I'm a Product Manager at Unilever in Bengaluru, working on FMCG products where most of the job is getting a lot of people to agree on which problem we're actually solving. I spent three years as a software engineer at RBS and NatWest Group in Chennai before going to XLRI Jamshedpur for my PGDM and coming back to the other side of the table. That mix means I can argue about feasibility and about the business case in the same meeting.
Work
Below are some of my recent projects. Please request for the complete walkthrough of the locked projects.
01
Database-Connected AI Chatbot
Built a chatbot in five stages, from a plain OpenAI call to a system that holds conversation memory, calls external tools and answers questions from a live database.
02
Podcast Search Engine and MCP Server
Built a semantic search engine over a large library of product and technology podcast transcripts, then wrapped it as an MCP server so an AI assistant could search the library, keep notes and run research briefs directly.
03
Personal AI Agent with Voice
Built an agent that searches and reads the web, remembers me between sessions, runs a job search from my resume, and answers the phone, with the chat and the voice line sharing one memory.
Thoughts & Ideas
Notes on product management in FMCG, moving from engineering to product, and why stakeholder alignment is most of the work.
In FMCG, Stakeholder Management Isn't a Soft Skill
Automation Is a Scoping Decision, Not a Technology One
What Three Years of Writing Code Taught Me About Writing Requirements
Experience
Three years engineering banking systems in Chennai, an MBA at XLRI Jamshedpur, and now product management at Unilever in Bengaluru.
The hard part was never the build. It's getting everyone in the room to agree on what we're actually building.
Stack
The tools I use to scope FMCG product work, keep business and engineering pointed at the same thing, and check my assumptions against the data.
in short
Product Manager at Unilever, working on FMCG products out of Bengaluru
Swathi skipped presentations and built real AI products. Want to know how?
Swathi Chandrasekaran was part of the June 2026 cohort at Curious PM, alongside 20 other talented participants.
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