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title: "Vaishak Vaidhyanathan - Product Leader in Bengaluru, Karnataka | Tal"
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# Vaishak Vaidhyanathan on Tal

## Headline

Product Leader @ Nike \| Ex\-KFC

## About

I am a seasoned Product Leader with extensive experience in driving digital transformation and revenue growth for global brands like Nike, Yum\! Brands, and KLM\. My expertise lies in integrating artificial intelligence into digital product strategies to enhance customer engagement and optimize the end\-to\-end consumer journey\. A strategic thinker with a proven record in scaling mobile platforms, I specialize in building seamless omnichannel experiences that maximize conversion and foster long\-term customer acquisition\.

## Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka

## AI stack

anthropic apis

antigravity

claude code

claude

cursor

gemini

## Work experience

Product Leader at Nike, Feb 2023 \- Present · 3 yrs 6 mos, Bengaluru

Senior Product Manager at Yum\! Brands, Apr 2021 \- Jan 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, Led the digital consumer ordering journey and experience for KFC App, website and Kiosks\. Focused on product growth, experience and conversion\.

Product Manager \| Senior Business Consultant \- Retail at Cognizant, Jul 2018 \- Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Worked as Product Manager for different clients\. Redesigning and rebuilding digital products for retail clients\. Market Launch for South East Asia for a leading pet food client\. Build store App for managing the store experience for leading retail clients\.

Product Manager \| Ecommerce Consultant at Accenture Interactive, May 2017 \- Apr 2018 · 1 yr, Amsterdam Area, Netherlands, Focused on growth and conversion for a leading electronics company website\. Focused Market \- Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg \(Benelux\) Increased conversion Checkout partnership Ordering journey experience Last mile delivery

Product Owner at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Oct 2015 \- Jan 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos, Amsterdam Area, Netherlands, Build an experience App to engage customers inside Airport bringing in new revenue streams for KLM Led the product from MVP to product market fit\. Market \- Netherlands and France\.

Systems Engineer at Infosys, Nov 2011 \- May 2014 · 2 y 6 mo, Trivandrum

## Education

IMBA, International Business, SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research

Executive Program, Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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