Vasista Sarma

Experience

1. Product Lead

   Airbnb

   Mar 2020 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Product lead for Trust & Safety: end-to-end fraud prevention, account integrity, payments risk, privacy, marketplace integrity, and operational efficiency across global guest/host surfaces (web, mobile, iOS, Android) spanning Stays, Experiences, Services, and Long‑term Stays.Drove sub-12 bps fraud on $100B+ payment volume protecting 100M+ users; reduced losses from 52 bps to $200M exposure.Cut ATO to 0.01 bps (from 0.22 bps) while GMV scaled ~2x; launched passkeys, device intelligence, and real-time risk scoring with AI/ML guardrails to minimize friction and false positives.Built risk platform capabilities: incident response and prevention processes; policy enforcement tooling; agentic AI operations for full-case automation and human-in-the-loop labeling; measurable gains in automation rate and unit economics. Led 4 PMs, partnered with ~30 engineers across 5 teams and 100+ Trust Ops agents; chaired incident reviews and launch safety gates; presented strategy and results to CFO/CBO; managed $20M+ vendor portfolio.

Education

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  M.E, software systems

  2002 — 2004

• Bapuji institute of engineering and technology

  B.Tech, Electronics and communication

  1997 — 2001

• Indian School of Business

  M.B.A, Finance and Marketing

  2009 — 2010

Skills

• Mobile Technology
• Mobile Internet
• Product Management
• Analytics
• Solutions Marketing
• Business Strategy
• Product Marketing
• Android
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Product Development
• Pre-Sales
• Mobile Applications
• Competitive Analysis
• Mobile Commerce
• Start-Ups
• Mobile Devices
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Mobile Payments
• Product Strategy
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Enterprise Software
• Mobile Solutions
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Business Analytics
• Saas
• Agile Methodologies
• Strategic Partnerships