Ajith Kannan

Overview

Based in Chennai. I lead AI features at Boston Consulting Group. Killed 8 features nobody used and shipped the 4 that customers asked for. Before that: Kotak Mahindra Bank and Bajaj Finserv. I tinker with 3D printers.

Slower in the last week of each quarter

Experience

1. Director of Product

   Dec 2022 - Present
   Boston Consulting Group · 3 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
   • Grew AI products revenue from $8 million to $12 million ARR.
   • Took AI products activation from 33% to 53% in three quarters.
   • Cut time-to-first-value for new AI products customers from 19 days to 3.
2. Product Manager

   Mar 2019 - Dec 2022
   Kotak Mahindra Bank · 3 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
   • Grew AI products revenue from $5 million to $32 million ARR.
   • Took AI products activation from 30% to 51% in three quarters.
3. Associate Product Manager

   Jun 2017 - Mar 2019
   Bajaj Finserv · 1 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
   • Killed 5 features nobody used and shipped the 4 that customers asked for.
4. Product Manager

   Mar 2016 - Jun 2017
   Tata Motors · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
   • Killed 8 features nobody used and shipped the 4 that customers asked for.
5. Associate Product Manager

   Oct 2014 - Mar 2016
   TCS · 1 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Chennai, India
   • Cut time-to-first-value for new AI products customers from 13 days to 4.
   • Took AI products activation from 25% to 41% in three quarters.

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Education

1. NIT Surathkal

   B.Tech, Computer Science
   2010 - 2014