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Amit S

Product Leader

About Me

Amit Seth as a product, technology and data leader specializes in spearheading innovation at both large and small, public and private companies by building appropriate products and meaningful partnerships - by assembling and leading high-performing teams, and by forging collaboration within and outside of the company. Amit has consistently led this entrepreneurial agenda, of strategy to execution to product to revenue, with immense successes at The Weather Company, Amazon, WPP-GroupM, Affinity, Nielsen, Yahoo, Microsoft, and a startup that he founded and sold. Amit’s technology expertise is in the Artificial Intelligence and Data areas having led innovation roles throughout his career spanning over 25 years. His career straddles across Media, Advertising, Financial Services and Retail.

Jurisdiction

United States

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
VP - GLOBAL HEAD OF DATA & AI IBM - THE WEATHER COMPANY
2023 - Present

● Spearheaded a comprehensive data and AI innovation strategy that generates $350+ million in combined revenue impact. This includes $50+ million from enterprise solutions and $300+ million from consumer products. ● Architected and executed a transformational enterprise strategy centered on data science and AI, revolutionizing monetization across diverse verticals (Healthcare, CPG) with new AI-powered products. ● Pioneered advanced consumer product innovation by implementing sophisticated personalization engines and machine learning-driven recommender systems. Also directed strategic data science initiatives to maximize advertising yield, measurement and user research.

DIRECTOR - GM MARTECH PRODUCTS & SERVICES AMAZON - AMAZON ADS
2020 - 2022

● Conceived and executed a groundbreaking advertising innovation strategy that expanded Amazon's ecosystem to include full-funnel and cross-platform media, dramatically extending the company’s market position. ● Built and scaled a high-performance technology organization of 60+ professionals in engineering, product management, and data science within 12 months. ● The team drove the development of revolutionary AI-centric MarTech solutions that culminated in $1.5+ billion in overall revenue achievement.

PRESIDENTAFFINITY SOLUTIONS
2015 - 2018

● Founded and scaled a groundbreaking Commerce/Retail Media Network business unit from a concept to a market-leading position. ● Pioneered the monetization of credit and debit card transaction data through loyalty solutions for banking institutions, achieving $50+ million in first-year revenue. ● Led a transformational organizational restructuring, successfully consolidating two business units and repositioning the company from services-driven to a product-led strategic orientation.

EVP, GLOBAL MEDIA PRODUCTS NIELSEN
2010 - 2014

● Recognized as an industry pioneer in TV-to-Digital Media & Advertising transformation. Founding initiatives generate over $1 billion in ongoing annual revenue for Nielsen. ● Founded and scaled Digital Ad Ratings (DAR) through strategic partnerships with industry leaders, establishing new standards for digital advertising measurement. ● Architected foundational data infrastructure platform that unified Nielsen's previously siloed data ecosystems, establishing technological foundation for next-gen data-driven insights and AI capabilities.

VP, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT YAHOO
2005 - 2009

● Achieved a Top 5% performance rating while advancing through two strategic promotions. ● Conceived and executed a pioneering AI-driven strategic initiative that redefined Yahoo!'s competitive positioning through a Content Optimization framework. ● Founded and scaled a strategic AI technology and services organization that generated $200+ million in measurable revenue lift within two years by deploying advanced solutions in targeting, recommendation systems, and personalization engines.

Skills

Core skills0
Languages3

Languages

English (British)
English
Hindi

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