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Akash Gaonkar

I Help Companies Build AI-Powered Platforms at Scale | Senior Product Manager | ₹16K Cr Impact | Ex-Bajaj Finserv

Bengaluru

8+ years of work experience

Piramal Finance
Apr 20265 mosPresent

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Building Industry first AI Led (0 to 1) Loan Origination system for Wholesale vertical
Piramal Finance
Aug 20223 yrs 8 mosMar 2026

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

India's fastest-growing Non-Banking Financial company (NBFC) with retail Assets Under Management (AUM) of ~₹1 Lakh Cr - Built and scaled a 0 to 1 partner ecosystem from the ground up — a full-stack lifecycle platform serving 15,000+ MAUs, integrating loan origination APIs with India's top 5 partners (cutting lead-to-loan TAT by 60%), and launching a real-time payments platform that reduced payout TAT from 10+ days to real-time — collectively driving ~₹22K Cr in incremental annual revenue. - Launched AI-driven products across activation, reconciliation, and fraud — an AI activation agent that lifted partner login conversion from 9% to 12% (~₹3.6K Cr revenue), an AI-powered bank document reconciliation platform achieving 95%+ match accuracy across 30+ accounts, and an ML-powered real-time fraud detection engine with 20+ rule sets cutting detection from 24 hours to sub-minute, preventing ~₹200 Cr in fraudulent losses. - Owned platform and Martech roadmap end-to-end — built a modular, configurable promotions platform enabling cohort-based campaign targeting that contributed ~₹100 Cr in incremental revenue and drove measurable ARPU uplift; led cross-functional alignment across engineering, ops, legal, and external partners to ship at scale. - Led and mentored a team of Product Managers across engagement platforms — driving continuous discovery, roadmap prioritisation, backlog quality, and OKR alignment across multiple concurrent product lines.
Bajaj Finserv
Apr 20224 mosJul 2022

Pune District, Maharashtra, India

Lead the Growth and Analytics of India’s First Health EMI Card. Below are the Highlights: - Relaunched the Health EMI card with additional health benefits - Created the Go-to-market strategy, which included various channels of communication - Created and maintained the product roadmap for building digital capabilities - Raised User Stories basis the agile sprint methodology for development of customer journeys - Continuous co-ordination with cross functional stakeholders like Backend & Frontend Engineers, QA, UI/UX designers, SEO team & Marketing - Created data cohorts & segmentation basis interaction and recency based model - Funnel management of the Product on Demand platform (Business & Tech KPIs) - Worked on platforms like EDW(SQL) and Oracle Responsys
Bajaj Finserv
Mar 20211 yr 1 moMar 2022

Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Built Engagement channels for Network of Hospitals and Onboarding of Lab Centres. Below are the Highlights: - Lead the Ideation and Development of Go-To-Market Strategy for customers to avail Easy EMIs at 1,100+ Network Hospitals - Maintained and developed the roadmap of DIY NLP Chat Bot Functionality which contributed to 10% of Monthly EMI Finance Logins - Onboarded Labs like Thyrocare, Dr Lal Path, Metropolis etc - Built the process for availing online lab booking journey on the Bajaj Health App - Worked on creating the SLAs and checklist for onboarding various lab partners
Bajaj Finserv
Jul 20208 mosFeb 2021

Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Worked as a Data Analyst to build demographic based Risk Rule Engine to provide pre-approved limit to customers. Below are the Highlights: ***Awarded “Ace Contributor” (Top 2% of employees) for an exceptional contribution towards Ontology Capabilities in Q4’FY21 - Worked on various prospect data sets to identify variables which are relevant for product offerings - Built Risk Rule engine to provide pre-approved (PA) and pre-qualified (PQ) offers to 1 Mn+ Prospect base - Created automated stored procedure on Data Warehouse through Structured Query Language (SQL) - Worked on POC capabilities of ontology network graph model
Fidelity Investments
Apr 20183 mosJun 2018

