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Derya Isler

CEO

United States14 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Transforming AI initiatives into enterprise-ready solutions.
  • Delivering over 30 keynotes annually worldwide.
  • 15 years of AI experience in leading tech companies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert specializing in AI product management and strategic transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai ApplicationsData ScienceAi TransformationStrategic LeadershipMachine LearningProduct ManagementAi StrategyProduct VisionProduct StrategyPersonalization

Other Skills

AI Transformation RoadmapsAgile MethodologyAnalysisArtificial Intelligence (AI)B2B Marketing StrategyBig DataBig Data AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceBusiness Intelligence ToolsCC++Cloud ComputingCloud StorageCluster computingCommunication

About

WHAT I DO: I help organizations transform their AI initiatives from small-scale experiments to enterprise-ready solutions. As the CEO and Founder of SAIL, I provide strategic guidance, hands-on leadership, and practical frameworks, all to ensure that AI efforts deliver real and measurable business results. WHOM I WORK WITH: I partner with technology executives, product leaders, and engineering teams who are ready to harness the power of AI to drive innovation and growth. I deliver over 30 keynotes annually with up to 10,000 in attendance, all around the world. A few of my engagements in 2025 included: Harvard University, Women in Product, Web Summit, Ai4, and more. SERVICES PROVIDED: ‣ AI Product Strategy Development ‣ AI Leadership Training ‣ AI Product Management Frameworks ‣ Responsible AI Implementation ‣ AI Transformation Roadmaps ‣ Executive Education on AI Strategy and Leadership HOW IT WORKS: For individuals, I combine live classes, hands-on projects, and strategic mentoring to help participants gain not just knowledge, but practical AI skills. Participants solve real-world challenges in weekly workshops and graduate ready to lead AI initiatives of their own. For businesses, I design practical workshops, strategy sessions, and mentoring programs tailored to your goals as an organization. Together, we’ll assess your AI maturity, build actionable plans, and develop your internal AI capabilities. Business leaders can directly benefit from this education so they can go from just being informed to becoming actionable with AI products. WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE: I’ve led teams that have built and scaled AI products delivering real business value. With 15 years of AI experience in the world 's leading tech companies, I have a unique perspective that's rooted in the reality of running a profitable business. As a professional educator and active professor, I’ve helped hundreds of professionals advance their careers through my courses on AI Product Management, Leadership, and Strategy. These perspectives give me a unique set of qualifications that enable me to directly help professionals and yield results. WHAT OTHERS SAY: "Derya Isler's guidance has been invaluable. The live sessions were engaging, and the collaborative learning environment truly set this program apart. The assignments helped me solidify my understanding of managing AI-driven products." READY TO TAKE ACTION? Let’s connect and get started! 📧 Email: derya@aiproductmaster.com

Experience

Glasswing ventures

Advisor

Jul 2025Present · 8 mos

Salesforce

Vice President, AI Applications

Jun 2025Present · 9 mos · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Remote

  • Leading Data Science, AI and ML Engineering teams to build scalable AI applications
AI ApplicationsData Science

Siriusxm

2 roles

Head of Artificial Intelligence

Promoted

Jul 2024Mar 2025 · 8 mos

  • Drove end-to-end AI and product strategy across search, voice, personalization, and generative AI
  • Led product vision and roadmap for enterprise AI platform .
  • Buit scalable ML infrastructure for real-time recommendations
  • Led ad ranking efforts to leverage AI for optimal ad load.
  • Established ML governance framework and deployment processes

Vice President of Product

Jul 2023Jul 2024 · 1 yr

  • Led search and personalization initiatives at SiriusXM and drove content discovery
  • Oversaw product strategy for personalized content recommendations, search, ML-Platform and cross-platform user experiences across Streaming App and Automotive.
AI StrategyProduct Vision

Strategic ai leadership

Chief Executive Officer

Mar 2024Present · 2 yrs · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Remote

  • Helping organizations become AI-first through strategic transformation
AI TransformationStrategic Leadership

Boston college - woods college of advancing studies

Adjunct Professor, Machine Learning & Product Management

Sep 2022Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

Machine LearningProduct Management

Boston college

Member of The Board of Advisors

Jun 2022Present · 3 yrs 9 mos · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Instagram

Product Leader

Mar 2022Jul 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

Spotify

Product Leader - Personalization

Sep 2019Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Greater Boston Area

Wayfair

Product Management Lead - Engagement Platforms

May 2018Sep 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater Boston Area

Women in product

Chapter Lead

Mar 2018Jan 2024 · 5 yrs 10 mos · Greater Boston Area

  • Women in Product is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a community for women in product management to learn from and support each other.
  • Check this out to learn more:
  • https://www.womenpm.org/
Product StrategyPersonalization

Dell emc

2 roles

Advisor, Product Management, VMAX

Oct 2017May 2018 · 7 mos · Greater Boston Area

Product Manager-VMAX Ecosystem Partner Product Management

Jan 2015Oct 2017 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Greater Boston Area

W. r. grace & co.

Product Manager

Jul 2013Jul 2014 · 1 yr · Greater Boston Area

Yapi kredi bankasi a.s

Software Engineer

Mar 2011Jul 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos · Gebze

Rksoft

Software Engineer

Jun 2010Mar 2011 · 9 mos · Ankara, Turkey

Education

Northeastern University

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jan 2012Jan 2014

Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University

Bachelor's degree — Computer Engineering

Jan 2005Jan 2010

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