How do top product leaders navigate the complex journey from startup to IPO? In this podcast hosted by EY Platform Operations Lead Justin Leibow, Amazon Senior Technical Product Lead Suvarsha Rai will be speaking on scaling SaaS products and navigating post-IPO innovation. Drawing from her extensive experience across Oracle, Freshworks, and Amazon, Suvarsha shares critical insights into product management strategies, AI integration, and the evolving landscape of technology leadership.
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Show Notes
- Post-IPO product management requires every initiative to have a clear ROI
- Innovation remains critical, even after going public
- Product managers must work backwards from customer needs and data
- AI is transforming how products are developed and customer expectations
- Gathering customer insights requires a structured approach: define goals first, then collect relevant data
- Prioritize initiatives that drive the fastest progress toward key business goals
- Allocate a percentage of bandwidth for learning and iterating on new technologies
- Engineers are increasingly open to AI tools and workflow transformations
- Security considerations are crucial when implementing new AI technologies
- Mentoring helps validate and refine product management frameworks
- Career progression in product management often involves moving between different company sizes and stages
- An MBA can help develop structured problem-solving skills, but isn’t mandatory for success
- Understanding business strategy is as important as technical skills for product managers
- Frugality and simplifying customer processes become more critical post-IPO
- Product managers must consider automation and AI customization in feature development
- Stakeholder management expands to include public perception after going public
- Prototype creation and user research are being transformed by AI tools
- Products are increasingly expected to adapt to user workflows, not vice versa
- Networking and mentoring can provide unexpected career opportunities
- Continuous learning and adaptability are key in the rapidly evolving tech landscape
About the speaker
About the host
Certified Digital Product Manager (CDPM), Certified Project Manager Professional (PMP) and ScrumMaster (CSP) Specialties: Product Development, Product Management, Insurance, Banking, Financial Transformation, Process Improvement, Business Risk