Deputy Incharge UPI Build

NPCI is seeking a senior product leader to drive innovation,
AI-enabled product acceleration, and next-generation platform capabilities
across the UPI ecosystem. The role will define and execute UPI's innovation, roadmap, leveraging AI, product discovery, ecosystem experimentation, and
platform evolution to address emerging payment needs, enhance user experiences,
and enable future-scale growth.

The incumbent will partner with engineering, ecosystem
participants, business stakeholders, and industry leaders to deliver scalable,
intelligent, and future-ready products. Success in this role requires strong
product leadership, deep technology and platform expertise, AI-first product
thinking, ecosystem understanding, execution excellence, platform governance,
adoption strategy, and executive stakeholder management.

Product Innovation Strategy & Roadmap

• Drive
  the UPI innovation roadmap, defining future capabilities, platform
  evolution, adoption goals, and success metrics.
  
• Identify
  opportunities across payments, digital commerce, scalability, and emerging
  technologies to shape future-ready solutions.
  

Product Discovery, AI Innovation & Experimentation

• Lead
  ecosystem-wide product discovery, AI-enabled innovation, and rapid
  experimentation with banks, PSPs, TPAPs, merchants, and fintechs.
  
• Translate
  insights into scalable product requirements, roadmaps, and execution
  plans.
  

Platform Strategy & Engineering Partnership

• Define
  API-first platform strategies focused on scalability, interoperability,
  extensibility, and seamless ecosystem adoption.
  
• Partner
  with engineering teams to deliver high-performing, resilient, and scalable
  platform capabilities while improving key metrics such as ASR, latency,
  and throughput.
  

Product Governance & Execution

• Establish
  strong PDLC governance, launch readiness, telemetry, and continuous
  improvement frameworks.
  
• Drive
  disciplined execution from concept through launch and optimization.
  

Leadership & Ecosystem Influence

• Represent
  UPI innovation and AI-led product strategy across executive forums and
  industry engagements.
  
• Influence
  ecosystem direction, mentor product leaders, and foster a culture of
  innovation, experimentation, and product excellence.
  

Requirements