Rakesh Bajpai

Group Product Manager at Cobalt Analytics | ex-Freshworks

Cobalt Analytics

Visakhapatnam, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

14+ years experience

College of Engineering, Pune

English, Hindi, Telugu

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Overview

Group Product Manager at Cobalt Analytics, focused on lending. Ran 83 customer interviews before writing the first spec. Before that: Freshworks and Walmart Global Tech. Most at home with credit and enterprise. I write short fiction no one reads.

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Skills

enterpriseunderwritingcreditproduct strategycompliance

HiringHiring for a role

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Building out lending at Cobalt Analytics: senior PMs wanted in Visakhapatnam

Role: Senior PM
Level: Senior
Type: Full-time
Work mode: Hybrid
Compensation: ₹30-80 LPA
Team: Lending, 18 people
Start: This quarter
Must have: Production experience with enterprise Production experience with product strategy Ownership of something end to end
Process: Intro call, technical deep dive, team chat

Comp ₹32-46 LPA. Four conversations, no take-home. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

Visakhapatnam, Indiaenterprisecreditcompliance

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Co-founderLooking for a co-founder

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Looking for a commercial co-founder for pharmacy logistics for solar installers

The idea: Pharmacy logistics for solar installers
Stage: Customer interviews
I bring: 7 years in lending
Looking for: Operator who has scaled a team
Commitment: Full-time after funding
Location: Visakhapatnam or remote

I bring 15 years of lending (currently Cobalt Analytics). Ideally you've sold to enterprises. Full-time from day one.

Visakhapatnam, India · remote OKcreditproduct strategycompliance

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Experience

Group Product Manager
Jun 2023 - Present
Cobalt Analytics · 3 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Visakhapatnam, India
- Grew lending revenue from $9 million to $23 million ARR.
- Ran 139 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
- Took lending activation from 31% to 56% in three quarters.
Associate Product Manager
Apr 2020 - Jun 2023
Freshworks · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Visakhapatnam, India
- Took lending activation from 27% to 52% in three quarters.
- Launched the lending product in 9 markets.
Associate Product Manager
Aug 2017 - Apr 2020
Walmart Global Tech · 2 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Visakhapatnam, India
- Killed 3 features nobody used and shipped the 3 that customers asked for.
- Cut time-to-first-value for new lending customers from 10 days to 2.
Associate Product Manager
May 2015 - Aug 2017
Intel · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Visakhapatnam, India
- Took lending activation from 25% to 47% in three quarters.
Associate Product Manager
Feb 2013 - Jan 2015
Cognizant · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Visakhapatnam, India
- Grew lending revenue from $1 million to $18 million ARR.
- Took lending activation from 21% to 49% in three quarters.

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Education

College of Engineering, Pune
B.Tech, Computer Science
2006 - 2010

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