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Ishaan Roy

Placed in Senior Product Manager by best fit (no role stated; scored higher on this rubric) · 05_ishaan_roy.pdf
Private: squad_1@pg27.mesaschool.co · 90491 53824
Applied-role score
21/100
#15 of 16 SPM applicants
PM score
21/100
SPM score
21/100
Current status
Analysed
Below shortlist (AI suggestion)
Your decision
1

Why they fit

No criterion reached a clear-evidence score (3/5 or higher) on the SPM rubric.

2

Where they fall short

  • Independent Decision Ownership −24 pts

    The candidate has indirect evidence of decision ownership through founder roles, but the CV does not articulate specific consequential decisions, evaluated trade-offs, or their consequences.

  • Evidence-Led Prioritisation and Reversal −16 pts

    There is indirect mention of prioritization criteria during validation, but there is no evidence of an evidence-led reversal or material alteration of an earlier direction.

  • Multi-Party Resolution Under Pressure −15 pts

    Evidence is not present in the CV regarding incident response, escalation management, or driving multi-stakeholder resolutions under pressure.

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Rubric breakdown: PM

CriterionWeightScoreWeightedAI reasoningEvidence from CV
Problem -> Change -> Result25% 2/510.0/25The candidate reports improving campaign ROI by 12% through optimization and addressing hiring inefficiencies with UX design, but the CV lacks a detailed end-to-end narrative linking an identified problem to a concrete product or workflow change and its measurable outcome.
  • “Solving hiring inefficiencies (ATS bias, candidate drop-offs) through behavioral UX design and system thinking”
  • “Improved campaign ROI by 12% through data-driven optimization and user behavior insights”
Evidence-Led Decisions20% 1/54.0/20The CV mentions rapid validation of product ideas and data-driven optimization, but does not provide a specific example of a product decision being made, altered, or stopped due to evidence, nor what happened afterward.
  • “Conducted rapid validation of product ideas, prioritizing scalability, usability, and revenue feasibility”
  • “Improved campaign ROI by 12% through data-driven optimization and user behavior insights”
Builds Repeatable Ways of Working20% 1/54.0/20The candidate mentions building and structuring core team operations, but provides no evidence of creating specific repeatable tools, templates, processes, or operating frameworks that were adopted or reused by others.
  • “Built and structured core team operations; contributed to early-stage product and revenue setup”
Carries Ambiguous Problems Through to Closure20% 0/50.0/20There is no evidence in the CV of taking an ambiguous or messy problem across multiple functions through to resolution, handling escalations, or conducting follow-up after an immediate fix.Evidence not present in the CV.
Gets to the Source Before Designing the Fix15% 1/53.0/15The CV notes developing an understanding of customer pain points and aligning stakeholder needs, but lacks evidence of firsthand direct user observation or discovery directly changing a product or process design.
  • “Closed 5 B2B deals; developed understanding of customer pain points and sales cycles”
  • “Built partnerships with hospitals, aligning stakeholder needs with platform growth”
Total100%21The candidate demonstrates early-stage startup and founder exposure across product prototyping, marketing optimization, and partnerships. However, the CV lacks concrete, detailed examples of evidence-led decision-making, resolving complex cross-functional ambiguity, creating repeatable operating methods, or linking firsthand user discovery to resulting product changes.
Scoring scale
  • 0: No evidence in the CV
  • 1: Indirect or participation-only evidence
  • 2: Partial: some elements of the description, weak link to outcome
  • 3: One clear example matching the description
  • 4: Clear example with a visible result, candidate's own action linked to it
  • 5: Repeated, strong examples fully matching the description, with results

Weighted contribution = score ÷ 5 × weight. Every quote is checked against the CV text; if none can be verified, the score is capped at 1.

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Evidence

Verified CV quotes used (SPM rubric)
  • “Conducted rapid validation of product ideas, prioritizing scalability, usability, and revenue feasibility” · Independent Decision Ownership
  • “Improved campaign ROI by 12% through data-driven optimization and user behavior insights” · Problem -> Change -> Business/Operational Result
  • “Expanded partner ecosystem by 15%, aligning acquisition with product and growth strategy” · Problem -> Change -> Business/Operational Result
  • “Conducted rapid validation of product ideas, prioritizing scalability, usability, and revenue feasibility” · Evidence-Led Prioritisation and Reversal
  • “Built and structured core team operations; contributed to early-stage product and revenue setup” · Creates Systems Others Run
Outcomes stated in the CV
  • Improved campaign ROI by 12% through data-driven optimization and user behavior insights
  • Expanded partner ecosystem by 15%, aligning acquisition with product and growth strategy
  • Delivered websites and digital solutions for 3 clients via marketing platform LUMENLEAF
  • Closed 5 B2B deals at Maxviewnow
Anonymised CV (exactly what the AI saw)
Bangalore, India | |
LinkedIn:
SUMMARY
Product-focused operator with approximately 2.5 years of experience in building and scaling
early-stage products across marketplaces, SaaS, and platform systems. Skilled in translating
user problems into MVPs, designing scalable systems, and aligning product decisions with
business outcomes.
EXPERIENCE
Co-Founder | GetSwiped
Nov 2025 – Present | Bangalore
Building a resume-less hiring platform focused on video-first candidate evaluation and
real-time matching
Defined product architecture and user flows for hyperlocal talent discovery
Solving hiring inefficiencies (ATS bias, candidate drop-offs) through behavioral UX design
and system thinking
Founder / Operator (Independent)
Jan 2025 – Oct 2025 | Gurgaon
Executed and validated product ideas across service, marketplace, and revenue-first
models
Built and operated a marketing platform (LUMENLEAF) delivering websites and digital
solutions for 3 clients, focusing on conversion and user journeys
Designed and prototyped a petcare marketplace, structuring interactions between vets,
pet owners, breeders, and shelters
Conducted rapid validation of product ideas, prioritizing scalability, usability, and
revenue feasibility
Marketing Associate | Emversity
Jun 2024 – Sept 2024
Improved campaign ROI by 12% through data-driven optimization and user behavior
insights
Expanded partner ecosystem by 15%, aligning acquisition with product and growth
strategy
Head of Core | Peershala
Apr 2024 – Jun 2024
[CANDIDATE] ROYIshaan [CANDIDATE]
[EMAIL REDACTED][PHONE REDACTED]
[CANDIDATE]-[CANDIDATE]-productlinkedin.com/in/[CANDIDATE]-[CANDIDATE]-product
Built and structured core team operations; contributed to early-stage product and
revenue setup
Sales Intern | Maxviewnow
Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
Closed 5 B2B deals; developed understanding of customer pain points and sales cycles
Strategic Partnerships Intern | ImpactGuru
May 2023 – Jul 2023
Built partnerships with hospitals, aligning stakeholder needs with platform growth
PROJECTS
BeautyOS (AI + BI Platform)
Built an AI-integrated business intelligence platform to track market trends and user
insights in the beauty industry
Focused on decision support systems and data-driven product features
GetSwiped – System Design
Designed a microservices-based architecture for scalable hiring workflows and real-time
interaction
SKILLS
Product: Product Strategy, Product Management, MVP Development, User Research,
Wireframing, System Design
Growth & Data: Growth Strategy, Conversion Optimization, Data Analysis, Go-To-Market
Strategy
Business: Business Development, B2B Sales, Strategic Partnerships
EDUCATION
BBA, Techno India Institute of Technology, 2019-2022
STRENGTHS
Strong problem-solving and first-principles thinking
Ability to translate user needs into scalable product solutions
Experience working across zero-to-one product environments
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Audit trail (3)
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