About

Shivhari Shankar is a highly accomplished Senior Product Manager with over 9 years of experience in the technology industry. He is currently working at slice, where he has conceptualized and brought significant traction for the initial product launch of risk profiling for FinTech companies focused on mobile identity of the user. He has grown the product to 250k API calls / month by getting leading neo-banks as clients. Shivhari has also formulated product strategy and roadmap from qualitative analysis of over 50+ companies and stakeholders. He has spearheaded plug and play solutions for repeatable fraud and risk use cases. Prior to working at slice, Shivhari worked at Bureau, Inc. as a Lead Product Manager. There, he conceptualized and brought significant traction for the initial product launch of risk profiling for FinTech companies focused on mobile identity of the user. He grew the product to 250k API calls / month by getting leading neo-banks as clients. Shivhari also strategized data partnership pipeline and managed 20+ partners to add to Bureau's offering. He worked closely with the data science team to set, track, and monitor efficacy of outcomes. He standardized processes for POCs showcasing product and data capabilities and reduced cycle times from 1 week to 6 hours. Shivhari also worked at Springworks as a VP of Products, where he managed a portfolio of 6 product initiatives united under a unified HR-Tech product strategy that generated over $250K in annual revenue. He directed SpringVerify India (background verification product) roadmap to run verification operations with complex workflows and varying client requirements. This resulted in an 18% decrease in verification time on the platform. Shivhari strategized SpringScan (KYC product) roadmap to make a compelling offering for identity verification. He worked with several vendors to integrate their offerings into one cohesive API and SDK platform. Shivhari navigated complex regulatory requirements of FCRA laws to build SpringVerify US web and API platforms. He oversaw and drove key features of SpringRecruit and Trivia. Shivhari holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Computer Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology. He also completed his ISC from The Heritage School, Kolkata. Shivhari has a strong tech stack that includes product management, data science, mobile, senior software engineering, and web development. He is a highly motivated and results-driven individual who is passionate about driving innovation and growth in the technology industry.