Ownership
I take the messy middle personally—from the first user problem to the shipped outcome.
Associate / Technical Product Manager
HimanshuNawalkar
Mobile Engineer turned Technical APM specializing in 0→1 product execution. Now using AI to build user-centric products from first signal to shipped system.
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01About / Why I build
Engineering taught me how systems work. Product taught me which systems are worth building.
I bridge technical complexity and human experience.
Spent 4+ years architecting scalable mobile apps before transitioning into Product Management. Today, I leverage advanced AI toolchains to slash idea-to-demo cycles from weeks to days—without losing delivery discipline.
v0.1 Mobile Engineerv0.5 PM pivotv1.0 Builder
0→1 Execution
I turn ambiguity into an executable path, then keep teams moving without losing the why.
AI Leverage
I use working prototypes as the default artifact, cutting idea-to-demo from weeks to days.
Ask me anything
Pre-loaded answers to the questions founders and hiring managers actually ask. Pick one, or type your own.
▶ ready. ask anything about Himanshu — journey, hiring, product sense, AI.
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02Work Experience
End-to-end ownership through discovery → prioritization → delivery → adoption, collaborating closely with stakeholders and engineering.
Spacekayak — Sanctuary
Bengaluru, KarnatakaAssociate Product Manager
Scam-safety prevention app — protecting users from financial scams at the moment of risk, without adding onboarding friction.
- Owned end-to-end execution of a scam-safety prevention app — 50,000+ downloads and a 4.8★ Play Store rating in the first 6 months.
- Defined roadmap and feature prioritization via data analysis and risk-based use-case mapping → 8+ high-impact core modules; sprint predictability +68%.
- Used Claude Code and Google Anti-Gravity for rapid AI-assisted prototyping → idea-to-demo cut from 2 weeks to 2–3 days, aligning product, design, and engineering.
Settlin Properties
Bengaluru, KarnatakaInternal PM · Sr. Flutter Developer
Property-operations product connecting scheduling, sessions, and on-site service teams.
- Reduced missed appointments by 30% via a scheduling-feature roadmap + MVP built in 5–6 months for the Partner App → revenue +30%.
- Improved resolution speed by 50% and team efficiency by 75% via a bug-reporting system linked to app sessions (after stakeholder meetings).
- Accelerated feature delivery by 40% via sprint planning & backlog prioritization; created Figma wireframes for 5+ product improvements.
Goodgist.ai (formerly Researchfin.ai)
Bengaluru, KarnatakaFlutter Web Developer · Software Engineer
Scalable web platform for research and content workflows.
- Enhanced delivery efficiency by 70% via scalable web architecture, resolving performance issues and setting up state-management systems.
Digitrack Sports
Pune, MaharashtraSoftware Engineer · Flutter Developer
Sports/community app bringing live classes and real-time sessions to clubs.
- Increased participation by 25% via a live-class feature for real-time sessions (after talking to clubs & Gym-Khana).
03Case studies
Product sense, strategy and teardown work — sharpening the thinking behind the build.
7 studies · drag · scroll · click
CS01 / 7PRD
YouTube Hype — Top PRD
Creator-growth Product Requirements Doc that topped the NextLeap PM Fellowship (Top PRD out of 300+).
Jan – Feb 2025CS02 / 7PRD
Amazon Audible — Mitch AI PRD
Conversational GenAI assistant for Audible that helps listeners synthesize and query non-fiction audiobooks via clip-notes.
Sep 2025CS03 / 7Strategy
Flipkart — Product Strategy for Two Wheelers
Go-to-market strategy on whether Flipkart should enter two-wheeler commerce — demand sizing, build-vs-buy, and the case to enter.
Aug 2025CS04 / 7Teardown
JioHotstar — Product Teardown
Teardown of JioHotstar's streaming experience — onboarding, content discovery, and retention mechanics.
Feb – Mar 2025CS05 / 7Teardown
CRED — Referral Program Teardown
Teardown of CRED's referral loop — viral mechanics, reward design, and what makes the referral flywheel convert.
Nov 2024CS06 / 7Analytical
Impact of Rainfalls on Quick Commerce
Analytical case study on how rainfall patterns shift demand and delivery economics for quick-commerce apps.
Jun 2025CS07 / 7PRD
Wealth Monitoring App PRD (Cres Finance)
PRD for Cres Finance — one app to track all your financial accounts, integrating Account Aggregator (AA) for consolidated wealth monitoring.
Jul 202504Selected work
Products shipped, systems improved, and studies that sharpened the product sense behind the build.
Shipped01
Consumer safety · 0→1
Siren
A scam-prevention app built from concept to trust at scale.
Mapped risk-led use cases into 8+ core modules and shipped the first version in six months.
50K+downloads · 4.8★ rating
In progress02
AI outreach · Solo build
DhundoJob
A personal job-search pain point, turned into a working AI product.
Reduced research, discovery and personalized cold outreach from a three-hour grind to a five-minute flow, with the product continuing to evolve.
Shipped03
Internal product · Mobile
Settlin Ops
Scheduling and session-linked bug reporting for property operations.
Built roadmaps around operational friction to improve appointments, resolution speed and team throughput.
+75%team efficiency
Shipped04
NextLeap Fellowship
Product Studies
Spotify, Flipkart, Cres Finance and YouTube Hype.
A compact body of product sense, strategy, PRD and creator-growth work recognized among 300+ fellows.
Top / 300+Product Fellow · Top PRD
In progress05
Behavior design · Experimental web
OFTNA
A dopamine dummy for the urge to order food online.
Built to give users the satisfaction loop of browsing and ordering food at zero cost—without placing a real order.
₹0cost per dopamine order
Shipped06
Productivity · Flutter
Orangelist
A playful, focused to-do experience built for getting things done.
Designed and built as a cross-platform Flutter product, turning everyday task planning into a lightweight, accessible workflow.
05Skills
A practical toolkit for moving between users, strategy, prototype and delivery.
Product & Execution
Product DiscoveryRoadmappingPRDsProduct Development LifecycleAI Product StrategyAgile DeliveryFeature Prioritization
AI & Product Thinking
GenAI WorkflowsAI AgentsMCPLLM-based SystemsPrompt EngineeringRAG SystemsFunnel Analysis
Collaboration & Strategy
Stakeholder ManagementCross-functional CollaborationMarket ResearchCompetitor AnalysisUser StoriesUI/UX Design
Tools
MixpanelJiraLinearConfluenceFigmaCleverTapClaude CodeGoogle Anti-GravityCursorSQL
Featured talk
In conversation with NextLeap — on the builder-to-PM transition and building in the age of AI.
06Contact
Have a hard problem, an early idea, or a role where building matters?