Saloni Patil

About Saloni Patil

With over 15 years of experience in product management, strategy, design, and agile development, I lead the product and technology team at NIQ for Walmart.Throughout my professional career, I have focused on driving customer-centric product strategy, leading enterprise-scale digital platforms, analytics modernization, and driving adoption through data-driven decision making, and delivering measurable revenue impact. In the recent years, this discipline has supercharged with the efficiency and speed that AI brings. Currently immersed myself in agentic commerce, and embedded AI-powered automation and reasoning workflows within analytics platforms and products.I believe in empowering and developing talent, and I foster a collaborative and customer-centric culture within my team and across the organization.

Experience

1. VP of Product & Technology

   NielsenIQ

   Jan 2024 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Leading cross-functional product, data engineering, and operations teams supporting Walmart, delivering high-impact insights, advanced analytics, and scalable data solutions• Drove a full redesign of the most-used Walmart analytics product, maintaining 95% client retention while generating 15% incremental revenue.• Defined and operationalized customer experience KPIs across onboarding, engagement, and decision workflows, increasing product adoption by 10%, informing product vision and strategy.• Embedded AI/ML into analytics and processes, reducing manual effort by 50% and accelerating insight delivery by 25%.• Led enterprise digital transformation initiatives using data-driven prioritization; reduced operating expenses by 30%.• Leading the development and launch of AI agents for the commercial teams, predicted to bring savings and incremental revenue over $5MM in year one.

Education

• HEC Paris

  MBA Exchange Program, MBA

• Maharashtra Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science

• Thunderbird School of Global Management

  Masters, MBA

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Management
• Social Media Marketing
• Market Research
• Marketing Communications Planning
• Crm
• Strategy
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Content Strategy
• Marketing Strategy
• Management
• Competitive Market Analysis
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• Marketing
• Web and Print Content Development
• Business Strategy
• Content Management
• SEO
• Strategic Planning
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Business Development
• Digital Marketing
• Competitive Analysis