About

Srinivasa Lahiri Chavali is a Senior Product Manager at PayPal with over 7 years of relevant experience. He holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, and a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. Srinivasa is a skilled product manager with expertise in product strategy, user acquisition, time savings, and user engagement. He has a proven track record of conceptualizing and building zero-to-one gamified products, including CrackVerbal, a test prep platform designed to help students prepare for GMAT. At CrackVerbal, Srinivasa led a team of 1 designer, 3 developers, and 1 tester to get the MVP development completed in 3 months. He also performed cohort analysis on MVP usage data, interviewed customers, and added product improvements to improve engagement by a minimum of 26 percentage points in 3 weeks. Srinivasa's efforts helped improve the course completion rate from 30% to 60% using insights from user research, stakeholder workshops, and competitive analysis. Srinivasa also worked as a Product Manager at Soroco, where he led user research to understand problem areas and map out users. He designed initial wireframes for the UX team to build clickable prototypes and drafted the Definition of Done and Acceptance Criteria for MVP user stories. Srinivasa's tech stack includes product management, test, research scientist, designer, and mobile. He is a highly motivated and results-driven individual with excellent communication and leadership skills. He is passionate about building products that solve real-world problems and deliver value to customers.