Vivek Gupta Email & Phone Number

Mumbai, Mh, In

- Led end-to-end product development of ETHx, a Liquid Staking platform, achieving ~$1B in deposits and 4,000+ validators.- Managed strategic DeFi partnerships and worked closely on the Protocol Relations Work-stream to grow staking inflows and ensure seamless wallet and exchange integrations across Ethereum, Polygon, and BNB for optimal DeFi coverage.- Planned and launched the Utility Pool, a lending-borrowing product for institutional clients and HNIs, aimed at increasing Stader token utility and maintaining tokenomics, by leveraging insights from multi-token lending and exchange platforms.

- Managed end-to-end product product ownership and made product-related decisions through cross-functional collaborations.- Optimized user experience and features through extensive user interviews, alpha, beta, A/B tests and product ownership, while also identifying opportunities for partnerships and decentralized ecosystem development.- Defined product vision and guided UI/UX design workflows, smart contracts, security, and dev strategies by crafting precise PRDs, roadmaps, and comprehensive requirement specification documents.

- Leveraged Agile and SDLC methodologies to architect and deliver multiple web apps for performance reviews, knowledge centers, laptop buyback, maternity programs and vaccination portal, directly impacting 200,000+ Wipro employees.- Served as Scrum Master, leading the planning and implementation of web apps, and crafting intuitive UI/UX by defining user personas, wireframes, user stories, sprint plans, and KPI trackers to ensure seamless stakeholder alignment.- Drove product enhancements through user interviews, alpha/beta, functional, usability and reliability testing, fostering cross-functional collaboration among users, SMEs and engineers to launch products from concept to completion.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

- Ensured compliance across 50+ Business Units and projected $100K+ in savings, driving strategic decision-making for clients. Led data improvement initiatives, resulting in a 25% supplier consolidation and payment term rationalization.- Collaborated with Sourcing, Cost, and Finance teams to uncover and leverage cross-selling and up-selling opportunities.- Advocated for customer needs while accelerating user feedback and driving product enhancements and growth.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

- Achieved $1M+ in probable savings through strategic Value Chain Transformation and data-driven savings optimizations.- Architected and implemented Spend Taxonomies using UNSPSC standards and leveraged Zycus' advanced AI/ML tools to design and deploy data models, categorizing over $20 billion in spend to enhance data accuracy and mitigate risk.- Conducted 30+ user interviews and feedback sessions for the company by partnering with the product team to transform UI/UX, dashboarding and refine data reporting in Zycus' products, and upcoming Supply chain product suite and services.- Managed 4 global clients as a Consultant and mentored 2 Associate Analysts in procurement supply chain concepts, including purchase order and invoice management, auctioning, and sourcing, while ensuring 100% process compliance.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, International Business

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Electronics And Telecommunication Engineering

Selection of Final year project for a startup grant by NSTEDB, Government of India. (2016)