0-to-1 product execution
Problem to launch planCustomer discovery, PRDs, prototypes, integration maps, partner selection, economics, ownership boundaries and launch sequencing.
0-to-1 Product / AI Agents / Stablecoin Payments / Enterprise Technology
I lead complex technology from product zero to commercial scale.
AI-native workflows, cross-border payment infrastructure, strategic partnerships and technically complex programmes, shaped with customers and delivered with engineering teams.
I bring technical depth from SAP implementations and protocol infrastructure, executive leadership from KILT, and current product fluency across AI agents, stablecoins, FX, KYC and global payout rails.
15+Years across technology and markets
23+Contributors led globally
~$2MFunding initiatives supported
Operating range
One leader across product, technology, market and delivery.
AI-native product workflows
Agents as an operating modelWorking prototypes, agentic customer journeys, AI-assisted research and technical documentation using Codex, Claude Code, ChatGPT and Cursor.
Stablecoins and global payments
Programmable financial infrastructureCross-border flows, FX quotations, KYC and KYB, wallet UX, on-ramps, settlement, payout rails, provider economics and compliance ownership.
Technical enterprise leadership
Platforms that must workSAP ABAP, enterprise integrations, supply-chain systems, technical architecture, distributed delivery, protocol infrastructure and governance.
Leadership, employment, partnership and programme footprint
KILT Protocol / CEO and product
Polkadot
PwC / Senior Tech Lead
Deloitte / Strategic collaboration
Waymo / Enterprise programme
Nestle / Enterprise programme
Cubic / Enterprise programme
Toronto Hydro / Enterprise programme
Shiseido / Enterprise programme
Tech Mahindra / Transformation
Caterpillar / Enterprise systemsSelected evidence
Evidence across product, protocols and enterprise systems.
01
Designed a conversational payment product from intent to local payout.
Mapped identity, FX quotation, approval, stablecoin settlement and payout into one product system. Produced PRDs, prototypes, integration maps and partner decision frameworks.
65+Countries evaluated
AgenticCustomer workflow
End to endProduct and partner logic
02
Led product direction and a distributed protocol organisation through market transition.
Owned strategy across roadmap priorities, trusted-data positioning, partnerships, governance and ecosystem growth while aligning technical contributors, investors and developer communities.
23+Contributors led globally
~$2MFunding initiatives supported
ProductProtocol and roadmap direction
03
Led SAP and integration programmes where technical failure was not an option.
Translated operating requirements into architecture, integrations, delivery workstreams and implementation decisions across global mobility, utilities, transportation and consumer businesses.
WaymoEnterprise programme leadership
SAPABAP and integrations
5 sectorsEnterprise delivery depth
04
Converted protocol infrastructure into a two-year enterprise collaboration.
Connected executive sponsors, technical teams and market use cases around reusable digital credentials, joint propositions and a credible enterprise adoption path.
Independent coverage Deloitte taps KILT for digital shipping logistics ↗2 yearsStrategic collaboration
Hapag-LloydFirst KYX implementation reported
AllianceProduct and market development
Career architecture
15+ years across product, platforms and markets.
Independent Product & Program StrategyAI-native global payments
Bengaluru / Global
0-to-1 product discovery, agentic workflows, stablecoin settlement, FX, KYC, payout infrastructure and launch planning.
CEO, Product & EcosystemKILT Protocol
Berlin / Remote
Company and protocol strategy, product direction, distributed-team leadership, governance, partnerships and positioning.
Head of GrowthKILT Protocol / BOTLabs
Berlin / Remote
Enterprise partnerships, product use cases, joint propositions and market development across Europe and APAC.
Strategic Ecosystem LeadPolkadot
APAC / Remote
Founder, investor and developer programmes, hackathons and market-building initiatives across the Polkadot ecosystem.
Senior Tech Lead, Enterprise PlatformsPricewaterhouseCoopers
United States / Global
SAP transformations, integrations and technical delivery for Waymo, Nestle, Cubic, Toronto Hydro and Shiseido.
SAP ConsultantTech Mahindra
Bengaluru, India
ABAP development, integrations, reporting and supply-chain process improvements for global enterprise programmes.
Analyst ProgrammerCaterpillar
Bengaluru, India
Enterprise systems supporting global manufacturing, operations and internal business processes.
Proof of work
The work, in rooms where markets and products take shape.
Each film is mapped to a contribution and outcome: market entry, builder activation, product narrative, programme ownership or executive direction.
01 / 06
Market entry / Conference leadership / 2023
Polkadot Now India
Field record
Speaking, building and convening across markets.
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Independent proof
Entrepreneur India ↗
Moneycontrol ↗
CoinDesk ↗
Polkadot brings its first global conference to India.
External validation of the market-entry conference and Rishant’s role in building the programme.
AWS commits $250K to 50 Polkadot projects.
A measurable builder outcome announced through the Polkadot Now India initiative.
Deloitte selects KILT for digital shipping logistics.
Independent coverage of enterprise adoption and partnership execution.
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