Achyut Balaji

Product | NUS MBA

Singapore

About

I am a passionate, results-oriented Product Leader with a proven track record of driving innovation and growth in the financial technology industry. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams and building scalable, reliable SaaS solutions. Deep expertise in product strategy, roadmap development, user experience, data-driven decision-making, and cloud technologies. I like to keep learning thanks to my intellectual curiosity. I have an MBA from NUS Business School where I honed my business acumen and strategic thinking skills. I also have experience with Product and Market Ideation from scratch as part of the NUS GRIP Deep-tech Accelerator My experiences include Product Strategy, Product Roadmapping, Growth, Pricing, Prototyping, Market Analysis, User Experience, Release Management, Go-to-market, Product Lifecycle

Experience

  • Head of Product at Summit
    Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Oversee the product strategy and roadmap for multiple products. • Led Strategic product repositioning to drive rapid growth and achieve product-market fit. • Repackaged existing products into modular offerings for greater customer flexibility and adoption. • Developed and implemented a data-driven pricing strategy that optimized revenue and profitability. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless product execution and launch.•

  • Spenmo (Singapore)
    • Lead Product Manager (Payments)
      Jul 2023 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

      • Developed and executed a product roadmap aligned with company's strategic goals. • Partnered with sales and marketing teams to develop targeted upselling campaigns that increased cross-selling opportunities.

    • Lead Product Manager (Accounting)
      Nov 2021 - Jul 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

      • Built and managed accounting integrations to expand product capabilities. • Established strategic accounting partnerships to drive customer acquisition and growth. • Design customer advisory board to gather valuable feedback on features, priorities, and market trends.

  • Works Applications Co., Ltd. (Singapore)
    • Technical Product Manager
      Oct 2017 - Dec 2021 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      • Led the transformation of multiple core accounting applications from legacy systems to a cloud-native architecture on AWS, reducing operational costs by 60% and improving system performance by 35%. • Developed and executed a product roadmap aligned with evolving customer needs, resulting in a 25% increase in customer satisfaction as measured by NPS. • Established a robust product analytics framework, leveraging data to identify key customer pain points and inform product enhancements, leading to a 30% decrease in product gaps.

    • Engineering Lead
      Jan 2016 - Dec 2018 · 3 yrs

      • Founded and led the DevOps and SRE department in Singapore, establishing a robust CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins, Ansible, and Docker. • Implemented a comprehensive monitoring and alerting system using Prometheus and Grafana, reducing MTTR by 40%. • Architected and deployed a scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS, resulting in a 35% reduction in infrastructure costs.

    • Software Engineer
      Oct 2013 - Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      • Built solutions for e-commerce, accounting, and HR systems.

  • DevOps Engineer at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
    Jan 2012 - Jun 2012 · 6 mos

  • Software Engineer at IBM
    May 2011 - Jul 2011 · 3 mos