Naveen Agrawal

About Naveen Agrawal

I ideate, invent, and transform.AI-first product leader, builder & creative storyteller with double-digit granted tax-tech patents (and a growing invention pipeline). I blend deep domain depth with hands-on building to turn regulated workflows (tax compliance, ERP, fintech) into clear, reliable products.Practical about AI: GenAI-first interfaces, Agent/Agentic workflows, real business lift—strategy from product re-design to new markets, with the guardrails and adoption plans to make it stick.Interdisciplinary by design: roots in support, development, and IT-services sales; breadth across SaaS/integrations, ERP/CRM/POS, e-commerce—plus vertical work in post-harvest agri commodities and jewelry manufacturing → retail.Creative professional: award-winning writer + filmmaker who translates vision into strategy narratives and product messaging that make complex ideas simple and actionable.Core strengths• Product strategy & platform/portfolio architecture• Invention/innovation: problem framing → patentable, shippable solutions• AI-first problem solving & operationalization (pilot → practice)• Data-informed GTM & outcomes (adoption, retention, margin, cost-to-serve)• Cross-functional leadership across PM, Eng, Data, and Design• Imagination-led storytelling across writing, video, and other formatsIf your organization needs an AI-first builder who can ideate, invent, and transform—and make AI work for the work—I help turn complexity into measurable outcomes.

Experience

1. Director of Product Management - Ai & Innovation

   Avalara

   Sep 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Maharshi Dayanand University

  Master's Degree, Computer Science

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  APSEM (Advanced Program in Software Engg & Mgmt), Computer Software Engineering

  2010 — 2010

• Maharshi Dayanand University

  Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.), Computer Science

• University of Rajasthan

  Bachelor's Degree, Science

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Executive Education

  2017 — 2017

Skills

• Pre-Sales
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Requirements Gathering
• Business Analysis
• Product Management
• Consulting
• Business Process Design
• Erp
• Technical Product Management
• Solution Design
• Integration
• Software Project Management
• Crm
• Product Design
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Proposal Writing
• IT Management
• Consultants
• Agile Methodologies
• Leadership
• Management
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Product Engineering
• Team Management
• Negotiation
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Vendor Management
• Outsourcing
• Certified Scrum Master Csm
• Visio
• Software Product Management
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Requirements Analysis