Gowtham R. — CEO
Strategic AI Product, Operations, Analytics and Commercial Enablement Leader with 20+ years of experience translating long-term business vision into scalable technology, revenue, and customer outcomes. Backed by an MBA (PGPEM) from IIM Bangalore, I specialize in applying data-driven insights, AI, and design thinking to solve complex customer problems in partnership with Sales, GTM, and Account teams. As an AI Product Leader, I have led the end-to-end lifecycle of AI-powered products while working closely with Sales and Customer-facing teams to support go-to-market execution, enterprise deals, renewals, expansions, and contract commitments. I bring a strong balance of technical depth, commercial judgment, and customer empathy, ensuring product and delivery promises made during sales cycles are executable and value-accretive. My experience includes: Defining AI product strategy and multi-year roadmaps aligned to revenue and market priorities Partnering with Sales, Pre-Sales, and Account Management to support enterprise deals, renewals, expansions, and executive QBRs Translating customer and sales feedback into product commitments, SOWs, SLAs, and delivery plans Leading and mentoring cross-functional teams (AI engineers, data scientists, product managers) Designing and executing go-to-market strategies for AI-driven products alongside Sales and Marketing Using KPIs, adoption metrics, and customer data to drive renewals, retention, and expansion readiness Ensuring compliance with regulatory and ethical AI standards in enterprise and regulated environments Acting as a senior escalation point to resolve commercial, product, and delivery misalignment I have worked across High Tech, Financial Services, Travel, Media, Retail, and Telecommunications, consistently operating at the intersection of Product, AI, Sales, Operations, and Customer Success. Outside work, I’m a health and fitness enthusiast and lifelong learner who values disciplined execution, long-term thinking, and empowering people to perform at their best. I enjoy working with strong sales, product, and engineering leaders to build durable revenue, trusted customer relationships, and meaningful business impact. 📩 Reach me at: LinkedIn (Message) 📧 gowtham66866@gmail.com
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI product leader with extensive experience in enterprise solutions.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 13 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Product Strategy
- Product Management
- Product Engineering
- Product Development
Career Highlights
- 20+ years in AI product and operations leadership.
- Expert in translating business vision into technology solutions.
- Strong balance of technical depth and customer empathy.
Work Experience
Trilogy
AI First Head of Product and Operations (1 yr 10 mos)
Aurea Retail
Senior Director of Product (4 mos)
Upland Software
Product Owner/Director (3 yrs 11 mos)
Trilogy
Product and Engineering Director (1 yr 2 mos)
ESW Capital
AI First Product Leader (7 yrs 10 mos)
Multiple Companies
Startup Advisor (7 yrs 10 mos)
Alpha Nodus, Inc.
Senior Director - Product and Engineering(Consultant) (2 mos)
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Vice President-Product Lead (2 yrs 9 mos)
HARMAN International
Technical Architect-Product Development (8 mos)
IBM India Pvt LTD
Manager Technical (3 yrs 11 mos)
Ellucian
Senior Engineer- Product Development (2 yrs 1 mo)
Sonata Software
Senior System Analyst (4 yrs 5 mos)
Education
Master’s Degree at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Diploma of Education at SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
GNAM at Yale University
GNAM(Hong Kong) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Course on India Isreal partnership(Tel Aviv at Tel Aviv University
GNAM(Santiago at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
GNAM(FGV at FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas
Executive Program in Business Management at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
Engineer's Degree at Visvesvaraya Technological University
Pre University at JAIN College
at JSS Public School