Top Talent like Amar, are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Amar, Amrendra Kumar

AI & Machine Learning Engineer • Growth Product Manager • Product Manager • NSW, AU
Product Management
AI
Go-to-market Strategy
Analytics
Data Science
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Founder, Kohima AI - an AI transformation company for lending, insurance & loyalty businesses upgrading their GTM ops, retention & pricing capability.
We help founders exploring AI transformation of their GTM ops, retention or pricing capabilities, with know-hows from tier1 banks & tech majors, filling in as an operating partner and, when needed, create virtual GCCs with CoEs in Bengaluru, India, seeding with our own team of A-grade technologists to support your business plans. Advantages 1. Think of us as co-pilot for your business savvy mind, translating & executing your plan using know-how gained at Intl banks like HSBC, Natwest & tech majors like Amazon. 2. provide an option to start small, test waters and then expand when comfortable 3. Self-paced engagement, ideal for bridge resourcing, or repurposing your growth/revenue ops with long term view despite resourcing constraints.

Projects

AI portfolio for a global retail bank

Built Cards portfolio management function from scratch, building * Campaign management capabilities, * Analytical rigor using response and credit models, * developing campaign engine, * next best product triggers and * customer retention program using predictive modelling.See More

AI led growth using Open banking

Enhanced existing credit risk model by adding more data points from open banking sources, in-app interactions and macro data, all stored in AWS setupSee More

Setup MLflow based MLOps workflow (WIP)

Using MLflow, aiming to reduce model deployment and revision time significantly for consumer lending decisions

Setup AI workbench using open source or low cost tools to set python based data science practice

Using Microsoft products like VSCode, github, docker and now mlflow(databricks), creating a tightly knit but flexible workbench connecting with AWS storage. Using a combination of native modules ( like data wrangler), specialised libraries like H2O, TPOT, hugging face, Quarto, EDA tools etc, created a robust solution with excellent governance structure for my crew of data science consultants to help the client efficiently. See More

Work History

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Growth & AI Specialist, Fintech & Banking Practice

UK fintech company with $300mn in fundingMay 2023 - Dec 2023 • 8 mosImproving origination strategy - Identify growth KPIs, Ai workbench and operating model for the fintech - Build AI led strategy for loan cross-sell using - Credit risk modelling - Marketing analytics - Customer segmentation
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Head-Cards Portfolio Management, Wealth & Personal Banking Australia

HSBC BankJun 2008 - Oct 2022 • 14 yrs 5 mos- Data Scientist for US cards, - product and growth roles for Asian consumer lending team - B2C growth and engagement business roles in HSBC Australia leveraging advanced analytics tools and insights to achieve business goals. Across the roles, data led decision making had been a core theme, aided by analytics teams I helped build and grow across region. I am well versed with python, sql and credit/response modelling besides engaging in quantitative research and strategic deep dives.
K

Director, growth & AI

Kohima AIFull-time EmployeeBackground - AI led growth & product portfolio management at HSBC and Fintechs over 16+ years for Australia, US, UK and APAC regions optimising lending, loyalty and insurance portfolios. At HSBC, I played a critical role in setting up Analytics COE for Asia Pacific as analytics SME and leader in Bangalore, developed regional strategies for lending originations and balance build as part of group strategy team in Hong Kong and scaled consumer lending portfolio by embedding AI/ML and augmenting growth and performance of key processes for Australian operations. Currently, I am helping product/growth leaders scale and repurpose go to market, pricing and retention functions using and embedding Gen AI and traditional AI in their core workflows.

Education

I

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

MBA, General Management, Analytics, Marketing, Finance
I

Indian Maritime University

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Sc, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical engineering, Naval Arch

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

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Founder, Kohima AI - an AI transformation company for lending, insurance & loyalty businesses upgrading their GTM ops, retention & pricing capability.
We help founders exploring AI transformation of their GTM ops, retention or pricing capabilities, with know-hows from tier1 banks & tech majors, filling in as an operating partner and, when needed, create virtual GCCs with CoEs in Bengaluru, India, seeding with our own team of A-grade technologists to support your business plans. Advantages 1. Think of us as co-pilot for your business savvy mind, translating & executing your plan using know-how gained at Intl banks like HSBC, Natwest & tech majors like Amazon. 2. provide an option to start small, test waters and then expand when comfortable 3. Self-paced engagement, ideal for bridge resourcing, or repurposing your growth/revenue ops with long term view despite resourcing constraints.

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call

Top Talent like Amar, are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Amar, Amrendra Kumar

AI & Machine Learning Engineer • Growth Product Manager • Product Manager • NSW, AU
Product Management
AI
Go-to-market Strategy
Analytics
Data Science
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Projects

AI portfolio for a global retail bank

Built Cards portfolio management function from scratch, building * Campaign management capabilities, * Analytical rigor using response and credit models, * developing campaign engine, * next best product triggers and * customer retention program using predictive modelling.

AI led growth using Open banking

Enhanced existing credit risk model by adding more data points from open banking sources, in-app interactions and macro data, all stored in AWS setup

Setup MLflow based MLOps workflow (WIP)

Using MLflow, aiming to reduce model deployment and revision time significantly for consumer lending decisions

Setup AI workbench using open source or low cost tools to set python based data science practice

Using Microsoft products like VSCode, github, docker and now mlflow(databricks), creating a tightly knit but flexible workbench connecting with AWS storage. Using a combination of native modules ( like data wrangler), specialised libraries like H2O, TPOT, hugging face, Quarto, EDA tools etc, created a robust solution with excellent governance structure for my crew of data science consultants to help the client efficiently.

Work History

U

Growth & AI Specialist, Fintech & Banking Practice

UK fintech company with $300mn in fundingMay 2023 - Dec 2023 • 8 mosImproving origination strategy - Identify growth KPIs, Ai workbench and operating model for the fintech - Build AI led strategy for loan cross-sell using - Credit risk modelling - Marketing analytics - Customer segmentation
H

Head-Cards Portfolio Management, Wealth & Personal Banking Australia

HSBC BankJun 2008 - Oct 2022 • 14 yrs 5 mos- Data Scientist for US cards, - product and growth roles for Asian consumer lending team - B2C growth and engagement business roles in HSBC Australia leveraging advanced analytics tools and insights to achieve business goals. Across the roles, data led decision making had been a core theme, aided by analytics teams I helped build and grow across region. I am well versed with python, sql and credit/response modelling besides engaging in quantitative research and strategic deep dives.
K

Director, growth & AI

Kohima AIFull-time EmployeeBackground - AI led growth & product portfolio management at HSBC and Fintechs over 16+ years for Australia, US, UK and APAC regions optimising lending, loyalty and insurance portfolios. At HSBC, I played a critical role in setting up Analytics COE for Asia Pacific as analytics SME and leader in Bangalore, developed regional strategies for lending originations and balance build as part of group strategy team in Hong Kong and scaled consumer lending portfolio by embedding AI/ML and augmenting growth and performance of key processes for Australian operations. Currently, I am helping product/growth leaders scale and repurpose go to market, pricing and retention functions using and embedding Gen AI and traditional AI in their core workflows.

Education

I

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

MBA, General Management, Analytics, Marketing, Finance
I

Indian Maritime University

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Sc, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical engineering, Naval Arch

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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