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VeerendraSontakke
Lead Product Manager · Mastercard Technology
Pune, India · Open to global opportunities
18+ YearsPaymentsHealthcareMortgageEdTechFintechMBA + MCAPune · India
Work Experience
Lead Product Manager
Mastercard Technology
Dec 2024 – Present
- ▸Enabled EV charging payments aligning EMVCo with ISO15118 digital contract standards
- ▸Boosted merchant confidence via Mastercard Click to Pay and Secure Remote Commerce
- ▸Improved Amazon digital wallet adoption through Card Pull Provisioning initiative
- ▸Delivered comprehensive acceptance platform combining payer interfaces with payment processing infrastructure
Product Owner
ParentPay India
Jun 2023 – Dec 2024
- ▸Unlocked £45M revenue opportunity leading finance reporting solution for 8.5K schools
- ▸De-risked product-market fit with 50+ customer enrolments in Early Adopter Program
- ▸Sustained 80% retention using integrated Google Analytics to track product performance
- ▸Reduced time-to-market by adopting Generative AI tools for documentation and training
Product Manager
ICE Mortgage Technologies
Jul 2021 – Jun 2023
- ▸Realised $101.4M in revenue (2022) enhancing mortgage technology with automated underwriting
- ▸Reduced underwriting decision time from days to hours via Credit, Income, and Asset Analysers
- ▸Reduced data extraction errors by 40% implementing AI-powered ML in mortgage analyzers
- ▸Cut loan document processing time by 60% via Robotic Process Automation
Product Owner
JPMorgan Services India
Feb 2021 – Jul 2021
- ▸Reduced redemption failures enhancing Data Services reliability for Customer Loyalty platform
- ▸Cut FinOps processing time via user-research and UX design initiatives
Technical Product Owner
Tietoevry India
Mar 2012 – Jan 2021
- ▸Improved customer retention by 25% through Population Health BI Dashboard
- ▸Avoided $100K annual cost through comprehensive build-vs-buy analysis
- ▸Reduced production defects by 35% through Object-Oriented refactoring
- ▸Reduced planning cycle time by 40% applying Value Stream and User Journey Mapping
Senior Programmer
Nihilent Technologies Private Limited
Mar 2010 – May 2012
- ▸Authored code, system analysis, documentation, testing, implementation of Auto-Provisioning services for Digital Satellite Television customers
- ▸Diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving problems at Production support
Programmer Analyst
Rheal Software Private Limited
Jan 2008 – Mar 2010
- ▸Improved estimator productivity by developing digitizer board integration and on-screen annotation features that streamlined quantity extraction from construction drawings
- ▸Maintained system reliability for construction professionals that minimized downtime during critical bidding cycles
Skills & Expertise
Product StrategySystems ThinkingPayments & Digital WalletsStakeholder ManagementUser & Market ResearchGenerative AIREST / Java / .NET / SQLBusiness IntelligenceDesign ThinkingAgile / ScrumFeature PrioritizationArchitecture & Rule Engine
Education
MBA — Marketing Management
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
Jul 2022 – Sep 2024
MCA — Master of Computer Applications
North Maharashtra University
Jul 2005 – Apr 2008
B.Sc — Bachelor of Science [Information Technology]
North Maharashtra University
Jul 2001 – Apr 2005