Keshava C.

CTO

India14 yrs 6 mos experience
AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Led global AI deployment strategies for enterprise clients.
  • Achieved $2M revenue growth through innovative product launches.
  • Transformed customer success models with AI-driven solutions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert specializing in AI-driven solutions for enterprise deployments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai ArchitectureCustomer SuccessProduct ManagementSolutions Engineering

Other Skills

Project ManagementData-Driven Decision MakingHybrid CloudCommunicationComputer ScienceData AnalysisCustomer DiscoveryTechnical Product ManagementProduct Road MappingCross-functional Team LeadershipNegotiationSoftware Sales ManagementSoftware Implementation ManagementVoice over IP (VoIP)Product Demonstration

About

I lead enterprise AI deployments across international markets with a clear mandate: turn AI into deployed, adopted, and revenue-generating systems. I have transformed traditional SaaS customer success and account management into a deployment-first operating model, led by AI engineers who own production success, expansion, and long-term value realization. My work sits at the intersection of deployment speed, success probability, revenue impact, and churn reduction. I focus on making AI reliable at enterprise scale, not experimental. If AI is not in production and driving business outcomes, it is not done.

Experience

Yellow.ai

6 roles

Head of AI Deployments

Promoted

Jun 2025Present · 9 mos · Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

  • I lead a 100+ member global organization of AI Partners responsible for new enterprise deployments, expansions, and turnaround programs.
  • I built and scaled a deployment-strategist–driven model that replaced traditional SaaS customer success, with a direct focus on:
  • Faster go-lives
  • Higher deployment success probability
  • Revenue realization through real adoption
  • Structural churn reduction
  • I own global deployment strategy and execution across complex enterprise environments.
  • The mission is simple: deploy AI that runs real businesses.
AI ArchitectureCustomer SuccessSolutions EngineeringProject Management

Director - Solutions Engineering & Customer Success

Promoted

Apr 2023May 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Product Innovation: Played a key role in conceptualizing, developing, and launching the Inbox product — a Zendesk competitor — that transformed customer support automation. Successfully grew the product to $2M in revenue over 3 years.
  • LLM and Chatbot Technologies: Led the integration of large language models (LLMs) and advanced chatbot technologies to provide intelligent, scalable solutions for customer support. This innovation improved automation and reduced operational costs.
  • Market Fit & Customization: Worked closely with the product team to tailor solutions specifically for the Indonesian and Singaporean markets, influencing product features and roadmap prioritization based on market needs.
  • Customer-Centric Product Strategy: Led customer success initiatives that resulted in higher product adoption and retention by analyzing customer feedback and iterating on product features to meet evolving customer needs.
  • Stakeholder Engagement & Strategic Alignment: Partnered with business stakeholders to understand their pain points, strategic goals, and challenges in customer service, translating these into actionable product strategies and features.
  • Customer Discovery & Hidden Pain Points: Conducted user interviews and product discovery sessions that focused on identifying critical user challenges, including those that stakeholders weren’t consciously aware of. Used this insight to inform product roadmap decisions and enhance the value delivered to customers.
  • Data-Driven Insights: Leveraged deep data analysis to track usage patterns, identify pain points, and optimize product features. Ensured that chatbot and LLM integrations were continuously improved to maximize customer experience and business value.
Hybrid CloudSolutions EngineeringProduct Management

Associate Director - Solutions Engineering and Customer Success

Jan 2022Apr 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Influencing Product Roadmap: Played a critical role in shaping Yellow.ai’s product offerings to align with market-specific requirements in Southeast Asia. Provided ongoing data-driven insights to inform the roadmap and ensure product-market fit.
  • Innovative Market Expansion: Launched and scaled Yellow.ai’s AI-driven customer support solutions, including chatbot and LLM integrations, helping drive a 300% YoY growth and achieve 120% Net Revenue Retention (NRR).
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Managed a 12-member team, integrating technical solutions with business goals to ensure product success in Indonesia and Singapore.
  • LLM and Chatbot Solutions: Led the development and deployment of chatbot solutions powered by LLMs, ensuring that the products delivered significant business gains, improved customer experience, and supported operational efficiency.
  • Stakeholder-Centric Solutions: Engaged directly with business stakeholders to deeply understand their operational challenges and strategic priorities, ensuring that product solutions were aligned with their business goals and delivered measurable value.
  • Customer Discovery & Problem Solving: Focused on uncovering latent user problems by asking the right questions during discovery sessions. Helped stakeholders realize challenges they weren't fully aware of, shaping product development and driving business value.
Hybrid CloudSolutions EngineeringCommunicationProduct Management

