Atul Kochhar

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 2 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Led AI/ML-powered personalization platforms at scale.
Successfully launched GenAI Search showcased at CES 2024.
Developed seller-fraud detection models enhancing trust.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C E-commerce Product Leader with expertise in AI-driven personalization.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyPersonalizationCustomer ExperienceSearchUser ExperienceBusiness AnalysisTesting

Other Skills

Personalization & Recommender SystemsUGC & Community TrustProduct Growth Experimentation FrameworksMonetization & Retail MediaGenerative-AI Search & DiscoveryCross-functional LeadershipUser Generated ContentGenerative-AIItem RecommendationsRecommendationsAnalyticsUser BehaviorRoadmap DevelopmentClient LiaisonE-commerce

About

About I build and scale AI/ML-powered discovery and personalization platforms that serve hundreds of millions of shopping journeys each week. Over the last 11 years, I’ve led cross-continent product teams and shipped experiences that simplify decisions, lift conversion, and strengthen customer trust. Signature wins - GenAI Search — Launched natural-language, intent-aware search; showcased at CES 2024. - Personalization Platform — Built Walmart’s first persona and preference models; delivered Smart Basket for habitual purchases. -UGC Ecosystem — Drove exponential growth in native content with seamless creation flows and AI-based moderation. - Seller Trust & Insights — Developed seller-fraud detection and insight models that combine behavioral signals with customer feedback - Site/App Unification – merged grocery & general-merch platforms, reducing tech overhead while boosting CX.

Experience

14 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

9 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Walmart

7 roles

Sr. Director of Product

Promoted

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Product Strategy • Personalization & Recommender Systems • UGC & Community Trust • Product Growth Experimentation Frameworks • Monetization & Retail Media • Generative‑AI Search & Discovery • Cross‑functional Leadership

Product StrategyPersonalization & Recommender SystemsUGC & Community TrustProduct Growth Experimentation FrameworksMonetization & Retail MediaGenerative-AI Search & Discovery+2

Director of Product Management

Promoted

Nov 2022 – Nov 2024 · 2 yrs

Lead and drive Customer experience, Product Strategy and roadmap for Search, Personalisation and User Generated Content products for online, store and omnichannel journeys of Walmart Customers.
Lead genAI powered Search and Discovery journey with Marque launches at CES 2014 Las Vegas.

Customer ExperienceProduct StrategySearchPersonalizationUser Generated Content

Director of Product Management

Feb 2022 – Oct 2022 · 8 mos

Lead Personalisation and item Recommendations product for Walmart.

PersonalizationItem Recommendations

Group Product Manager

Promoted

May 2020 – May 2022 · 2 yrs

Leading personalization & recommendations areas
Easing out customer`s shopping journey - Online, Omnichannel, and in-stores

PersonalizationRecommendations

Senior Product Manager

Feb 2019 – May 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

Product Owner Personalization
Build solutions to help customers shop.

Personalization

Product Manager

Promoted

Dec 2017 – Feb 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

Product owner at Personalisation team at Walmart.
Building intuitive solutions to help customers shop in the Omnichannel retail space.

Personalization

Associate Product Manager

Jun 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

Lead product management for Customer Experience pillar at Walmart.
Owned end-to-end product lifecycles for Customer Experience products in the unique Omnichannel Retail world.

Customer Experience

Snapdeal

Mobile Product Manager

Dec 2014 – Jun 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos · New Delhi Area, India

I am part of ever-challenging and extremely agile Buyer Experience team leading some of the key user experience and growth projects.
As I product owner, I am responsible for building capabilities to enhance user experience with clear focus on Analytics and User Behavior.

User ExperienceAnalyticsUser Behavior

Cognizant

2 roles

Consultant : Hospitality Business Consulting at CBC

May 2014 – Nov 2014 · 6 mos · Kolkata Area, India

 Worked in the core team to develop cognizant solution, business case & roadmap for Cognizant`s end to end iBeacon solution
 Worked with one the leading luxury Hotel chains based out of Middle East to :
Developed Key Performance Indicator set that the business should use to evaluate performance of its various departments
Based on the Client`s business analysis Developed Roadmap for their Business Intelligence system transformation

Business AnalysisRoadmap Development

Intern : Hospitality Business Consulting at CBC

Apr 2013 – May 2013 · 1 mo · Kolkata Area, India

Project Title: Conceptualize and build Analytics Suite to Measure ROI of Social Media Activities for US Hotel Industry
 Identified Key Performance Indicators that are vital for various social media channels
 Devised matrices from the KPIs which can reflect a brand`s performance on social media
 Developed dashboards for each category to provide deep insights to the management regarding their social media activity and its results
 Developed marketing collateral like info-graphic that were used to pitch the Analytics suite to clients

Business AnalysisRoadmap Development

Infosys

Senior Software Engineer

Dec 2009 – Apr 2012 · 2 yrs 4 mos

● Liaised with the client, Tomtom - world’s leading supplier of navigation products, to determine the scope of the test cycle, test strategy design and execution of test plans. Analyzed test results to determine key findings of the test cycle
● Mentored a team of 4 and was single point of contact for the client in MapShop web portal testing
● Researched growth opportunities for Infosys in Telematics domain and developed proof of concept on Android app testing

TestingClient Liaison