Yash Samant

Yash Samant

Product Manager with 4+ years of experience building and scaling B2B SaaS products (0 → 8K users), owning vision, roadmap, and delivery to drive 40%+ revenue growth. Expertise in crafting product strategy, market research, product development and end-to-end lifecycle management. Blends PM expertise with a founder’s mindset, creating India’s first online vintage car marketplace (scaling 0 → 2.7K+ users, 360K+ views), demonstrating entrepreneurial flair, problem-solving, and execution skills.

Work Experience:

4.2 Years

Industry:

Aviation & Automotive | Technology

Function:

Product Management

Work Experience

Product Manager | CaRPM | Gurgaon
• Owned product vision, strategy, and roadmap to build and scale India’s first multi-brand commercial vehicle diagnostic product from 0 to 2,000+ B2B users, boosting revenue by 10% within a year. 
Led a 3-member customer support team, designing feedback systems and SOPs to reduce ticket resolution time by 50% and escalations by 30%, resulting in an all-time high Google Play rating of 4.4★
• Led consolidation of four fragmented automotive diagnostic systems into a unified solution for MG Motors, reducing diagnosis TAT by 60% (5 mins → 2 mins) and cutting cost of ownership by 8x. 
• Acted as SPOC for TVS, leading workshops and facilitating integration of CaRPM’s diagnostic functionality into TVS’ garage management system across 1,200+ service centres, increasing revenue by 3% (₹6 Cr+ annually). 

Automotive Research Analyst | CaRPM | Gurgaon 
• Led research and product discovery to define hardware, software, and UX specs, aligning engineering, design, marketing, and sales to drive development and launch of a two-wheeler diagnostic product. 
• Launched a clearly positioned two-wheeler MVP and ran a feedback-driven GTM, building diagnostic coverage across 95% of motorcycle models in India and cutting diagnosis time by 50% (60s → 30s). 
• Drove continuous improvements and feedback-led feature expansion to scale the two-wheeler product from 0 → 6,000+ users, increasing revenue by 30% in two years
• Owned the end-to-end two-wheeler product lifecycle, translating customer needs into a prioritized backlog and sprint roadmap to strengthen value proposition and extend product longevity. 

Automotive Research - Intern | CaRPM | Gurgaon 
•Conducted market, user, and competitor research to identify new product opportunities in automotive diagnostics, providing inputs that later shaped two-wheeler and commercial vehicle product roadmaps and contributed to a 43% revenue increase.

Accomplishments
  • Scholarship Recipient: Awarded 25% scholarship at IIM Ahmedabad for sporting achievements.
Education
  • BSc Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida
Certification
  • Product Management, Udemy
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Udemy
  • Mechanical Design, Dassault Systems
Extra-curricular
  • Entrepreneurship | Founder & Product Lead | fixpaana.in: 
    • Built India’s first vintage car marketplace to solve for a fragmented, low-trust, high risk buyer–seller journey, scaling to 2,700+ active members in under 6 months through an online platform and content-led brand building.
    • Conducted user research to identify and prioritize pain points, designing and shipping the fixpaana.in MVP through owning features and UI to create a smooth experience with a distinct visual identity and brand feel.
    • Created and distributed engaging content across channels, growing to 360K+ YouTube views and 1,600+ social followers.
  • Sports | National-level athlete: 
    • 2x state gold medallist in Shot Put and state gold and silver medallist in Discus Throw; represented Maharashtra at three consecutive national games (2011–13).
  • Students’ Alumni Relations Committee of IIMA: Launched an alumni–student mentorship program, matching students to the right mentors through understanding student’s career aspirations and goals.
  • Product Management Club of IIMA: Edited content for the institute’s ProdMag magazine and organized PM resume and mock interview workshops for students.