In my first two years as a Product Manager, I learned that success rarely comes from having the perfect roadmap or the loudest ideas. It comes from understanding people, building trust one conversation at a time, and learning how to move things forward when no one reports to you.
This session is a reflection on that journey, the times I stumbled while aligning engineering and business goals, the lessons from tough stakeholder conversations, and the quiet wins that came from empathy, clarity, and persistence.
After a short introduction, we’ll open the floor for discussion. I want this to be a space where we all share what it’s really like to lead without authority, how to influence decisions, handle pushback, and earn credibility when you’re still early in your career.
You’ll walk away with practical, people-first strategies to strengthen collaboration, communicate with confidence, and create impact from wherever you sit today.
Session Format: Town Hall (short talk followed by ope
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Session Details
Type of Session: Town Hall
Presented By
Anushka Sancheti
Anushka Sancheti is a Product Manager at FIS Global, where she leads AI-powered automation for finance and accounts receivable products. She has built and launched features like Carla 2.0 and Carla Pro AI models that classify emails, automate responses, and improve collector productivity across enterprise clients.
Before FIS, she worked at Optimizely and Hitachi Vantara, driving data platform growth and analytics solutions. Anushka holds a Master’s in Engineering Management from Duke University and a Bachelor’s in Computer Science.
Outside of work, she mentors aspiring PMs as a way to pay forward, writes about career growth and product management on her Substack- Anushka’s Open Tabs, and shares insights on LinkedIn about navigating product careers and building influence early on.
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