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title: "Piyush Gaikwad - Category Manager in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Piyush Gaikwad, IIM Kashipur 26| Director Merit List(Rank - 7)| Ex-Business Analyst at Polestar|COEP 22 based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes claude code, claude, and gemini."
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# Piyush Gaikwad on Tal

## Headline

IIM Kashipur 26\| Director Merit List\(Rank \- 7\)\| Ex\-Business Analyst at Polestar\|COEP 22

## About

I am an MBA \(Finance\) student at IIM Kashipur with a keen interest in learning more about finance, valuation, and how businesses create value\. I have experience in financial planning and analytics and enjoy working with financial data to understand business performance\. Through academic projects, I have worked on DCF valuation, LBO and private equity case studies, and basic risk and scenario analysis to understand how external factors affect companies\. I am motivated to build a strong foundation in finance and continuously learn through practical exposure and challenging problems\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

claude

gemini

grok

openai

## Work experience

Category Manager at Wakefit, Apr 2026 \- Present · 7 mos, Bengaluru

Strategy Intern \- New Market Entry at Hilti India, Apr 2025 \- May 2025 · 2 mos, Mumbai, • Analysed ₹3,500 Cr Interior Finish market to uncover revenue growth opportunities and enhance competitive positioning • Built a financial model projecting ₹ 50 Cr incremental revenue by analysing key levers to support key marketing decisions\. • Collaborated with sales to gather data of 20 clients, building consumption indices and financial estimates for future potential

Senior buisness analyst \- FP&A at Polestar Analytics, Apr 2024 \- Jun 2024 · 3 mos, Mumbai, • Enhanced financial forecasting models by integrating cash flow techniques, improving accuracy by 30%\. • Optimized the budgeting cycle through automated variance analyses, reducing lead time by 35%\. • Automated over 30 monthly balance sheet and income statement reports, facilitating timely decision\-making for the CXO and team\.

Business Analyst at Polestar Analytics, Jul 2022 \- Mar 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, • Analyzed and integrated financial and HR data across two universities, enhancing operational efficiency by 25%\. • Developed a customized financial planning proof of concept \(POC\) that aligned with client goals, generating ₹80L in incremental revenue\. • Received an Appreciation Certificate from leadership for successfully orchestrating project milestones and delivering impactful outcomes\.

Summer Intern at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Jun 2021 \- Aug 2021 · 3 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Executive Member at Team Nemesis Racing, Apr 2019 \- Mar 2020 · 1 yr, Pune, Maharashtra, India

## Education

Master of Business Administration \- MBA, Finance, General, Indian Institute of Management Kashipur

Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Civil Engineering, COEP Technological University

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