Lokendra Kaushik

Co-Founder

Hyderabad, Telangana, India14 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in bridging RL theory with practical applications.
Led product growth resulting in 5x revenue increase.
Experienced in managing cross-functional teams remotely.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI expert with a strong focus on product management and growth strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Reinforcement LearningProduct ManagementResearchProject ManagementSoftware Development

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAnalyticsBusiness AnalysisBusiness IntelligenceBusiness OperationsCloud ComputingE-commerceJavaMachine LearningMobile DevelopmentPre-salesPyTorchRequirements AnalysisSDLCSoftware Project Management

About

I'm a self-driven Reinforcement Learning (RL) practitioner, working at the intersection of research, consulting, and education. I’m deeply interested in bridging theoretical RL with real-world applications. Open to consulting engagements, research collaborations and teaching opportunities in the RL/AI space. Below domains are heavily leveraging RL currently: → Robotics → E-commerce: Dynamic pricing, inventory optimization, recommendation systems → Financial: Algorithmic trading, risk management, portfolio optimization → Product: User engagement, A/B testing optimization, feature prioritization 💡 My Differentiator: Most RL experts understand the math but struggle with business context. Most PMs understand business but fear the technical complexity. I bridge that gap. Previously, I was a Product leader with 15 years of experience in building and scaling products (SAAS, B2B, B2C, e-commerce). I like to take on long term mandates, go deep into problems and solve them well for the long term. Often that has required me to frequently iterate and experiment. I excel at using data to inform decisions. As a leader, I champion growth mindset and find joy in coaching, helping team members reach their full potential. Experienced at remotely managing and working with teams.

Experience

Freelance

Reinforcement Learning Researcher & Consultant

Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr

After building a theoretical foundation in RL and working on a few toy problems, I am currently working on a building an ambitious RL chess agent (inspired by AlphaZero) of 1800 ELO strength.

Reinforcement LearningPyTorch

Microsoft

Product management

Nov 2021 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Product owner for reporting and analytics for Microsoft Viva Goals. Enabled customers to monitor OKR adoption and take timely actions to improve health of their OKR program. Also setup analytics - MAU definition, telemetry framework, NPS and feature feedback surveys to ensure product teams take data driven decisions. Setup help and support. Worked closely with privacy, security, compliance and commerce teams to successfully integrate Ally.io into Microsoft ecosystem and launch as Viva Goals in a record period of 9 months.

Product Management

Ally.io

Lead Product Manager

Feb 2020 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos

OKR software. I led Product-Led-Growth initiatives. Worked closely with Business operations and Marketing teams to optimize Lead -> Trial -> Subscription funnel. Resulted in 5x growth in revenue in 15 months and an acquisition by Microsoft. Launched key enterprise features to unlock enterprise growth.

Product Management

Xfactory.in

Product Head

Sep 2016 – Sep 2019 · 3 yrs

Solving B2B E-Commerce for construction and industrial verticals. Sold material to retailers via localized, easy to use mobile app. Setup and scaled product, engineering, customer support, catalog functions.

Product Management

Goibibo

Associate Director - Products

Aug 2015 – Dec 2015 · 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Leading Online Travel Aggregator in India. Product owner for flights for all flavors (Web, mWeb, Android and iOS)

Product Management

Palred technologies limited

Senior Product Manager

Oct 2013 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

E-tailer for tech accessories. Setup LatestOne.com (Ptron) storefront and warehouse operations. Hired and led product and QA teams.

Product Management

Agile design labs

Co-founder

Feb 2013 – Oct 2013 · 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

At Agile Design Labs, we do research on measuring and improving the quality of software design in product companies that follow agile methodologies, so that they can ship faster. We also hold occasional boot camps to take our learnings to the product developer community. Held training bootcamps for reputed product companies like Walmart Labs, Flipkart, GoIbibo, Interview Street, Redbus, Vedantu Tech etc.
Products:
Tool for evaluating design quality of code.
XtremeRails: Tool for kicking off RoR development quickly (Provisions a VM in AWS + Online Browser based IDE + Deployment solution + Automatic GIT check-ins + DNS Management)

Research