Shailesh Oke
@shaileshoke
I build agentic AI products that transform enterprise employee service delivery.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
At D. E. Shaw, I lead four product managers across AI-powered recruiting, talent management, and talent development products, improving organizational efficiency by 40%+ and generating $500K+ in cost savings. I shipped agentic AI workflows for autonomous HR self-service, an LLM-powered learning platform that replaced a third-party system, and an AI performance product that cut review cycles by 40% for 3,000+ users.
Across Zalando, SS&C Eze, Salesforce, Oracle, and NetEnrich, I've built and scaled enterprise SaaS products across AdTech, FinTech, CRM, procurement, HR Tech, and ITSM. My work has increased ROAS by 30%, added $5.5M in annual revenue, expanded ARR by $10M, supported $800M+ in pipeline revenue, and generated $3M ARR through ITSM product-market-fit realignment.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Principal Manager, Product Management
D. E. Shaw
Aug 2020 - Present (6 years 1 month)
Led a team of 4 PMs across three AI-powered HR product lines, delivering AI platforms that improved organizational efficiency by 40%+ and generated $500K+ in cost savings. Conceptualized and shipped agentic AI workflows for autonomous HR request resolution, and built an in-house SCORM-compatible LMS with LLM-driven content recommendations.
Owned roadmap and OKRs for a high-scale AdTech platform generating $100M+ revenue, leading cross-functional execution across engineering, data science, and marketing teams. Increased ROAS 30% via ML-driven bid and campaign optimization, and launched new ad inventory adding $5.5M incremental annual revenue.
Drove product strategy for a $160M investment-management platform, prioritizing a multi-year roadmap balancing institutional client needs and compliance requirements. Expanded into Fixed Income, increasing TAM and ARR by $10M, and built self-service onboarding tooling cutting client onboarding time 30%.
Led a 14-member demo engineering pod providing presales technical support to solution engineering teams, building proof-of-concept applications and technical showcases that supported $800M+ in pipeline revenue. Developed and published AppExchange applications with 10K+ installs, contributing to a 20% lift in account conversions.
Led global roadmap for a $250M procurement application, prioritizing budgeting and encumbrance capabilities with measurable adoption outcomes. Delivered REST API vendor integrations that increased user adoption 20% through improved interoperability and partner onboarding.
Product and Strategy Roles
GT Nexus, Unisys, Deloitte
Jan 2006 - Jan 2015 (9 years)
Held product and strategy roles across logistics, finance, and IT infrastructure, shipping enterprise features from concept to launch with stakeholder alignment.
Product Manager
NetEnrich
Jan 2006 - Jan 2015 (9 years)
Revamped an IT Operations Management (ITOM/ITSM) product, generating $3M ARR through product-market fit realignment and cross-functional GTM execution. Gained deep exposure to IT helpdesk workflows, incident management, and enterprise IT service delivery.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Badruka Institute
Master's in International Business, International Business
Master's in International Business from Badruka Institute, Hyderabad, completed in 2006.
Aurora Degree College
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Aurora Degree College, Hyderabad, completed in 2004.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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