Headline

AI/ML Product Manager | Payments | Compliance | Risk & Fraud | AI Enthusiast | Creator @ The AI PM

About

I am a Product Manager specializing in payments, risk, and fraud prevention, with a proven record of delivering secure, scalable, and user-centric solutions. With a foundation in product management and quality assurance, I bring a rare blend of technical understanding, strategic thinking, and cross-functional leadership to every initiative. In my current role, I drive end-to-end product strategy and execution for payment and fraud solutions — from roadmap planning and stakeholder alignment to launch and optimization. I have led integrations with global service providers and advanced fraud-detection tools, reducing risk exposure and accelerating customer verification while enhancing the user experience. Key strengths include: Product Roadmap & Strategy – aligning initiatives with organizational goals and KPIs. Risk & Fraud Management – designing and implementing controls that mitigate threats. Cross-Functional Leadership – collaborating with engineering, compliance, and external vendors to deliver seamless payment experiences. Data-Driven Decision Making – leveraging analytics and user research to prioritize backlogs and maximize business impact. I am passionate about building innovative payment solutions that balance security and usability, deliver measurable business value, and exceed user expectations. Always open to collaborating with like-minded professionals to push the boundaries of what’s possible in the payments and fraud-prevention space.

Location

Hyderabad

AI stack

claude code

deepseek

geminicli

github copilot

kiro

Langflow

Work experience

Product Manager at Entain India, Jan 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 8 mos, Hyderabad, I successfully led initiatives that transformed fraud decisioning and payment processes at Entain India, yielding substantial savings and efficiency gains. • Designed an ML-based fraud decisioning engine, reducing manual reviews by 35%. • Managed end-to-end integrations with multiple payment service providers, ensuring 99.9% platform uptime. • Developed a comprehensive KYC/AML compliance framework across various regulatory environments.

Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer at Lionbridge, Apr 2018 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru

Test Engineer at Lionbridge, Feb 2015 - Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos, Chennai

OMCR Engineer at ZTE Corporation, Aug 2014 - Feb 2015 · 7 mos, Hyderabad Area, India

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur

Public links

youtube.com: https://youtube.com/@https://youtube.com/@theai_pm?si=HDU-tP7o3iRD8X8P

pranav-kesavarapu-portfolio.netlify.app: https://pranav-kesavarapu-portfolio.netlify.app/