Savitha Ajitraj

Savitha Ajitraj is an accomplished product management professional with extensive experience in the tech and finance sectors. Currently serving as the Director of Product Management at PayPal from April 2018 to August 2024, Savitha leads initiatives focused on improving merchant onboarding and experiences within the financial economy. Prior roles include Lead Product Manager and Senior Product Manager, where key achievements involved optimizing user experiences and enhancing the Global KYC/KYB processes for merchants. Savitha is also a Featured Speaker at apidays, discussing the impact of agentic AI. Previous experience includes positions at The Hindu as Senior Product Manager, as well as senior consulting roles at Cognizant Technology Solutions and Photon Infotech. Savitha holds a Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology from the College of Engineering, Guindy, and a Post Graduate Program in Marketing and Finance from the Great Lakes Institute of Management.