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Ravi Shankar

Applied for Product Manager · pm_14_ravi_shankar.pdf

Private: squad_2@pg27.mesaschool.co · +91 98100 63284

Applied-role score

13/100

#32 of 34 PM applicants

PM score

13/100

SPM score

10/100

Current status

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Why they fit

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

Where they fall short

Problem -> Change -> Result −20 pts
The CV shows delivery of regulatory compliance features on schedule, but does not identify a specific problem or friction that the candidate noticed and resolved to create an operational or product improvement.
Evidence-Led Decisions −20 pts
There is no evidence in the CV of decisions being changed, stopped, or prioritised based on data, customer feedback, or post-mortems.
Builds Repeatable Ways of Working −16 pts
The candidate maintained an existing product requirements wiki, but there is no evidence of creating a new tool, template, or operating framework that was adopted or reused by others.

Rubric breakdown: PM

PM (applied)SPM

Criterion	Weight	Score	Weighted	AI reasoning	Evidence from CV
Problem -> Change -> Result	25%	1/5	5.0/25	The CV shows delivery of regulatory compliance features on schedule, but does not identify a specific problem or friction that the candidate noticed and resolved to create an operational or product improvement.	“Shipped 6 compliance and regulatory features aligned to RBI guidelines over 3 years; all delivered on schedule for regulatory deadline”
Evidence-Led Decisions	20%	0/5	0.0/20	There is no evidence in the CV of decisions being changed, stopped, or prioritised based on data, customer feedback, or post-mortems.	Evidence not present in the CV.
Builds Repeatable Ways of Working	20%	1/5	4.0/20	The candidate maintained an existing product requirements wiki, but there is no evidence of creating a new tool, template, or operating framework that was adopted or reused by others.	“Maintained the product requirements wiki — documentation quality audited at 95% in internal review”
Carries Ambiguous Problems Through to Closure	20%	1/5	4.0/20	The CV mentions cross-functional stakeholder coordination across bank implementations, but lacks any example of navigating an ambiguous, messy issue or escalation through to closure and follow-up.	“Managed roadmap planning across 3 concurrent bank implementations; coordinated stakeholder reviews across compliance, IT, and business teams at each bank”
Gets to the Source Before Designing the Fix	15%	0/5	0.0/15	There is no evidence in the CV of firsthand discovery, user observation, or interviewing people experiencing a problem to inform and change product design.	Evidence not present in the CV.
Total	100%		13	The candidate demonstrates standard roadmap planning, regulatory delivery, and multi-stakeholder coordination within a structured banking software environment. However, the CV lacks evidence across all rubric dimensions regarding firsthand user research, evidence-led pivots, resolving ambiguous problems, or establishing reusable team practices.

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

Verified CV quotes used (PM rubric)

“Shipped 6 compliance and regulatory features aligned to RBI guidelines over 3 years; all delivered on schedule for regulatory deadline” · Problem -> Change -> Result
“Maintained the product requirements wiki — documentation quality audited at 95% in internal review” · Builds Repeatable Ways of Working
“Managed roadmap planning across 3 concurrent bank implementations; coordinated stakeholder reviews across compliance, IT, and business teams at each bank” · Carries Ambiguous Problems Through to Closure

Outcomes stated in the CV

Shipped 6 compliance and regulatory features aligned to RBI guidelines over 3 years, all on schedule for regulatory deadlines
Managed roadmap planning across 3 concurrent bank implementations
Wrote functional specifications for 4 payment gateway integrations with sign-off from bank clients' IT teams
Maintained product requirements wiki with documentation quality audited at 95% in internal review

Anonymised CV (exactly what the AI saw)

[CANDIDATE] [EMAIL REDACTED]
[PHONE REDACTED] · Chennai
[PROFILE URL REDACTED]
Professional Summary
Product Manager with 4 years in banking technology and financial services SaaS. Strong in regulated product
environments, compliance-first development, and multi-stakeholder alignment in large organisations. MBA from IIM
Trichy. Currently exploring opportunities outside financial services to apply structured product thinking to a different
domain.
Work Experience
Product Manager – Core Banking Platforms
FIS India (Financial Technology, 2000+ employees), Chennai · Aug 2021 – Present
— PM for the corporate payments and trade finance module — used by 8 private sector bank clients in India
— Shipped 6 compliance and regulatory features aligned to RBI guidelines over 3 years; all delivered on schedule for
regulatory deadline
— Managed roadmap planning across 3 concurrent bank implementations; coordinated stakeholder reviews across
compliance, IT, and business teams at each bank
— Works within a 12-person PM organisation at FIS India; reports to Product Director; all decisions reviewed in
monthly roadmap forums
— Strong at planning, documentation, and compliance; decision cycles typically 6–8 weeks from idea to approval
before build begins
Associate Product Manager
FIS India, Chennai · Aug 2019 – Jul 2021
— Supported PM on the SWIFT messaging and correspondent banking module
— Wrote functional specifications for 4 payment gateway integrations; coordinated with bank clients' IT teams for
requirements sign-off
— Maintained the product requirements wiki — documentation quality audited at 95% in internal review
Education
MBA, Finance & Operations · IIM Tiruchirappalli · 2017–2019
B.Tech, Electronics Engineering · NIT Trichy · 2013–2017 · CGPA 8.1/10
Skills & Certifications
Product management · Banking & trade finance · SWIFT · Regulatory compliance · JIRA · Confluence · SQL · Visio
SAFe 5 Product Owner/PM (2021) · Agile Scrum Master – Simplilearn (2020)

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