Rutuja Ashtekar — Product Manager

I am a data-driven Product Manager with a passion for solving complex problems and building scalable, customer-centric products. With a strong background in B2B SaaS, Mobility, and FinTech, I have successfully led growth initiatives, GTM strategies, and technical product development—resulting in double-digit revenue growth and enhanced customer retention. At BluSmart Mobility, I led the UAE market expansion, contributing 60% to overall B2B revenue and successfully launching credit-line features that generated $17.8K in revenue. I also drove key initiatives like Shared Rides and Recurring Rides, leading to a 10% MoM increase in MRR & TPR. By implementing API-based integrations for user onboarding and automated expense management, I increased activation by 10% while enhancing financial tracking. I thrive on data analytics, A/B testing, user research, and feature experimentation to optimize product-market fit and customer engagement. I successfully executed GTM strategies, streamlining user acquisition and scaling adoption with SSO login, contributing 20% to overall revenue. My expertise includes Agile methodologies, stakeholder management, product roadmaps, OKRs, PRD development, growth hacking, and monetization strategies. My technical proficiency spans SQL, Python, AWS, APIs, UX Research, Mixpanel, Moengage, and Tableau. Previously, at Citibank, I developed ML-driven trade analytics solutions, forecasting $100K+ in cost savings, optimizing trading efficiency by 12%, and handling 20L+ historical datasets. I am passionate about scaling high-impact products and leveraging AI, automation, and behavioral insights to create engaging, high-retention experiences. Let’s connect if you're interested in discussing product-led growth, data-driven decision-making, or emerging tech in SaaS and FinTech.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager with expertise in Mobility and FinTech, focusing on data-driven product strategies.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 6 yrs

Skills

Product Management
Go-to-market Strategy
User Experience (ux)
Data Analysis
Machine Learning
Compliance Management
Automation

Career Highlights

Led UAE market expansion, driving 60% of B2B revenue.
Implemented data-driven strategies resulting in double-digit revenue growth.
Expert in product management and user experience optimization.

Work Experience

BluSmart

Product Manager (2 yrs 2 mos)

Product Manager, Driver Application (11 mos)

Citi

Software Developer 2 (1 yr 11 mos)

Software Developer (1 yr)

Airtel Business

Intern (2 mos)

Education

PGP in Technology and Business Management at Masters' Union

Electrical at COEP Technological University

Intermediate at Narayana Junior College , Nallakunta

Secondary Education at Agragami High School

Rutuja Ashtekar

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs experience

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Key Highlights

Led UAE market expansion, driving 60% of B2B revenue.
Implemented data-driven strategies resulting in double-digit revenue growth.
Expert in product management and user experience optimization.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager with expertise in Mobility and FinTech, focusing on data-driven product strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementGo-to-market StrategyUser Experience (ux)Data AnalysisMachine LearningCompliance ManagementAutomation

Other Skills

API DevelopmentAlgorithmic TradingAmazon Web Services (AWS)AntennasAnti-Money LaunderingArbitrageArtificial Intelligence (AI)Artificial Neural NetworksBig DataBig Data AnalyticsC (Programming Language)Cloud ComputingCloud SecurityCommodity MarketsCompetitive Analysis

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Experience

6 yrs

Total Experience

3 yrs

Average Tenure

3 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Blusmart

2 roles

Product Manager

Promoted

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · On-site

1. Led growth initiatives like Shared rides, Recurring rides driving 10% MoM increase in MRR & TPR (Trip per rider).
2. Successfully launched the UAE B2B business, contributing to 60% of overall revenue, and implemented a credit line feature that generated $17.8k in revenue with both web and mobile product.
3. Delivered SSO login features, resulting in a 20% revenue contribution and streamlined user acquisition.
4. Launched API based integration for user onboarding, effective expense management increasing activation by 10%
5. Led implementation of webhooks (HTTP POST payload) for payment status updates, decreasing payment-related support cases by 84% and reducing transaction status update time by 26%.
6. Outlined and executed a GTM strategy for expense management, achieving activation of 3k more users per month.

API DevelopmentUser Experience (UX)Go-to-Market StrategyData AnalysisProduct Management

Product Manager, Driver Application

May 2023 – Apr 2024 · 11 mos · On-site

1. Boosted driver satisfaction by 11% with the launch of Driver badges by optimizing performance-based slot selection.
2. Delivered a 27.7% fraud reduction by implementing device login controls and optimizing the password reset flow.
3. Guided a 60% reduction in issue resolution TAT & 3% decrease in reopen rate through response automation.
4. Achieved a 40% decrease in churn within a 4-month timeframe by implementing the one car one driver initiative.
5. Elevated NPS score by 20% by conducting user research and identified pain points, such as false penalty reduction.

User ResearchPerformance OptimizationFraud ReductionAutomationProduct ManagementUser Experience (UX)

Citi

2 roles

Software Developer 2

Promoted

Aug 2020 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos

Data Analytics and Machine Learning at Commodities Trading Business.
Developing and enchanting model Framework to backtest Oil trading strategies on time series data using python and various python libraries.
Feature analysis using Random Forest and Decision Tree algorithm from sklearn. Generating reports and visualizations using matplotlib on daily basis.
Assessed 2 strategic options which were outsourcing, & internal restructuring saving up to $60k/yr of licensing cost
Consulted regional teams to define strategy for database management Hive-Hadoop ecosystem with SQL, Python

Machine LearningData AnalyticsPythonSQLData Analysis

Software Developer

Jul 2019 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr

Part of Anti Money Laundering and Investigations team at Compliance Business.
Automating an existing approval system using Microsoft SharePoint 2013 and Microsoft SharePoint Workflow Designer increasing the overall efficiency of the system.
Proof of Concept to replicate a $5million costing licensed Software tool ABinitio to perform ETL Tasks.
Managed automation initiative to design a release request management workflow increasing the accuracy by 30%
Secured 1st position, Innovation week, 1 of 30+ teams, automation of release request process to manage workflow

AutomationMicrosoft SharePointETLCompliance Management

Airtel business

Intern

May 2018 – Jul 2018 · 2 mos · Pune Area, India

Intern in Site Planning Department at Bharti Airtel Pune.
Analysed and reviewed the effectiveness of different positions of antennas in communication process using Excel
Identified key customer-centric issues consulted site planning with 5% improved performance over 400+ sites in Pune

Data AnalysisExcel