Avinash Dara

AI Product Leader · Ex-Nvidia,HighSpot · IIIT-Hyderabad

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AI Product Leader · Ex-Nvidia,HighSpot · IIIT-Hyderabad

13+ years driving AI-first product strategy, growth, and platform innovation across SaaS and EdTech. Engineer-turned-Product Leader, skilled in LLMs, LangChain, PLG, experimentation, and analytics. Scaled products to ₹180 Cr ARR, launched 10+ AI Initiatives impacting 250K+ users, and led 9 cross-functional pods (90+ FTEs) that improved conversion, retention, and NPS at scale.

Education

B.Tech, ECE

IIIT Hyderabad

01/01/200831/12/2012

Product Leadership Program

Reforge

01/01/202431/12/2024

Skills

LLMs

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LangChain

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CrewAI

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AI Evals

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RAG

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AI Governance

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Analytics

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Experimentation (A/B, cohort analysis)

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Python

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AWS

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GCP

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Automation (n8n, Zapier)

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Vibe Coding

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Product Strategy

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Cross-Functional Leadership

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Experience

2025 - Present

Senior Product Manager – AI

HighSpot

Delivered enterprise AI initiative (L&D Agent) - worked across platform, devices, and partner-ecosystem teams. Integrated AI-platform services and the agent gateway, 50% adoption improvement via beta-customer trials.

AI-platform servicesL&D Agent

2022 - 2025

Head of Product – AI & Platform Strategy

NxtWave

Executed company-wide AI roadmap across delivery, sales & platform teams → +10% conversion, −20% sales cycle. Built AI Tutor, Adaptive Engine & Classroom Copilot → ₹32 Cr annual savings + 18% NPS lift. Scaled Academy from 800 → 33K users (₹180 Cr ARR) via AI-driven funnels & retention programs. Launched AI-driven engagement programs (podcasts, workshops, challenges) → +22% course completion, +30% active learners.

AI TutorAdaptive EngineClassroom Copilot

2018 - 2022

Senior Product Manager – SaaS & Platform Products

CyberEye

Delivered large-scale deployments for public utilities (1M+ users) → drove ₹300 Cr value impact and real-time visibility. Scaled B2B platform from prototype → nationwide rollout (100+ Clients across 5 categories). Partnered with Microchip, Semtech & Cyient to co-develop scalable enterprise solutions.

IoTSaaS Platform

2014 - 2017

Founding Product Manager – Maker Platforms

iBuild

Spearheaded the end-to-end product lifecycle for the Octabrix platform (V1–V3); defined the product roadmap and led cross-functional teams across engineering and design to drive market deployment

Octabrix platform

2012 - 2014

ASIC Design Engineer – Tegra Platform

NVIDIA

Automated system I/O verification pipelines in partnership with cross-site design and verification teams → 15% fewer pre-silicon bugs and 20% faster debug turnaround, enhancing overall design reliability.

ASIC DesignTegra PlatformSystem I/O Verification

Certifications

Product Leadership

Reforge08/04/2025

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