Karthik Gunasekar Leader

About Karthik Gunasekar Leader

Product Leader specializing in Digital Commerce Platforms, AI-driven Products, and Enterprise Platform Strategy.I lead product strategy and platform innovation across Fortune 100 companies, including Kohler, GAP, Victoria’s Secret, and financial platforms serving millions of customers. I build digital platforms, product teams, and scalable commerce ecosystems.Over the past 22+ years, I’ve led product strategy and platform innovation for Fortune 100 companies, including Kohler, Gap Inc, Victoria\'s Secret, and Chase Bank—driving large-scale digital transformation across retail, commerce, and financial platforms.Today, I lead product strategy for enterprise digital platforms at Kohler, where I help shape the future of AI-driven commerce, modern platform architecture, and global digital experiences.My work sits at the intersection of product leadership, modern architecture, and business strategy.What I do best* Build enterprise-scale digital platforms that power commerce and customer experience* Define multi-year product strategy and roadmaps aligned to business growth* Lead and mentor high-performing product teams* Translate complex architectures into customer-centric product experiences* Drive platform modernization using APIs, microservices, and cloud architecture* Partner with executives to turn technology investments into business outcomesCareer highlights* Leading digital platform strategy for Kohler.com, supporting a $9B global brand* Delivered enterprise omnichannel order management platforms across Gap Inc.’s $16B retail ecosystem* Modernized digital architecture through API-first and event-driven platforms* Built and scaled product teams and leadership pipelines* Delivered AI discovery strategies, including Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)What excites me nowThe next wave of digital platforms will be shaped by:* AI-driven discovery and commerce* Agentic buying experiences* Composable digital platforms* Search evolving into answer enginesI’m particularly interested in how AI will transform how customers discover, evaluate, and purchase products online.Leadership philosophy: Great products are built where technology capabilities meet customer insights and business strategy.My focus is building platforms that scale, teams that grow, and products that create durable business value.Let’s connect. I enjoy connecting with leaders from my Specialties:Product Strategy & Leadership| Platform Products | Digital Commerce | AI Products | Enterprise Platforms | API Platforms |Omni Retail

Experience

1. Group Product Manager- Digital Products Cx

   Kohler Co.

   May 2024 — Present

Education

• T.I school

  High school

  1998 — 2000

• Scrum Institute

  Certified scrum product owner, Agile Platform

  2017 — 2017

• International MBA institute

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Organizational Leadership

  2016 — 2016

• Liverpool John Moores University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Marketing

• University of Madras

  Bachelor's in engineering, Electronics and communication

  2000 — 2004

• Scrum Institute

  Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Methodologies

  2016 — 2016

Skills

• Quality Assurance
• Ibm Mainframe
• Performance Testing
• Application Testing
• Testing
• Mainframe
• Qc
• Quality Center
• Manual Testing
• Test Planning
• Test Management
• Regression Testing
• User Acceptance Testing
• Test Strategy
• Sdlc
• Requirements Analysis
• Software Project Management
• Db2
• System Integration Testing
• Black Box Testing
• Business Requirements
• Jira
• Jcl
• Cobol
• Sql
• Test Execution
• Integration Testing
• Software Quality Assurance
• Test Cases
• System Testing
• Defect Tracking
• Scrum
• Agile Methodologies
• Vendor Management
• Business Analysis
• Management
• Consulting
• Waterfall
• Hp Quality Center
• Test Automation