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Arjun Karthik Kumar

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Principal Product Manager at Okta · underwriting, product strategy

Works at
Okta
Location
Austin, TX · CT (UTC-6)
Experience
10+ years experience
Education
Johns Hopkins University
Languages
English

Overview

I've spent 18 years on lending - first at American Express, now at Okta. Cut time-to-first-value for new lending customers from 19 days to 3. Launched the lending product in 6 markets. Most at home with credit and compliance. Marathoner (10 so far).

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Skills
complianceproduct strategycreditunderwriting
Open to workLooking for a role
closes in 3 months

Next role: Product Manager in public sector tech, Austin or hybrid

Target roles
Product Manager
Level
Mid
Industries
E-commerce, Healthtech
Work mode
Remote
Available
Immediately
Work authorization
Authorized to work in the TX
What I'm looking for
A team that ships weekly and owns fund end to end.
Not interested in
Night shifts

18 years in lending. Strongest at product strategy and underwriting. Available immediately.

Austin, TX · remote OKunderwritingproduct strategycredit

Experience

  1. Principal Product Manager
    Sep 2025 - Present
    Okta · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Austin, TX
    • Previously an operator for 9 years before investing.
    • Backed 29 founders at pre-seed and seed.
    • Led or co-led 12 investments, 3 of them now at Series B or later.
  2. Associate Product Manager
    Apr 2023 - Sep 2025
    AT&T · 2 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Austin, TX
    • Cut time-to-first-value for new lending customers from 11 days to 3.
  3. Product Manager
    Dec 2020 - Apr 2023
    Boston Consulting Group · 2 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Austin, TX
    • Killed 3 features nobody used and shipped the 2 that customers asked for.
    • Grew lending revenue from $8 million to $13 million ARR.
  4. Associate Product Manager
    Jan 2019 - Nov 2020
    Disney · 1 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Austin, TX
    • Killed 6 features nobody used and shipped the 2 that customers asked for.
    • Launched the lending product in 7 markets.
  5. Associate Product Manager
    Sep 2016 - Nov 2018
    American Express · 2 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Austin, TX
    • Took lending activation from 19% to 53% in three quarters.
    • Killed 3 features nobody used and shipped the 4 that customers asked for.

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Education

  1. Johns Hopkins University
    MS, Engineering
    2011 - 2013
  2. UT Austin
    BS, Engineering
    2003 - 2007

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