Mahira Akhtar

Overview

Director of Product at HDFC Bank, focused on AI features. Cut time-to-first-value for new AI products customers from 14 days to 3. Ran 183 customer interviews before writing the first spec. Most at home with LLM products and evaluation. I volunteer with a food bank on weekends.

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Experience

1. Director of Product

   Jun 2023 - Present
   HDFC Bank · 3 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Noida, India
   • Took AI products activation from 19% to 51% in three quarters.
   • Killed 3 features nobody used and shipped the 2 that customers asked for.
2. Product Manager

   Sep 2021 - Jun 2023
   Larsen & Toubro · 1 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Noida, India
   • Cut time-to-first-value for new AI products customers from 18 days to 4.
3. Senior Product Manager

   Feb 2020 - Sep 2021
   Salesforce · 1 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Noida, India
   • Cut time-to-first-value for new AI products customers from 18 days to 3.
   • Launched the AI products product in 6 markets.
4. Product Manager

   Aug 2017 - Feb 2020
   Goldman Sachs · 2 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Noida, India
   • Launched the AI products product in 4 markets.
   • Grew AI products revenue from $3 million to $56 million ARR.
5. Product Manager

   Apr 2016 - Jun 2017
   MakeMyTrip · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Noida, India
   • Killed 8 features nobody used and shipped the 2 that customers asked for.

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Education

1. IIM Calcutta

   MBA, Business Administration
   2013 - 2015
2. NIT Surathkal

   B.Tech, Design
   2009 - 2013