LAKSHANA SHARVANI MUNDIL

Achievements: Streamlined product solutioning process by ensuring prioritization in product roadmaps and avoided significant non-compliance fees by Card Schemes, which amounted to over 1 million dollars. Increased engagement with Card Schemes resulted in efficiency in communication and smoother product testing.

1. Technical Product Development Experience

• Led the end-to-end product solutioning process from product discovery, ideation to product delivery to ensure alignment with Card Schemes (AMEX, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, DCI, JCB, Cartes Bancaires) requirements
• Worked with Product Teams to translate product requirements into technical specifications
• Handled weekly meetings with Product Teams to manage product release cycles.
• Established checkpoints to ensure smooth product delivery to avoid non-compliance fines.

2. Relationship Management Experience

• Driving engagement with Card Schemes
• Represented Checkout.com at 2023 MasterCard Technical Conference in Spain and was responsible for definining product requirements and driving product roadmap execution
• Collaborated with Product Marketing to ensure commercial awareness of upcoming product launches
• Quarterly meetings with Customer Service Managers to communicate new product introduction/enhancements and corresponding impacts.

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Worked with established researchers in the field from Nigeria, Argentina and South Africa to conduct telework legislation research for the promotion of regulatory frameworks on telework that guarantee labor rights.

• Conducted desk research
• Developed data collection instruments (interview guides and surveys)
• Conducted interviews with industry experts, labor law practitioners, trade union representatives and HR specialists
• Led validation meetings for research findings
• Prepared and presented recommendations to the African Labour Law Society Conference.

• Conducted thorough legal due diligence for various major international transactions
• Drafting of legal opinions for corporate matters
• Review and drafting of constitutive documents, including compliance and internal control manuals and business continuity manuals amongst others
• Drafting and review of private placement memorandums for open-end and closed-end funds