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𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭, 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬-𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐳 𝐑&𝐃, 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝟒𝟐 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝, 𝟏𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 Leadership across Enterprise, B2B SaaS, GCC, Platform, and startup ecosystems. I've taken products from zero to one, scaled platforms to enterprise, and built teams that delivered without hand-holding. I work across AI product strategy and execution. Not one or the other. Both. → AI product roadmaps in multi-stakeholder enterprise environments → Building product teams from 0→1 through scale → Product metrics tied to business outcomes — not dashboard vanity → Business Success Factors design, A/B experimentation, platform strategy, and ecosystem plays in GCC and India → Product vision, roadmap prioritisation, and C-suite alignment I've run the full product lifecycle! Discovery, definition, delivery, scaling. In engineering-heavy orgs, I've earned alignment. Not assigned it. I think strategy without execution is a slide deck. Execution without strategy is chaos. I hold both. I've run sprint reviews and board presentations in the same week. I've killed a feature a team spent three months building and made it stick. Past frameworks don't run my decisions. Every product problem gets a fresh read. I call this avoiding Natural Stupidity in the age of Artificial Intelligence. I created the AI Metrics Triangle — a diagnostic framework that tells product teams exactly where AI products break down: Technical Performance, Business Outcomes, and User Experience. Most AI products don't fail because the model was wrong. They fail because the metrics were wrong from day one. Along with a practice of Token Economics suitable for a profitable AI product stack. A product leadership brand across YouTube, newsletter, and advisory. Trained 300+ product managers. Mentored 200+. Fractional CPO and Strategic Product Advisor to early-stage and growth-stage companies. 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐨 VP of Product · Head of Product · Chief Product Officer · AI Product Lead · Director of Product · Fractional CPO B2B SaaS · Enterprise Tech · AI & Deep Tech · GCC · India Team sizes 10 → 500+. If you're building in the AI-first era and need a product leader who's already done it, let's talk. Connect here on LinkedIn

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

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Work experience

Founder and Navigator at The First Product Manager, May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗢𝗿𝗴 𝗕𝟮𝗕 𝗚𝗖𝗖 💼 Product Leadership Advisor for the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Platform at a large FinOps organisation. Advised the innovation/product leaders and led the product landscape's strategic development and market penetration. Led cross-functional teams to enhance platform capabilities, resulting in a 42% increase in transaction volumes and a 36% reduction in general queries impacting operational costs. My efforts in stakeholder engagement, regulatory compliance, and customer-centric innovation significantly boosted platform adoption and market leadership. 🎨 Established a Product Design (UX) Centre for Excellence to enrich the value of design and make Product Usability a fundamental value proposition at 𝗔𝗜 𝗕𝟮𝗕 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦 𝗼𝗿𝗴. Actively coaching/mentoring individuals on 🔮 Product Leadership Mentel Models 🎱 Getting things done 🔭 Critical Thinking 🪃 Storytelling with Data DM to know more....

Lead - Product Vertical at Sports For All (SFA), Feb 2025 - Apr 2025 · 3 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Instrumental and played a pivotal role in enhancing customer engagement and driving growth with a Product ramp-up plan. Laid the foundation for the Product vertical and Customer discovery Engine (SFA-360) > 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬.

Fractional CPO at HR and Health Startup, Feb 2024 - Jul 2024 · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, This is a limited capacity engagement to guide Product Vision, Product Strategy, and Go-To-Market planning and execution. Regularly mentoring the Product, Design, and Growth teams. Establishing alignment between the Leadership and Execution teams. Accomplishments: - Recruited and trained junior PMs to be delivery-ready in 30 days. - Developed a Go-To-Market plan with a Growth strategy and obtained business signoff. - Rolled out and trained the org on Product Management and Operational Excellence

Global Head of Products at Omind Technologies, Jan 2023 - Feb 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Led the transition from a project/solution-based Organisation to a product-centric Startup; re-structured to Product transformation, emphasizing strategic hiring to establish dedicated product verticals. • Successfully built and managed 3 product portfolios (CX, EX & BX) valued at $40 million, aligning with long-term goals and market demands. Designed 4 new products from scratch, contributing to $3.5 million in revenue. • Revamped People function and Key Delivery Processes, accelerating product delivery by 35% and cutting time-to-market by 20%. Executed a scalable growth-focused delivery plan, building a dynamic team of over 15 product experts. Established an extensive skill development program, boosting team productivity by 25% and enhancing employee satisfaction by 40%. • Established a Product Design Vertical, focusing on experience-driven product development, leading to a 30% increase in product delivery efficiency. Spearheaded vital initiatives such as Conversational AI (resulting in a 25% improvement in user engagement), Design for AI (enhancing AI accuracy by 15%), and the House of Design (a Design System that reduced design iteration time by 40% and increased cross-team design consistency by 50%). • Introduced 20+ new use cases, and 3 new Ideal Customer Profiles (ICPs), and enhanced the AI stack for market relevance. • Formed strategic alliances with 2 market leaders, opened 2 new distribution channels, and Acquired 30+ new customers through these strategic partnerships. • Developed and implemented a Product-led Growth (PLG) plan. Aligned all product roadmaps to support 25 growth initiatives by 2025 • Established Customer Success vertical to expedite account activation within 14 days. With aligned OKRs, indicating high customer satisfaction and loyalty. • Introduced Project Management Office (PMO) and Product Operation Dashboards focused on data-driven decision-making to support the growth plan and enhance operational efficiency.

Head of Digital Adoption And Enterprise at REM42, Apr 2022 - Dec 2022 · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Evaluated Product Market Fit, and defined Key deliverables for Product, Design, and tech team with Business processes and Metrics • Accelerated Marketing Landscape with Brand, Product and Growth Marketing Plans for 2 Quarters and Engagement Plans • Introduced Product suite 4 to large business accounts with 9.5/10 NPS • Created category expansion plan, aligned with business strategy • Developed and motivated team of high-performing Product and Marketing Managers. • Anchored Communities of sports scientists and Athletes (Users) • Established Sales process, funnel Management, KPIs and monitoring • Contributed to Investor deck with Product strategy, GTM and financial Projection • Facilitated experiments on Pricing, Negotiation and solution design

Education

Executive MBA in Product Leadership, Product Leadership, Business Management, Product Marketing, Institute of Product Leadership

B Com, Business Statistics and Analytics, Business Accounting, Cost Accounting, Savitribai Phule Pune University

Public links

youtube.com: https://youtube.com/@ravibheesetty

github: https://github.com/ravilabs

medium.com: https://medium.com/@@ravibheesetty