AI-first Product Leader | ₹1000 Cr GMV | BFSI & Fintech | 0→1 Builder
11+ years building and scaling products across BFSI, Fintech & SaaS. Pioneered GraphRAG-powered conversational AI at Kotak Securities. Deep expertise in 0→1 product building and enterprise GTM.
About
AI-first product leader with 11+ years building and scaling products across BFSI, Fintech & SaaS. Pioneered GraphRAG-powered conversational AI (Neome) at Kotak Securities. Deep expertise in 0→1 product building and enterprise GTM — driven ₹1000 Cr GMV and ₹150 Cr AUM growth.
Based in Bengaluru. Currently DVP — Product & Innovation at Kotak Securities, leading AI product initiatives at the intersection of capital markets and generative AI.
Career
11+ years across BFSI, Fintech, SaaS, and HealthTech — building products from 0 to 1 and scaling them to meaningful business outcomes.
Dec 2024 – Present · Bengaluru
DVP — Product & Innovation
Kotak Securities
Feb 2022 – Dec 2024 · Mumbai
Senior Product Manager
Safexpay
Jun 2020 – Aug 2021 · Bengaluru
Director — Product Growth & Sales
Increff
Sep 2019 – Jun 2020 · Bengaluru
GM — Product & Strategy
MedTrail
Oct 2015 – Sep 2019 · Bengaluru
VP — Product
BookYourGame
Sep 2014 – May 2015 · Nagpur
Founder
Midnight Breakfast
Products
Six products across capital markets, payments, fitness, and healthcare — each tied to a real business outcome.
01 · Kotak Securities
India's first GraphRAG-powered conversational screener for capital markets. Designed multi-turn dialogue architecture, intent detection, entity extraction, LLM-based report analysis, and a proprietary LLM evaluation framework. SEBI RA/RIA compliant.
02 · Kotak Securities
Launched 2 premium subscription products driving ₹50L revenue in 15 days. Accelerated AUM growth by ₹150 Cr. Redesigned SIP onboarding, reducing rejection rates by 10%.
03 · Safexpay
India's first merchant-centric 1-click checkout. Improved e-commerce penetration by 10%. Supported UPI, cards, BNPL, WooCommerce & Shopify. 3,340 qualified leads; PR across 11 publications.
04 · Safexpay
Unified seller analytics dashboard aggregating data from Flipkart, Amazon & Shopify. Enabled merchants to track performance, identify revenue leaks, and optimize listings from a single interface.
05 · BookYourGame
B2B2C platform for gym operators: member management, lead CRM, revenue & scheduling, and consumer booking marketplace. Acquired 150 gyms; drove ₹50L topline; improved conversion by 40% via Toolyt.
Thought Leadership
Making complex AI and ML concepts accessible — written for curious minds, not just engineers.
Social Proof
Recommendations from colleagues and leaders I've worked with.
Competencies
Education
2011 – 2015
B.E. — Mechanical Engineering
G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering · CGPA 7.8 / 10
Intellectual Property
Recognised by the Government of India — Patent Office.
Government of India · Patent Office
Patent No. 393854
Granted by the Controller of Patents, Government of India under the Patents Act, 1970 — in association with G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering & G.H.R. Labs and Research Centre.
Contact
Open to senior AI product leadership roles, consulting, and collaboration on AI-native products in BFSI, Fintech, or SaaS.
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