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Available for Product & Program Leadership Roles
VIKRAMADITYA SINGH
MS/MBA
AI-First Product & Platform Leader
I turn ambiguous transformation programs into structured, AI-enabled platforms — in complex, regulated environments where clarity, trust, and delivery credibility matter most.
10+
Years Experience
$5.6B
Products Enabled
60%
AI Efficiency Gains
Trusted by Leading Organizations
Selected Experience
Recent Leadership Roles
10+ years delivering AI-first platforms across GovTech, Enterprise, and Fortune 500
Senior Product Manager (Product Lead)
Ontario Government - Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery
Toronto, ON
2022 - Present
Leading product strategy for two flagship platforms (Vital Events & Business Experience) serving 15M Ontario residents
Established product-centric delivery model transitioning from waterfall to structured Epics/Features/Stories
Set up parallel delivery streams using Team Topologies principles (Core, Services, eForms, Migration) reducing dependencies
60% reduction in manual processing time through AI-powered OCR for vital events registration
GovTechAI/MLOCRTeam TopologiesPlatform LeadershipAgile Transformation
Product Manager / Technical Product Manager
TheoremOne
Toronto, ON
2021 - 2024
Led 15-member global team building Document Management System enabling $5.6B in annual title insurance products
Developed Generative AI solution training custom LLMs on historical policies to generate insurance drafts
40% increase in underwriter efficiency (documents processed per hour)
Spearheaded Kubernetes migration improving deployment frequency and disaster recovery
GenAILLMKubernetesAPIsProduct TrioGlobal Team Leadership
Senior Technical Product Manager
TELUS Digital
Toronto, ON
2019 - 2021
Led Data4Good project (CEO-sponsored) analyzing anonymized device data for Covid-19 policy-making
Won HPE-IAPP Privacy Innovation Award 2020 for responsible data use in public health
Built centralized GCP data warehouse achieving $2M CAD cost savings through automation
Reduced Python data models from 12,000 to 700 lines through algorithm optimization
Data StrategyGCPPrivacyAnalyticsAward-WinningBigQuery
Product Manager
Grainger Inc.
Chicago, IL
2016 - 2017
$170M revenue increase from NLP-powered search optimization across 1.5M products
7% organic traffic growth through Solr/Endeca optimization
14% boost in featured SKU sales via product boosting algorithm
Implemented Inbenta NLP for intent-based search improving user experience
NLPSearchE-CommerceSolrRevenue GrowthB2B
I Specialize In Complex Systems Under Constraint
Trained in scientific and regulated environments where decisions must be evidence-based, auditable, and repeatable — a foundation that now informs my approach to AI-enabled platforms and transformation programs.
Whether it's GovTech modernization, Fortune 500 transformation, or AI-powered platform delivery — I create clarity where there is chaos, structure where there is ambiguity, and trust where there is uncertainty.
AI-First Products
Not Products with AI —
Products Designed, Delivered & Evolved Using AI
AI embedded across the entire lifecycle: from discovery and synthesis, through prioritization and scenario analysis, to delivery measurement and continuous learning. This is AI as a force multiplier, not a feature.
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AI/ML · GovernmentAI-Powered OCR for Vital Events
Ontario Government
Built computer vision and ML solution to extract structured data from paper applications, revolutionizing vital events registration for millions of Ontarians.
60% reduction in processing time (keystroke reduction in data entry)
Automated downstream workflows
Serving 15M Ontario residents
AI/MLOCRPythonComputer VisionGov Tech
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GenAI · EnterpriseDocument Management System
FirstAmerican (via TheoremOne)
Led 15-member global team to build DMS with Generative AI capabilities, enabling $5.6B in annual title insurance products.
40% increase in underwriter efficiency (documents processed per hour)
$5.6B in annual title products enabled
90% user adoption in first year
GenAILLMProduct LeadershipKubernetesAPIs
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NLP · E-CommerceSearch Intelligence at Scale
Grainger
Implemented NLP-powered search optimization for 1.5M products, using intent-based ranking and product boosting algorithms.
$170M revenue increase (from organic search traffic)
7% organic traffic growth
14% boost in featured SKU sales
NLPSearchAnalyticsE-CommerceSolr
How I Think
Three Core Principles
01
Evidence Over Intuition
Decisions in complex systems must be testable, measurable, and auditable. My scientific training shaped this non-negotiable standard.
02
AI as Thinking Partner, Not Replacement
AI accelerates synthesis and reduces friction — but judgment, accountability, and consequences remain human.
03
Progress Must Be Demonstrable
In ambiguous programs, visibility creates trust. Trust creates momentum. Momentum creates outcomes.
Education & Credentials
Academic Foundation
Scientific rigor from Northwestern biotech research + AI/ML expertise + Strategic thinking from Ivey MBA
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MBA
2018Strategy & Technology Management
Ivey Business School
Western University, Canada
Richard Ivey Excellence Award
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MS Computer Science
2017AI & Knowledge Systems
Knowledge Systems Institute
Chicago, IL
Thesis: Self-Learning Model for DNA Analysis
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MS Biotechnology
2012Computational Biology
Northwestern University
McCormick School of Engineering
Genome Analysis & miRNA Research
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BE Biotechnology
2009Engineering Foundation
Manipal University
India
Engineering + Biological Sciences
Professional Certifications
Pendo Certified Product ManagerPendo Certified: Digital AdoptionPendo Certified: AI for Product ManagersPendo Certified: Product-LedPendo Certified: Product AnalyticsLinkedIn: Product Management First StepsLinkedIn: Agile FoundationsLinkedIn: Data-Driven Product ManagementLinkedIn: Strategic ThinkingLinkedIn: Leading TeamsLinkedIn: User Experience (UX) FoundationsLinkedIn: SQL Essential Training
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