Pranav C. — Product Manager
Product Manager with 8+ years of experience building and scaling AI/ML-powered AdTech and Search platforms across auction systems, ranking, recommendation, and personalization at Zepto and ShareChat. Specializes in search ranking , auction design, bidding strategy, multi-objective optimization, and real-time ML pipelines that drive measurable growth in engagement and monetization. End-to-end product ownership from prediction model design and data engineering to marketplace optimization and advertiser-facing controls. Former founder and IIT Kharagpur alumnus with a track record of zero-to-one AI product building in high-velocity environments. Delivered ₹xx GPPO and yy% + OPD uplift through ML-powered search ranking & personalization Scaled monetization brands GSV growth by 12% + through DL ranking, reco, and swap logic innovation IIT Kharagpur alum, ex-founder, Tier 1 quant researcher Excited about all things in Search, Relevance, Personalisation, and Growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager specializing in AI/ML-driven AdTech and Search platforms.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 13 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Product Management
- Search Ranking
- Monetization
- Ads Monetisation
- Ads Personalisation
- Project Management
- Quantitative Analysis
- Operations Management
- Business Strategy
- Entrepreneurship
Career Highlights
- 8+ years in AI/ML-powered AdTech and Search platforms.
- Led product innovation driving measurable growth.
- Scaled monetization brands GSV growth by 12%+.
Work Experience
Zepto
Group Product Manager , Search & Recommendations (2 yrs 2 mos)
ShareChat
Group Product Manager (7 mos)
Senior Product Manager, Ads Personalisation (1 yr 11 mos)
Product Manager, Ads Personalisation (1 yr 3 mos)
Zonal Manager - West India (10 mos)
Strategy Lead - Maharashtra (7 mos)
Product Manager , Marathi (11 mos)
WorldQuant LLC
Quantitative Research Consultant (3 yrs)
Summer Trainee (1 mo)
To Be Healthy Foods Pvt Ltd
Operations Coordinator (2 mos)
TinyOwl
Manager - Expansion & New Initiatives (2 mos)
Pravega ,IISc Bangalore
Outreach Associate (11 mos)
Web and Coding Forum, IIT Kharagpur
Manager (2 yrs 4 mos)
TapEx.in
Founder (2 yrs 11 mos)
Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur
Associate Manager (4 mos)
Associate Member (6 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur