Pranav Mahajan

CEO

Gurugram, Haryana, India9 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led AI-driven product journeys in fintech and insurance.
  • Successfully launched multiple consumer-facing mobile apps.
  • Expert in building scalable, intelligent AI products.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech product leader specializing in AI-driven solutions and digital transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementAi/ml AdoptionProduct StrategyP&l ManagementBusiness AnalystBack-end Web Development

Other Skills

.NET FrameworkAI for BusinessAgile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementAnalysisApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Artificial Neural NetworksBenchmarkingBloomberg TerminalBusiness AnalyticsBusiness StrategyBusiness TransformationCC++

About

A seasoned product leader with 10+ years of experience building and scaling AI-led digital platforms across fintech, banking, payments, merchant acquiring, insurance, and consumer (B2C) apps. I specialize in 0→1 product builds and platform scale-ups, owning outcomes from problem definition to measurable business impact. I lead AI and Generative AI–driven product journeys across payments, merchant onboarding, collections, and digital insurance. My work spans AI/ML adoption including OCR, CNN-based image recognition, and decision automation, combined with API-first platform design and data-driven product strategy to improve conversion, reduce operational cost, and accelerate time-to-market. I’ve built and scaled consumer-facing mobile apps (B2C) and large-scale platforms covering UPI, POS, payment gateways, BBPS, CBDC merchant services, digital onboarding, MarTech, and embedded insurance. I bring a strong blend of customer research, user-centered design, agile execution with demonstrated impact on revenue growth, cost optimization, fraud reduction, and user adoption. I’m an MDI Gurgaon MBA and NSIT graduate, CFA Level II cleared, focused on building scalable, intelligent products powered by AI that solve real business problems.

Experience

Indusind bank limited

2 roles

Vice President of Product Management

Promoted

Apr 2025Present · 1 yr · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Data-driven Product Leader with end-to-end 0-to-1 ownership of large-scale digital platforms across banking and fintech, spanning payments, merchant acquiring, onboarding, collections, and insurance.
  • Led the 0-to-1 launch of INDIE, defining AI-led customer and merchant journeys across Payments, Merchant Acquiring, Digital Onboarding, and Insurance distribution.
  • Designed and optimized digital onboarding experiences using funnel analysis, experimentation, and behavioral insights to reduce friction across channels.
  • Built AI-driven capabilities for merchant onboarding, including CNN-based image recognition for MCC mapping and OCR-led automation for document ingestion and credit assessment with human-in-the-loop controls.
  • Owned merchant onboarding and collections journeys across UPI QR, Soundbox, POS, and Payment Gateway ecosystems covering both physical and digital merchants.
  • Led the build of an API-first payments platform through PSP integrations and a unified architecture with Identity and Access Management, role-based access, and delegated authorization.
  • Owned the 0-to-1 launch of Connect (BBPS) Bill Payments, covering product vision, integrations, compliance workflows, and operational readiness.
  • Introduced structured in-app feedback mechanisms to continuously capture user insights and feddback via CSAT surveys and drive rapid product iteration.
  • Led primary and secondary research to identify Product-Market Fit and define the digital insurance acquisition strategy and roadmap, and set up Shop Insurance as an MVP covering purchase, issuance, and settlement journeys.
  • Drove MarTech integrations including Appsflyer and MoEngage to support growth, attribution, lifecycle marketing, and personalized engagement initiatives.
  • Recognized internally for innovative product contributions across merchant and payments platforms.
Product DiscoveryDigital StrategyBusiness TransformationAgile MethodologiesWireframingProduct Management+1

Senior Product Manager

Jun 2023Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Merchant acquiring & collections via QR/POS/PG/Collection link
  • NPCI Bharat Connect/Bharat Bill Payment System for recurring and one time payments
  • Central Bank Digital Currency’s (CBDC) merchant services
  • Business Insurance
  • Martech
  • Digital customer services
Product StrategyProduct Road MappingProduct DevelopmentProduct DesignNew Product RolloutProduct Management+8

Affordplan

Product Lead

Mar 2022May 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

  • Directed product portfolio across B2C consumer app, partner portals, & SaaS backend, aligning strategy with business targets and user needs.
  • Owned product vision, prioritization, backlog grooming, OKRs, and iterative delivery in Agile environments.
  • Launched UPI Smart Intent payments reducing reliance on wallets, saving ~$2M MDR annually, and improving payment load speed by 80%.
  • Built Partner App (0→1) with real-time metrics dashboards, slashing cash pendency from 68%→28% and reducing fraud by 90%.
  • Implemented 2FA and secure IAM, driving an 80% drop in authentication fraud.
  • Led full product discovery & user research, producing validated PRDs, experience maps, acceptance criteria, and MVPs.
  • Shipped Lab Test feature, increasing ARPU ~20% and improving operator profitability ~10%.
  • Coordinated closely with engineering, design, analytics, and GTM teams to maintain velocity and quality.
Executive-level CommunicationNew Product RolloutProduct LaunchMiro Collaboration PlatformBenchmarkingKey Performance Indicators+26

