The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences.

In this episode of Data Product Management in Action, we introduce our new host, Amritha Arun Babu! With over eight years of experience, Amritha shares her transition from engineering to product management and her impressive journey. She discusses scaling Amazon Today’s same-day delivery program, building code-to-cash products, and her current role at Klaviyo, where she’s shaping AI-driven features and refining ML platforms. Amritha emphasizes the value of understanding user needs, designing secure, scalable systems, and overcoming cross-functional challenges. Her advice to fellow product managers: network, share your experiences, and enjoy the ride!

About our Host Amritha Arun Babu: Amritha is an accomplished Product Leader with over a decade of experience building and scaling products across AI platforms, supply chain systems, and enterprise workflows in industries such as e-commerce, AI/ML, and marketing automation. At Amazon, she led machine learning platform products powering recommendation and personalization engines, building tools for model experimentation, deployment, and monitoring that improved efficiency for 1,500+ ML scientists. At Wayfair, she managed international supply chain systems, overseeing contracts, billing, product catalogs, and vendor operations, delivering cost savings and optimizing large-scale workflows. At Klaviyo, she drives both AI infrastructure and customer-facing AI tools, including recommendation engines, content generation assistants, and workflow automation agents, enabling scalable and personalized marketing workflows. Earlier, she worked on enterprise systems and revenue operations workflows, focusing on cost optimization and process improvements in complex technical environments. Amritha excels at bridging technical depth with strategic clarity, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering measurable business outcomes across diverse domains. Connect with Amritha on LinkedIn.

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S1 Ep#32- Introducing Host Amritha Arun Babu