Kaustubh Varade is a seasoned product management professional with extensive experience in the technology and financial sectors. Currently serving as a Senior Product Manager at Publicis Sapient since February 2024, Kaustubh previously worked as a Product Manager at Zeta India, where contributions included identifying user challenges and enhancing the Payzapp platform. Prior roles include Associate Product Manager at Novopay, focusing on financial inclusion for blue-collar employees, and Business Analyst at Maveric Systems Limited, where Kaustubh played a key role in redefining online account opening workflows for Metro Bank in the UK. Kaustubh's career began at Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd. as a Software Engineer, designing technical solutions for Internet banking, and earlier, at UNIKEN Inc., developing remote desktop monitoring solutions. Kaustubh holds an MBA in Finance from K J Somaiya Institute of Management and a B.E. in Computer Science from Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology.