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Kavina Desai

Product Manager at WorkIndia

Bengaluru

4+ years of work experience

WorkIndia
May 20266 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Improved application-to-job relevancy by 13% by identifying and fixing category-level matching gaps. - Built a Job Diagnosis Engine using statistical analysis to recommend job attributes that drive applications, increasing applications/job by 10% in A/B testing and improving employer satisfaction. - Built an enterprise hiring platform 0→1 for ~1,300 high-value clients, enabling management of 7–10 HRs, jobs, and candidate unlocks under one account and increasing enterprise adoption. - Built an AI-powered semantic matching system to map skills, qualifications, and certifications to job requirements, targeting higher unlock rates, applications, and employer satisfaction.
WorkIndia
Nov 20241 yr 7 mosMay 2026

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Upraised
Oct 20222 yrs 2 mosNov 2024

Greater Bengaluru Area

- Achieved a 15% increase in applicant pool through 10 targeted campaigns on 3 social platforms. - Enhanced candidate selection success by 20%, reducing processing time by 30% through strategic prioritization. - Designed a product solution for personalized feedback and action items based on mock interviews performance. - Collaborated with PMs and designers to create top mock interview solutions for learners. - Optimized email response time by 70%, analyzed 1200+ queries, and crafted effective templates. - Reduced case study evaluation time by 90%, implementing rubrics, training ChatGPT, and streamlining workflows.
Upraised
Oct 20222 yrs 1 moOct 2024

AI & Automation: Developed an AI-driven resume parsing system that automated candidate screening, reducing non-ideal candidates by 60% and improving team bandwidth by 40%. Candidate Management & Operations: Built and implemented a candidate management system with real-time updates, improving data accuracy and reducing hiring cycle time by 30%. Process Optimization & Analytics: Designed detailed case study evaluation rubrics and trained ChatGPT to automate scoring, achieving a 90% reduction in evaluation time across cohorts of 60 users completing 5–6 case studies monthly.
goDutch
Jun 20224 mosSep 2022

Spearheaded UI enhancements through user research and launched a gamification feature, increasing user engagement by 15% and monthly active users by 10%.
goDutch
May 20226 mosOct 2022

- Increased customer satisfaction by overseeing the life cycle of 50+ bug resolutions. - Led 20+ user interviews, beta testing new features, and spearheading 4 UI improvements.

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Education

Gujarat Technological University (GTU)

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology

Gujarat Technological University (GTU)

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Headline

Product Manager at WorkIndia

About

Our team at Upraised achieved a 15% growth in our applicant pool and a 20% increase in candidate selection success, thanks to targeted campaigns and strategic improvements I helped implement. With a focus on optimizing operations, we reduced email response times by 70% and case study evaluation times by 90%, streamlining processes and leveraging tools like ChatGPT and Figma. As a graduate of Gujarat Technological University, I bring a strong foundation in information technology to my role. My expertise in logical reasoning and problem-solving has been instrumental in designing personalized product feedback solutions and collaborating on mock interview tools, aligning with our goal to empower candidates and enhance learning experiences.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

aistudio

claude code

cursor

grok

lovable

manus

Work experience

Product Manager at WorkIndia, May 2026 - Present · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Improved application-to-job relevancy by 13% by identifying and fixing category-level matching gaps. - Built a Job Diagnosis Engine using statistical analysis to recommend job attributes that drive applications, increasing applications/job by 10% in A/B testing and improving employer satisfaction. - Built an enterprise hiring platform 0→1 for ~1,300 high-value clients, enabling management of 7–10 HRs, jobs, and candidate unlocks under one account and increasing enterprise adoption. - Built an AI-powered semantic matching system to map skills, qualifications, and certifications to job requirements, targeting higher unlock rates, applications, and employer satisfaction.

Associate Product Manager at WorkIndia, Nov 2024 - May 2026 · 1 yr 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Product Growth at Upraised, Oct 2022 - Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, - Achieved a 15% increase in applicant pool through 10 targeted campaigns on 3 social platforms. - Enhanced candidate selection success by 20%, reducing processing time by 30% through strategic prioritization. - Designed a product solution for personalized feedback and action items based on mock interviews performance. - Collaborated with PMs and designers to create top mock interview solutions for learners. - Optimized email response time by 70%, analyzed 1200+ queries, and crafted effective templates. - Reduced case study evaluation time by 90%, implementing rubrics, training ChatGPT, and streamlining workflows.

Associate Product Manager at Upraised, Oct 2022 - Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo, AI & Automation: Developed an AI-driven resume parsing system that automated candidate screening, reducing non-ideal candidates by 60% and improving team bandwidth by 40%. Candidate Management & Operations: Built and implemented a candidate management system with real-time updates, improving data accuracy and reducing hiring cycle time by 30%. Process Optimization & Analytics: Designed detailed case study evaluation rubrics and trained ChatGPT to automate scoring, achieving a 90% reduction in evaluation time across cohorts of 60 users completing 5–6 case studies monthly.

Product Specialist at goDutch, Jun 2022 - Sep 2022 · 4 mos, Spearheaded UI enhancements through user research and launched a gamification feature, increasing user engagement by 15% and monthly active users by 10%.

Product Intern at goDutch, May 2022 - Oct 2022 · 6 mos, - Increased customer satisfaction by overseeing the life cycle of 50+ bug resolutions. - Led 20+ user interviews, beta testing new features, and spearheading 4 UI improvements.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology, Gujarat Technological University (GTU)

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