Product & fintech leader transitioning into e-Invoicing & tax compliance tech. 13+ years building digital platforms across retail, loyalty, and AI. Now focused on VAT automation, e-Invoicing mandates, and compliance infrastructure across the GCC.

Key Achievements

237%

Conversion rate increase at Lenskart (0.8% → 2.7%) alongside 57% AOV growth and 67% cart abandonment reduction.

45%

Revenue CAGR over 3 years at Al Futtaim through platform optimisations, new feature launches and omnichannel execution.

$2M+

Enrollment cost savings at Landmark Group — reduced enrollment time from 14 days to immediate.

100+

Articles on Product Management, UX, Technology and Business Strategy. Top Medium Writer in 2022 and 2023, avg. 20k reads.

Experience

  1. Jul 2025 — Present

    Member of Staff

    Esal (Part of IHC) / Oxinus Holdings — Dubai

    • Built VAT automation platform, transfer pricing automation, and customs tool to support future e-Invoicing integrations.
    • Advised CEO on cost-effective e-Invoicing implementation by developing a cost-effort-technical framework with selected system integrators.
    • Led direct sales across 250+ leads, achieving 10% conversion within 6 months — while supporting the sales team on technical sales requirements.
    • Collaborated with client teams to architect target solutions and evaluate TCOs, reducing potential implementation costs by 10%.
    • Advised clients on e-Invoicing mandates, taxation, and compliance requirements, improving invoicing accuracy and reducing project costs.
  2. May 2023 — Jun 2025 2 years 1 month

    Principal Product / AI / Loyalty Consultant

    Digital Works — Dubai

    • Led product & AI implementation strategy for omnichannel growth, driving revenue and user engagement across online and in-store experiences.
    • Coached and mentored a team of 3 Product Managers and developers, fostering product innovation, strong stakeholder relationships, and cross-functional collaboration.
    • Collaborated with CXO teams to align product strategy with advanced data insights, leading to the successful delivery of targeted omnichannel growth initiatives (85% delivery) and two high-engagement retail loyalty programs.
  3. Nov 2020 — Apr 2023 2 years 5 months

    Lead Product Manager — Data

    Majid Al Futtaim — Dubai

    • Materialised the advanced analytics vision through inter-business partnerships and built the data products team to solve on-ground process/data/tech problems.
    • Led the formulation of the CVM strategy — including executive buy-ins, strategy presentations, and solution design.
    • Led the change management initiative for the paradigm shift for GenAI in business processes.
    • Worked with data scientists and engineers to build, integrate and deploy production-ready models that reduced costs by 50% and improved conversions by 34%.
    −50% Cost reduction
    +34% Conversion improvement
  4. Oct 2017 — Oct 2020 3 years

    Sr. Product Manager — Loyalty & Innovation

    Al Futtaim Group — Dubai

    • New e-commerce platform on SFCC (Checkout & Payments ownership). Brands launched: Marks & Spencer, ACE, Toys R Us, Kiabi (France, Sweden, Hong Kong, Singapore, KSA, Bahrain, Qatar).
    • Endless aisle for Kiabi (in-store browsing and ordering application).
    • Kiabi and Robinsons loyalty programs. POC for Scan & Go for ACE (with Microsoft).
    • Increased conversion rate by 44% on Kiabi by optimising the checkout journey.
    • Increased conversion rate by 20% on the Plugins website by implementing a price scraping tool that integrated competitor pricing into the ERP.
    • Reduced online payment fraud by 45% through enhanced security systems and gateway integration.
    • Drove 45% CAGR in revenue over 3 years through platform optimisations and new feature launches.
    +44% Kiabi CR
    −45% Fraud reduction
    45% Revenue CAGR
  5. Aug 2014 — Sep 2017 3 years

    Product Manager — Loyalty

    Landmark Group — Dubai

    • Increased website engagement (DAU/MAU) by 155% using information theory and JTBD principles.
    • Increased store registration to web/app logins ratio from 10% to 50%.
    • Increased app engagement (DAU/MAU) by 55%.
    • Saved over $2M in enrollment costs and reduced enrollment time from 14 days to immediate through instant member enrollment.
    • Reduced digital infrastructure costs by 50% by implementing a Node.js stack.
    • Launched re-skinned loyalty app (improved UX, navigation, and version control) and in-store app for direct customer engagement.
    +155% Website DAU/MAU
    $2M+ Enrollment cost saved
    −50% Infra cost reduction
  6. Dec 2013 — Jun 2014 6 months

    Product Manager

    Creyate (Arvind Internet) — Bangalore, India

    • Launched a Made-to-Measure clothing e-commerce website enabling full customisation (patterns, fabrics, styles, measurements).
  7. Apr 2012 — Dec 2013 1 year 8 months

    Product Manager

    Lenskart.com — Delhi, India

    • Managed and groomed the commerce backlog for a team of 40 developers. Focused on the customer journey — simplifying the process of buying eyewear online.
    • Features: Redesign (Modern UI + Responsive), Virtual Try On + Studio, Abandoned Cart + Order system, Know Your Frame Size, Checkout Upsell, Zero Power, Package Optimization, Pending IVR, Supply Chain Portal.
    +57% AOV
    +237% Conversion rate (0.8% → 2.7%)
    −67% Cart abandonment
  8. Aug 2011 — Mar 2012 7 months

    Project & Sales Manager

    RT Camp — Pune, India

    • Increased average project value by 100% by transforming the approach to new sales leads. Highest grossing project: $50k in a single proposal.

Education

Executive MBA
Quantic School of Business
Online · Feb 2026
B.E. (Electronics & Communication)
Birla Institute of Technology
Mesra, India · 2007 — 2011

Others

Top Writer on Medium

UX & Product Management — 2022 and 2023. 100+ articles, avg. 20k reads.

Startup Advisor

Advising 3 startups across e-commerce, fresh groceries, and Building Management Systems (IoT).

Agile Product Owner

Project Management Institute

Change Management

NASBA

Data Science Mastery

Udemy

Braze Certified Practitioner

Skills & Expertise

Product StrategyAI / GenAIe-Invoicing & VAT ComplianceFintechCoaching & MentorshipBusiness StrategyAgile / SCRUMUX/UIA/B TestingCRM & CVMRetail CommercePersonalizationTeam LeadingCX — OmnichannelAnalyticsLoyaltyThought LeadershipChange Management