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Abhishek Tiwari

Placed in Senior Product Manager by best fit (no role stated; scored higher on this rubric) · 27_abhishek_tiwari.pdf
Private: squad_6@pg27.mesaschool.co · no phone found
Applied-role score
35/100
#13 of 16 SPM applicants
PM score
26/100
SPM score
35/100
Current status
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Why they fit

  • Problem -> Change -> Business/Operational Result 20%

    The CV provides concrete examples linking the candidate's interventions to substantial quantified business results, notably delivering INR 5 crores/year savings by revamping the pricing AI tech stack and INR 60 crores/year via cloud migration.

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Where they fall short

  • Independent Decision Ownership −24 pts

    The CV lists product ownership and program management responsibilities ('Worked with CXOs', 'Product owner for AI-based Proximity unlock feature'), but provides no explicit examples of independent decision-making under uncertainty, the trade-offs evaluated, or autonomous calls made without senior escalation.

  • Evidence-Led Prioritisation and Reversal −16 pts

    The CV references tracking metrics and conducting model evaluations/feedback, but there is no evidence of prioritisation decisions or any instances where evidence led to the reversal or material alteration of an earlier direction.

  • Multi-Party Resolution Under Pressure −12 pts

    The CV mentions cross-functional coordination and leading teams across programs, but lacks concrete evidence of driving resolutions under pressure, handling incidents or failures, or managing stakeholder conflict.

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Rubric breakdown: SPM

CriterionWeightScoreWeightedAI reasoningEvidence from CV
Independent Decision Ownership30% 1/56.0/30The CV lists product ownership and program management responsibilities ('Worked with CXOs', 'Product owner for AI-based Proximity unlock feature'), but provides no explicit examples of independent decision-making under uncertainty, the trade-offs evaluated, or autonomous calls made without senior escalation.
  • “Product owner for AI-based Proximity unlock feature for Ola electric scooter”
  • “Worked with CXOs on AI programs across verticals – Cabs, Financial Services, Electric and Krutrim”
Problem -> Change -> Business/Operational Result20% 4/516.0/20The CV provides concrete examples linking the candidate's interventions to substantial quantified business results, notably delivering INR 5 crores/year savings by revamping the pricing AI tech stack and INR 60 crores/year via cloud migration.
  • “Realised cost savings worth 5 crores/year by revamping pricing AI tech stack of Ola cabs”
  • “Led cloud migration program (cost saving: INR 60 crores/year) for Ola cabs (AWS to in-house cloud)”
  • “Achieved cost savings worth INR 100 crores+ by improving design efficiency and value engg”
Evidence-Led Prioritisation and Reversal20% 1/54.0/20The CV references tracking metrics and conducting model evaluations/feedback, but there is no evidence of prioritisation decisions or any instances where evidence led to the reversal or material alteration of an earlier direction.
  • “Led 11-member model evaluation team for Krutrim LLM evaluations, analysis and feedback”
  • “Developed Tech KPI monitoring platform for tracking insurance issuance journey funnel”
Creates Systems Others Run15% 2/56.0/15The candidate conceptualised platforms, built teams, and developed KPI frameworks. However, the CV lacks evidence detailing how these systems were adopted and independently operated by others as ongoing operating rhythms.
  • “Conceptualised data curation platform (Product Management) for LLM fine-tuning data requirement”
  • “Built and managed a 30-member data ops team consisting of language experts and project managers, developed and managed vendors for data curation”
  • “Developed KPI metrics for evaluating design efficiency and providing design improvement feedback”
Multi-Party Resolution Under Pressure15% 1/53.0/15The CV mentions cross-functional coordination and leading teams across programs, but lacks concrete evidence of driving resolutions under pressure, handling incidents or failures, or managing stakeholder conflict.
  • “Co-ordination of cross-functional teams for environmental clearance and construction contract award”
Total100%35The candidate demonstrates strong delivery of cost-saving initiatives and program execution across AI and product initiatives. However, the CV lacks evidence of independent decision ownership under uncertainty, evidence-led reversals, sustained operational systems run by others, and multi-party conflict or incident resolution under pressure.
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)
  • “Product owner for AI-based Proximity unlock feature for Ola electric scooter” · Independent Decision Ownership
  • “Worked with CXOs on AI programs across verticals – Cabs, Financial Services, Electric and Krutrim” · Independent Decision Ownership
  • “Realised cost savings worth 5 crores/year by revamping pricing AI tech stack of Ola cabs” · Problem -> Change -> Business/Operational Result
  • “Led cloud migration program (cost saving: INR 60 crores/year) for Ola cabs (AWS to in-house cloud)” · Problem -> Change -> Business/Operational Result
  • “Achieved cost savings worth INR 100 crores+ by improving design efficiency and value engg” · Problem -> Change -> Business/Operational Result
  • “Led 11-member model evaluation team for Krutrim LLM evaluations, analysis and feedback” · Evidence-Led Prioritisation and Reversal
  • “Developed Tech KPI monitoring platform for tracking insurance issuance journey funnel” · Evidence-Led Prioritisation and Reversal
  • “Conceptualised data curation platform (Product Management) for LLM fine-tuning data requirement” · Creates Systems Others Run
  • “Built and managed a 30-member data ops team consisting of language experts and project managers, developed and managed vendors for data curation” · Creates Systems Others Run
  • “Developed KPI metrics for evaluating design efficiency and providing design improvement feedback” · Creates Systems Others Run
  • “Co-ordination of cross-functional teams for environmental clearance and construction contract award” · Multi-Party Resolution Under Pressure
Outcomes stated in the CV
  • Realised cost savings worth 5 crores/year by revamping pricing AI tech stack of Ola cabs
  • Led cloud migration program saving INR 60 crores/year for Ola cabs (AWS to in-house cloud)
  • Delivered first AI feature (AI-based Proximity unlock) for Ola Electric scooter
  • Revamped pre-sales customer support by implementing AI customer support agent for Ola Electric
  • Achieved cost savings worth INR 100 crores+ at Piramal Realty by improving design efficiency and value engineering
  • Delivered cost savings worth INR 9 crores at Ashok Leyland by developing new indigenized de-aeration tanks
Anonymised CV (exactly what the AI saw)
EDUCATION
IIM Ahmedabad Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA) 3.28/4.33 2015
IIT Kharagpur B.Tech + M.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) 8.12/10 2011
WORK EXPERIENCE ~ 13 Years
Ola, Bangalore AI Program Manager (Ola Cabs, Ola Electric, Ola Krutrim) 2022 – Present
Role
Description
▪ Worked with CXOs on AI programs across verticals – Cabs, Financial Services, Electric and Krutrim
▪ Program lead for agentic AI customer support chatbot for Ola Cabs and Ola Electric
▪ Model evaluation lead for foundational LLM and all AI components of Krutrim chat app
▪ Product owner for AI-based Proximity unlock feature for Ola electric scooter
▪ AI Data Ops lead – pre-training and fine-tuning data collection for Krutrim LLM
▪ Data Ops Program lead for ASR-TTS for English-to-Indic video live streaming
Achievements
▪ Revamped pre-sales customer support by implementing AI customer support agent for Ola Electric
▪ Led 11-member model evaluation team for Krutrim LLM evaluations, analysis and feedback
▪ Delivered first AI feature for Ola Electric scooter, also led data collection and testing
▪ Conceptualised data curation platform (Product Management) for LLM fine-tuning data requirement
▪ Built and managed a 30-member data ops team consisting of language experts and project managers,
developed and managed vendors for data curation
▪ Led 3-member engineering team for Krutrim model pre-training data collection
▪ Realised cost savings worth 5 crores/year by revamping pricing AI tech stack of Ola cabs
▪ Led cloud migration program (cost saving: INR 60 crores/year) for Ola cabs (AWS to in-house cloud)
Bajaj Finance, Pune Senior Lead (Product), Insurance 2021 –2022
Role
Description
▪ Led a 5-member team for new insurance product integrations with Bajaj ecosystem
▪ Developed Tech KPI monitoring platform for tracking insurance issuance journey funnel
Piramal Realty, Mumbai Chief Manager, Cost Planning & Control 2015 – 2020
Role
Description
▪ Worked with Chief Business Officer on project costs, design, contracts and government approvals
▪ Annual Operating Plans and MIS preparation for project costs, ensuring adherence to budget
▪ Identifying and implementing cost saving measures, focusing on design efficiencies and procurement
▪ Co-ordination of cross-functional teams for environmental clearance and construction contract award
Achievements
▪ Achieved cost savings worth INR 100 crores+ by improving design efficiency and value engg
▪ Developed KPI metrics for evaluating design efficiency and providing design improvement feedback
▪ Among 4% out of 1500 employees selected for leadership development program of Piramal Group
Ashok Leyland, Chennai Deputy Manager, Product Development 2011 - 2013
Role ▪ Designed Engine Cooling Systems for Commercial Vehicles for Indian and Global markets
Achievements ▪ Delivered cost savings worth INR 9 crores by developing new indigenized de-aeration tanks
PERSONAL AI PROJECTS
▪ Built an LLM based book expert AI assistant for multi-turn conversations with users based on book pdfs
▪ Automated testing of LLMs for factual question test sets and translation use cases
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Audit trail (3)
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