Karan Bathla

About Karan Bathla

As a Senior Product Manager in Consumer Payments at Amazon, I specialize in driving large-scale product innovations that enhance free cash flow and improve customer experiences. With over 8 years of experience in Product Management and Data Analytics, I have a proven track record of solving complex problems through data-driven decision-making and cross-functional collaboration.Key achievements- Spearheaded the Backup Payment Method (BPM) at Amazon, driving $10B+ in GMV and boosting Prime customer retention by 10%- Delivered $52MM in free cash flow by optimizing retry penalties and preventing payment failures- Created PayFact, a bi-weekly newsletter providing actionable insights on customer payment behavior, now a staple in Amazon leadership reviews- Designed and launched American Express Early Pay, a groundbreaking B2B Supply Chain Finance product that facilitated $5B+ in early paymentsCore competencies: Product Management, Payments Optimization, Data Analytics, Predictive Modeling, and Customer Insights.Beyond my work, I am passionate about personal finance. I author a blog, FinancialNavigator, where I share investment strategies and insights, and a developer of StockIntel GPT—a co-pilot for smarter investing.

Experience

1. Senior Technical Product Manager

   Amazon Web Services (AWS)

   Apr 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Delhi College of Engineering

  Bachelor's of Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2010 — 2014

• University of Oklahoma

  Master's Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering

  2014 — 2016

Skills

• C#
• Digital Image Processing
• Microsoft Office
• Objective-C
• Python
• Statistical Data Analysis
• Microsoft Excel
• Signal Processing
• C++
• Html
• R
• Simulations
• Quantative Analysis
• C
• Programming
• Vba
• Sas
• Sql
• Matlab
• Data Mining
• Labview