Axis bank

3 roles

Senior Product Manager - Treasury & Capital Markets

Promoted

Apr 2020Feb 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Foreign exchange product partner for corporates with combined turnover more than INR 1,00,000 Cr with complete PnL ownership
  • Defined Data Driven Product Strategy to improve customer acquisition & lifetime value, generating INR 200 Cr incremental revenue
  • Spearheaded new products with differentiated product offering which improved perceived value generating incremental revenue of INR 50 Cr
  • Customized products based client needs increasing CSAT & customer retention and helped generate income of INR 10 Cr with 70% YoY jump
  • Developed a real time tool to analyse mutual fund portfolios using VBA Macros & Bloomberg APIs which helped predict demand for NCDs
Executive-level CommunicationBenchmarkingKey Performance IndicatorsUser Experience (UX)Critical ThinkingUser Interface Design+15

Manager - Treasury

Apr 2019Mar 2020 · 11 mos

Executive-level CommunicationBenchmarkingKey Performance IndicatorsUser Experience (UX)Critical ThinkingCompetitive Analysis+15

Management Trainee - Investment Strategy/Treasury

Jun 2018Mar 2019 · 9 mos

  • As a part of Axis Ahead Program 2019, worked in the following departments-
  • Strategy - Strategic Investments & Partnerships :
  • Designed and implemented inorganic growth strategy for Axis Bank and created value by managing Bank's strategic investments (investment, review and exit)
  • Evaluated Axis Bank’s market entry in insurance segment (Life and General insurance) through greenfield, brownfield or JV with a well established player
  • Developed KPIs and request for proposals (RFPs) that would help select the most valuable bancassurance partner as a part of Axis Bank’s market expansion program
  • Evaluated bids from various insurance players for strategic partnerships on the basis of product offering, distribution channels, service quality etc. that would increase Banks’s market penetration
  • Axis Treasury - Debt Capital Market :
  • Worked on the issuance of pass through certificates (PTC) worth INR 10,000 Cr while liaising with rating agencies, potential buyers, providers of the underlying and various internal stakeholders
  • Analysed the growth potential and factors affecting securitisation market in India
  • Developed a real time tool for analysing hodlings of all major mutual fund schemes using Macros and Bloomberg which helped assess liquidity of various Non Convertible Debt (NCDs)
Critical ThinkingCompetitive AnalysisCommunicationProblem Solving

Ims

Faculty Member

Apr 2018Apr 2018 · 0 mo · Rajouri Garden

  • Taught Quantitative Reasoning and Logical Reasoning to students preparing for entrance examinations for various graduate and post graduate courses

Axis bank

Summer Intern

Apr 2017Jun 2017 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Optimized the functioning of Treasury's Foreign Exchange and Derivatives desk by streamlining and refining process in order to improve the efficacy of the system
  • Perform critical evaluation of the products being offered by Axis Bank's Forex and Derivatives desk and their concerned processing within Treasury
  • Gauge process efficiency based on comparative analysis vis-a-vis leading industry practices
  • Draw Risk Assessment Matrix and Risk Control Matrix outlining various risks present in Foreign Exchange and Derivative operations
  • Provide recommendations for strategic changes to boost the performance of the system by mitigating the associated risks

Indo-us science and technology forum

Program Associate

Jun 2015Oct 2015 · 4 mos

  • Researched and evaluated business propositions in the field of science & technology for funding upto INR 350 Mn through an Indo-US grant
  • Evaluated business concept, value proposition, competitive landscape among various other factors to determine appropriate funding amount
  • Assessed long term project viability and commercialization time frame as per key milestones and cost required to accomplish each milestone

Publicis sapient

2 roles

Associate Technology

Jul 2013May 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos · Unitech Infospace, Tower A Building 2, Gurugram, Haryana

  • .NET developer responsible for middle & back office enhancements for a major central bank to ensure compliance to all regulatory frameworks
  • Transitioned into Business Analyst, working in close coordination with onshore client and software developers to craft future enhancements
  • Liaised with client to analyse pain points & freeze platform requirements to optimise credit module in platforms used by central banks

Trainee Technology

Dec 2012Jan 2013 · 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

  • Developed a database repository system that functioned at the backend of an equity trading platform for a major IB client
  • Stratified various types of input data into pre-defined architectural framework which ensured adherence to the entity mapping standards
.NET FrameworkProject ManagmentBusiness AnalystBack-End Web DevelopmentApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Capital Markets+1

Nokia

Summer Trainee

Jun 2012Jul 2012 · 1 mo · Mohan Co Operative Industrial Area

  • Scrutinized prevailing procedures at the NOKIA's repair factory and suggested measures to reduce Turn around time (TAT) and improve the efficacy of supply chain, thus augmenting performance of the entire system

Center for applied research in electronics, iit delhi

Research Intern

Jun 2011Jul 2011 · 1 mo · Hauz Khas, New Delhi

  • Understood the process involved in the development of silicon diodes at IIT Delhi's Centre for Applied Research in Electronics (CARE) laboratory
  • Assisted the Professor of CARE department in the investigation and analysis of the latest display technology being developed at the time, primarily Organic Thin Fill Transistors (OTFT)

Education

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology

Bachelor's Degree — Instrumentation and Control Engineering

Jan 2009Jan 2013

St. Francis De Sales School, New Delhi

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