#14 - AI & Product: Evolution of AI in Product Management
ft. Neil Shah • 17 June 2025
ft. Neil Shah • 17 June 2025
In this episode, we are joined by Neil - a Senior Product Manager at Workato who shares with us his interests in software development and AI which has greatly assisted him in excelling in his role. In particular, he gives his insights on how AI in recent years has changed the function of a PM altogether based on his experiences.
Summary and key points
Business analytics to product management: Neil shares how he slowly pivoted from analytics in his early internships to product management in his current role and first full-time job
Neil's role at Workato: Neil elaborates in detail more about Workato, as well as his job scope(s) as a product manager
Volunteering in Equitech Collective: Neil shares about his passion for medtech, and how he contributes to Equitech in his free time
Opinions of AI in product management: Neil gives his take on how AI is changing the way product managers innovate today
Timestamps
1:02 From Business Analytics to Product Management
5:00 NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) Experience
9:16 Key Internship Takeaways at Carousell
16:00 Neil's role in Workato
25:55 Key differences between AI and Connectivity domains
31:12 Equitech Collective
37:01 AI x Product Management
Catch the key moments from this episode below!
Starting off as a backend developer at 9cv9 as part of his NOC South East Asia experience, Neil later pursued his interests in researching deep learning at NUS Computing, as well as taking on an MLOps role at ViSenze - an AI start-up. He later gradually moved on to data roles throughout his later years, including as a data analyst intern at Shopee as well as a data engineering intern at Carousell. At present, Neil is working at Workato as a Senior Product Manager wile also remaining involved in volunteering as a Partnerships and Programme Lead at Equitech Collective. Previously, Neil was a Machine Learning Analyst at NUS Fintech Society, and was also a guest speaker in Product Networking Night 2024.