Soumen Dutta
About Soumen Dutta
Soumen Dutta is a Senior Product Manager at Backbase, where he focuses on developing digital software products for small and medium enterprises. He has extensive experience in product management and business analysis, having previously worked at Deloitte, Lloyds Banking Group, and HSBC, among others.
Work at Backbase
Soumen Dutta has been employed at Backbase as a Senior Product Manager since 2022. In this role, he focuses on developing digital software products tailored for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). He advocates for a flexible product approach to reduce implementation efforts at client sites. Dutta led the launch of the 'unsecured business loan' minimum viable product (MVP) in December 2022. His leadership style emphasizes servant leadership, aiming to create a customer-focused and effective product team. He also incorporates user discovery processes to improve the team's understanding of end users.
Previous Experience
Before joining Backbase, Soumen Dutta held various positions in the financial services sector. He worked at Deloitte as a Functional Lead from 2019 to 2021 in London. Prior to that, he served as a Business Analyst at Lloyds Banking Group from 2013 to 2015. His career also includes roles at Flagstone as a Senior Product Owner for 11 months in 2021-2022, and at HSBC Commercial Banking as a Senior Business Analyst for 6 months in 2019. Dutta has also worked at Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group in several senior analyst roles.
Education and Expertise
Soumen Dutta holds an Executive Program in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, which he completed from 2006 to 2007. He also earned a Bachelor of Science in Honours Physics from the University of Calcutta between 1987 and 1991. Additionally, he obtained a Bachelor of Technology in Fibre Technology from the same university from 1992 to 1996. Dutta's educational background supports his expertise in product management and business analysis within the financial services industry.
Career Development
Soumen Dutta's career spans over a decade in various roles across the financial services sector. He began as a Project Leader/Senior Consultant at Genisys from 2008 to 2010. He then transitioned to roles at Lloyds Banking Group, where he progressed from Business Analyst to Senior Lead Business Analyst between 2013 and 2019. His diverse experience includes significant positions in business analysis and product ownership, which have contributed to his current role at Backbase.