Ashish Kannan
@ashishkannan
I lead AI and security product delivery, scaling fintech-grade platforms from strategy to production.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m an AI product and delivery leader with 15+ years shipping enterprise-grade products across fintech, cybersecurity, and banking technology. I currently deliver production agentic-AI and LLM solutions—virtual broker assistants, automated financial workflows, and AI-driven data-quality platforms—while leading teams that move from use-case definition to deployment.
I bring deep security and fintech-platform credibility, owning a quantum-safe authentication and identity-and-access (IAM) platform built for zero-trust enterprise banking. At scale, I’ve helped sustain strong customer authentication and secure access, processing 10 Cr+ transactions per day at 5,000 TPS with 99.9% uptime.
I pair hands-on product lifecycle ownership with a commercial mandate, growing managed revenue to ₹18 Cr annually at zero churn and driving 20% ARR growth with 100% retention. I’ve led product-to-production delivery with cross-functional technical organizations, building secure-by-design delivery processes and maintaining a consistent release cadence.
My next step is to take CPO/VP/Head-of-AI-Products-level responsibility—owning AI product strategy, roadmaps, and platform architecture at AI-first, high-growth organizations where customer value and trustworthy delivery are non-negotiable.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Project Manager
Zetaris
Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 4 months)
Led delivery of production agentic-AI and LLM solutions for enterprise clients, managing a team of 10 data engineers and a platform architect from use-case definition through deployment. Delivered a virtual broker with automated document validation, AI-driven financial workflows (AR/AP due-period alerts, bank reconciliation, risk-positioning reports), and a data lakehouse with AI-driven data-quali
VP Customer Success
Fortytwo Labs
Aug 2021 - Present (4 years 9 months)
Owned the product-to-production lifecycle for the π-Control quantum-safe cybersecurity platform, responsible for authentication and secure zero-trust access. Sustained 99.9% uptime while protecting authentication and payment flows processing 10 Cr+ transactions/day at 5,000 TPS, and grew managed revenue to ₹18 Cr annually with 20% ARR growth and 100% retention (zero churn).
Project Manager
Dreambridge Global
Nov 2020 - Aug 2021 (9 months)
Owned roadmaps for two digital products and contributed to annual revenue exceeding ₹1 Cr, overseeing cross-border delivery for immersive enterprise experiences. Built the Pulse Sales Reporting platform for Apple Beats, a social-media engagement optimization tool, and supported delivery of the Bible Notes application.
Group Account Manager
Fountainhead Digital Marketing
Apr 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year 6 months)
Managed enterprise client accounts worth ₹1.5 Cr and delivered virtual conference and ERP/guest-management platforms across concurrent engagements. Delivered a virtual conference solution for Comex (Electrolux, Hitachi) and supported platforms for Visa, Diageo, and Apple Beats, owning end-to-end delivery.
Product Manager
Sportz Interactive
Sep 2016 - Mar 2019 (2 years 6 months)
Launched conversational chatbots for Star Sports and Pro Kabaddi League on Facebook Messenger to drive real-time fan engagement at scale, and delivered AR filter experiences and fantasy platforms for major Indian sports properties. Managed client accounts worth ₹80 L and drove innovation within the Innovation Labs team.
Project Manager
Tonic Media
Jan 2014 - Sep 2016 (2 years 8 months)
Delivered high-visibility digital projects across multiple concurrent enterprise accounts, including Educomp, Sony (IPL), eBay, and McDonald's, owning end-to-end lifecycle delivery. Led and mentored 25–30 resources across developers, designers, QA, and account managers and implemented performance-metric and growth-planning frameworks; managed accounts worth ₹35 L.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Welingkar Institute of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Operations
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Operations from Welingkar Institute of Management (2017).
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Information Technology
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Information Technology from the University of Mumbai (2011).
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) credential from PMI.
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