Nishant Piyush

Senior Team Leader - Global Seller Risk at PayPal | Certified FRM | BE+MBA

Role
Senior Team Leader at PayPal
Location
Bengaluru, KA, IN
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Nishant Piyush

Risk management professional with 6+ years of experience across credit risk, seller risk, and fraud investigations in banking and fintech sectors. Currently at PayPal, leading a global seller risk team, managing analysts and senior analysts across fraud and credit risk portfolios.Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM®) with an MBA (Finance) from NMIMS and a BE in Engineering. Skilled in team leadership, credit risk analysis and strategy, fraud prevention, financial analysis, and stakeholder management.Passionate about building high-performing teams and driving risk-control strategies that balance growth and compliance.

Experience

  1. Senior Team Leader

    PayPal

    Dec 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

    As a Senior Team Leader in Global Seller Risk, I operate at a broader scope with increased ownership over escalations, high-impact investigations, and stakeholder engagement, while continuing to lead a team of skilled seller risk analysts. Along with leadership duties, my role focuses on handling complex risk scenarios, enabling decision-making for critical cases, and strengthening processes through cross-functional collaboration.Key Responsibilities (along with that of Team Leader listed below)- Act as the primary Point of Contact (POC) for escalations within Seller Risk, managing sensitive and high-visibility cases that require senior-level judgment and swift resolution- Lead investigations into complex, high-risk, and high-impact merchant cases, ensuring balanced decisions aligned with risk tolerance, policy intent, and business impact- Work directly with Sales, Legal, Compliance, and other stakeholders to assess escalations, provide risk recommendations, and support informed decision-making- Partner with Product Development and IT teams to identify operational gaps and drive enhancements in risk tools, workflows, and automation- Contribute to process optimization initiatives, translating frontline challenges into scalable improvements that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and analyst experience- Support leadership with risk insights, case trends, and escalation learnings, helping shape policy interpretation and strategic risk responses- Mentor the wider seller risk teams on handling advanced cases, escalations, and stakeholder communication, strengthening overall leadership capability within the function.

Education

  • SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

    PGDM - Finance, Finance and Financial Management Services

    2016 — 2018

  • Dayananda Sagar Institutions

    Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    2010 — 2014

Skills

  • Microsoft Word
  • Finance
  • Microsoft Office
  • Linux System Administration
  • C
  • Cash Flow Forecasting
  • Financial Accounting
  • Financial Forecasting
  • Sql
  • Linux
  • Team Management
  • System Administration
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Unix
  • Management
  • Java
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • C++

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