Vishal Bist

AI Product Manager with 4+ years driving operational excellence in high-velocity FinTech and trading environments. Delivered 20% efficiency gains, managed ₹5 Cr+ monthly reconciliation workflows, and built 25+ KPI dashboards that became the operational heartbeat of two financial firms. Currently completing an MBA in Applied Analytics & Generative AI from IIM Kozhikode, with hands-on expertise in LLMs, Agile product cycles, and Go-To-Market strategy.

AI Product Manager – Trading Operations Lead - Pragya Securities Pvt Ltd - Mumbai

(2025-01)

• Conducted deep market research across 10+ fund houses and analyzed 100+ daily mutual fund transactions to identify operational gaps, uncovering 3 key pain points that informed product improvement priorities and feature requirements.
• Interacted directly with compliance, finance, tech, and ops teams to gather feedback on settlement workflows, translating 25+ operational KPIs into clear user needs and feature specifications for system enhancements.
• Created user personas for analysts and C-suite decision makers by mapping their workflows around MIS reporting, KPI dashboards, and real-time transaction monitoring identifying distinct needs analysts needed automation, while executives required data-driven insights for strategic decisions.
• Developed product roadmaps prioritizing automation of manual MIS workflows and real-time dashboard deployment, aligning 20% effort reduction with 99% settlement accuracy targets and protecting ₹5 Cr+ monthly transaction value through phased feature releases.
• Authored ChatPRDs and process playbooks documenting SOPs for reconciliation controls and exception handling, enabling 40% faster onboarding of new team members while reducing reporting discrepancies by 15% through clearly defined acceptance criteria and user stories.
• Defined product requirements for 25+ real-time KPI dashboards built on Excel, Bloomberg Terminal, and Cogenesis, specifying functional requirements and non-functional requirements.
• Developed GTM (Go-To-Market) strategies and guestimation models for new trading products, analyzing market size, competitive positioning, and revenue projections to support business decisions forecasting 25% adoption growth within 6 months and validating pricing strategies through competitive premium analysis across 10+ fund houses.

Senior Trading Operations Executive - Share India Securities - Mumbai

(2021-01 - 2025-01)

• Executed and monitored 200+ derivatives trades monthly, leveraging option-chain analysis and Nifty/Bank Nifty market-trend tracking to support generating strategies.
• Built structured P&L dashboards that improved reporting accuracy by 18%, giving portfolio managers real-time visibility into exposure across 500+ executed trades annually.
• Standardized operational reporting workflows, reducing data-entry errors and enabling a 30% faster end-of-day reconciliation cycle.
• Conducted competitive premium analysis and market research, synthesizing actionable insights that directly informed trading strategy reviews.
• Coordinated with internal stakeholders to streamline settlement workflows, contributing to a measurable improvement in SLA adherence.
• Leveraged AI-powered option-chain analysis tools to execute and monitor 200+ derivatives trades monthly, using automated trend-tracking patterns in Nifty/Bank Nifty to support alpha-generating strategies and identify high-probability trading opportunities.

Customer Service Representative - Radius Global Solutions - Navi Mumbai

(2020-01 - 2021-01)

• Processed loan documentation and payment verification for 50+ international clients daily, maintaining 100% compliance accuracy across audit cycles.
• Improved issue-resolution efficiency by 15% through a structured escalation framework, reducing average case-closure time from 48 hrs to under 24 hrs.

MBA - Applied Analytics & Generative AI for Business - IIM Kozhikode (2026-01 - 2027-01)

Bachelor of Commerce - B.Com - Mumbai University (2015-01 - 2020-01)