{"id":5122,"date":"2026-04-07T14:15:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rithum.com\/?post_type=press&#038;p=5122"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:15:47","slug":"rithum-appoints-mausam-bhatt-as-chief-product-officer-to-accelerate-ai-powered-commerce-innovation-and-growth","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.rithum.com\/press\/rithum-appoints-mausam-bhatt-as-chief-product-officer-to-accelerate-ai-powered-commerce-innovation-and-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Rithum appoints Mausam Bhatt as Chief Product Officer to accelerate AI-powered commerce innovation and growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Rithum strengthens its product leadership with the appointment of a new Chief Product Officer, driving unified product strategy and next-generation commerce capabilities<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DALLAS, April 7th, 2026 \u2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rithum.com\/\">Rithum<\/a>, a leading global commerce solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Mausam Bhatt as Chief Product Officer, effective March 30, 2026. In this role, Bhatt will lead Rithum\u2019s global product organization, bringing unified leadership to how the company builds, evolves and scales its platform as it accelerates its next phase of growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bhatt\u2019s appointment reinforces Rithum\u2019s continued investment in product innovation and its commitment to delivering a more connected, intelligent commerce experience for brands, retailers and suppliers worldwide. As Chief Product Officer, he will oversee all product teams and work closely with executive leadership to define and execute Rithum\u2019s product strategy, with a focus on platform scalability, AI-driven capabilities and long-term customer value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMausam brings exactly the depth of experience we need at this stage of Rithum\u2019s growth,\u201d said Lou Keyes, CEO of Rithum. \u201cHe has spent his career building platforms that serve hundreds of millions of consumers and businesses, and that\u2019s the level of ambition we\u2019re bringing to what we build next. His leadership will be instrumental as we continue to evolve our platform and deliver innovative solutions that help our customers stay competitive and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his role, Bhatt will focus on advancing Rithum\u2019s product strategy to deliver a more unified, intelligent platform experience for customers, with key priorities including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accelerating innovation across Rithum\u2019s core commerce, marketplace and retail media solutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expanding AI-driven capabilities powered by RithumIQ, including product content optimization, automated catalog mapping and predictive insights to improve performance across channels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advancing intelligent automation in areas such as pricing, inventory management and fulfillment to help brands and retailers operate more efficiently and at scale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Bhatt brings extensive experience building and scaling global digital platforms across commerce, marketplaces and consumer technology. Most recently, Bhatt served as Chief Product and Technology Officer at Realtor.com, where he led product and engineering and drove platform modernization, including the adoption of AI-powered capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, he held senior product leadership roles at Google, leading commerce initiatives across Google Shopping, and served as Chief Product Officer at RetailMeNot. He was also part of the senior leadership team at Flipkart, helping scale the platform to more than 75 million users and over $4 billion in annual revenue. With a career spanning some of the world\u2019s most recognized technology and commerce platforms, Bhatt brings a proven ability to translate complex market dynamics into scalable product strategies that drive growth, innovation and customer impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRithum\u2019s network gives it a unique vantage point into how commerce actually operates across brands, retailers, and partners,\u201d said Bhatt. \u201cCombined with the data that flows through that network, there\u2019s a real opportunity to help customers operate more intelligently and grow efficiently using agentic commerce. I\u2019m excited to build that opportunity alongside the talented team at Rithum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about Rithum, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rithum.com\/\">https:\/\/www.rithum.com\/<\/a>.<br><br><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-5122","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rithum appoints Mausam Bhatt as Chief Product Officer to accelerate AI-powered commerce innovation and growth | Rithum<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rithum announces Mausam Bhatt as Chief Product Officer to lead product strategy and drive innovation in commerce solutions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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