Ashish Garg

ashish06g@gmail.com | +1 415-819-0485 | Bentonville, AR https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashish06/ | https://github.com/ashishcoer

AI-Driven Product Executive 

Driving AI-Powered Growth | Building Strategic Vision | Delivering Operational Excellence | Building Exceptional Teams

A results-driven and visionary product leader with over 15 years of experience architecting and scaling high-impact AI/ML products and streamlining product operations for Fortune 100 companies. Proven expertise in driving digital transformation, from strategic planning to execution, delivering over $200M in cost savings and significant revenue growth. Acknowledged for building and leading high-performing, cross-functional teams and fostering a culture of data-driven innovation.

Core Competencies:

• AI/ML Product Leadership: GenAI & LLM Enablement | ML-Driven Forecasting | Anomaly Detection | Causal Inference
• Strategic Product Operations: Annual Operating Plan (AOP) | Scalable Planning Frameworks | End-to-End Execution
• Business & Financial Acumen: P&L Management | Cost Optimization | Retail, E-commerce & Supply Chain Finance
• Executive Leadership: C-Level Stakeholder Management | Cross-Functional Team Leadership | Enterprise Architecture

Professional Experience

Sam’s Club                                                                                         2023 – Till Date

Principal Product Manager                                                             Bentonville, AR

Spearheaded the transformation of product operations and championed the adoption of GenAI to enhance product quality and efficiency across the organization.

• AI-Driven Product Operations: Architected and deployed Propel, a centralized product planning and execution tool in

Airtable, automating workflows and providing a rolling five-quarter roadmap view. This eliminated planning bottlenecks and increased PM focus on high-impact delivery.

• Strategic AOP Framework: Partnered with Strategy, Tech, and Finance to design and implement a unified Annual

Operating Plan (AOP) framework. Developed an integrated AOP system that provided a single-view dashboard, enabling swift, data-driven leadership decisions and ensuring budget alignment.

• GenAI Enablement: Led the strategic adoption of GenAI by implementing solutions like PM Assist (leveraging Llama 2

LLM) and tracking user success via NPS. Developed and deployed custom GPTs and agentic AI agents, including a tailored Co-Pilot Assist, to streamline workflows, improve artifact quality, and accelerate GenAI literacy across the product organization.

• Enterprise Solution Architecture: Designed and implemented enterprise-scale Airtable solutions for AOP, HC Visibility,

and Rhythm of the Business. Engineered custom data pipelines from Airtable to BigQuery to enable advanced AI-driven analytics and LLM training.

Walmart                                                                     2021 – 2023

Principal Product Manager                                  Bentonville, AR

Led the development of AI/ML products across Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Supply Chain Finance, delivering substantial cost savings and operational efficiencies.

• Supply Chain Cost Reduction:
  • Delivered a projected $127M annual cost reduction by developing an ML-driven product to identify and optimize controllable factors impacting Distribution Center productivity (Cases Per Hour).
  • Launched an AI-powered forecasting tool for inbound/outbound loads, projected to deliver $100M in savings over five years by reducing unproductive miles and improving staffing
  • Architected an ML-based churn prediction model for DC associates, projected to generate $74M in annual savings

through targeted retention strategies.

• AI-Powered Financial Planning:

• Led the development of an ML-driven cohort-based expense optimization product, delivering $10M in annual savings and saving hundreds of man-hours.

• Enabled ML-driven financial planning across the P&L by building an Intelligent Business Growth (IBG) platform with AI- powered health monitoring, anomaly detection, and causal inference capabilities.
• Controllership Automation: Designed a conversational AI chatbot that unlocked 7,200 man-hours annually (~$360K savings) by streamlining request intake and improving turnaround times.

eBay                                                                            2020 – 2021

Group Product Manager                                       San Jose, CA

Led the expansion of the Authenticity Guarantee program for luxury goods, significantly enhancing buyer trust and satisfaction.

• Drove a 30-point increase (from 60% to 90%) in buyer satisfaction within the sneaker category by defining and executing the end-to-end authentication
• Orchestrated a large-scale, multi-team execution to expand the program across new categories and geographies, integrating external vendors for verification and NFC tagging to drive GMB

Gap Inc.                                                                       2018 – 2020

Lead Product Manager                                           San Francisco, CA

Enhanced e-commerce capabilities and optimized IT infrastructure, delivering significant cost savings and improved customer experiences.

• Delivered $1M in savings within 6 months by leading IT asset consolidation and implementing a chargeback system for

infrastructure utilization.

• Enabled marketplace e-commerce by developing SKU selection rules and auto-inventory allocation for Gap products on platforms like
• Designed an NLP-driven search engine to deliver personalized experiences on the e-commerce site, leveraging a 360° customer

Techno-Functional Consulting Experience

Infosys                                                                  2008 – 2018

Lead Consultant                                                 Asia / Europe / US

Led digital transformation and product strategy for global clients, including Walmart, Starbucks, Procter & Gamble, and Kraft Foods. Architected and delivered solutions for demand planning, pricing systems, and trade promotion management, saving clients millions in operational costs and hundreds of man-hours per month.

Education & Professional Development

• Doctorate in Business Administration, AI & ML (Pursuing) | Walsh College, US
• Master of Science, Data Science (Distinction Awarded) | Liverpool John Moores University, UK
• Post Graduate Diploma, Data Science | IIIT Bangalore, IN
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) | Scrum Alliance
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Certified Architect Professional

Publications & Awards

• Co-author: Novel AI and Data Science Advancements for Sustainability in the Era of COVID-19 (Elsevier)
• Honored Listee: Marquis Who's Who (2025)
• Make The Difference (MTD) Award (2025)
• INFYnity Reward (2019) - One of the highest forms of recognition at Infosys