Senior Manager - Solutions Engineering (APJ)

Promoted

Feb 2021Feb 2022 · 1 yr

  • Innovative Product Launch: Played a key role in launching the Inbox product, contributing to its success and securing $2M in revenue over three years.
  • Go-To-Market Strategy: Designed and executed a go-to-market (GTM) strategy that generated $1.5M in Contract Annual Recurring Revenue (CARR) within the first year of launching Yellow.ai’s solutions in Indonesia and Singapore.
  • Data-Driven Growth: Analyzed customer data and product usage trends to continuously optimize product offerings, improving customer experience and retention.
  • Market Leadership: Guided Yellow.ai’s product development efforts for Southeast Asia, onboarding 100+ customers and expanding the product’s reach to markets like Hong Kong, South Korea, and Malaysia.
  • LLM and Chatbot Integration: Worked with product teams to integrate chatbots and LLMs into customer support solutions, ensuring that these technologies provided tangible business benefits in terms of automation, cost savings, and customer satisfaction.
  • Business Stakeholder Collaboration: Worked closely with key stakeholders in Indonesia and Singapore to understand their challenges and business goals, aligning product features and support strategies to meet their needs and drive business success.
  • Customer Discovery Mastery: Led discovery sessions where I used targeted questioning to unearth both stated and unstated customer needs, ensuring the product addressed both immediate and latent pain points.
Computer ScienceData AnalysisCustomer DiscoverySolutions Engineering

Manager, Solutions Engineering (APJ)

Jan 2020Feb 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

Computer Science

Solutions Engineer

Jul 2019Jan 2020 · 6 mos

Dana indonesia

AI Automation & Strategy - Principal Manager

May 2024May 2025 · 1 yr · Jakarta Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

  • Strategic AI Deployment: Leading AI-driven digital transformation initiatives, creating secure, scalable architectures leveraging large language models (LLMs), NLP, and cloud-native technologies to optimize and automate complex operational workflows.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Spearheading strategic collaboration between engineering, product, and business stakeholders, ensuring alignment of technical solutions with strategic business goals and compliance requirements.
  • Enterprise Architecture & Security: Designing secure, compliant, and highly available architectures that meet stringent regulatory standards, particularly suited for sensitive environments such as banking and financial services.
  • Customer Discovery & Impact Analysis: Conducting deep customer discovery to uncover hidden operational pain points, translating insights into AI-enabled solutions that significantly improve operational efficiency, customer experience, and ROI.
  • Data-Driven Decision Making: Driving product and deployment strategies informed by comprehensive data analytics, ensuring measurable impact, continuous improvement, and strategic alignment with business objectives.
  • Executive-Level Engagement & Influence: Effectively engaging senior executives and stakeholders, clearly communicating strategic vision, product value, and ROI to drive buy-in and successful adoption of AI-driven initiatives.
AI ArchitectureProduct ManagementData-Driven Decision Making

Pelatro

Senior Solution Architect

Aug 2017Jul 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos · WP. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Led the design and deployment of telecom marketing automation systems, working with telecom operators to innovate and optimize their customer engagement strategies.
  • Innovative Solutions: Designed custom telecom marketing systems that improved customer engagement and drove business value for operators like Celcom, Smart, and Tele2.
  • Data-Driven Insights: Utilized analytics to continuously improve system performance and campaign outcomes, ensuring the solutions remained ahead of industry trends.
  • Stakeholder Interaction & Problem Discovery: Worked directly with telecom clients to understand their business needs and uncover hidden challenges, leveraging customer discovery techniques to develop impactful solutions.

Huawei technologies

3 roles

Solutions Architect

Jun 2016Jul 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Architected technical solutions for telecom infrastructure and worked closely with product teams to ensure scalability and market fit.
  • Innovative Product Development: Contributed to the development and optimization of telecom products by gathering deep technical insights and leveraging data to guide product evolution.
  • Data Analytics: Conducted extensive data analysis to identify trends, optimize performance, and guide product feature prioritization.
  • Stakeholder Management & Problem Discovery: Regularly engaged with both technical and business stakeholders to identify their key challenges. Focused on uncovering hidden issues and opportunities by asking the right questions during meetings and product discussions.

Senior Technical Engineer

Promoted

Aug 2013Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Technical Engineer

Aug 2011Aug 2013 · 2 yrs

Education

Visvesvaraya Technological University

B.E — EC

Jan 2007Jan 2011

St.Joseph's Indian High School

High School — High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

Jan 1999Jan 2005

St. Joseph's Pre-University College

Jun 2005May 2007

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