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title: "Sagar Talele - Vice President - Product Management in Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area | Tal"
description: "Meet Sagar Talele, Lending & Cross-border Payments | IIM C | VNIT based in Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area. AI stack includes claude, cursor, and opencode."
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# Sagar Talele on Tal

## Headline

Lending & Cross\-border Payments \| IIM C \| VNIT

## About

Experienced product leader with 10\+ years of expertise in driving product vision & strategy\. Proven collaboration with CXOs\. Demonstrated success in managing teams, building roadmap, product lifecycle management, GTM & fueling growth in fintech startups

## Location

Pune/Pimpri\-Chinchwad Area

## AI stack

claude

cursor

opencode

Gamma

## Work experience

Vice President \- Product Management at Easebuzz, Apr 2026 \- Present · 5 mos, Pune City, Maharashtra, India

Senior Director \- Product Managment at Simpl, Apr 2025 \- Feb 2026 · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Defining & driving the product vision for Repayment platform and CX for India’s leading checkout network \(3mn \+ Monthly active users\)\. Built and scaled a cross\-functional team of PMs, analysts, data scientists, and engineers to deliver measurable outcomes across collections, Credit risk reduction and customer experience improvement \- Defined product OKRs and Annual Operating Plan in collaboration with CXOs; embedded a data\-first, metrics\-driven decision framework across teams\. \- Built scalable, intelligent CX platform \(10K\+ daily interactions\) and Repayments platform \(1M\+ daily interactions\) — unifying data, abstracting complexity, and enabling faster innovation through self\-serve APIs, ML\-driven insights, and modular service layers\. \- Launched ML\-driven models for risk scoring and repayments prioritisation; optimised delinquency and cost efficiency across customer cohorts\. \- Deployed AI\-first support stack \(Simpl Assist\) and instant dispute resolution engine improving customer trust, CSAT, and retention\. \- Transitioned collection, telephony, and support platforms to modern cloud architecture, driving significant cost efficiency and productivity uplift\. \- Acted as calibration panel member for annual org\-wide performance reviews and product excellence awards\. Methodologies: Data\-driven product planning • OKR alignment • Machine learning experimentation • Platform re\-architecture • Customer journey analytics • Omni\-channel CX design • Behavioural insights for user engagement

Director \- Product & Strategy at Simpl, Oct 2023 \- Apr 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Associate Director \- Product & Strategy at Simpl, Apr 2022 \- Sep 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Program Manager \- Ola Financial Services at Ola \(ANI Technologies Pvt\. Ltd\), Apr 2019 \- Jan 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Co\-wned charter for user onboarding, KYC, and risk management platforms for Ola Money Postpaid & Wallet \- Drove product funnel efficiency and compliance through process innovation and data\-led automation\. \- Designed and launched integrated onboarding systems using CKYC, Video KYC, and CPV validation to streamline onboarding customer experience\. \- Implemented hypothesis\-driven experimentation to enhance conversion rates and user experience consistency\. \- Built automation roadmap across field operations and card delivery workflows; reduced TAT and onboarding friction\. \- Collaborated with risk and data teams to develop CPV scoring models and onboarding heuristics for credit optimisation\. Methodologies: Lean experimentation • Agile product delivery • UX\-led design sprints • Root\-cause analysis • Onboarding platform • Compliance automation • System thinking in credit risk

Program Manager at Paytm, Oct 2016 \- Apr 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos, Mumbai Area, India, Led regional onboarding and acquisition strategy across Western India for Paytm\. Scaled operational capacity, improved conversion, and enhanced promoter productivity through structured execution and analytics\. \- Built and led multi\-layered field teams to expand coverage and improve acquisition quality\. \- Digitized operational workflows and introduced performance dashboards to drive accountability and transparency\. Methodologies: Process reengineering • Continuous improvement \(Kaizen\) • Structured problem solving • KPI\-based execution • Cross\-functional collaboration

Business Development Manager at Paytm, Apr 2016 \- Sep 2016 · 6 mos, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Started at Paytm in Enterprise sales — walking the markets, meeting customers, and learning how real decisions are made\. Those days built my foundation and a mindset I carry even today: always think customer first\.

B2B Sales Intern at Shell, Apr 2015 \- May 2015 · 2 mos, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, \- Designed an actionable strategy for increasing sales of lubricants in B2BI for construction sector \- Conceptualized STP to determine focus consumer TG; proposed strategic tie\-up with industrial bodies \- Established framework for determining OEM attractiveness; Recommended tie\-ups with OEM \- Proposed financial incentive scheme for stakeholders to increase of product sales

## Education

Master of Business Administration \(M\.B\.A\.\), Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Bachelor of Technology, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

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