Ashok Venkatraj
WHY I DO THIS
I’ve seen too many smart teams thrashing. Great people, exhausting hours, nothing to show for it. The problem is never talent—it’s lack of focus, unclear priorities, left hand not talking to the right hand in your org, and leaders who confuse motion with progress.
I fix that.
I’ve led product orgs through replatforms, scaled teams from 5 to 125+, and shipped products that generated hundreds of millions in USD revenue. More importantly, I’ve cleaned up the chaos when things fell apart.
If your product org feels broken, it probably isn’t. It just needs someone who knows how to tune the engine.
Ashok regularly speaks at corporate events and industry conferences, sharing insights on workforce innovation, automotive technology, and the future of talent solutions.
20+ years
in tech
Leadership scale:
Led 15+ teams / 125+ cross-functional contributors
15+ years
in product leadership
Coaching:
Mentored PMs to Director level across multiple companies
Industries:
B2B SaaS • Fintech/Payments • Platforms • Marketplaces • Integrations
Services:
Fractional CPO • Interim CPO • 90-Day Product Operating Sprint
SELECTED OUTCOMES
Applied AI:
- Cut unqualified/bot applications 90% via AI + guardrails (Indeed)
- Enabled 300+ PMs on practical AI; pilot cohorts saw 40-75% 1st draft output lift (Indeed)
Platform & Integration Leverage:
- Grew Indeed Apply adoption +20% across 200+ ATS partners with standards-based integrations (Indeed)
- Launched modular Button API/SDKs across 14 global job boards → +50% partner access (Recruit)
Payments & Transactions:
- Modernized payments stack (Adyen vs Chase/Worldpay) → +20% auth rates, lower fraud in 30+ markets
- Influenced $600MM TPV via checkout modernization (Magento/eBay/PayPal)
How I Work
Principles that guide every engagement:
01.
Customer obsessed
02.
Fewer, bigger bets
03.
Radical candor
04.
Raise the bar monthly
Recognition & Credentials
CEO Award
One Team Award
US Patent 7,865,880
(SDLC Innovation)
M.S. Computer Science
Companies I Worked With:
