Jakarta, Indonesia  ·  Product & Technology Executive

Krisna
Parahita

Twelve years building fintech platforms from the ground up — lending infrastructure, AI-powered banking, embedded finance, and the data systems underneath them all. Led product and technology at Indonesia's largest e-wallet. Now pursuing an MSc in Artificial Intelligence while staying close to the problems that matter.

Jakarta, Indonesia IELTS 7.0 PSM I MSc AI
"The most important product decisions aren't about features — they're about which problems are worth solving in the first place."
— On building at scale
12+
Years in tech & product
12M+
Verified users scaled
60%
Infra cost cut as acting CTO
400K
SME borrowers in 2 months
Key highlights
$1M+ · 400K
Lending platform from zero
Built LinkAja's core lending product end-to-end using alternate credit scoring for telco retailers. Acquired 400K SME borrowers and disbursed over USD 1 million within 2 months of launch.
60% ↓ cost · 30% ↑ revenue
Infrastructure turnaround as acting CTO
Cut cloud infrastructure costs by 60% and grew annual revenue 30% YoY by identifying high-performing products and closing low-ROI workloads — in a 3-month acting CTO tenure.
90% efficiency gain
Agentic BI platform
Delivered an internal self-service analytics tool powered by LLM-based agentic AI. Non-technical staff ran their own analyses, reducing data team dependency by 90%.
95% success rate
In-house eKYC AI
Built anti-spoofing and face-verification models for remote onboarding. Achieved 90% legitimacy and 95% onboarding success — even in low-connectivity rural markets.
12M+ · 6 licenses
Platform scale & regulatory licensing
Scaled LinkAja to 12M+ verified users and trillions in GTV/month. Secured 6 regulatory licenses: E-Wallet, SNAP, QRIS, Cardless Withdrawal, Account Linked, and Remittance.
100K+ farmers · $5M+
Agri-fintech credit infrastructure
Built AI-enhanced credit scoring using telco and commodity data at TaniFund. Enabled 5× faster approvals, 10× faster disbursement, and grew to 1M+ retail investors.
Professional experience
Head of Product & Data Platforms Apr 2021 – Apr 2025
LinkAja — National e-wallet & digital payment platform (SOE-backed)
  • Built and launched core lending platform from zero; disbursed >USD 1M, acquired 400K SME borrowers in 2 months
  • Owned end-to-end product roadmap: QRIS, Direct Debit, remittance, investment, and savings products
  • Led AI-powered systems: e-KYC with anti-spoofing, real-time credit scoring, and Fraud Detection System
  • Shipped internal BI platform powered by agentic AI; enabled 90% efficiency gains via LLM analytics
  • Served as acting CTO for 3 months — achieved 60% infra cost reduction and 30% YoY revenue growth
  • Scaled platform to 12M+ verified users, trillions in GTV/month, millions of active merchants
  • Secured 6 regulatory licenses including E-Wallet, SNAP, QRIS, Cardless Withdrawal, Account Linked, Remittance
Data Engineering Consultant Jan 2021 – Jul 2021
World Bank (STC) — Advisory to Indonesia's Ministry of Finance
  • Designed future architecture for the SIKD fiscal data system using MDM, data profiling, and analytics tooling
  • Delivered a CKAN-based data catalog improving national access to subnational fiscal data
  • Presented gap analysis and solutions to senior Ministry of Finance officials and policy stakeholders
Head of Technology / Senior PM Apr 2020 – Apr 2021
TaniFund — Agri-fintech platform enabling farmer access to capital
  • Built AI-enhanced alternative credit scoring using telco + commodity data; enabled loans to 100K+ farmers
  • Implemented AI/IoT-powered farm monitoring for project health and risk management
  • Enabled 5× faster credit approval and 10× faster disbursement via internal automation
  • Grew platform to 1M+ retail investors; disbursed >USD 5M with low NPL
Founding Technology Lead Dec 2018 – Apr 2020
Spacestock — PropTech platform for property agents and buyers
  • Led product and marketing; delivered 1M+ web sessions in 6 months with SEO/SEM under $10K
  • Built CRM and scheduling tools for hundreds of agents; optimized conversion and lead management
  • Scaled revenue to $50K+/month by month 3 post-launch; grew team from 1 to 15
Earlier Roles Jul 2011 – Dec 2018
Senior to head-level roles across tech, e-commerce, and financial services

Companies & roles

Head of Product — Elevenia Head of Trust & Safety — Bukalapak Senior Product Manager — OLX Senior Product Owner — Midtrans Project Manager — ANZ Bank Senior Software Engineer — Kleepon
Skills & domain expertise
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS GCP Snowflake Docker Kubernetes
Data & AI
BigQuery SQL Looker Firebase LLM / Agentic AI Credit scoring eKYC
Product & Analytics
Figma Mixpanel Hotjar Content Square
Languages
Python JavaScript PHP SQL
Indonesia regulatory
OJK compliance Bank Indonesia QRIS · BI-FAST · SNAP Dukcapil eKYC Islamic finance
Delivery
Jira Confluence Figjam PSM I Agile
Education
2025 –
2026
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence
Universität zu Lübeck, Germany
Positioning as a practitioner who never stopped learning — bridging 12+ years of hands-on platform delivery with formal AI research.
2007 –
2011
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
University of Brawijaya
Major in Software Engineering and Computer Informatics
Speaking & recognition
Speaking engagements
Speaker — Fintech Forum
Speaker — Digital Banking Summit
Speaker — Indonesia Fintech Forum
Panelist — Digital Banking Asia Summit Indonesia 2024, Jakarta
Panelist — Tech & Product Management Summit
Mentor — AI, product ideation & validation bootcamps
Head of Technology — Indonesia E-commerce Association (idEA), 2019–2020
Awards & certifications
Excellence Performance Fintech (2023) — CNBC Indonesia
Most Favorite E-Wallet App (2023) — BIFA
Syariah Digital Customer Engagement (2023) — SWA
"Achieving Together" Award (2022) — LinkAja
Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
IELTS Academic 7.0
English (professional) · Indonesian (native)

Open to what's
worth building.

Targeting senior technology and product leadership roles in fintech, digital banking, and AI-powered platforms — Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and beyond.