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Open to PM roles · Mumbai
Product Manager who builds with AI.
I fixed systems across banking and insurance. Then I quit to see what AI made possible. Here's the flight.
Open to PM roles · Mumbai, open to remote
01 · The flight
BE (Information Technology)Mumbai University / Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology
An IT degree from Mumbai University, then TCS as a tester. Thinking like a user, finding the cracks. That instinct stayed.
Finding them was the easy part.
Tester, then IT Business AnalystTata Consultancy Services · Mumbai
On the ICICI Prudential and Citibank Singapore accounts, the changes that landed removed complexity instead of adding features.
I had the pleasure of managing Prateek during his tenure on Citi projects as a Business Analyst, and highly recommend him for his professionalism and strong work ethic. His positive attitude stands out and makes him a delight to work with.
Five years in, I went back to school.
MBA, PGDM (General Management)XLRI Jamshedpur
One year at XLRI that sharpened the thinking.
Chennai, where I learned what comes before automation.
Manager, Process StandardizationStandard Chartered GBS · Chennai
So I split client communication into rules and judgment calls, standardised it across the top 5 markets, and only then automated.
Home to Mumbai. Five countries that couldn't all match.
Senior Manager, Business AnalysisMarsh McLennan India · Mumbai
I harmonised one process across 5 EU countries by keeping what regulation required and cutting what was just legacy habit.
From the very beginning, he stood out for his exceptional ability to understand complex operations and break them down into clear, workable components. He consistently ensured that every feature we explored addressed a real and specific challenge, which made the direction of the project both meaningful and well-aligned with user expectations.
Eight years in, I kept seeing the same pattern.
Capable people spent days on tasks AI could handle in minutes. Not because anyone chose that.
So I quit my job to learn what was actually possible. My kid was one and a half.
So, what was possible?
AI-first Mastering Product Management 2.0, Cohort 7Rethink Systems
Placed 2nd, AI-First Buildathon · 10-day build sprint
Prateek was someone who just got things done: no waiting around for permission or a perfect plan. When we were still figuring out what to even try, he'd already started building. He was one of the first in our cohort to dive into tools like Claude and Lovable, and he brought the same energy to leading discussions as he did to implementation. On top of that, he kept everything documented in a way that actually helped the rest of us stay aligned. Rare to find someone who's both a starter and a structurer.
02 · Mumbai, tonight, 2026
Seven built in 2026. All boarding now.
03 · Departures
Group Trip Coordination Tool
Career Navigation for Aspiring PMs
Women-Only Friendship App for Bangalore
A Daily Reading Practice in English and Hindi
Intelligence Layer for Founder CRM
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Blinkit
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Weekly Meal Planner for Indian Families
04 · How I think
If you can't explain the problem in one sentence, you're not ready to build.
The customer didn't need a better form. They needed fewer forms.
Understand the problem first. Then ask whether AI is the answer. Sometimes it isn't.
A working prototype beats a deck in ten seconds.
05 · Contact
I want to own problems end to end and ship them. Best fit: a team building AI-native products, or rethinking how its users work because of AI.
If that's your team, let's talk.
Open to PM roles · Mumbai, open to remote