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# Shashank Raghavendra on Tal

## Headline

Product @ Marmin \| Ex\-Rapido, Ex\-ThoughtWorks

## Location

Bengaluru

## Work experience

Head of Product at Marmin, Nov 2023 \- Present · 2 yrs 10 mos, \- Expanded Marmin from a single\-market compliance tool to a multi\-region B2B fintech suite \(KSA, UAE, Oman, Malaysia\), growing active merchants from 200 to 1,000\+\. \- Spearheaded MVP localization, licensing, and compliance frameworks for IRBM \(Malaysia\), FTA \(UAE\), and OTA \(Oman\) to enable complex ERP integrations\. \- Migrated core architectures from an outsourced model to an in\-house product team, cutting development overhead cost by 50%\.

Coach at upGrad, Jun 2021 \- Jan 2022 · 8 mos, Online coach for the ‘Product Management Certification Program’ at UpGrad in collaboration with Duke University; managed two cohorts of 25 students each\.

Lead Product Manager at Rapido, Oct 2019 \- Oct 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo, \- Built a data\-driven incentive engine for 500k MAU drivers across 85 cities, cutting spend by 40% while boosting weekly retention by 3%\. \- Overhauled the activation funnel using predictive models, increasing zero\-touch driver activations by 15% and cutting customer acquisition costs by 95%\. \- Launched Driver Subscriptions, Rapido Pay \(closed\-wallet\), and proactive Google ODRD safety monitoring to boost driver stickiness by 10% and secure safe rides for 8M MAUs\.

Lead Business Analyst at Thoughtworks, Jan 2019 \- Sep 2019 · 9 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, \- Established cross\-functional agile teams and delivery standards to guarantee strategic alignment for high\-growth client startups and enterprise partners\. \- Directed the end\-to\-end product discovery and development of a closed\-wallet system for one of India's largest food delivery platforms\. \- Managed multi\-geography teams across 4 time zones to build a data warehouse prototype for a global stock market, improving reconciliation transparency\.

Senior Business Analyst at Thoughtworks, Jun 2015 \- Dec 2018 · 3 yrs 7 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, \- Spearheaded a hospital management platform's deployment in Uganda, South Sudan, and Syria, cutting data reconciliation times from 7 days to under 1 hour\. \- Owned the end\-to\-end design, user research, and product roadmap for a diabetes\-focused iOS app, partnering directly with the client's CPO\. \- Led cross\-functional delivery teams and client stakeholder management to successfully bring complex software solutions to market\.

Senior Quality Analyst at Thoughtworks, Aug 2011 \- May 2015 · 3 yrs 10 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, \- Managed product quality assurance and delivery metrics for one of the largest train ticketing and food retail platforms in the UK\. \- Designed and built an automated mobile test suite using Calabash, slashing production deployment times from 12 hours to under 3 hours\. \- Implemented continuous integration practices to increase test coverage, reduce manual overhead, and ensure high\-velocity software releases\.

## Education

PGPEM, MBA, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Bachelor's degree, Telecommunication Engineering, RV College of Engineering

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