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Amulya Chirala

Sr. Director of Product

Amulya Chirala
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Berlin, Germany

Experience

Aug 2020 - Present
5 years 8 months
Germany

Sr. Director of Product

Zepz

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Position Summary
Sr. Director of Product at Zepz
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Product Development
Strategy
  • As part of the Senior Leadership Team, contributed heavily to the product rubric, organisation design and the interview process to ensure we were hiring well, actively performance managing, and providing appropriate career progression.
  • Hired and mentored PMs to deliver shared platforms for pay-in and pay-out platforms in ~18 months, processing 100+% of the total group volume with success rates that are 2-12 percentage points higher (based on the corridors) than legacy stacks.
  • Added routing functionality on payments to save over $9M/y with no additional user friction. Then worked with vendors to identify another 600K/month between savings or additional revenue via surcharges for expensive cards.
  • Supported product due diligence on acquisition targets ranging in size from 2M to 30M annual revenue.
  • Scaled the Sendwave product offering from 7 markets in Q3 2020 to over 30 receive markets in 2023 to support volume growth from ~3Bn to ~8Bn annually.
  • Built the v1, and then supported scaling of volume forecasting to get to 98%+ forecasting accuracy for major markets (in a volatile FX and macro environment) and consequently lower funding-related outages and better allocation of working capital.
Sep 2019 - Jun 2020
10 months
Berlin, Germany

Sr. Product Manager, Autonomous Services

Daimler Mobility Services

Expertise details
Position Summary
Sr. Product Manager, Autonomous Services at Daimler Mobility Services
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Delivered routing and matching services for self-driving and traditional cars based on their technical capabilities and operating regions. Across 100s of tests, passengers requesting a ride were matched in under 30s.
  • Shipped a car-passenger matching service to minimise passenger wait time.
Mar 2018 - Aug 2019
1 year 6 months
Berlin, Germany

Sr. Product Manager, Blockchain & Financial

OST

Expertise details
Position Summary
Sr. Product Manager, Blockchain & Financial at OST
Industries
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Business Areas
Legal
Product Development
  • OST Platform is a set of unified dashboards, APIs, SDKs, and protocols that any business can use to easily test and deploy their brand currency without requiring in-house blockchain development.

  • Shipped non-custodial digital wallet applications.

  • Delivered protocol updates and developed and executed the intellectual property strategy via patent applications and selection of appropriate licenses.

Oct 2016 - Aug 2017
11 months
San Francisco, United States

Senior Data Analyst

Addepar

Expertise details
Position Summary
Senior Data Analyst at Addepar
Industries
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Finance
Investments and M&A
  • Worked on the non-traditional data feeds, including international bank feeds and private asset data to automate the updates of investments in excess of $700M.
  • Reduced manual interventions from over 2x/week to under 5x/quarter.
Oct 2013 - Oct 2016
3 years 1 month
San Francisco, United States

Research Ops Associate

Litman Gregory Asset Management

Expertise details
Position Summary
Research Ops Associate at Litman Gregory Asset Management
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Research and Development
  • Focused on attribution analysis and improving in-house data capabilities to help drive better investment decisions.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Automotive.

Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Automotive
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Business Intelligence, Product Development, Strategy, Research and Development, Legal, and Finance.

Business Intelligence
Product Development
Strategy
Research and Development
Legal
Finance
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Languages

German
Advanced
English
Intermediate

Education

Georgia Institute Of Technology

MS, Quantitative and Computational Finance · Quantitative and Computational Finance · Atlanta, United States

Osmania University

B-Eng, Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Hyderabad, India

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Experience

Total positions 5
Experience in Banking and Finance 11 y
Avg length 2 y 4 m
Longest experience 5 y 7 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, United States)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Sr. Director of Product, Sr. Product Manager, Autonomous Services, Sr. Product Manager, Blockchain & Financial
Main industries Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Automotive
Main business areas Business Intelligence, Product Development, Strategy

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

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Where is Amulya based?

Amulya is based in Berlin, Germany.

What languages does Amulya speak?

Amulya speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Amulya have?

Amulya has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Amulya has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 4 months. Note that Amulya may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Amulya be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Amulya would be well-suited for roles such as: Sr. Director of Product, Sr. Product Manager, Autonomous Services, Sr. Product Manager, Blockchain & Financial.

What is Amulya's latest experience?

Amulya's most recent position is Sr. Director of Product at Zepz.

What companies has Amulya worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Amulya has worked for Zepz.

Which industries is Amulya most experienced in?

Amulya is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Automotive.

Which business areas is Amulya most experienced in?

Amulya is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Product Development, and Strategy. Amulya also has some experience in Research and Development, Legal, and Finance.

Which industries has Amulya worked in recently?

Amulya has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance.

Which business areas has Amulya worked in recently?

Amulya has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Product Development, and Strategy.

What is Amulya's education?

Amulya holds a Master in Quantitative and Computational Finance from Georgia Institute Of Technology and a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University.

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