Gharesh Shinde

About

Chief Product Officer Program graduate (IIM Kozhikode, 2025) and senior AI-first enterprise product executive with 14+ years scaling and shipping 0-to-1 and growth enterprise SaaS products across InsurTech, HealthTech, FinTech, Cybersecurity, EdTech, and data systems. Leads cross-functional product organizations of 50+ globally, owning product vision, roadmap, GTM, and P&L for $2M+ portfolios, with hands-on expertise in generative AI, RAG pipelines, agentic systems, and enterprise platform architecture (multi-tenant SaaS, IAM, APIs). Known for outcome-driven OKRs, tight metrics rhythms, and board-grade communication paired with technical fluency.

Experience

• Senior Group Product Manager · Artivatic Data Labs (RenewBuy / InsuranceDekho)05-01-2024

  AI-powered enterprise SaaS for global insurers across underwriting, claims, decisioning, IAM, and API platforms. Reports to CEO. Leads cross-functional squad of 50+ across India and the US. • Drove 7 enterprise AI platforms from concept to scale by owning vision, roadmap, and GTM, leading 50+ across India and US, reporting to CEO • Cut operational costs 10% and proposal throughput by 70% (48 hrs to under 4) by shipping AI Underwriting Platform with NLP and risk scoring across 5+ insurance carriers • Lifted product engagement 100% with 95%+ grounded accuracy by launching AI Copilot with intent classification, retrieval, and guardrails embedded in underwriting and claims • Auto-adjudicated low-complexity claims and shortened adjudication cycle time by launching GenAI + RAG Claims Decisioning with explainable logs, fraud signal detection, and human-in-the-loop validation mapped across 12+ personas (insurers, TPAs, surveyors, policyholders) • Steered a $2M annual portfolio with disciplined business cases, ROI analysis, quarterly OKRs, and weekly metrics rhythms across 7 platforms • Generated 3 production-shipped features and 2 patent-worthy ideas through cross-functional hackathons in AI-powered insurance workflows • Strengthened RenewBuy's positioning ahead of acquisition by InsuranceDekho by authoring an AI underwriting framework adopted across 5+ insurance carriers

• Data Science Product Manager · Gramener Technologies06-01-2021 – 04-01-2024

  AI and decision-intelligence product lines for Fortune 500 and public-sector clients. Managed PM and BA team driving a $2M portfolio. • Boosted threat detection and response 35% and cut false positives 40% by shipping Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Platform processing 10M+ events daily • Supported 200+ business users across 5 departments by building Unified BI Data Marketplace (Conduent) with NLP query recommendations and semantic search • Reached 90% accuracy for evacuation planning across 1,000+ families by delivering Disaster Prediction (Sunny Lives, SEEDS India) ML models on satellite imagery • Cut revenue forecasting from days to hours at BlackRock Hospitality by building Revenue Intelligence Platform with real-time RevPAR tracking, demand forecasting, and competitive benchmarking, replacing manual Excel workflows • Eliminated BI training requirements for non-technical stakeholders by building NLP-Powered Narrative Intelligence (Gramener Core) with template-based story generation and configurable narrative tone, white-labeled across enterprise clients • Contributed to Conduent's cybersecurity unit acquisition through unified threat intelligence and BI marketplace deliveries

• Product Owner / Technology Analyst · Infosys Limited09-01-2018 – 05-01-2021

  Owned product delivery for Fortune 500 enterprise platforms across LMS, smart city, and analytics. Championed agile adoption across delivery teams. • Selected to Infosys Lab 42 (named after Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), the inhouse niche product team building proprietary IP for global clients • Engineered AI face-detection proctoring during pandemic for 10K+ certification attempts, saving an estimated 500 manual proctoring hours per day across enterprise certifications • Built 3D-modeled virtual engagement platforms at Lab 42 enabling product roadshows when physical events were disrupted by COVID • Deployed Wingspan LMS with personalized learning journeys, certification tracking, gamification, and structured onboarding • Cut parking violations 25% by delivering MLCP IoT Smart Parking with occupancy sensors, mobile app, and operational dashboards • Shipped 4 major LMS releases on schedule across 3 scrum teams while managing competing stakeholder priorities • Lifted sprint predictability 30% by championing agile transformation for 2 delivery teams with Scrum and velocity tracking

• Senior System Engineer / System Engineer · Infosys Limited10-01-2014 – 08-01-2018

  Senior technical analyst driving agile adoption, enterprise platform delivery, and team leadership across banking, retail, and manufacturing clients. • Built L&D function from scratch training 500+ employees in Python, SQL, PL/SQL, Java, and Oracle apps with curricula adopted as standard onboarding • Halved manual reporting across 3 business units by delivering KPI dashboards, scheduled data pipelines, and analytics platforms • Condensed regression cycles from 2 weeks to 2 days by pioneering regression testing frameworks and CI/CD practices • Supported 100K+ daily active users by overseeing defect triage, RCA, and production support for enterprise applications • Mentored 8+ junior engineers and analysts on agile practices and documentation, with 3 promoted within 18 months

• Digital Manager · VL Auto07-01-2012 – 09-01-2014

  Digital operations for an automotive dealership network covering customer acquisition, engagement, and multi-channel digital strategy. • Compressed campaign launch time from 2 weeks to 3 days by integrating CRM, analytics, and CMS into unified marketing workflows • Trimmed marketing spend 20% while lifting reach and retention by negotiating 15+ vendor contracts • Fueled digital engagement and customer acquisition through multi-channel SEO, SEM, social media, email, and CRM-driven campaigns • Identified drop-off points and informed product strategy by planning a customer journey analytics framework tracking acquisition-to-retention funnel

Education

• IIM KozhikodeChief Product Officer Program, Chief Product Officer Program
• AltUni by Inside IIMCertified Program in Product Leadership, Certified Program in Product Leadership
• Scrum AllianceCertified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
• UdacityData Scientist for Enterprise, Data Scientist for Enterprise
• Infosys LtdAgile Methodologies Practitioner, Agile Methodologies Practitioner
• Mahaveer Institute of Science & TechnologyB.Tech, Computer Science

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