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title: "Prashik Chitkesiwar - Senior Product Manager in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Prashik Chitkesiwar, Senior Product Manager @Interview Kickstart | Ex - Olyv (SmartCoin) , GigIndia (Acq. by Phone Pe), Embibe (Reliance-Jio) | Ex Founder | Product Coach based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes claude code, claude, and meta."
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# Prashik Chitkesiwar on Tal

## Headline

Senior Product Manager @Interview Kickstart \| Ex \- Olyv \(SmartCoin\) , GigIndia \(Acq\. by Phone Pe\), Embibe \(Reliance\-Jio\) \| Ex Founder \| Product Coach

## About

I am a product manager at SmartCoin Financials, a fintech company that provides a full suite of offerings for the underbanked in India, including micro\-lending, gold savings, and insurance\. I manage the user journey, product enablement, and product operations for the credit vertical, working with cross\-functional teams to deliver innovative and user\-friendly solutions\. I have 8 years of experience in product management, working for top fintech, edtech, and SaaS startups in India\. I am also a founder and evangelist of two ventures: one that simplifies credit finance, and one that builds a community for product managers\. I am passionate about hustling on new ideas, learning from different domains, and creating value for customers and stakeholders\. I hold a master's degree in business administration and management from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Mumbai Educational Trust, MET League of Colleges\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

claude

meta

openai

perplexity

ChatGPT

## Work experience

Senior Product Manager at Interview Kickstart, May 2026 \- Present · 6 mos, United States

Senior Product Manager at SmartCoin Financials, Mar 2025 \- Apr 2026 · 1 yr 2 mos, SmartCoin has a vision to address the concerns of the vast underbanked in India, they are evolving from a micro\-lending platform to providing a full suite of offerings, including gold savings, and insurance, among others\. As a PM, I am managing Credit \(User Journey\), Marketing \(Product Enablement\) and Support \(Product Operations\) at SmartCoin

Product Manager at SmartCoin Financials, Jan 2022 \- Mar 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Product Manager at PhonePe, Feb 2021 \- Jan 2022 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, GigIndia now acquired by PhonePe GigIndia aims to provide meaningful earning opportunities to 100m\+ micro\-entrepreneurs in India through gigs \(remote flexible work\)\. GigIndia empowers enterprises to scale rapidly with on\-demand certified 1,000,000\+ gig workforce across 200\+ cities in India\. GigIndia’s AI/ML technology platform automates the process of recruiting and training\.

Associate Product Manager at Embibe, Feb 2020 \- Feb 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, India's top educators meet the world's most powerful personalisation engine to deliver a truly interactive and immersive Live Class experience\.

Founder & Head of Product at Innostud, Nov 2018 \- Feb 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, Innovative School CRM Automation Tool which helps school drive administrative tasks with one click and offers customized branded school mobile app to communicate with Parents

## Education

Master of Science \- MS, Business Administration and Management, General, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Mumbai Educational Trust, MET League of Colleges

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