Headline

BITS Pilani | Product @ 73S (Goldman Sachs) | B2C, FinTech, Private Markets, Lending, Payments

About

As an APM at 73Strings, I am unlocking private markets for retail investors and leading a seismic shift in the PE/VC industry. I'm always open to product management opportunities in FinTech (B2B/B2C) where I can continue leading industry shifts. At Locus, I pioneered descriptive analytics for non-delivery management and conceptualised our product's trial version to foster PLG. At SEDS, I spearheaded the scale-up from a homogenous 40 members in two teams to a diverse 120+ across seven teams, gaining a 0 to 1 to 100 start-up experience and served as the PM for the SEDS website (https://seds-bphc.vercel.app/home/index.html). Leveraging blue ocean strategies, I raised $16K, drove 5+ internship offers & the launch of two start-ups. I relentlessly push against the "norm" and innovate through constant experimentation. Beyond work, I find great joy in portrait photography, story books, dance, travelling and writing. They provide me with a sense of calm that nothing else can. I document my artistry on: https://www.instagram.com/arksaati/?hl=en & https://www.instagram.com/_invati_/?hl=en.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

antigravity

codex

Work experience

Associate Product Manager - Private Credit at 73 Strings, Aug 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Primarily focused on unlocking private markets for retail investors, ushering a new era of liquidity in the PE/VC industry spread across US, Canada, UK, EU, Middle East, Singapore - Capitalized on industry shift to frequent valuations, spearheading a market-first Daily Valuation suite & scaled infra to handle 75x load, unlocking $Y Mn ARR. - Launched a dynamic Value Bridge, replacing manual Excel workflows to isolate valuation drivers across $YYY Bn in Assets Under Management. - Led a 6-team initiative to accelerate time-to-revenue via a Snowflake-based ingestion module to automate loan onboarding ( (2 months to a day) - Pioneered flexible valuations for the world’s largest portfolios via re-architecture of the roll-forward engine, enabling 97% improvement (Rollover time - YY hours to X hours)

Product Management Intern - Private Credit at 73 Strings, Feb 2024 - Aug 2024 · 7 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, - Automated debt security valuation reporting, reducing report preparation time from 3 weeks to 2 hours, eliminating reliance on 3rd-party agencies. - Evaluated 47+ knowledge base tools, negotiating a 50% discount & implementing the selected tool, saving 5.5 hours/employee/week. - Cut investment valuation report generation time by 33% using pareto analysis and optimized data querying.

Product Management Intern - Parcel Orchestration at Locus, Jun 2023 - Dec 2023 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Kicked off descriptive analytics with a non-delivery report tracking 54 metrics for clients across Canada, Dubai, Philippines, Indonesia - Spearheaded an evaluation of 15+ software options for internal requirements, championing an alternative with a projected 92% cost savings." - Built 30+product guides for product-led growth and helped analyse user flows using product analytics tool - Pendo - Uncovered avenues to boost OTIF deliveries by 5% for Canada's largest meal kit provider, implementing detailed solutions. -Tailored a solution for the largest CPG firm in the Philippines and led a market entry study ($110M+ SOM), deciding against entry due to revenue misalignment. - Strategised a company pivot with the executive team, utilizing MS Office to identify 70+ capabilities required.

Product Management Intern at Locus, Feb 2023 - May 2023 · 4 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, - Devised 7 strategies to cut Jira ticket filing by 66%, enhancing support-product communication & engineering productivity. - Performed competitor analysis for a 0 to 1 product at Locus. - Carried out 2 successful product discoveries for Locus' expansion into new verticals.

Vice President at SEDS BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jul 2022 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, - Introduced a novel model of running clubs at BITS Pilani, involving research output and collaboration with students, 10+ professors, 10+ college administrative bodies and 3+ heads of departments, showcasing exceptional stakeholder management. - Elevated the club from unknown to the most sought-after tech club on campus with a 700 per cent increase in applications using transformative branding strategies. - Cultivated an empathetic, supportive culture by structuring the club to foster career advancement, leading to the club members forming 2 startups and securing 5+ internships. - Enabled rapid bonding of 7 teams and 120+ members by implementing out-of-the-box strategies from the book Contagious.

Pearl Parliamentary Debate Organising Committee at English Language Activities & Society, Sep 2021 - Sep 2021 · 1 mo, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, - Handling Logistics. - Ensured debates started on time, ran smoothly and ended on time.

Outreach Core at SEDS BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Aug 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, - Caused branding and design revolutions at our campus by founding the content, logistics, design, rendering, website development, photography and videography teams under outreach successfully. - Boosted applications to the club through increased AMA participation by devising social media strategy, pioneering AMAs on campus, tripling AMA attendance (60+ to 170+ within a year) and inspiring 20+ clubs to emulate the model. - Centralized crucial information for 4000+ students by authoring the PRD, designing the website using Figma and orchestrating a 14-member cross-functional team spanning tech, business, and design to build the website. - Unique initiative of setting up an internal media team in a tech club led to streamlined media coverage for our 120 members.

Member at English Language Activities & Society, Jul 2021 - Feb 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, - British Parliamentary Debating - Worked for the Devil's Advocate event in Verba Maximus 2022, the literature fest of BPHC

Head Of Operations at SEDS BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jun 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, - Orchestrated crowdfunding campaigns and sponsorship initiatives, securing Rs 14 lakhs in funding for the club’s projects by developing a solid rapport with decision-makers. - Developed cohesive recruitment processes, simplifying induction for 200+ candidates, resulting in successful onboarding of 80+ members. - Monopolised the rendering market on campus, bringing in an additional Rs 20000 in revenue by executing blue ocean strategies while founding the rendering team. - Restructured and expanded the CubeSat team from 4 to 14 people, which revived the team's slow progress and caused a dramatic increase in work output. - Co-managed the biological payload subsystem of the rocketry team, consisting of 5+ members. - Handled external affairs of the club, leading to collaborations with private aerospace companies and dealings with aerospace government agencies.

Undergraduate Research Assistant at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, May 2021 - Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Conducted literature review on usage of drones in algal bloom and oil spill detection and submitted a core research grant proposal to the Dept of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. • Developed deep learning models in Python and TensorFlow to detect algal blooms

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Blossom Public School - India

Public links

github: https://github.com/siddhant-sarkar-902