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Worked with the FP&A team on the Project titled “Total Cost of Operations”. Below are the highlights: - Identified the TCO of transport operations (Direct & Indirect Costs) to be ~Rs. 8 Mn - Performed a cost benefit analysis (No of Vehicles, Employee Shifts, Pick up & drop locations, Vendor payouts & more)
J.P. Morgan
May 20161 yrApr 2017

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Worked on Loan processing software to disburse loans and accept payments for multiple high net worth individuals. Highlights: - Performed Research and Maintenance for wholesale loan operations division of HNI Clients (>$1Mn) - Executed Payment Function which dealt with fixed and floating rate loans up to $25 Mn
EY
Aug 20131 yr 6 mosJan 2015

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Managed the Audit engagement of $100 Billion Hedge Fund by performing Substantive procedures on forwards and futures instruments ***Awarded EY Superstar, (Top 1% of employees) for outstanding execution of Audit Engagement for Year-end FY14 - Audited “Balyasny Asset Management”, a $100 Billion Hedge Fund on a half yearly and yearly basis - Performed Substantive procedures on Forwards and Futures Reconciliation

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Education

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune

20172 yrs2019
Christ University, Bangalore

Bachelor of Business Management, Finance, General

Christ University, Bangalore

20103 yrs2013

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Headline

I Help Companies Build AI-Powered Platforms at Scale | Senior Product Manager | ₹16K Cr Impact | Ex-Bajaj Finserv

About

I build AI-powered platforms that scale — and I measure success in revenue, accuracy, and real business outcomes. Over 9 years across Piramal Finance, Bajaj Finserv, JP Morgan, and EY, I've led products from 0→1 that actually moved the needle. A partner lifecycle platform serving 15,000+ MAUs driving ₹16K Cr annually. An AI activation agent that shifted login conversion from 9% to 12%, unlocking ₹3.6K Cr in revenue. A real-time fraud detection system that cut response time from 24 hours to under a minute — preventing ₹200 Cr in losses. What sets me apart is the ability to sit equally well with a senior engineer debating tech trade-offs and a business leader making resourcing calls — and get both to move in the same direction. I've used AI not just as a feature, but as a core lever for automation — from intelligent bank document reconciliation at 95%+ accuracy to AI-driven personalisation that directly lifted user conversion. I build with end users in mind, grounding every roadmap decision in user behaviour, product fundamentals, and long-term platform vision. I thrive in fast-paced environments where product fundamentals matter. Whether it's defining a multi-quarter roadmap, navigating a hard tech-product trade-off, or aligning cross-functional teams across engineering, ops, and business — I bring clarity, speed, and a bias for impact. Currently exploring Senior PM opportunities where AI, platform thinking, and product vision intersect. 📍 Bengaluru | Open to Senior PM & Lead PM roles across AI, SaaS, Consumer Tech & Platforms

Location

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AI stack

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Work experience

Senior Product Manager at Piramal Finance, Apr 2026 - Present · 5 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Building Industry first AI Led (0 to 1) Loan Origination system for Wholesale vertical

Senior Digital Product Manager at Piramal Finance, Aug 2022 - Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, India's fastest-growing Non-Banking Financial company (NBFC) with retail Assets Under Management (AUM) of ~₹1 Lakh Cr - Built and scaled a 0 to 1 partner ecosystem from the ground up — a full-stack lifecycle platform serving 15,000+ MAUs, integrating loan origination APIs with India's top 5 partners (cutting lead-to-loan TAT by 60%), and launching a real-time payments platform that reduced payout TAT from 10+ days to real-time — collectively driving ~₹22K Cr in incremental annual revenue. - Launched AI-driven products across activation, reconciliation, and fraud — an AI activation agent that lifted partner login conversion from 9% to 12% (~₹3.6K Cr revenue), an AI-powered bank document reconciliation platform achieving 95%+ match accuracy across 30+ accounts, and an ML-powered real-time fraud detection engine with 20+ rule sets cutting detection from 24 hours to sub-minute, preventing ~₹200 Cr in fraudulent losses. - Owned platform and Martech roadmap end-to-end — built a modular, configurable promotions platform enabling cohort-based campaign targeting that contributed ~₹100 Cr in incremental revenue and drove measurable ARPU uplift; led cross-functional alignment across engineering, ops, legal, and external partners to ship at scale. - Led and mentored a team of Product Managers across engagement platforms — driving continuous discovery, roadmap prioritisation, backlog quality, and OKR alignment across multiple concurrent product lines.

