Parul Sharma.
Product Manager · Product Owner

Turning complex systems into useful products.

18+ years leading enterprise and AI-powered products from discovery to launch, adoption, and continuous improvement.

About

Product leadership grounded in customer needs and measurable outcomes.

I bring clarity to ambiguous, cross-platform problems. My work spans AI-powered employee support, sports technology, payments, fraud and compliance. I use customer research, operational data, and experimentation to prioritize investments and shape intuitive workflows.

18+Years across product and technology
40%Increase in weekly active users at Preception
25%Revenue growth at Preception
Selected work

Products and platforms

AI · Enterprise workflows

Interoperability platform

At Fidelity Investments, leading discovery and roadmap development for an AI-powered platform connecting internal tools and workflows.

  • Prioritizing features with customer insights and operational analytics.
  • Designing automation and contextual data sharing to improve support efficiency.
  • Aligning engineering, architecture, operations, and data teams on tradeoffs.
Computer vision · Consumer SaaS

Preception soccer training

Owned the lifecycle of an AI-powered platform combining motion capture, mobile workflows, and performance analytics for personalized coaching.

  • Defined a roadmap covering 9+ core features.
  • Partnered on player tracking, pose estimation, and scoring models.
  • Improved engagement 30%, revenue 25%, and weekly active users 40%.
Financial services · Risk

AML and fraud monitoring

At Vancity, led enhancements to reporting, risk scoring, and case workflows across debit and digital payment channels.

  • Mapped KYC, monitoring, alert triage, and regulatory submission flows.
  • Defined requirements for rule tuning and reporting data quality.
Payments · Platform modernization

Enterprise payments

For banking clients including Central1, Mastercard, and RBC, shaped requirements across card issuing, routing, settlement, chargebacks, and disputes.

  • Translated network mandates and fraud controls into system and API requirements.
  • Identified friction and automation opportunities across payment flows.
Career

Experience

Product Consultant · Fidelity Investments

2024–Present · Raleigh, NC

AI-powered interoperability, product discovery, roadmap, delivery, and adoption.

Product Manager · Preception

2020–2024 · Vancouver, Canada

AI-powered soccer training across mobile, web, sensor data, and analytics.

Lead Business Analyst · Vancity Bank & Financials

2020–2022 · Vancouver, Canada

AML, fraud monitoring, regulatory reporting, and risk workflows.

Product Consultant · Banking clients

2016–2020 · Vancouver, Canada

Payment modernization for Central1, Mastercard, RBC, and NICA.

Sr. Software Analyst · American Express

2012–2015

Chip & PIN, EMV, secure card issuance, and data center modernization.

Software Analyst · Sapient

2008–2012

Web and mobile customer journeys and technical specifications.

Learning

Education & certifications

  • MS in AI Business Strategy, ongoing — Boston University
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical & Electronics — University of Pune
  • Certified Product Manager — Pragmatic Institute
  • CSPO — Scrum.org
  • Customer Analytics — Wharton School of Business
  • UX/UI Design Essentials — California School of Arts
  • AI Essentials in Leadership — Oxford University
Recognition

Awards

  • Outstanding Contributor, Fidelity — 2026
  • Top Outstanding Contributor, Fidelity — 2025
  • North Star Award nominee, Vancity — 2021
  • RBC Lions Recognition — 2017
  • Amex Blue Award — 2013
Contact

Let’s connect.

For product leadership opportunities or a conversation about AI, customer experience, and complex platforms, reach out by email or LinkedIn.

Email me  ·  LinkedIn

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