Head of Ascend Platform and Products - DA

15 - 20 years

27 - 32 Lacs

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What youll be doing

Product Leadership

  • Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap across products for Fraud&ID and SaaS business
  • Lead cross-functional teams (engineering, design, data science, compliance) to deliver high-impact products.
  • Prioritize features and enhancements based on customer needs, market trends, and business goals.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance and security standards are embedded in product development.
  • Drive product lifecycle management from ideation to launch and iteration.
  • Building and driving GTM activities in close collaboration with GTM Head
  • Internal design consultation for Strategic Accounts, support pre-sales with additional technical and design insights and providing solutions to complex customer problem statements.

Partnerships & Ecosystem Development

  • Identify, negotiate, and manage strategic partnerships with data providers, technology platforms, financial institutions, and regulatory bodies.
  • Build and scale API integrations and co-branded solutions with partners.
  • Collaborate with sales and marketing to develop joint go-to-market strategies.

Leadership & Strategy

  • Build and mentor a high-performing product and partnerships team.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership on company strategy, growth planning, and innovation.
  • Monitor competitive landscape and emerging technologies

Qualifications

  • Overall experience of 15+years with 7+ years of experience in product management and 3 years in a leadership role.
  • Proven experience in fintech, fraud prevention, identity verification & cybersecurity domains.
  • Deep experience in digital lending platforms, including credit decisioning, underwriting, and loan lifecycle management
  • Strong understanding of digital onboarding workflows, including eKYC, document verification, biometric authentication, and risk scoring
  • Strong track record of building and scaling B2B SaaS or API-first products.
  • Experience with multi-tenant architecture, service-level agreements (SLAs), and uptime/reliability metrics.
  • Experience integrating with third-party platforms via APIs, SDKs, and webhooks
  • Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks (e.g., KYC, AML, DPDP act).
  • Deep understanding of SaaS business models, including subscription pricing, usage-based billing, and customer retention strategies.
  • Experience managing strategic partnerships and alliances.
  • Technical fluency and ability to work closely with engineering teams
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred

    • Experience working with financial institutions, neobanks, fintechs
    • Familiarity with machine learning, biometrics, or blockchain technologies.
    • MBA or advanced degree in a relevant field.

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