Saroj Nayak
Principal Product Manager, Data & Ai Platforms @Costco Wholesale
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WORK HISTORY
Principal Product Manager, Data & Ai Platforms @Costco Wholesale
Hyderabad, IN
EDUCATION
Jadavpur University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Indian Institute of Management Mumbai
MBA, General Management
SKILLS
ABOUT SAROJ NAYAK
I am a Data & AI Product Leader with 16+ years’ experience shaping enterprise AI/Product strategy, and building GenAI/ML/Analytics capabilities at scale. My background includes Big Tech (Amazon), GCC (Costco, Applied Materials), and AI Strategy Consulting (Kearney, Mu Sigma) across the US, UK, EU, Middle East & India. I focus on partnering with senior business stakeholders (up to SVPs & C-suites) to translate ambiguous executive vision into tangible AI-enabled products, building high-performing teams, and driving measurable business outcomes in marketing, supply chain, operations, and customer experience. AI & Product StrategyDesigned AI roadmaps, formulated business cases and prioritized, established operating model and governance frameworks, drove adoption and change management of AI products & self-serve BI platforms. AI & Data Product / Solution DevelopmentEnd-to-end ownership of GenAI/NLP/ML/BI products and solutions (Ideate → Build → Launch → Evangelize → Scale), across use cases like forecasting, pricing, segmentation, recommendation engine, optimization, risk analytics, anomaly detection, AdTech ROI optimization etc. LeadershipBuilt and scaled global teams (AI/ML, BI, data engineering, UX) from scratch in GCC, products and consulting companies, shaped hiring and people development frameworks, partnered with cross-functional stakeholders up to C-suite. If your organization is scaling AI and data-driven transformation, let\'s connect. I bring proven leadership that sits at the intersection of strategy, product development, stakeholder management, and building a high-performing org. Core Expertise- Cross-functional Leadership🤝 Stakeholder Management🧠 AI Product & Data Strategy Agile Product Management🤖 Generative AI & Predictive Modelling (Stats/ML/DL)🧪 Experimentation & A/B Testing Business Intelligence & Data Platforms Data Governance Industries- Technology Retail & eCommerce🥤 Consumer Goods (CPG) Manufacturing Logistics & Supply Chain Financial Services
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