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Anshuman Chowdhury

Anshuman Chowdhury

Principal Product Manager
San Francisco,CA

Summary

Seasoned, hands-on Product / Tech leader with 15+ yrs of experience leading product teams, launching and scaling global Fintech, Ecommerce and Ads products with both startups and big tech META, Amazon and Visa.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Founder and Product Leader

a3z Tech
08.2023 - Current
  • Founded and scaled a digital product company tackling pain points for consumers and enterprises in FinTech and PropTech through innovative AI, AR/VR, and Blockchain solutions
  • 0-to-1 Product Leadership: Launched consumer-facing PropTech solutions, leveraging A/B testing and iterative experimentation, reducing property sales cycles by 30% while addressing key inefficiencies in sales and financing
  • Product Market Fit: Conducted user discovery to validate needs, securing first customers in underserved markets
  • Strategic Vision: Developed the company’s mission and a three-year roadmap for scalable global expansion.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Built high-performing teams across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations to drive alignment with business goals
  • Technology Innovation: Delivered AI-driven insights, AR/VR property tours, and blockchain-based secure transactions
  • GTM & Partnerships: Secured $250K in seed funding and partnered with financial institutions, driving early traction and growth

Principal Product Manager

Meta
San Francisco , CA
02.2021 - 02.2023
  • Drove strategic and operational initiatives for Meta FinTech, supporting $150B in payment volume across 156 countries
  • Visionary Leadership: Defined a 10-year strategy for Meta FinTech in collaboration with banks, processors, and engineering teams
  • Regulatory Compliance: Saved millions by mitigating risks tied to key regulatory mandates like CA AB488
  • Operational Excellence: Spearheaded quarterly planning and OKRs for 50+ cross-functional teams across the US, UK, Israel, and APAC
  • Delivered cross-app experiences across Meta’s ecosystem (FB, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Reality Labs), using data-backed experimentation, impacting 3.59B users globally
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Built and led a team of 4 direct reports, driving growth of connected experiences across apps
  • GTM Strategy: Defined product roadmaps and narratives in partnership with Ads, Growth, Privacy, and Marketing teams
  • Impact: Pioneered Account Center, enabling seamless user experiences across multiple Meta platforms

Senior Director, Product Management

EPAM
04.2019 - 07.2020
  • Led AI-driven enterprise product innovation and execution for EPAM’s startup Product BU
  • Team Leadership: Built and managed a globally distributed team of 100+ members (8 direct reports), fostering a strong product management culture
  • Revenue Impact: Repositioned InfoNgen as an AI-based insights product, driving a 300% sales increase and achieving recognition in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant
  • Strategic Execution: Spearheaded GTM strategies that secured multiple Fortune 500 clients
  • AI Products

VP Product Management

Renovite
02.2018 - 04.2019
  • Company Overview: FinTech startup acquired by JPM
  • Directed Renovite’s cloud-native payment solutions and product strategy for in-store experiences at One Market
  • Cloud-Native Innovation: Delivered scalable payment solutions for Renovite’s FinTech clients
  • Customer-Focused Design: Implemented conversational AI and digital payments for enterprise retailers like Target and Nordstrom
  • FinTech, AI

Sr Product Management Leader

Amazon
Seattle, WA
01.2015 - 01.2018
  • Drove exponential growth for Amazon’s global ad platforms and payment products, expanding business to $5B in two years
  • Data-Driven Strategy: Built Unified Billing (UB), reducing payment failures from 19% to 0%, generating $7M in cost savings
  • AI/ML Innovation: Designed and launched next-gen AI platforms for ad relevance, saving $100M annually
  • Cross-Division Impact: Unified ad experiences across three Amazon divisions—Sponsored Products, AMS, and AMG—driving advertiser retention

Director, Product Management

Visa
San Francisco, CA
01.2011 - 01.2015
  • Led Visa’s product development and strategy efforts, managing a $100M budget and delivering game-changing FinTech solutions
  • Industry Transformation: Developed and launched Visa Tokenization, the backend for Apple Pay, revolutionizing digital payments
  • Cost Savings: Conceived risk, fraud, and dispute products that saved $800M annually for clients
  • Global Leadership: Built and managed cross-functional teams of 100+ across the US, EU, and SG

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) -

IISWBM – University of Calcutta
India

Bachelor of Science - Technology in Industrial Engineering

NIT Jalandhar
India

Executive Education -

Haas School of Business, University of California
California, United States

Affiliations

  • ICC Certified cricket coach and mentor for youth
  • Volunteer United Nations
  • Founder "Being Kind"

Technical Skills

AI | Generative AI | Blockchain | Cloud | SAAS | Big Data | Mobile | API | Web 3 | NFT

Timeline

Founder and Product Leader

a3z Tech
08.2023 - Current

Principal Product Manager

Meta
02.2021 - 02.2023

Senior Director, Product Management

EPAM
04.2019 - 07.2020

VP Product Management

Renovite
02.2018 - 04.2019

Sr Product Management Leader

Amazon
01.2015 - 01.2018

Director, Product Management

Visa
01.2011 - 01.2015

Master of Business Administration (MBA) -

IISWBM – University of Calcutta

Bachelor of Science - Technology in Industrial Engineering

NIT Jalandhar

Executive Education -

Haas School of Business, University of California

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