Ankur Chokhani

Technology driven product manager skilled in building & managing AI-led products adopted by 15M+ users globally. Also adept at launching & scaling new business categories, and leading high-growth revenue teams of 50+ members across key business functions

Work Experience

Product Manager | Ajio | India              

Drove the product strategy & execution for the “Order & Post-order Experience” charters at Ajio B2B

  • Redesigned the user experience for “Order tracking” of bulk orders, boosting post-order CSAT score from 53% to 64%
  • Managed the development & rollout of the CRM tool for end-to-end account management, driving phase-wise adoption by 300+ associates across Sales, Marketing, and Operations
  • Led multiple user research initiatives to revamp the “Cart Checkout” and “”Payment” journeys, improving the order confirmation rate from 70% to 85% and reducing the inventory hold time from 24 hrs to 90 mins
  • Collaborated with Analytics & ML teams to build dynamic “Cross-sell” recommendations displayed during user checkout

 

Product Manager | Byjus | India                                              

Leading the “New Innovations” charter - building AI led products to personalize student learning & automate business processes

  • Responsible for the product roadmapping, sprint planning, resource allocation & governance for the charter
  • Led teams of 50+ across Engg, Analytics, Design & Operations to launch “AutoSolver” - India’s first automated question solving engine, driving a topline of Rs 3 Cr+ annually
  • Conducted several A/B tests to optimise user flows & increase adoption to 6M+ users globally within 6 months of launch
  • Worked with the ML team to automate the QA process for online classes using computer vision, driving business wide cost reduction of over Rs 2 Cr annually
  • Ideated, launched and scaled Byju’s flagship “Textbook Learning” feature, enabling 3M+ students to access content in the form of textbooks, resulting in 30% improvement in user activation & 15% improvement in user retention
  • Actively involved in building the Byju’s Lab product team, including hiring & mentoring PMs throughout my tenure

 

Senior Manager | Lido Learning | India

Responsible for the entire Post-Sales charter, including User Onboarding, Cx Support, Renewals, and Cross-Sales

  • Built & scaled the Cross-Sales category from scratch, achieving an annual revenue rate of Rs 10 Cr+ with a team of 40+ members across Sales, Content Management, and Marketing
  • Introduced the “Chat Support” feature to automate the customer support process, thereby reducing the average wait time for users from 75 secs to 30 secs and improving the issue resolution rate from 53% to 68%
  • Pivoted the operational model from “Relationship Manager” based to an “Open Customer Support”, leading to reduction in new user onboarding TAT from 24 hrs to 12 hrs & issue resolution TAT from 36 hrs to 12 hrs
  • Standardized the training process for new recruits by designing functional SOPs & creating training modules centered around providing quick solutions to commonly faced user issues
  • Collaborated with the HR team to conduct performance reviews & appraisals for the Post Sales team
Accomplishments
  • Scored 99.8%ile in CAT-2018, with 99.89%ile in the Quantitative Aptitude section
  • Achieved the distinction of being the youngest Senior Manager at Lido Learning, promoted twice within a span of 15 months
  • Received with the “Emerging Entrepreneur Award” by the founder of Jio-Embibe
Education

 B.Tech (Computer Science) - Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai

Certificates
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Started “Aviation India” - a global community of 5000+ aviation enthusiasts including pilots & airplane photographers
  • Passed the exams for Commercial Pilot Licencing in the subjects of Air Navigation, Air Regulations, and Meteorology
  • Mentored 100+ students for their MBA entrance exams between 2019 and 2022 through MBA Pathshala
  • Worked closely with the founders of several early-stage startups, including Scholr (acq. by Byjus), Spotmentor (acq. by EY), Embibe (acq. by Jio), and GyanDhan

Quick Look

  • Work Experience: 4.9 Years
  • Previous Roles

    Ajio - Product Manager, Bangalore  

    Byjus - Product Manager, Bangalore

  • Function : General Management
    Product Management/Development
  • Industry/Sector: Retail/eCommerce
    Technology
Work Experience

Product Manager | Ajio | India              

Drove the product strategy & execution for the “Order & Post-order Experience” charters at Ajio B2B

  • Redesigned the user experience for “Order tracking” of bulk orders, boosting post-order CSAT score from 53% to 64%
  • Managed the development & rollout of the CRM tool for end-to-end account management, driving phase-wise adoption by 300+ associates across Sales, Marketing, and Operations
  • Led multiple user research initiatives to revamp the “Cart Checkout” and “”Payment” journeys, improving the order confirmation rate from 70% to 85% and reducing the inventory hold time from 24 hrs to 90 mins
  • Collaborated with Analytics & ML teams to build dynamic “Cross-sell” recommendations displayed during user checkout

 

Product Manager | Byjus | India                                              

Leading the “New Innovations” charter - building AI led products to personalize student learning & automate business processes

  • Responsible for the product roadmapping, sprint planning, resource allocation & governance for the charter
  • Led teams of 50+ across Engg, Analytics, Design & Operations to launch “AutoSolver” - India’s first automated question solving engine, driving a topline of Rs 3 Cr+ annually
  • Conducted several A/B tests to optimise user flows & increase adoption to 6M+ users globally within 6 months of launch
  • Worked with the ML team to automate the QA process for online classes using computer vision, driving business wide cost reduction of over Rs 2 Cr annually
  • Ideated, launched and scaled Byju’s flagship “Textbook Learning” feature, enabling 3M+ students to access content in the form of textbooks, resulting in 30% improvement in user activation & 15% improvement in user retention
  • Actively involved in building the Byju’s Lab product team, including hiring & mentoring PMs throughout my tenure

 

Senior Manager | Lido Learning | India

Responsible for the entire Post-Sales charter, including User Onboarding, Cx Support, Renewals, and Cross-Sales

  • Built & scaled the Cross-Sales category from scratch, achieving an annual revenue rate of Rs 10 Cr+ with a team of 40+ members across Sales, Content Management, and Marketing
  • Introduced the “Chat Support” feature to automate the customer support process, thereby reducing the average wait time for users from 75 secs to 30 secs and improving the issue resolution rate from 53% to 68%
  • Pivoted the operational model from “Relationship Manager” based to an “Open Customer Support”, leading to reduction in new user onboarding TAT from 24 hrs to 12 hrs & issue resolution TAT from 36 hrs to 12 hrs
  • Standardized the training process for new recruits by designing functional SOPs & creating training modules centered around providing quick solutions to commonly faced user issues
  • Collaborated with the HR team to conduct performance reviews & appraisals for the Post Sales team
Accomplishments
  • Scored 99.8%ile in CAT-2018, with 99.89%ile in the Quantitative Aptitude section
  • Achieved the distinction of being the youngest Senior Manager at Lido Learning, promoted twice within a span of 15 months
  • Received with the “Emerging Entrepreneur Award” by the founder of Jio-Embibe
Education

 B.Tech (Computer Science) - Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai

Certificates
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Started “Aviation India” - a global community of 5000+ aviation enthusiasts including pilots & airplane photographers
  • Passed the exams for Commercial Pilot Licencing in the subjects of Air Navigation, Air Regulations, and Meteorology
  • Mentored 100+ students for their MBA entrance exams between 2019 and 2022 through MBA Pathshala
  • Worked closely with the founders of several early-stage startups, including Scholr (acq. by Byjus), Spotmentor (acq. by EY), Embibe (acq. by Jio), and GyanDhan