Prajakta Pillai — CEO
Product Leader: Payments & SaaS Strategic product and operations leader with 20+ years of experience in Payments and SaaS, driving innovation and operational excellence across Fortune 500 organizations. Proven success in shaping product vision, strategy, and roadmaps; leading M&A integrations; launching new products; and enabling sales growth. Track record of managing $100M+ P&L, building high-performing cross-functional teams, agile transformation and delivering scalable solutions that enhance customer experience and streamline processes. Deep expertise in payment processing (Hosted Checkout, Walk-in Cash, Card Present, Check, Lockbox, Payfac), regulatory compliance (PCI, NACHA, NIST, ADA), and AI-powered transformation. Industry impact across Government, Utility, Insurance, and Telecom sectors, with a passion for optimizing business operations and delivering customer-centric innovation. Led products across diverse tech stacks—including AWS-hosted platforms, microservices architecture, API-first solutions, mainframe engines, and legacy web applications.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and SaaS expert with strong product management capabilities.
Location: Woodstock, Georgia, United States
Experience: 25 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Product Management
- Product Road Mapping
- Software Product Management
Career Highlights
- 20+ years of experience in Payments and SaaS.
- Proven success in managing $100M+ P&L.
- Expertise in payment processing and regulatory compliance.
Work Experience
CATALIS
Vice President of Product Management (2 yrs 2 mos)
Fiserv
Director of Product Management (15 yrs)
Manager (7 yrs)
Headstrong
senior consultant (1 yr 5 mos)
InterGlobe Technologies
Quality Analyst (1 yr 5 mos)
Persistent Systems
Member of Technical Staff (1 yr 11 mos)
eXant Software Pvt. Ltd.
Software Developer (3 yrs 2 mos)
Education
MPhil at Savitribai Phule Pune University
Bachelor of Commerce at Pune University
Master's Degree at Pune University
