Saurabh Mehta
About Saurabh Mehta
Saurabh Mehta serves as the Senior Director of Data & Product Partnerships at Credit Karma, where he leads strategy and manages relationships with major data partners. He has extensive experience in product development and partnerships, having held various roles at Mastercard and Adobe Systems.
Work at Credit Karma
Saurabh Mehta serves as the Senior Director of Data & Product Partnerships at Credit Karma, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he leads strategy, deals, and partner management for the company's international business data partnerships. He manages relationships with over 15 large data and product partnerships, which enhance site-wide experiences. Mehta is responsible for structuring and negotiating complex deals with strategic data partners, with deal values reaching up to hundreds of millions of dollars. He collaborates closely with Credit Karma's CEO, CRO, and President to evaluate and execute new product and data offerings through partnerships.
Previous Experience at Mastercard
Before joining Credit Karma, Saurabh Mehta held several key positions at Mastercard. He served as Director of Acquiring Solutions, focusing on Strategic Partnerships & Business Development from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, he was a Senior Manager in Core Payments, overseeing Program Management & Technology Consulting from 2015 to 2016. Mehta also worked as Vice President of Acquiring & Consumer Financing Solutions from 2021 to 2022, and as an MBA Associate in Core Payments for a brief period in 2012. His roles at Mastercard involved significant responsibilities in partnership management and strategic development.
Education and Expertise
Saurabh Mehta has a strong educational background in engineering and business management. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications from M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur, from 2004 to 2008. He later completed an MBA at Washington University in St. Louis from 2011 to 2013. Additionally, he participated in an MBA Summer Exchange Program at Université Paris Dauphine. Mehta has also pursued executive education at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, completing the LEAD: Corporate Innovation Program from 2017 to 2018. He is currently studying Organizational Leadership through the Executive Leadership Program at Cornell University since 2019.
Experience at Adobe Systems
Saurabh Mehta began his career at Adobe Systems, where he worked as a Senior Software Engineer in Core Technologies, focusing on Quality Testing from 2008 to 2011. He also held a position as a Software Engineer in the same department for a brief period in 2011. His experience at Adobe provided him with a solid foundation in software engineering and quality assurance, which contributed to his later roles in technology and product management.