Lead Product Manager - Health EMI Network Card at Bajaj Finserv, Apr 2022 - Jul 2022 · 4 mos, Pune District, Maharashtra, India, Lead the Growth and Analytics of India’s First Health EMI Card. Below are the Highlights: - Relaunched the Health EMI card with additional health benefits - Created the Go-to-market strategy, which included various channels of communication - Created and maintained the product roadmap for building digital capabilities - Raised User Stories basis the agile sprint methodology for development of customer journeys - Continuous co-ordination with cross functional stakeholders like Backend & Frontend Engineers, QA, UI/UX designers, SEO team & Marketing - Created data cohorts & segmentation basis interaction and recency based model - Funnel management of the Product on Demand platform (Business & Tech KPIs) - Worked on platforms like EDW(SQL) and Oracle Responsys

Product Manager at Bajaj Finserv Health - Health EMI Network & Labs at Bajaj Finserv, Mar 2021 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India, Built Engagement channels for Network of Hospitals and Onboarding of Lab Centres. Below are the Highlights: - Lead the Ideation and Development of Go-To-Market Strategy for customers to avail Easy EMIs at 1,100+ Network Hospitals - Maintained and developed the roadmap of DIY NLP Chat Bot Functionality which contributed to 10% of Monthly EMI Finance Logins - Onboarded Labs like Thyrocare, Dr Lal Path, Metropolis etc - Built the process for availing online lab booking journey on the Bajaj Health App - Worked on creating the SLAs and checklist for onboarding various lab partners

Data Analyst at Bajaj Finance - Business Ontology & Knowledge Engineering at Bajaj Finserv, Jul 2020 - Feb 2021 · 8 mos, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India, Worked as a Data Analyst to build demographic based Risk Rule Engine to provide pre-approved limit to customers. Below are the Highlights: ***Awarded “Ace Contributor” (Top 2% of employees) for an exceptional contribution towards Ontology Capabilities in Q4’FY21 - Worked on various prospect data sets to identify variables which are relevant for product offerings - Built Risk Rule engine to provide pre-approved (PA) and pre-qualified (PQ) offers to 1 Mn+ Prospect base - Created automated stored procedure on Data Warehouse through Structured Query Language (SQL) - Worked on POC capabilities of ontology network graph model

Finance Intern at Fidelity Investments, Apr 2018 - Jun 2018 · 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Worked with the FP&A team on the Project titled “Total Cost of Operations”. Below are the highlights: - Identified the TCO of transport operations (Direct & Indirect Costs) to be ~Rs. 8 Mn - Performed a cost benefit analysis (No of Vehicles, Employee Shifts, Pick up & drop locations, Vendor payouts & more)

Operations Analyst at J.P. Morgan, May 2016 - Apr 2017 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Worked on Loan processing software to disburse loans and accept payments for multiple high net worth individuals. Highlights: - Performed Research and Maintenance for wholesale loan operations division of HNI Clients (>$1Mn) - Executed Payment Function which dealt with fixed and floating rate loans up to $25 Mn

Associate at EY, Aug 2013 - Jan 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Managed the Audit engagement of $100 Billion Hedge Fund by performing Substantive procedures on forwards and futures instruments ***Awarded EY Superstar, (Top 1% of employees) for outstanding execution of Audit Engagement for Year-end FY14 - Audited “Balyasny Asset Management”, a $100 Billion Hedge Fund on a half yearly and yearly basis - Performed Substantive procedures on Forwards and Futures Reconciliation

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune

Bachelor of Business Management, Finance, General, Christ University, Bangalore