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Ramalingam Sivasailam

AI/ML SaaS Product Leader | 14+ years | $20M+ ARR | Startups | Enterprise | Data Platforms

Bengaluru

12+ years of work experience

Aug 20251 y 1 moPresent

Bengaluru

1. Pilot Validation: Identified 275 - 975 Cr INR funeral market via 20+ customer interviews; launched omni-channel B2C orchestration (Relay, Claude, WhatsApp Business APi, Interakt, Razorpay) 2. 0-1 build: Automated transaction checklists, vendor settlement briefing, invoices, customer checkout comms across 15+ vendors (pandits, crematoriums); cut co-ordinator task TAT 65% with human-in-loop oversight. 3. Outcome tracking: Designed operational controls for a trust-critical domain: 8 platform KPIs (inc. Vendor on-time rate (<30 mins), NPS (68), CAC (<2200 INR)).
Diligent
Jan 20242 yrs 8 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- AI Strategy & Impact: Owned multi-year AI 3P-intelligence roadmap (2024-26); Built end-to-end ingestion pipelines (Langchain, VertexAI, Pinecone, Claude, GPT-4) processing 300k+ entities and 80M+ data signals; Scaled catalog-quality automation and workflow nudges for 20k+ enterprise partners generating $11M ARR and 20% partner activation lift in Q1-26. - Stakeholder Management & Quality: Built AI observability & governance frameworks that reduced partner-facing error backlog by 600+ issues (40% QoQ) - improving client retention 22%+ establishing audit-ready feedback loops analogous to seller compliance monitoring. - Platform Innovation & Engagement: Designed data-driven workflow interventions and in-platform nudges integrating intelligence feeds (Moody's, S&P, D&B, Refinitiv); Improved partner engagement 25%, drove 15%+ upsell and 20% CLV - proving behavior-change product design at enterprise scale. - Team Leadership & Ops: Led 7-member cross-functional product team (Eng, Design, GTM, Support); Drove OKR-alignment, responsible AI governance, and audit-ready workflows helping reduce execution blockers by 30%, and improving NPS 15 points; Modeled the influence-without-authority leadership a marketplace charter requires.
Ai Palette
Jul 20221 yrJun 2023

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- AI Strategy & Impact: Delivered FoodGPT (0-to-1 GenAI concept-screening agent, informed by catalog intelligence (SKU-level insights for CPG sellers) processed from eCommerce metadata (Target, Walmart, Amazon); Secured 7 enterpriseaccounts in 90 days, boosting WAU by 200% and validating seller-facing AI to unlock GTM - Product Planning: Owned seller monetization strategy for ML-powered retail intelligence platform (40+ active users, 13 enterprise accounts), redesigned onboarding and pricing model - boosting seller activation, adoption and revenue by 20% in Q3-22 - Data & AI Accuracy: Built AI-eval framework & catalog data quality benchmarks (Precision/Recall) across 10 PoCs; drove 45% product attribute accuracy improvement analogous to seller content health scoring systems. - Leadership/Process: Led a 5-person AI Product team; implemented Product Ops (OKRs/roadmap/enablement); increased CSAT by 50%.
Aquaconnect
Jan 20202 yrs 6 mosJun 2022

Greater Chennai Area

- AI/ML Product Leadership: Delivered 0-to-1 AI Intelligence platform (VertexAI + BigQuery) integrating CRM, LMS, SCF across 20+ BNPL-seller ecosystems; Designed data ingestion pipelines and seller performance dashboards as a Google for Startups cohort Lead - scaling B2B seller tooling from 0 to production. - High-Impact Seller Activation: Owned multi-party platform (OCEN-regulated); Designed seller-onboarding workflows, identity verification, and compliance governance analogous to multi-seller onboarding pipelines in marketplace platforms; $850k disbursed across 4 target segments in 3 months. - Significant Business Growth: Scaled multi-party platform ARR by 400% to $2M; improved CLV 25% through ML-driven personalization and workflow optimization. - Rapid Adoption & Scale: Launched hybrid seller experience, driving 700% DAU growth in 6 months; scaled B2B e-commerce onboarding to 150+ retailers (600+ monthly orders/retailer) - proving rapid seller activation and adoption at marketplace scale.
Deloitte Digital
Nov 20163 yrsOct 2019

