Prashant Sharma

Product@PayPal

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

As a Senior Product Manager, my specialization lies in the realm of payments. Presently, I steer the direction of PayPal's Merchant Platform especially in Payouts and Cost Engine products. My journey includes impactful stints with EdgeVerve and ICICI Bank, where I contributed to the development of payment platforms, providing millions of customers access to innovative solutions like UPI and IMPS. My professional focus encompasses areas including Payments, Customer Feedback, Market Research, Product Launch, Product Requirements, SDLC, Product Analytics, KPI Monitoring, and Agile methodologies. Passionate about driving product excellence, I thrive in creating and enhancing solutions that resonate with both user needs and market dynamics.

Experience

  • Lead Product Manager at PayPal
    Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

  • Product Manager at EdgeVerve
    Oct 2019 - Sep 2021 · 2 yrs

  • ICICI Bank (3 yrs 7 mos)
    • Senior Product Manager
      May 2019 - Oct 2019 · 6 mos

      1. Core member of the Digital eCommerce team with focus on B2C, B2B strategy and products. 2. Managed concept-to-launch strategy of real time payment product like IMPS and UPI which increased online traffic from few thousand transactions to more than 5 million transactions per day. 3 Set key success metrics for product launch and measured metrics' improvement throughout the product lifecycle. 4. Prioritized the product backlog to meet the vision and business strategy goals in a timely manner while managing the expectations of other stakeholders.

    • Product Manager
      Apr 2016 - Apr 2019 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      1. Played key role in launching Unified Payments Interface (UPI) mobile payments platform. 2. Developed and delivered on product roadmap along multiple mobile channels (Google Pay, Whatsapp Pay and iMobile). 3. Managed IMPS platform for instant P2P payments. Led efforts to multiply transaction growth and increased system availability. 3. Conducted market research and competitive analysis to chart Go-To-Market strategy. 4. Managed the Prepaid Card system and rolled out multiple product features across Travel and Domestic portfolios.

  • Senior Software Engineer at Samsung Electronics
    Jul 2012 - Apr 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Developed mobile and tablet applications on iOS and Android for Samsung signage solutions along with defining customer experience across these apps. 1. Delivered on code and architecture related changes on Hybrid mobile applications. 2. Designed and developed application on iOS which streamed content on DLNA enabled devices. 3. Carried out research on Near Field Communication (NFC) based solutions which integrated with Samsung appliances.

  • Associate System Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services
    Aug 2010 - Jul 2012 · 2 yrs

    Developed mobile applications for Banking and Retail customers on BlackBerry, iOS and Android. 1. Delivered on key modules on mobile banking apps for a Multi-billion US-based bank. 2. Developed a food ordering app on Android with self-serviced and digitized menu. 3. Worked on creating a Live streaming Android app. 4. Created an interactive data visualization app used for CFO dashboard reporting.