Head of Product Management Data & AI at Zalando: Chakameh Shafii on AI, Ethics & the Power of Problem Solving

About this episode

Chakameh Shafii discusses the role of an AI product manager and the importance of solving the right problems.

Chakameh Shafii leads Product Management for Data & AI at Zalando Lounge, where she helps turn AI from a buzzword into real value. We talk about the real job of an AI product manager, the danger of chasing point solutions, how to balance experimentation with responsibility, and why solving the right problem is the most important skill of all.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tavoosi, Lunow

Guest: Chakameh Shafii

Topics covered

• AI
• Product Management
• Ethics
• Problem Solving
• Experimentation
• Business

Keywords

• AI
• Product Management
• Ethics
• Problem Solving
• Experimentation
• Zalando

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zalando, Zalando Lounge

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