Rahul Bandri
@rahulbandri
Product and finance leader specializing in payments, loyalty, and strategic partnerships.
What I'm looking for
I am a product and finance leader with 13+ years' experience in payments, card issuing, loyalty programs, and strategic partnerships, combining product ownership with finance management to drive revenue and operational improvements. I have managed large CTO portfolios and led cross-functional integrations, delivering measurable uplifts in adoption, transaction value, and customer retention.
I excel at backlog prioritization, stakeholder management, SAP FI & ARIBA financial processes, and agile delivery (SAFe/POPM). My work has generated multimillion-euro impacts through product launches, partner integrations, and payment optimizations while maintaining governance and control.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Consultant – Finance Management
NexiNordics via LTIMindtree
Jul 2025 - Present (4 months)
Managed a €100M CTO portfolio, aligning budgets with Cost Center Owners using SAP FI and Ariba to improve reporting, governance, control, and forecasting. Led stakeholder engagement and process transformation to optimize costs and tracking.
Lead – Product & Strategic Partnerships
InterMiles
Sep 2020 - Jul 2025 (4 years 10 months)
Led HDFC co-branded card product launch achieving 35% member adoption and €8M+ revenue with a 40% uplift in transaction value; increased monthly point redemptions by 25% and NPS by 15 points. Owned product lifecycle, backlog prioritization, and partner integrations to boost retention by 30%.
Led tech integrations and strategic partnerships across travel and finance, driving double-digit GMV growth and increasing bookings by €2M+ through API integrations and payment gateway optimizations that reduced payment failures by 30%.
Manager – Strategic Partnerships
Loylty Rewardz
Jun 2018 - Aug 2019 (1 year 2 months)
Managed strategic partnerships for loyalty and rewards programs, driving partner integrations and commercial initiatives to increase platform revenue and partner value.
Relationship Manager (Mortgages)
Citibank NA
Nov 2015 - Jul 2018 (2 years 8 months)
Managed mortgage client relationships, driving originations and servicing while ensuring compliance and achieving sales targets through consultative engagement.
Sales Manager – Bancassurance
ICICI Lombard
Feb 2014 - Nov 2015 (1 year 9 months)
Led bancassurance sales for home products, achieving distribution targets and driving channel partnerships with banks to increase policy sales.
Area Manager
Bajaj Auto
May 2012 - Feb 2014 (1 year 9 months)
Managed regional sales and operations, leading teams to meet sales targets and improve dealer performance across the assigned area.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
SAFe
POPM Certification, Agile Product Management
2025 - 2025
Certified as a SAFe® 6.0 Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM).
Duke Corporate Education
Specialization Certificate, Product Management
2021 - 2022
Completed a Product Management Specialization program focused on product management principles and leadership.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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