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Hi, my name is

Ayan Basu.

I build teams and products that scale businesses.

General Manager and Product Executive with 15+ years building teams, scaling platforms, and driving growth across $100M–$250M SaaS portfolios.

📍 Based in Austin, Texas

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01. About Me

I'm a General Manager and product leader with 15+ years of experience building teams, taking products from 0 to 1, and scaling orgs from the ground up. I've gone from semiconductor fabs to AI-powered SaaS platforms, and along the way I've driven large-scale transformation, grown high-performing teams, and shipped products that moved the needle. Right now, I'm especially excited about using AI to transform how teams operate and scale businesses in ways that weren't possible before.

I have an electrical engineering degree from UT Austin as well as an MBA.

Hook 'em. 🤘

In my spare time, I love playing with cars. I even tried to build a startup around it.

Here's what I bring to the table:

  • SaaS & Platform Strategy
  • AI/GenAI Product Development
  • Data Platforms & Analytics
  • Workflow Automation
  • Product-Led Growth
  • P&L Ownership
  • Team Building & Leadership
  • Cross-Functional Alignment
Ayan Basu

02. Experience

15+ years building teams, shipping product, and driving growth, from semiconductor fabs to AI-powered SaaS platforms. I've worked across hardware and software, driving revenue and shaping strategy in General Manager, VP, and product leadership roles, spanning startups, private equity, and public corporations alike.

See Where I've Worked →

04. Career Highlights

0-to-1 Product Org

Built a product organization from scratch to 20 people (PMs, engineers, designers, and researchers) to oversee a $200M global SaaS assessment portfolio at ETS.

  • Team Building
  • Org Design
  • SaaS

AI-Native Data Platform

Launched a B2B SaaS data platform with predictive score analytics, contextual insights, intelligent matching, and native AI support, projected to drive multi-million-dollar revenue.

  • AI/ML
  • Data Platform
  • B2B SaaS

$60M ARR API Growth

Co-led product growth strategy for D&B Direct API, driving 20% year-over-year growth to $60M ARR and building a $7M Informatica MDM integration.

  • API Strategy
  • Revenue Growth
  • Partnerships

PLG SaaS Launch

Launched a white-labeled product-led growth SaaS product with Dun & Bradstreet at Reltio, shortening multimillion-dollar sales cycles and boosting partner-led revenue.

  • Product-Led Growth
  • Partnerships
  • Go-to-Market

Platform Team Scaling

Scaled SailPoint's platform product team from 2 to 10 PMs, delivering ecosystem integrations with Microsoft, ServiceNow, Slack, and Teams. Awarded Outstanding Achievement.

  • Team Scaling
  • Integrations
  • Cybersecurity

12 Months to 90 Days

Built pre-configured vertical data models at Reltio that slashed enterprise implementation time from 12 months to under 90 days, transforming customer onboarding.

  • Data Models
  • Snowflake
  • Databricks

05. AI Projects

I love building with AI. From analyzing 50 podcast episodes and 830K+ words to building interactive exploration tools, I'm always experimenting with what's possible at the intersection of AI and product thinking.

See My AI Projects →

06. Community & Education

Education

MBA

The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs Business School

B.S. Electrical Engineering

The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering

Board & Leadership

Member, Supra (2024–Present)

Board Member, Healthcode (2013–Present)

Board Member, Vericant (2024–2025)

Board Member, Seedling (2023–2024)

Founding Member, Executive Council Network (2021–2023)

Member, Sidebar (2023–2024)

07. What's Next?

Get In Touch

I'm always open to connecting with fellow product leaders, exploring new opportunities, or just talking shop about AI, SaaS, and building great teams. Drop me a line.

ayan.basu@gmail.com