Director of Product | Fintech | Product Management
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As the Director of Product Management at Above Lending, I lead a product portfolio for one of the fastest-growing digital lending solutions in the industry. With over 15 years of experience in fintech, I have successfully scaled companies from $0 to $300MM+ using cutting-edge technology, automation, digital transformation strategies, and tools.
I am passionate about creating innovative and impactful products that solve real-world problems and improve the lives of millions of customers. I can develop and empower high-performing teams, collaborate with senior executives and stakeholders, and deliver value to the business and the market. I am always looking for new opportunities to learn and grow, and to make a positive difference in the world.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration
Specializations in Fintech, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation & Strategy
Master of Business Administration in General Management and Finance VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Information science
ABOVE LENDING (Personal loans & Payments fintech startup) Director of Product Management
Built from zero, digital lending platform that processed over $4 billion in personal loans across 46 states within 3 years
Collaborated with key affiliates to launch new personal loan channels, which led to 20% increase in revenue and an additional
$100 million in sales in first year
Implemented advanced automation solutions to optimize loan origination, underwriting, and servicing functions, resulting in
30% reduction in operational costs
Managed team of 50+ product managers, designers, operations, and developers, leading to 40% increase in productivity and execution of 10+ product launches
EASY KNOCK (Home Equity Lending fintech startup) New York, NY Senior Product Manager 2021 - 2021
Led end-to-end launch of B2C digital customer portal, driving 75% increase in customer conversion rate and enabling exponential revenue growth
Implemented B2B system API, resulting in remarkable 40% reduction in sales, marketing, and underwriting expenditures
Prioritized and aligned product teams toward measurable business objectives, leading to 20% rise in customer satisfaction and
15% boost in revenue
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO (Workflows & Access Provisioning) San Francisco, CA Senior Product Manager 2016 - 2020
Created and executed strategic roadmap for identity and access management product upgrades, which resulted in 35%
increase in user satisfaction and 25% decrease in downtime for 20,000 federal employees
Partnered with 15+ cross-functional teams of business analysts, engineering, marketing, and operations to launch innovative product features, leading 25% increase in customer engagement
Conducted rigorous evaluation process for 100+ engineers and product analysts, working closely with senior executives to identify high-potential candidates and build high-performing team
WELLS FARGO & CO (Contract management & Retail services) San Francisco, CA Lead Software Engineer 2014 - 2016
Managed 8 cross-functional teams to develop contract management CRM systems for 400+ users across organization
Drove lean and outcome-oriented development cycle with engineering team, resulting in 20% reduction in time-to-market and
15% increase in customer satisfaction
Led development of a Module-Based, Data Driven, and Library Architecture framework for application testing; reducing overall testing time by 90%
APPDYNAMICS (Observability Platform & Cloud Monitoring start up) San Francisco, CA Product Manager 2013 - 2014
Launched AppDynamic’s first integrated learning management system, which generated over $2 million subscribers: steered resources from sales, operations, and technical support while uniting 15 product engineers
Prioritized 750+ feature backlog, which reduced development time by 30% and shortened time-to-market for new product launches by 3 months
Spearheaded agile rituals and multi-disciplinary operational and engineering summits resulted in 20% boost in team collaboration and efficiency
New York, NY
2021 - 2024
GOLDMAN SACHS (Private Wealth Management & Trading) San Francisco, CA Senior Software Engineer 2010 - 2013
Led agile development team to construct automated portfolio creation and balancing applications, improving process efficiency by 70%
Integrated AI algorithms into order management systems, resulting in 35% profit boost and 50% reduction in order fulfillment time
Created post-execution trade processing services in Asset Management Division; decreasing the delay by 200%
HEWLETT PACKARD (Insurance Claim Platform) San Francisco, CA Software Engineer 2007 - 2010
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Certifications: Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®) | Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) | Google Analytics
Skills: Product Management | User Experience (UX) Design | Product Analytics | Team Development | Funnel Optimization |
Software Integration (API) | Product Development | Product Roadmap | Portfolio Strategy | SaaS | SQL | Java scripting |
Agile & SAFe Development
Domain Knowledge: Wealth Management | Consumer Lending | Real Estate | Security Platform | IT Management Software |
Enterprise Software | PropTech | FinTech | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency | Payments (ACH & Rails)
Tools: JIRA | Confluence | Figma | G-Suite | CRM (Salesforce) | Slack | Monday | Lucid Chart | Google Analytics |
Snowflakes | Tableau | Heap | A/B testing | Miro | Web Analytics
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration
Specializations in Fintech, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation & Strategy
Master of Business Administration in General Management and Finance VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Information science
