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ARUN SAKTHEESH

Product Lead @ CRED | Fintech, Identity & Payments | IIM Bangalore

Greater Bengaluru Area

5+ years of work experience

CRED
Apr 20267 mosPresent

Bengaluru

Goal - Offer one-click product enablement across Cred verticals. Scaling Origination & Compliance platform of Regulated Cred entities (Lending, Wealth, PPI, and PA-PG)
Bureau
Apr 20242 yrsMar 2026

Bengaluru

At Bureau, I lead the growth of identity and compliance platform products, focusing on building reliable and scalable solutions for enterprise customers. I focus on developing robust onboarding, verification, and compliance products - driving go-to-market strategy, and collaborating closely across teams. I help scale both the technology and the team significantly, prioritizing customer centricity, operational excellence, and continuous improvement throughout the platform’s journey - Led 3X expansion of the compliance product team while boosting product scope and driving 2.3X revenue growth with <2% churn.
Cashfree Payments
Mar 20222 yrs 2 mosApr 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bajaj Finserv
Apr 20211 yrMar 2022

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Bajaj Finserv
May 20203 mosJul 2020

Pune, Maharashtra

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Education

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Marine Engineering, Engineering

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

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Headline

Product Lead @ CRED | Fintech, Identity & Payments | IIM Bangalore

About

A seasoned product manager in building and scaling fraud prevention, identity verification platform and payment solutions across fintech and technology verticals. - Bureau, Senior Product Manager, leading the identity and compliance platform journey—from building robust API stacks for onboarding, risk, and verification, to driving the adoption of cutting-edge solutions for enterprise-scale businesses. - Cashfree Payments, led the development of innovative payment products and scaled settlement platforms from MVP to handling thousands of crores in GMV per month. - Passionate about combining strategy, analytics, and first-principles thinking to translate customer needs into high-impact products, delivered user-focused, resilient infrastructure that powers trust for leading brands. - Experienced in cross-functional leadership, go-to-market planning, and rapid experimentation, with a proven record in launching GTM initiatives, growing high-performing teams, and championing customer-centric culture. - Well versed in synthesizing market, business, and engineering perspectives, thrives at the interface of scale, security, and speed.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

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Work experience

Product Lead - Origination Platform at CRED, Apr 2026 - Present · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Goal - Offer one-click product enablement across Cred verticals. Scaling Origination & Compliance platform of Regulated Cred entities (Lending, Wealth, PPI, and PA-PG)

Senior Product Manager at Bureau, Apr 2024 - Mar 2026 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru, At Bureau, I lead the growth of identity and compliance platform products, focusing on building reliable and scalable solutions for enterprise customers. I focus on developing robust onboarding, verification, and compliance products - driving go-to-market strategy, and collaborating closely across teams. I help scale both the technology and the team significantly, prioritizing customer centricity, operational excellence, and continuous improvement throughout the platform’s journey - Led 3X expansion of the compliance product team while boosting product scope and driving 2.3X revenue growth with <2% churn.

Product Manager 2 at Cashfree Payments, Mar 2022 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Product Manager @ BAJAJ PAY at Bajaj Finserv, Apr 2021 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Product Management - Intern at Bajaj Finserv, May 2020 - Jul 2020 · 3 mos, Pune, Maharashtra

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Marine Engineering, Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani