Sushant Manda

Product Manager

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India6 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven track record in scaling fintech portfolios.
Expertise in launching 0→1 products.
Awarded ACE 'Game Changer' for top performance.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech Product Manager with a strong focus on digital transformation and API-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyLeadership

Other Skills

Business RequirementsData AnalyticsAPIAI/MLCommunicationCross-functional Team LeadershipAPI ManagementProduct DevelopmentDigital TransformationCustomer JourneysUser Experience (UX)Business InsightsStakeholder ManagementTeam ManagementJira

About

Senior Product Manager with 6.5+ years of experience driving digital transformation and product innovation in fintech and lending domains. Proven track record in scaling portfolios, launching 0→1 products, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver customer-first, data-driven solutions. Skilled in Agile methodologies, API-led automation, and leveraging analytics for growth, cross-sell, and operational excellence in regulated environments. Passionate about harnessing technology to simplify financial services and unlock new market potential. With a PGPM in Marketing & Strategy from MDI Gurgaon and a B.Tech in Electronics & Instrumentation from NIT Rourkela, the organization contributed to RBI-compliant lending solutions. Collaborative efforts in UPI integration, CRM workflows, and digital onboarding underscore their commitment to delivering scalable fintech products that address evolving financial needs.

Experience

6 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Idfc first bank

3 roles

Senior Product Manager - Digital Lending

Mar 2026 – Present · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Senior Product Manager - Retail Assets

Promoted

May 2023 – Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Led end-to-end product vision and P&L responsibility for the Two-Wheeler Loans portfolio exceeding ₹25,000 Cr, spearheading digital transformation within a highly regulated fintech environment. Pioneered industry-first innovations delivering fully digital end-to-end loan journeys with industry-leading turnaround under one minute, powered by seamless API integrations and AI/ML models. Excelled in product discovery by uncovering customer pain points through data analytics and stakeholder interviews, translating insights into targeted solutions while rigorously tracking key metrics like TAT, conversion rates, and NPA ratios in close collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Pioneered industry-first innovations delivering fully digital end-to-end loan journeys with industry-leading turnaround under one minute, powered by seamless API integrations and AI/ML models.
Drove robust YoY profit growth through strategic loan book securitizations, geographic expansion to new cities while sustaining top market leadership, and NPA reductions via advanced AI/ML underwriting and OCR automation.
Earned consistent top performance ratings and the prestigious ACE "Game Changer" award.
#Fintech #ProductManagement #Lending #DigitalTransformation

Product StrategyBusiness Requirements

Product Manager - Two Wheeler Loans

Jun 2021 – May 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Product StrategyLeadership

Mullenlowe lintas group

Intern

Oct 2020 – Dec 2020 · 2 mos

CommunicationCross-functional Team Leadership

Bajaj auto ltd

MBA Summer Intern

May 2020 – Jun 2020 · 1 mo

LeadershipBusiness Requirements

Cdk global

Senior Member Technical

Jul 2017 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Researched and Implemented Mashery, which was used for API management in high priority projects
Identified the Customer Segments using CDK dealers data for analytics and marketing strategies
Developed a tool for predicting vehicle breakdown and giving prior solutions using regression models
Designed a platform for the users to search and compare among the available cars, dealers and services
Enhanced the UI of Common Reporting Platform by developing reporting tools for sales analytics
Upgraded the efficiency of Call Intelligence (CI) application by replacing legacy SQL code by Scala code
Increased the rate of data transferring by developing database specific Kafka source and sink connectors
Performed bug fixing, complete functional testing and integration testing in Call Intelligence Team
Provided Operational Support and did bug fixing for the clients facing issues in reporting platform tool
Learnt about car customer trends across The United States, segmented across age groups and locations
Led UI team of 5 developers for Self Service Analytics, planned, executed and delivered within deadline
Enhanced customer satisfaction because of improved speed and accuracy of new application in CI team
Improved the speed of bug-fixing in CI, by developing an application which automatically checks bugs
Led a team of 5 and enhanced interaction between customers and dealers, by developing a Chatbot
Collaborated with teams from USA and Colombia to solve client issues and provide operational support

LeadershipCommunication

Indian institute of technology, kharagpur

Internship

May 2016 – Jul 2016 · 2 mos · Kharagpur Area, India

Worked on the Imposition of Sparsity in Effective Brain Connectivity using the lasso(L1) penalty norm, the sparsed coefficients thus obtained were fitted in the MVAAR model to obtain the parameters for Effective brain connectivity using MATLAB.
Designed a MATLAB code for creating the Topographic Plots of Brain using Field- Trip to visualize the effective brain connectivity.