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Gaurav Yadav
Applied: SPMRank #10 of 15 SPM applicantssquad_3@pg27.mesaschool.co+91 98218 33041spm_27_gaurav_yadav.pdf
SPM
38
Below the linePM
39
Below the lineSPM rubric (applied role)38.0 / 100Below the line
| Criterion | Score | Weight | Points | Evidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPM-1 Hands-on logistics operations experience | 1/5 | 25% | 5 | none | No logistics operations experience documented, with the CV explicitly citing limited exposure to operational workflows and logistics. |
| SPM-2 Senior-most owner, no one above them in the function | 3/5 | 25% | 15 | Senior PM for the loyalty and gamification product — Swiggy One subscription and engagement features | Owned a specific product area within a 25-person PM org with major feature decisions subject to review in monthly product forums. |
| SPM-3 Turns fixes into standing practice | 3/5 | 20% | 12 | built the team's experiment review process | Established a team review process that was adopted, but tied to their active presence in the role. |
| SPM-4 Judgement under pressure, stated plainly | 1/5 | 15% | 3 | none | Presents a success-only narrative with no hard decisions, failures, or trade-offs described. |
| SPM-5 Grows people who then get promoted | 1/5 | 15% | 3 | none | No evidence of mentoring, running 1:1s, or growing and promoting team members. |
PM rubric (other role)39.0 / 100Below the line
| Criterion | Score | Weight | Points | Evidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM-1 Hands-on logistics operations experience | 1/5 | 30% | 6 | limited exposure to B2B users, operational workflows, or logistics domain | Candidate explicitly notes having limited exposure to logistics and operational workflows, matching anchor 1. |
| PM-2 Builds from observed pain; peers adopt it | 3/5 | 20% | 12 | built the team's experiment review process | Provides a single example of building an internal process for team adoption, matching anchor 3. |
| PM-3 Sole ownership with no layer in between | 3/5 | 20% | 12 | all major feature decisions reviewed in monthly product forums | Owned product areas within a large 25-person PM organisation subject to forum reviews, matching anchor 3. |
| PM-4 Discovery directly with operators | 2/5 | 15% | 6 | Led discovery for UPI onboarding improvements | Generic mention of discovery with non-operator merchant context but lacks concrete examples of directly talking to users. |
| PM-5 Candour: kills, post-mortems, owning what went wrong | 1/5 | 15% | 3 | none | Success-only narrative with no mention of failed initiatives, kills, or post-mortems, matching anchor 1. |
Rejection draft
draftRedacted CV (exactly what the model saw)
[REDACTED] [REDACTED] · [REDACTED] · Bengaluru [REDACTED] PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Senior Product Manager with 7 years of experience building consumer products at scale. Deep expertise in B2C growth, engagement, and retention mechanics — have shipped features used by 10M+ users. Strong in experiment-driven product development. Looking for a role with more operational complexity and a B2B user base. WORK EXPERIENCE Senior Product Manager – Consumer Growth Swiggy (Food Delivery, 5000+ employees), Bengaluru · Aug 2021 – Present — Senior PM for the loyalty and gamification product — Swiggy One subscription and engagement features — Grew Swiggy One subscription base from 4M to 11M users over 2 years through pricing experiments, benefits redesign, and churn intervention features — Runs 8–12 A/B experiments per quarter; built the team's experiment review process — Works within a 25-person PM organisation; manages 2 junior PMs; all major feature decisions reviewed in monthly product forums — Domain strength is consumer psychology and engagement mechanics — limited exposure to B2B users, operational workflows, or logistics domain Product Manager Dream11 (Fantasy Sports, 500+ employees), Mumbai · May 2018 – Jul 2021 — PM for the contest creation and payment flow products — Shipped payment success rate improvement from 91% to 97.4% through gateway diversification and retry flow redesign — Led a team of 2 during a major product restructuring; product grew from 10M to 80M+ users during this period Associate Product Manager Paytm (FinTech, 10,000+ employees), Noida · Jul 2016 – Apr 2018 — Supported PM on the merchant payments and QR code adoption features — Led discovery for UPI onboarding improvements; managed A/B test coordination with the data science team EDUCATION B.Tech, Computer Science · Delhi Technological University · 2012–2016 · CGPA 8.7/10 SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS Consumer product management · Growth & retention · A/B testing · JIRA · Figma · SQL · Amplitude · Clevertap · Braze Reforge Growth Series (2022) · Growth Product Management – Reforge (2023)