Anirudh Rapole

Founder's Office, AVP - Connected Banking & Payments @ Open Financial Technologies

About

IIMA MBA and Chartered Accountant with experience in Strategy and Ops, GTM execution, Business Finance, IPO Consulting, and Deal Advisory. Proficient in guiding Fortune 500 companies and start-ups across Europe and Asia to overcome complex challenges with insightful solutions. Proven expertise in international stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership. Skilled in building and leading multicultural, agile teams for mission-critical projects. Currently working in the Founder’s Office at Open Financial Technologies, a fintech unicorn, leading 0-to-1 scale-up initiatives and driving data-led decision making for new product lines. They say you have choose between being a “numbers person” and a “creative”. I decided to be both. I create content around career, tech and investing for a community of over 120k across platforms. If you catch me outside of work, I'm an adventurous traveller - 30 countries and counting - and an avid trekker! I also enjoy exploring my creative side whenever possible. I founded artriso.com, an online store for hand-pressed concrete art and home decor (later pivoted to concrete and eco resin art supplies) I'm always looking to grow my personal and professional network. Feel free to connect via LinkedIn or contact me directly at rapoleanirudh@gmail.com

Country

India

City

Bengaluru

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Meta ads, Google Ads, IPO Consulting, Program Management, Pricing Strategy, Go-to-Market Strategy, Product Launch, Data Storytelling, Business Consulting, Presentations, Data Analytics, Consumer Behavior, Big-Picture Thinking, Relationship Building, Design Thinking, Research Skills, Market Research, AI in People Management, AI in Strategy, AI in Innovation

Experience

Founder's Office, AVP - Connected Banking & Payments

Open Financial Technologies

2025-7 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

Bengaluru

Open is a Google-backed Series D fintech unicorn. Owned GTM for a new AP automation and connected payments product. Successfully launched a Payment Gateway in a highly competitive market, orchestrating everything from product-market fit to cross-functional rollout. Extensively worked on org wide OKR and business planning and review activities.

Senior Manager, Founder’s Office

Open Financial Technologies

2024-4 - 2025-7 · 1 yr 4 mos

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Secretary, Media and Marketing Committee

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

2023-7 - 2024-3 · 9 mos

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

First CA ever elected to lead the committee. Applied an analytical approach to brand strategy, growing the program’s social media followership by 10x in one year.

MBA Candidate

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

2023-4 - 2024-3 · 1 yr

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Graduated as a Merit Scholar (Top 3%)

Founder

Artriso

2020-6 - 2024-3 · 3 yrs 10 mos

India

Bootstrapped an e-commerce platform for handcrafted concrete decor, later pivoting to a raw materials supply model. I built the end to end digital and supply chain infrastructure, successfully scaling the venture to an autopilot state

Manager

KPMG Sweden

2022-1 - 2023-3 · 1 yr 3 mos

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Capital Markets, Deal Advisory Helped Nordic clients go public on the NYSE/ NASDAQ. I spent my time in Stockholm acting as a subject matter expert for USGAAP, simplifying the path to listing for international companies and managing high-stakes audit engagements across the region.

Assistant Manager

KPMG Sweden

2021-1 - 2021-12 · 1 yr

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Assistant Manager

KPMG India

2018-4 - 2020-12 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Hyderabad, London, Stockholm

Led end to end integrated audits for marquee clients across India, Singapore, and the UK. I managed cross-border teams to navigate complex regulatory landscapes for some of the firms’ most significant international engagements