Saurabha Deshpande
Product Leader, Payrix/WorldpayforPlatforms; Domain :Payments, RisC, Cards, Banking
- Role
- Director, Product Management, Payfac Platform Apis at Worldpay
- Location
- Miami, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Saurabha Deshpande
LinkedIn Open to Network) Seasoned Professional with a demonstrated history of working in Product Management in Payments and Risk /Compliance domain. 18 years of diverse experience in Banking/Merchant Services/Payments/Payfac/Cards/AML/KYC/Fraud RiskBeing Safe Certified Product Manager, Expert at driving adoption and enforcement of Agile principles, removing impediments and fostering self-management. Capable of bringing overwhelming enthusiasm and awareness to projects, applying expert judgment to the removal of impediments, keeping teams focused and delivering success in rapidly evolving and dynamic environments.Coaching and mentoring teams working across technologies like Mainframes, Java successfully transitioned projects from Waterfall to Agile (Scrum & Kanban) while creating sustainable lean flow and agile cadence.Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to effectively maintain productive long-term networks and relationship with customers.Strong analytical skills and hands-on experience to take creative approach to handle technical risks, issues and major incidents.Tenacious problem solver with the ability to quickly understand the working processes, methodologies and business process area in changing environment.
Experience
Director, Product Management, Payfac Platform Apis
Feb 2023 — Present · Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
Led strategic initiatives to enable Embedded Finance and PayFac as a Service capabilities, including merchant onboarding, transaction processing, dynamic payouts, and compliance workflows.• Defined and executed product strategy for core processing APIs driving adoption across SaaS platforms.• Delivered six new Value-Added Services products, contributing to 8X revenue in 2025 including fraud prevention tool, Payment updates, Tokenization, 1099K automation and Merchant capital. • Partnered with executives to shape annual planning and prioritize initiatives aligned with customer enablement goals.Drive innovation and deliver exceptional solutions for clients• Defined the strategy, vision, and roadmap for our products that will delight our customers.• Led the product teams for CORE processing/API in product areas Boarding, Transactions, Fee/Bill, Payout, Value added services and DevEx. • Engage in strategic planning and cross-functional collaboration• Implemented data-driven decision-making processes to enhance product performance• Fostered a culture of continuous improvement and professional development within the team• Collaborated with engineering, marketing, and sales teams to align product strategies with business goals• Conducted market research and competitive analysis to identify new opportunities and stay ahead of industry trends
Education
Shri G S Institute of Technology & Science
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical Engineering
2003 — 2007
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