Pranav Joshi

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PM rubric (applied role)34.0 / 100Below the line

Criterion	Score	Weight	Points	Evidence	Rationale
PM-1 Hands-on logistics operations experience	1/5	30%	6	none	No logistics or supply chain experience is mentioned in the CV.
PM-2 Builds from observed pain; peers adopt it	1/5	20%	4	none	Only assigned company projects and deliverables are described, with no self-started tools adopted by peers.
PM-3 Sole ownership with no layer in between	3/5	20%	12	Built and launched an interview platform enabling AI-based and manual interviews, delivering the first version within 2.5 months with 100% milestone adherence.	Owned product and feature delivery as an Associate Product Manager within a larger organizational structure.
PM-4 Discovery directly with operators	3/5	15%	9	Led cross-functional requirement discovery across sales, support, and operations teams, reducing post-build requirement changes by 15%.	Conducted discovery with internal cross-functional stakeholders and teams rather than frontline operators.
PM-5 Candour: kills, post-mortems, owning what went wrong	1/5	15%	3	none	Presents an entirely success-only narrative with no mention of failures, post-mortems, or killed initiatives.

SPM rubric (other role)20.0 / 100Below the line

Criterion	Score	Weight	Points	Evidence	Rationale
SPM-1 Hands-on logistics operations experience	1/5	25%	5	none	The candidate has experience in EdTech and FinTech SaaS with no logistics exposure.
SPM-2 Senior-most owner, no one above them in the function	1/5	25%	5	Associate Product Manager July 2025 - Present	Candidate is an Associate Product Manager / Consultant and acts as a team member rather than the senior-most owner.
SPM-3 Turns fixes into standing practice	1/5	20%	4	none	No evidence of establishing standing operational or product practices that the team continues to run without them.
SPM-4 Judgement under pressure, stated plainly	1/5	15%	3	none	The CV presents a success-only narrative with no mention of hard calls, tradeoffs, or failures.
SPM-5 Grows people who then get promoted	1/5	15%	3	none	No evidence of mentoring, 1:1s, or developing people who were subsequently promoted.

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Summary
Associate Product Manager with 3.5+ years of experience building and scaling SaaS platforms across FinTech
and EdTech. Proven track record in 0-1 launches, AI-enabled product optimization, and data-driven platform
improvements delivering up to 45% operational efficiency gains. Strong in roadmap execution, KPI ownership, and
cross-functional leadership.
Work Experience
• Think Exam (GingerWebs) Noida, India
Associate Product Manager July 2025 - Present
◦ Product Revamp & Quality Improvement: Revamped an AI-enabled proctoring platform (SaaS + PaaS),
improving cheating detection accuracy, reducing false positives by 35%, and supporting 5L+ concurrent exams without
downtime.
◦ 0→1 SaaS Product Launch: Built and launched an interview platform enabling AI-based and manual interviews,
delivering the first version within 2.5 months with 100% milestone adherence.
◦ Pre-Exam Issue Resolution (Pan India): Optimized pan-India center-based exam workflows, reducing pre-exam
issue resolution time by 35% and minimizing live-exam escalations across all centers.
◦ Stakeholder Management: Led cross-functional requirement discovery across sales, support, and operations teams,
reducing post-build requirement changes by 15%.
◦ Product Vision & Prototyping: Created end-to-end workflows and AI-assisted prototypes to communicate product
vision, accelerating stakeholder alignment by 25%.
• C&R Software Bangalore, India
Consultant July 2022 - July 2025
◦ B2B GTM & Product Adoption: Defined workflows and feature scope for an AI-powered agent platform,
accelerating enterprise adoption and reducing new-agent onboarding time by 30%.
◦ User Experience & Productivity Optimization: Improved agent journeys by automating data access and repetitive
workflows, reducing average customer handling time per account by 45%.
◦ Data Integrity & Platform Accuracy: Partnered with US banking stakeholders to translate collections workflows
into scalable product enhancements, improving recovery efficiency and platform reliability
◦ Analytical Problem Solving : : Leveraged SQL-driven analysis and structured data validation to diagnose platform
issues, uncover root causes, and enable data-backed product decisions.
◦ Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management: Partnered with engineering, QA, and client teams to ship features
across enterprise implementations, reducing post-release escalations.
◦ Product Artifacts: Authored PRDs and release documentation to support smooth enterprise rollouts and reduce
dependency on reactive support.
• IQVIA Delhi, India
Project Associate Feb 2022 - Jul 2022
◦ Team Leadership: Led a 10-member intern team for a nationwide MOHUA(Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs)
project, coordinating deliverables and reporting to senior stakeholders.
◦ Data Analysis: Analysed 50K+ survey responses to improve data quality and insights, identifying key trends and
anomalies for stakeholder reporting.
◦ Reporting: Built BI dashboards and reports for internal and government stakeholders, enabling data-driven decision
making and transparency.
Skills
• Core Competencies: Roadmapping, PRDs, User Stories, KPI Definition, GTM, A/B Testing, Backlog Prioritization,
Product Strategy, Agile Methodologies, Market Research, Product Analytics, Stakeholder Management
• Analytics & Tech : SQL, Python, Data Validation, API Understanding, AWS
• Tools: Jira, Google Analytics, Figma, Tableau, SSRS, Pentaho, MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT)
Education
• B.Tech, Computer Science Jaipur, India
Jaipur National University 2018 - 2022
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