Shasu Vathanan

About Shasu Vathanan

I’m a Product Owner and AI Product Strategist with 11+ years of experience building enterprise digital platforms and leading complex product transformations. My focus is on turning ambiguous business problems into scalable, AI-enabled products that deliver measurable impact.Currently, I work on large-scale enterprise modernization, transforming legacy AS/400 systems into NextGen cloud-based platforms while ensuring behavioral parity, regulatory compliance, and seamless user experience. I specialize in translating deep technical systems into clear product strategies, roadmaps, and delivery frameworks.My expertise sits at the intersection of Product Strategy, Generative AI, and Platform Engineering. I actively design and integrate LLM-powered features, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI workflows, and intelligent automation into modern product ecosystems.I’m experienced in leading cross-functional teams across engineering, QA, architecture, and business stakeholders, driving product discovery, backlog governance, sprint execution, and release strategy within Agile and SAFe environments.Technically, I collaborate closely with engineering teams on REST APIs, FastAPI, Azure AI services, vector databases, LLM integrations, and cloud-native architectures, allowing me to bridge the gap between product vision and technical execution.I hold CSPO and SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager certifications and am passionate about building AI-first products, enterprise platforms, and intelligent automation systems that redefine how businesses operate.Highlights: Proficiency & Skills:• AI Product Development – Generative AI, LLM Integration, RAG Architecture• Product Ownership & Strategy – Product Vision, Roadmaps, Backlog Management• Agile Product Delivery – Scrum, SAFe, Sprint Planning, Release Management• API & Platform Products – REST APIs, API Integration, Platform Ecosystems• AI Engineering Collaboration – Prompt Engineering, AI Feature Design, AI Evaluation• Technical Stack Awareness – FastAPI, Python, Vector Databases, LangChain, LlamaIndex• Product Discovery & Delivery – User Stories, Gherkin Acceptance Criteria, DoR / DoD• Cross-Functional Leadership – Engineering, QA, Architecture, Business Stakeholders• Tools & Platforms – Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Postman• Product Design Collaboration – Figma, UX Flows, Wireframes, User Journey Mapping• Data & Product Metrics – KPI Tracking, Product Analytics, Data-driven Decisions

Experience

1. Product Manager

   Publicis Sapient

   May 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   At Publicis Sapient, I work as a Product Owner leading enterprise-scale digital transformation initiatives for healthcare platforms. My primary focus is modernizing legacy AS/400 Synon/Presto systems into NextGen web-based platforms, ensuring behavioral parity, regulatory traceability, and improved user experience.I collaborate closely with business stakeholders, architects, developers, and QA teams to translate complex legacy logic into clear product requirements, UI mappings, validation rules, and Gherkin-based acceptance criteria. I drive product backlog management, sprint planning, feature prioritization, and release coordination within Agile and SAFe environments.My role involves deep analysis of legacy system artifacts such as DDS structures and action diagrams to ensure accurate functional mapping in modern UI applications. I also lead defect triage, cross-slice validation, and root cause analysis to maintain product stability and delivery quality.Additionally, I leverage Generative AI and Azure AI tools to accelerate documentation, requirements analysis, and modernization workflows, enabling faster and more efficient product delivery.