Ipsita Praharaj

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DISC Type : C

Technical Product Manager at PayPal

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Overview

Ipsita is a Technical Product Manager at PayPal, leveraging her expertise in AI and data analysis to enhance fintech solutions. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon and IIT Kharagpur, she leads the development of ML platforms that support business loan underwriting and automate risk assessment processes using GenAI.

She is passionate about advancing AI research and fostering diversity within the tech community. Ipsita has presented her work at the prestigious "Women in Machine Learning" workshop at the NeurIPS conference on two separate occasions, highlighting her dedication to both innovation and mentorship.

Her research paper on detecting and explaining AI-generated image forgeries was accepted at the international computer vision conference, ICCV 2025.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

Negotiator

Precise

It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.  They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.

Topics They Care About

AI in FinTech
Manages ML platforms for PayPal's business loan underwriting, using AI to automate the review of non-standard documents and manage credit risk strategies.
Visual Forgery Detection
Authored the research paper "REVEAL, " which focuses on using Vision Language Models to identify and provide reasoning for manipulated images.
Women in Machine Learning
Was twice selected as a presenter at the Women in Machine Learning (WiML) workshop, co-located with the top-tier NeurIPS conference, showcasing her research.

Media Appearances

Ipsita has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2024
Technical Product Manager at PayPal
10-2023 - 4-2024
Graduate Teaching Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University
10-2023 - 4-2024
Graduate Teaching Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University
8-2023 - 10-2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University
5-2023 - 8-2023
Product Manager Intern at PayPal

Education

8-2022 - 12-2023
Master of Science - MS from Carnegie Mellon University
2015 - 2020
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

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Insights For Selling To Ipsita

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ipsita is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ipsita

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ipsita move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Ipsita take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Ipsita

Personality Compatibility


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