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# Vinay Vishwanath on Tal

## Headline

Product Management & Strategy

## About

Product Manager \| AI Strategy & 0 \-> 1 Innovation I am a Product Manager with nearing 9 years of experience building and scaling AI\-powered products at Microsoft and Ramco Systems\. Currently, at Microsoft, I lead GenAI initiatives for Excel, contributing to a global footprint of 28M\+ MAU\. Key Achievements: • 0 \-> 1 Innovation: Launched Excel Live in Microsoft Teams, scaling to 10M\+ MAU and securing a patent\. • AI Strategy & Growth: Led Formulas AI roadmaps, achieving 50% feature engagement and 85% retention\. • Technical Impact: Architected an internal RAG pipeline that saved $60K\+ annually & accelerated insight velocity by 80%\. • User Experience: Drove a 10\+ point NPS uplift for Excel by establishing strategic themes based on deep user research\. I hold an MBA from IIM Bangalore and a B\.Tech from NIT Karnataka\. I am passionate about bridging the gap between complex AI technology and high\-trust user experiences\.

## Location

Hyderabad

## AI stack

aistudio

gemini

langchain

openai

## Work experience

Product Manager 2 at Microsoft, May 2021 \- Jun 2026 · 5 yrs 2 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, AI Products & GenAI Strategy \- Owned Excel AI initiatives contributing to 28M\+ MAU; launched Formulas & Formatting AI using AI Evals & HITL frameworks to achieve 85% retention\. \- Architected internal RAG pipeline and 'Comment Agent' features, cutting operational costs by $60K/year while boosting insight velocity by 80%\. Core Product Growth \(Web & Mobile\) \- Drove 10\+ point NPS uplift and a 6\.5% engagement increase across Office by aligning roadmaps for Excel, Word, and PowerPoint\. \- Led migration strategy onboarding 1\.5K tenants/month, while operationalizing Agile best practices for a 10\+ member cross\-functional team\. 0→1 Innovation \- Led 0→1 strategy for Excel Live in MS Teams, securing a patent and scaling the MVP to 10M\+ MAU across Web & Mobile\.

Program Manager at Amazon, Apr 2020 \- Jun 2020 · 3 mos, Tamil Nadu, India, • Collaborated with 4\+ stakeholders to identify and address customer pricing pain points pre\- and post\-order\. • Developed a dynamic customer price frustration metric at the product level for US MRPL, enhancing decision\-making\. • Created a dashboard to visualize seller\-specific CPFS, leading to a 30% increase in efficiency by empowering stakeholders\.

Product Analyst at Ramco Systems, Jan 2017 \- May 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Durban Metropolitan Area, Product Strategy & Digital Transformation \- Defined and pitched roadmaps for 7\+ products to senior leadership, driving digital transformation based on client requirements\. \- Executed 10\+ innovation projects in a single year, initiating 20\+ ideas to accelerate business value\. Technical Delivery & Data \- Led Spend Management & eCommerce initiatives, managing card payment integrations, complex transactional data, and 3rd party APIs\. \- Directed database migration & ETL design for 2 global enterprises with a core team of 8; facilitated technical training for 30\+ developers\.

System Analyst at Ramco Systems, Jun 2015 \- May 2019 · 4 yrs, Revenue & Banking Management System \- ERP • Served as a techno\-functional product owner, driving digital transformation initiatives and translating enterprise client needs into scalable ERP product roadmaps across 7\+ modules\. • Led Product Initiatives for spend management & eCommerce, managing complex Data Flows, API Integrations, and 3rd\-party vendor relationships to ensure seamless Transaction Processing\. • Directed a large\-scale database migration, designing ETL workflows and leading an 8\+ member engineering team; successfully delivered migration programs for two global enterprise clients\.

Programmer Analyst at Ramco Systems, Jun 2015 \- Dec 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos, Chennai Area, India

## Education

PGP, Business Administration and Management, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Bachelor of Technology \(B\.Tech\.\), Electronics and Communications Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka

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