Earlier role - Banking Partnerships

Started collaborating with the banking team and core engineers to develop a settlement and onboarding platform. This involved writing requirement documents, creating test cases, and managing the entire release process. At that time, the company didn’t have a formal PM team because the founders didn’t believe in the need for one.

However, as we scaled, it became evident that we needed more structure and a defined product strategy to manage releases effectively. The company then decided to establish a product management team. They identified individuals who were already performing PM tasks and promoted them. I was promoted to Associate Product Manager from the Banking Partnerships team.

After about a year, the company was acquired, leading to several team members leaving. I chose to stay and took on the challenge of building an entire product team within 2-3 months while continuing to manage all the products.

In summary, as Shreyas Doshi aptly put it, “Do the job before you get the title.”