Hey, I'm Riya 👋
I'm a Product Manager at Credit Saison India, drawn to work that sits at the intersection of data, finance, and management. Before this, I completed the PGP program at IIM Bangalore, spent two years in data engineering, and explored finance and product through internships and hands-on stints across these domains.
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Writing
Things I've written ✍️
Essays and notes on product, data, finance, and decision-making.
Experience
Where I've worked 💼
Product Manager · Credit Saison India
Building product muscle in credit — translating market context, customer needs, and operational realities into sharper product decisions.
Apr 2025 — now · Bengaluru
Investment Associate · Edelweiss Alternatives
Performing-credit internship during my MBA — adding a credit-investing lens to product and data experience.
Summer 2024 · Mumbai
Data Engineer I & II · Mastercard Data & Services
Built a data foundation across analysis, big-data workflows, and decision-support systems before moving toward product.
2021 — 2023 · Pune
Research & early data work · IIT Kanpur, Mastercard
Early exposure to academic research and data modeling — the analytical base that now informs product judgment.
2019 — 2020
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IIM Bangalore
MBA, General Management · 2023 — 2025
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IIT Kanpur
B.Tech, Civil Engineering (with distinction) · 2017 — 2021
Also: ISPMA Certified Software Product Manager · Zerodha Varsity certified ✅