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title: "Shaswata Biswas - Group Product Manager in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Shaswata Biswas, Product Leader | AI Strategy & Transformation | IIM Calcutta Alumnus | GenAI & E-commerce Innovation | Leading Global Capability Centers (GCC) for Billion-Dollar Global Brands based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes gemini."
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# Shaswata Biswas on Tal

## Headline

Product Leader \| AI Strategy & Transformation \| IIM Calcutta Alumnus \| GenAI & E\-commerce Innovation \| Leading Global Capability Centers \(GCC\) for Billion\-Dollar Global Brands

## About

Strategic Product Leader with 12 years of experience at the intersection of AI, e\-commerce, and global organizational design\. My career has been defined by a commitment to "organizational brilliance"—architecting the systems, cultures, and high\-performing teams required to drive digital transformation at a billion\-dollar scale\. Currently, I lead the Global Product Information Management \(PIM\) strategy for Victoria's Secret, where I oversee a multi\-layered organization of Product Managers and Senior Product Managers\. By leveraging Generative AI and RAG pipelines, my team has successfully optimized global merchandising ecosystems, resulting in measurable RPV growth and enterprise\-wide operational efficiency\. I specialize in navigating complex, matrixed global environments, bridging the gap between India\-based Technology Hubs and North American/EU business leadership\. My approach combines the analytical rigor of an IIM Calcutta education with a "people\-first" leadership philosophy, focused on maturing the product management discipline and developing the next generation of product leaders\. Core Expertise: • Strategic Leadership: Organizational Design, C\-Suite Alignment, Multi\-year Roadmapping, GCC Operations\. • Product Innovation: GenAI/ML Implementation, Digital Product Creation, Omni\-Channel Retail, Product\-Led Growth \(PLG\)\. • Operational Excellence: Agile Maturity, Cross\-functional Governance, Global Matrix Management\. I am passionate about building products that move the needle for the business and fostering a culture of innovation that empowers teams to do their best work\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

gemini

## Work experience

Group Product Manager at Victoria's Secret, Apr 2023 \- Present · 3 yrs 6 mos, Setting\-up the Product Information Management \(PIM\) product pod, taking ownership of the product data platform for VS\. Developing & executing a comprehensive roadmap for the PIM pod, setting strategic multi\-year product goals; collaborating closely with AVP and C\-suite executives to align the product strategy with overarching business objectives\. Leading & mentoring a team of product managers; managing a PM and 2 SPM\. Grooming a PM into an SPM and an APM into a PM, enhancing the team's capabilities and performance\. Spearheaded a POC in partnership with Google, leveraging AI to innovate retail product data management\. Defining change strategy and plan, analyzing organizational impact and conducting change readiness assessment\. Driving the product vision for the business unit to meet market\-level regulatory mandates; balancing business needs with technology assessments & recommending alternative approaches to meet business requirements\. Optimizing biz\-ops in connected systems like Content Management System, using PIM\.Supporting catalog feed requirements for international e\-commerce focussed initiatives\.

Group Product Manager at Victoria's Secret, Apr 2023 \- Present · 3 yrs 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Product Owner at Jio Tesseract, Dec 2022 \- Apr 2023 · 5 mos, Spearheaded the entire enterprise product line, with a focus on developing remote assistance solutions utilizing AR/VR technologies and head\-mounted displays\. Led the development of cutting\-edge enterprise software solutions integrating AR/VR/MR technologies and associated hardware\.

Senior Product Owner at Jio Tesseract, Dec 2022 \- Apr 2023 · 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India,  Developing enterprise software solutions using AR/VR/MR technology & associated hardware  Interfacing with Sales & Marketing team and sharing product information for multi\- channel marketing  Connecting with clients on a regular basis for demos and discussing the pain points to work and address the same in future  Engaging in discussion with the top management on a quarterly basis to discuss the developments and challenges  Working closely with the Director of Products to consult the roadmaps of other products and ensure smooth execution of further operations

Senior Product Manager at Jiva, Jul 2021 \- Dec 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India,  Spearheaded 2 milestone projects in parallel for Platform & Vendor Management pod  Administered two full sized pods and led entire gamut of activities  Launched a WhatsApp based vendor management and gamification feature which led to 15% increase in harvest output and 18% increase in efficiency  Led the launch of advanced version of vendor gamification features on Android app, which led to 14% reduction in short\-term loan recovery time & 19% reduction in long\- term loan recovery time  Introduced automated long\-term loan disbursal system, that led to 30% decrease in loan disbursal time  Designed a new short\-term loan feature which reduced disbursal time by 40% and increased harvest output by 33%  Devised an upgraded loan settlement feature which increased short\-term loan recovery by 20%  Led a tech overhaul project which laid the foundation for a multi\-crop and multi\-actor agro platform  Pod lead of the finance pod

Senior Product Manager at Jiva Agservices Pvt\. Ltd\.\(Indonesia Market\), Jul 2021 \- Dec 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos, Led 3 product pods which included Finance, Platform & Vendor Management\. Developed an automated vendor management module for fuel business and operational growth\. Devised products for finance farming & harvest related activities of small\-scale farmers and agrotraders in Indonesia\. Designed an agro\-business centric platform which could adapt any agro\-business and operations model\.

Product Manager at ABP eVentures, Jun 2016 \- Sep 2020 · 4 yrs 4 mos, Drove effective product strategies and UI/UX improvements across all the platforms \(website, mobile\-site and Android app\) that increased: DAU by 90% in business regions of West Bengal and Maharashtra\. Free engagement metric\(profile view, Profile like\) by 40%\. Paid engagement metric by 25%\. KYC conversions by 110% for both the West Bengal and Maharashtra business units\. Online revenue witnessed a Q\-o\-Q growth of 114%\. Improved business proficiency, process efficiency and customer satisfaction remarkably on CRM through automation of Sales & Discount Module and Refund module, resulting in reduced TAT by 50% and 60% respectively\. Administered development of an in\-house marketing tool based on\- event driven application model of AWS Lambda\.

Assisstant IT Engineer at CMC ltd\(TCS\), Sep 2010 \- Jul 2012 · 1 y 10 mo, Calcutta

## Education

Master of Business Administration, General Management, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Bachelor’s Degree, Electronics and Communications Engineering, West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata

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