Greater Chennai Area

- Product Strategy & Impact: Led strategy and development for 4 ML-powered MarTech products (3 campaign management, 1 rich media), driving 6M+ monthly impressions across 1500+ O&O assets; improved customer LTV by 8% - Execution & Stakeholder Management: Orchestrated cross-functional launches (Eng, UX, Ops, Support), cutting Turnaround Time (TAT) by 12 hours and achieving 15%+ self-service adoption. - Leadership & Portfolio Management: Directed global marketplace operations across US,EMEA and APAC - managing 2k+ multi-seller publisher engagements, 1M+ users, and multi-regulatory compliance tooling; Played a key role in Deloitte Digital’s acquisition.
Dec 201510 moOct 2016

Bengaluru

Infosys Ltd
Jul 20112 y 7 moFeb 2014

Chennai

GitHub
@ramalingamsivasailam
YouTubeyoutube.com/@rambleingam
Personal portfolioramalingam.carrd.co

Ramalingam’s AI Stack

aistudio
aistudio
anthropic apis
anthropic apis
antigravity
antigravity
claude code
claude code
hermes agent
hermes agent
langchain
langchain

Education

Anna University Chennai

Engineer's Degree, Automobile Engineering

Anna University Chennai

20074 yrs2011

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Headline

AI/ML SaaS Product Leader | 14+ years | $20M+ ARR | Startups | Enterprise | Data Platforms

About

- Deep expertise in building enterprise B2B SaaS, GenAI, AI automation, and cloud-integrated platforms. - Delivered AI-native products with scalable workflow intelligence, improved operational efficiency, and enterprise customer growth across portfolios at scale. - Proficient in onboarding pipelines, behavioral nudges, seller activation, and compliance with high GMV and adoption impact A few products/solutions I have led and launched - Integrated 3P Risk Marketplace - GenAI Concept Validation Agent - ML-driven Retail/CPG Intelligence Dashboard - Conversational AI Agents - B2B/SCF Agri eCommerce Partner Marketplace Ecosystem - Offline-enabled Farmer and Lab Mobile Apps - Intelligent Sales/Loyalty Automation - ML-powered Creative and Campaign Management Suite - Android-based IPTV/OTT convergent Streaming Platform - Programmatic Media Exchange and Content Syndication Platform

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

aistudio

anthropic apis

antigravity

claude code

hermes agent

langchain

Work experience

Co-Founder & Product Lead at FinalRite (Stealth), Aug 2025 - Present · 1 y 1 mo, Bengaluru, 1. Pilot Validation: Identified 275 - 975 Cr INR funeral market via 20+ customer interviews; launched omni-channel B2C orchestration (Relay, Claude, WhatsApp Business APi, Interakt, Razorpay) 2. 0-1 build: Automated transaction checklists, vendor settlement briefing, invoices, customer checkout comms across 15+ vendors (pandits, crematoriums); cut co-ordinator task TAT 65% with human-in-loop oversight. 3. Outcome tracking: Designed operational controls for a trust-critical domain: 8 platform KPIs (inc. Vendor on-time rate (<30 mins), NPS (68), CAC (<2200 INR)).

Sr Product Manager (GRC AI Initiatives) at Diligent, Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - AI Strategy & Impact: Owned multi-year AI 3P-intelligence roadmap (2024-26); Built end-to-end ingestion pipelines (Langchain, VertexAI, Pinecone, Claude, GPT-4) processing 300k+ entities and 80M+ data signals; Scaled catalog-quality automation and workflow nudges for 20k+ enterprise partners generating $11M ARR and 20% partner activation lift in Q1-26. - Stakeholder Management & Quality: Built AI observability & governance frameworks that reduced partner-facing error backlog by 600+ issues (40% QoQ) - improving client retention 22%+ establishing audit-ready feedback loops analogous to seller compliance monitoring. - Platform Innovation & Engagement: Designed data-driven workflow interventions and in-platform nudges integrating intelligence feeds (Moody's, S&P, D&B, Refinitiv); Improved partner engagement 25%, drove 15%+ upsell and 20% CLV - proving behavior-change product design at enterprise scale. - Team Leadership & Ops: Led 7-member cross-functional product team (Eng, Design, GTM, Support); Drove OKR-alignment, responsible AI governance, and audit-ready workflows helping reduce execution blockers by 30%, and improving NPS 15 points; Modeled the influence-without-authority leadership a marketplace charter requires.

