling out risks, escalations and maintain the program velocity
Solve dependencies within and out of payments platform and manage bottlenecks
Established processes to accelerate feature requests from risk to payments

Program ManagementResource PlanningFeature Development

Genpact

Assistant Vice President - Lean Digital products

Jul 2020 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Leading the digital journey of Finance & Accounting Operations for three multinational retail clients of Genpact; managed a team of 4
Agile management of the RPA bot development lifecycle working closely with the engineering team delivering 9+ bots
Requirement gathering liaising with the client, Genpact sales and Operating teams and development of the required Process flow diagrams and PRDs
Worked with Automation Anywhere and other third-party partners to understand new updates and features for client use-cases
Initiated a customer delight project working with a data expert, to develop dashboards to share real-time updates of KPIs

RPAAgile ManagementRequirement Gathering

Imaginate | collaborate in vr/ar

Product Marketing Intern

Jun 2020 – Jul 2020 · 1 mo

Ford motor company

3 roles

Product Analyst - Subscription Management, Ford Mobility Products and Platforms

Jan 2017 – Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Integration of Ford’s emerging IT- mobility product - Monetization platform, collaborating with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders to drive product initiatives

Product ManagementCross-functional Collaboration

Learning Partner - Information Technology Skill Team

Jul 2014 – Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Project management, change management/OD interventions, leadership and professional development training program facilitation, Diversity and Inclusion project implementation, Instructional design and development

Project ManagementChange ManagementInstructional Design

Ford College Graduate

Jul 2013 – Jun 2014 · 11 mos

Editor - Ford College Graduate Newsletter
Part of the FCG core committee to guide the next batch of college graduates joining Ford
Reverse Mentoring - Reverse mentored the Executive Director of Ford Motor Private Limited