Ankush Takyar
@ankushtakyar
Product & growth leader driving 0-to-1 launches, retention, and expansion.
What I'm looking for
I am a product and growth leader with 9+ years of experience building 0-to-1 features, leading UX revamps, and executing international market expansions for consumer tech products.
At WinZO Games I launched an IPL-themed card-trading feature used by over 1M users and 1.5M daily trades, scaled referrals 3x across four countries, and built an influencer onboarding platform for Brazil and the US.
Previously at Uber I led driver operations and P&L for Uber Moto across 25 cities, delivering a 10x growth turnaround and improving profitability, and I designed critical pandemic payment systems disbursing ₹25cr to 95K drivers.
I began my career as an SDE II building applications used by over one million ATMs globally and I leverage data-driven decision making, cross-functional leadership, experimentation, and AI/no-code tools to speed delivery and improve retention and compliance.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Product & Growth Lead
WinZO Games
Jan 2021 - Present (4 years 8 months)
Led 0-to-1 development of an IPL-themed card-trading feature engaging 1M users and driving 1.5M daily trades; launched influencer onboarding and referral products across multiple countries, tripling referrals in 4 months and improving sign-ups by 5 percentage points.
Regional Operations Manager
Uber
Jan 2019 - Jan 2021 (2 years)
Led driver operations projects impacting ~125,000 drivers and drove P&L for Uber Moto across 25 cities, delivering 10x growth in five months and improving profitability by 4 percentage points.
Software Development Engineer II
Diebold Nixdorf
Jan 2014 - Jan 2017 (3 years)
Developed and delivered end-to-end applications impacting over one million ATMs globally, owning requirements, design, coding, and quality testing for mission-critical systems.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Master of Business Administration, Business / Management
2017 - 2019
Activities and societies: Placement Preparation Head; Vice President of Music Club
Postgraduate management program with focus on product and growth; awarded the Scholarship for Organisational Ability and participated in placement preparation and music club leadership.
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2010 - 2014
Activities and societies: Internship at eClerx as Java Developer
Undergraduate honours degree in electrical and electronics with strong academic performance and internship experience at eClerx as Java Developer.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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