Praveen Shira
Indore,MH
Summary
IIM Indore MBA and Ex-PwC Consultant with expertise in Loan Management Systems (LMS), Financial Services Consulting, and Digital Transformation. Proven impact: INR 30+ crore loan sales in 3 weeks (Unity Small Finance Bank – USFB), increased monthly disbursements by 50,000+ loans (Bajaj Auto Finance), and 45–60 day go-lives for Flipkart Finance and others. Recognized for driving system stability, vendor governance, and rapid digital execution. Promoted from Associate to Senior Associate at PwC within 3 years, with multiple firm-wide awards for client delivery. Innovator of decision-making frameworks (Trinity Model, Shira Protocol) with patents and publications integrating AI, finance, and ethics.
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Work History
Senior Associate (Promotion)
PwC India – Financial Services Advisory
01.2025
- USFB: Deployed LMS, enabling INR 30+ Cr loan sales in 3 weeks; primary owner for all CRs & developments, managing documentation → UAT → go-live; directed 9-member vendor UAT team (Yethi Consulting).
- Bajaj Finance: Increased disbursements by 50,000+ monthly loans via new product launches in 45 days; led 10-member BA/vendor team (Pennant LMS) and 5-member outsourced UAT team (Clicqa).
- Flipkart Finance: Delivered consumer durable loans project with go-live in 45–60 days.
- Conducted tech due diligence for a North American M&A transaction, aligning business & IT.
- Built Power BI dashboards for wealth management client → improved decision-making by 25%.
- Authored industry report on India’s retail lending landscape, circulated across PwC consulting practice.
- Awards: Spot On ×2, Start R, Up & Beyond ×2 for Unity SFB & Bajaj client delivery.
Education
MBA - General Management
IIM Indore
Indore, India04-2022
B.Sc. - Physics Hons.
IEHE Bhopal
Bhopal, India04-2019
Skills
- Loan Management Systems (LMS/LOS)
- Financial Services Consulting
- Business Transformation
- Digital Lending
- Risk & Compliance
- BRD/FRD/SRS Documentation
- UAT/SIT Management
- API Integration
- SDLC/Agile Delivery
- RFP/RFI
- SLA/KPI Tracking
- Vendor Management
- Regulatory Alignment (RBI/NBFC/SFB)
- Change Management
- Governance
- Data Analytics (Power BI, SQL, Dataverse)
- M&A Tech Due Diligence
- Decision Frameworks (Trinity Model, Shira Protocol)
Websites
Accomplishments
- Deployed LMS at USFB, enabling INR 30+ crore loan sales in 3 weeks through robust UAT governance.
- Increased disbursements by 50,000+ monthly loans at Bajaj Finance via rapid product rollouts in 45 days.
- Achieved 45–60 day go-lives for Flipkart Finance and Bajaj projects.
- Promoted from Associate to Senior Associate in under 3 years at PwC.
- Honored with multiple awards (Spot On ×2, Start R, Up & Beyond ×2) for delivery excellence.
- Directed cross-functional teams of 15+ members (PwC, client, vendors Yethi, Pennant, Clicqa).
Certification
- KPMG Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- Henry Harvin R Language Certification
Timeline
Senior Associate (Promotion)
PwC India – Financial Services Advisory
01.2025
MBA - General Management
IIM Indore
B.Sc. - Physics Hons.
IEHE Bhopal