Abhishek Tiwari
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.
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.
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Weighted | AI reasoning | Evidence from CV |
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| Independent Decision Ownership | 30% | 1/5 | 6.0/30 | 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. |
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| Problem -> Change -> Business/Operational Result | 20% | 4/5 | 16.0/20 | 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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| Evidence-Led Prioritisation and Reversal | 20% | 1/5 | 4.0/20 | 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. |
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| Creates Systems Others Run | 15% | 2/5 | 6.0/15 | The 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. |
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| Multi-Party Resolution Under Pressure | 15% | 1/5 | 3.0/15 | 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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| Total | 100% | 35 | The 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.
Evidence
- “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
- 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 Phone - | Email: [CANDIDATE] TIWARIAbhishek [CANDIDATE] [EMAIL REDACTED]+91 94471 8302594471 83025
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