Sushovan Sarkar

About Sushovan Sarkar

Senior Product Leader with 20 years building and scaling digital payment platforms, API products, and issuer processing solutions across global markets. I specialize in transforming multi‑year product vision into measurable growth, market expansion, and AI‑driven payment experiences that support millions of users.As a Sr. Director of Product, I lead end‑to‑end strategy — vision, roadmap, execution, and scaled delivery — for modern fintech platforms. I combine strategic clarity with deep technical expertise to launch products that reduce operational friction, accelerate revenue, and modernize legacy ecosystems.I bring strong domain expertise across financial services, eCommerce, tokenization, mobile wallets, and real‑time push payments. At Visa, I helped pioneer the Visa Tokenization Platform (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay) and played a pivotal role in scaling Visa’s Push Payments Platform powering global disbursements, P2P, and P2M.Certified in Applied GenAI (MIT) and Stanford Product Leadership, I thrive at the intersection of AI innovation, issuer processing, and platform strategy. I’m passionate about building products that customers love — and businesses rely on — while leading teams that deliver at enterprise scale.Core Strengths:🧭 Product Strategy & Execution | API & SDK Innovation | 🤝 Cross-Functional Leadership Digital Payments | Tokenization & Tap to Pay | Fintech & eCommerce Ecosystems Data-Driven Decision Making | Scaled Agile (SAFe, Scrum)| AI & Emerging TechTop Strengths (Gallup): Strategic | Futuristic | Responsibility | Communication | Maximizer

Experience

1. Sr Director, Product Management Visa Dps Forward

   Visa

   May 2022 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   As a Product Leader, I lead the vision, strategy, and roadmap for next-generation payment solutions across Fintech and issuing partners—bridging business objectives with market opportunity. I lead the end-to-end delivery and launch of innovative API payment products and value-added services that support millions of cardholders worldwide.https://usa.visa.com/sites/visa-dps.html

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Cryptocurrency Certificate

  2022

• Stanford University

  Advanced Computer Security Certificate

  2013

• Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Technology Management

• Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati

  Master of Science - MS, Information Technology

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Applied Generative AI for Digital Transformation Certificate

  2025

• Stanford University

  Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate

  2019

• University of Kalyani

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communication Engineering

  2000 — 2004

• Stanford University

  Digital Transformation Certificate

  2024

• Stanford University

  Idea-to-Market (Product Launch) Certificate

  2020

• Stanford University

  Product Management Certificate

  2023

• Stanford University

  Advanced Project Management Certificate

  2015

• Stanford University

  Software Security Foundation Certificate

  2013

Skills

• Business Intelligence
• Hive
• Microstrategy
• Waterfall
• Microsoft Office
• Jira
• Data Analytics
• Java
• Unix
• Tokenization
• Android Studio
• Parasoft Soa Test
• Pl/Sql
• Clearquest
• C
• Agile Methodologies
• Soapui
• Android Sdk
• Ms Project
• Hadoop
• Business Analysis
• Product Management
• Rally
• Test Automation
• Project Management
• Web Services
• Quality Center
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Scaled Agile Framework
• S/390 Assembler
• C/C++
• Oracle Sql Developer
• Z/Tpf
• Microsoft Visio
• Program Management
• Apache Pig