Sr. Product Manager - Growth (Retail GenAI) at Ai Palette, Jul 2022 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - AI Strategy & Impact: Delivered FoodGPT (0-to-1 GenAI concept-screening agent, informed by catalog intelligence (SKU-level insights for CPG sellers) processed from eCommerce metadata (Target, Walmart, Amazon); Secured 7 enterpriseaccounts in 90 days, boosting WAU by 200% and validating seller-facing AI to unlock GTM - Product Planning: Owned seller monetization strategy for ML-powered retail intelligence platform (40+ active users, 13 enterprise accounts), redesigned onboarding and pricing model - boosting seller activation, adoption and revenue by 20% in Q3-22 - Data & AI Accuracy: Built AI-eval framework & catalog data quality benchmarks (Precision/Recall) across 10 PoCs; drove 45% product attribute accuracy improvement analogous to seller content health scoring systems. - Leadership/Process: Led a 5-person AI Product team; implemented Product Ops (OKRs/roadmap/enablement); increased CSAT by 50%.

Sr. Product Manager - ML-driven Growth & Strategy (Agri-FinTech) at Aquaconnect, Jan 2020 - Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Greater Chennai Area, - AI/ML Product Leadership: Delivered 0-to-1 AI Intelligence platform (VertexAI + BigQuery) integrating CRM, LMS, SCF across 20+ BNPL-seller ecosystems; Designed data ingestion pipelines and seller performance dashboards as a Google for Startups cohort Lead - scaling B2B seller tooling from 0 to production. - High-Impact Seller Activation: Owned multi-party platform (OCEN-regulated); Designed seller-onboarding workflows, identity verification, and compliance governance analogous to multi-seller onboarding pipelines in marketplace platforms; $850k disbursed across 4 target segments in 3 months. - Significant Business Growth: Scaled multi-party platform ARR by 400% to $2M; improved CLV 25% through ML-driven personalization and workflow optimization. - Rapid Adoption & Scale: Launched hybrid seller experience, driving 700% DAU growth in 6 months; scaled B2B e-commerce onboarding to 150+ retailers (600+ monthly orders/retailer) - proving rapid seller activation and adoption at marketplace scale.

Growth Product Manager at Deloitte Digital, Nov 2016 - Oct 2019 · 3 yrs, Greater Chennai Area, - Product Strategy & Impact: Led strategy and development for 4 ML-powered MarTech products (3 campaign management, 1 rich media), driving 6M+ monthly impressions across 1500+ O&O assets; improved customer LTV by 8% - Execution & Stakeholder Management: Orchestrated cross-functional launches (Eng, UX, Ops, Support), cutting Turnaround Time (TAT) by 12 hours and achieving 15%+ self-service adoption. - Leadership & Portfolio Management: Directed global marketplace operations across US,EMEA and APAC - managing 2k+ multi-seller publisher engagements, 1M+ users, and multi-regulatory compliance tooling; Played a key role in Deloitte Digital’s acquisition.

Growth Product Manager at Lukup Media, Dec 2015 - Oct 2016 · 10 mo, Bengaluru

QA engineer at Infosys Ltd, Jul 2011 - Feb 2014 · 2 y 7 mo, Chennai

Education

Engineer's Degree, Automobile Engineering, Anna University Chennai

Public links

github: https://github.com/ramalingamsivasailam

youtube.com: https://youtube.com/@rambleingam

ramalingam.carrd.co: https://ramalingam.carrd.co/