Balakrishnan Chandrasekharan
Builder@Headway, ex-Chime, ex-PayPal, ex-SoFi
- Role
- Head of Insurance at Headway
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Balakrishnan Chandrasekharan
Accomplished Fintech executive and seasoned product and technology leader with a growth mindset who loves to create products, platforms and teams that create opportunity at global scale. Zealously focused on driving great experiences for users in B2B, B2C, B2B2C space. Proven leadership in launching zero-to-one products and scaling products internationally.Over two decades of success in creating, growing and transforming businesses in both startups and large organizations by building and leading high performing teams globally. Recognized as a strong results oriented and authentic leader with high EQ to influence strategy and engage across organizational and geographic boundaries. Passionate about solving complex problems, building teams and growing their careers.Expertise in building platforms that drive insights and decision making for eCommerce and FinTech companies across a range of technologies for payments fraud prevention, authentication, verification, identity, global regulatory compliance, Lending/Credit risk and customer experience. Specialties* Consistent track record of exceeding expectations and increasing responsibilities.* Lead, inspire and motivate.* Command executive presentations and architecture/technology discussions with equal ease.* Collaborative leader with enthusiasm, pragmatism and integrity who excels at leveraging the talents of the team to deliver superior results to customers.* Ability to lead global virtual teams, partner across organizational boundaries and influence product direction.* Strong negotiation, mediation and presentation skills with all levels in the organization.* Analytical thinking through data driven decisions.* Recipient of multiple spot awards and critical talent recognition awards at Paypal.
Experience
Head of Insurance
Feb 2026 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Education
California State University - East Bay
M.B.A, Strategic Management
2004 — 2006
University of Mumbai
BE, Computers
1993 — 1997
Skills
- Analysis
- Product Marketing
- Analytics
- Web Services
- Project Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Management
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Software Development
- Product Management
- Saas
- Process Improvement
- Testing
- Integration
- Strategy
- E-Commerce
- Start-Ups
- Team Management
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