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Ankita Mandal CSPO®

Product Owner (CSPO®) | Business Analyst | Driving AI-Enabled Products, Agile Delivery & Process Optimisation

Bengaluru

3+ years of work experience

Persistent Systems
Jan 20269 mosPresent

Canarys
Oct 20241 yr 2 mosNov 2025

•Spearheaded ERP/SaaS roadmap and backlog, aligning features to business outcomes and user needs across Agile sprints. •Defined epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria; led sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives for iterative, on-time releases. •Collaborated with stakeholders to prioritize high-value features; de-risked launches via UAT and validated increments against KPIs. •Partnered with design and engineering on AI-enabled LMS features; created Figma prototypes to accelerate handoffs and elevate UX.
M2P Fintech
Sep 202311 mosJul 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

•Partnered with product owners and stakeholders to define and execute product roadmaps, supporting fintech innovations and API integrations. •Developed and prioritized 50+ user stories, aligning backlog with strategic goals and customer needs. •Led backlog grooming and sprint planning to ensure timely, high-quality feature releases. •Defined functional requirements for JSON/XML API integrations, enhancing product scalability and partner onboarding. •Coordinated cross-functional teams across development, QA, and business units for seamless release management and post-launch improvements.
Samson Training
Sep 20226 mosFeb 2023

County Dublin, Ireland

• Creation of User-friendly wireframes adapting latest tools assisting along with CSS for UI/UX • Owned over 100+ User stories & associated tasks into JIRA and helped the scrum team on project metrics. • Documentation of workflows, business requirements, daily scrum notes, etc., • Developed 10+ customized reports that summarize and present data in visually appealing format. • Active engagement in testing and user acceptance testing (UAT), with focus on quickly detecting, documenting in timely manner. • Competitor research and analysis for customer needs in European region and refine product backlog.
Savage
May 20224 mosAug 2022

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Improved business direction by prioritizing customers and implementing changes based on collected feedback. • Interacted with internal customers, analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations. • Delivered analysis of market, sales and consumer trend impact on long and short-term strategies. • Spearheaded Project Critical documentations like BRD, FRD, etc., as well as developing streamlined process workflows in Atlassian JIRA to support efficient project execution

Ankita’s AI Stack

antigravity
antigravity
codex
codex
windsurf
windsurf
Canva Magic Studio
Canva Magic Studio
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot

Education

Great Lakes Institute of Management

PGDM

Great Lakes Institute of Management

20232 yrs2025

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Information Technology

Rungta college of engineering and technology

20144 yrs2018

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Headline

Product Owner (CSPO®) | Business Analyst | Driving AI-Enabled Products, Agile Delivery & Process Optimisation

About

Product Owner (CSPO®) and Business Analyst with 6+ years of experience delivering fintech, SaaS, and enterprise solutions. Specializing in AI-driven automation and modern digital product development, I focus on building scalable, user-centric products that solve real business problems. Experienced in end-to-end product lifecycle management, I drive product strategy, roadmap prioritization, and data-informed decision-making in agile environments. I collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to translate business needs into impactful solutions and seamless user experiences at scale. Passionate about leveraging emerging technologies and continuous learning to deliver high-value, customer-focused products.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

antigravity

codex

windsurf

Canva Magic Studio

ChatGPT

Microsoft Copilot

Work experience

Business Analyst at Persistent Systems, Jan 2026 - Present · 9 mos

Senior Business Analyst at Canarys, Oct 2024 - Nov 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos, •Spearheaded ERP/SaaS roadmap and backlog, aligning features to business outcomes and user needs across Agile sprints. •Defined epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria; led sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives for iterative, on-time releases. •Collaborated with stakeholders to prioritize high-value features; de-risked launches via UAT and validated increments against KPIs. •Partnered with design and engineering on AI-enabled LMS features; created Figma prototypes to accelerate handoffs and elevate UX.

Associate Manager at M2P Fintech, Sep 2023 - Jul 2024 · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, •Partnered with product owners and stakeholders to define and execute product roadmaps, supporting fintech innovations and API integrations. •Developed and prioritized 50+ user stories, aligning backlog with strategic goals and customer needs. •Led backlog grooming and sprint planning to ensure timely, high-quality feature releases. •Defined functional requirements for JSON/XML API integrations, enhancing product scalability and partner onboarding. •Coordinated cross-functional teams across development, QA, and business units for seamless release management and post-launch improvements.

Business Analyst at Samson Training, Sep 2022 - Feb 2023 · 6 mos, County Dublin, Ireland, • Creation of User-friendly wireframes adapting latest tools assisting along with CSS for UI/UX • Owned over 100+ User stories & associated tasks into JIRA and helped the scrum team on project metrics. • Documentation of workflows, business requirements, daily scrum notes, etc., • Developed 10+ customized reports that summarize and present data in visually appealing format. • Active engagement in testing and user acceptance testing (UAT), with focus on quickly detecting, documenting in timely manner. • Competitor research and analysis for customer needs in European region and refine product backlog.

Business Analyst at Savage, May 2022 - Aug 2022 · 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Improved business direction by prioritizing customers and implementing changes based on collected feedback. • Interacted with internal customers, analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations. • Delivered analysis of market, sales and consumer trend impact on long and short-term strategies. • Spearheaded Project Critical documentations like BRD, FRD, etc., as well as developing streamlined process workflows in Atlassian JIRA to support efficient project execution

Education

PGDM, Great Lakes Institute of Management

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Information Technology, Rungta college of engineering and technology