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Ex-BCG x IIT Madras Data Science | Product Management | AI/ML products at fintech serving Tier 1 US banks

About

I build AI/ML products that help financial institutions make faster, better decisions. My journey has been anything but linear. I started in Naval Architecture at IIT Madras before pivoting to machine learning and switching into Data Science for my master's. Along the way, I spent a semester at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, worked in strategy consulting at BCG, and eventually found myself drawn to product because it sits at the intersection of technology, business, and people. Today, I'm a Associate Product Manager at Corridor Platforms, a decision-intelligence fintech founded by ex-AmEx executives. Some highlights from the past year: - Scoped 8 PRDs, with 4 shipped to production - Led 10+ releases across engineering, QA, and design - Won our company hackathon by building a Claude Code plugin and an MCP server for credit policy optimization One thing I've become convinced of is that product managers shouldn't just write about AI, they should build with it. Right now, I'm spending most of my time learning about LLM products, AI evaluations, and agentic workflows. My goal is to build AI products at consumer scale whether that's fintech, marketplaces, or entirely new experiences powered by generative AI. If you're working on something interesting in that space, I'd love to connect. Feel free to email me at rinklesebastian12@gmail.com.

Location

India

AI stack

claude code

claude

lovable

mcp

notebooklm

notion

Work experience

Associate Product Manager at Corridor Platforms, Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, • Owning enterprise client engagements end-to-end, coordinating releases across engineering, QA, and design teams. • Driving significant improvements in client satisfaction by closing user feedback loops and implementing data-driven product enhancements. • Lead weekly client insight sessions and user acceptance testing (UAT) to identify critical issues before product releases. • Developed 9 demos and over 15 product tours to support the sales team during active pilot phases.

Summer Associate at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), May 2023 - Jul 2023 · 3 mos, Chennai, • Coordinated 28 analysts across 10 insurance verticals to validate KPIs, for legacy-to-Tableau dashboard migrations • Designed scalable schema for 450+ reports mapping cross-functional dependencies, enabling parallel onboarding • Built prioritisation framework balancing stakeholder needs to sequence 200+ executive reports for Phase 1

Operations And Analysis Head at International and Alumni Relations Student Council, IIT Madras, Jun 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr, • Evaluated and optimized events of 11 IAR Teams; Co-headed a team of 8 Managers across 2 verticals • Led execution for 20+ events across 11 teams, managing an 8-member ops team to drive scale and consistency • Owned end-to-end logistics for 1.3K+ attendees, managing vendors, inventory, and on-ground execution

President Corporate Relations at ShARE - Growing a new generation of leaders, Jun 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr, • Led a 3-tiered, 30-membered team for projects on Tech, Sustainability, Global Economy, City and Mobility • Mentored the Global Economy Learning Unit

Product Analyst at UPAZ, Jan 2022 - Jun 2022 · 6 mos, • Profiled 30+ investors and sourced funding opportunities, directly contributing to early-stage investment pipeline • Automated loan amortisation for ∼200 farmer credit accounts, cutting processing time by 70% and eliminating errors • Defined 5 credit portfolio KPIs with leadership and built tracking dashboard used for weekly credit decisions

Junior Consultant at ShARE - Growing a new generation of leaders, Aug 2021 - Jun 2022 · 11 mos, • Selected to a 2000+ global student team across 15 nations, enabling 'Do Well, Do Good' company transitions • Delivered a consulting presentation on the competitive landscape of African ports as part of Learning Unit

Education

Masters (Interdisciplinary Dual Degree), Data Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras