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Vikas Tiwari

Strategic Product Manager

8+ years delivering SaaS and AI-driven enterprise solutions

500K+ Users Scaled
75% Reduced Time to Value
$2M ARR Generated

About Me

Product Manager specializing in AI-driven enterprise solutions and SaaS platforms.

Over 8 years, I've scaled products to 500K+ users, cut enterprise onboarding from 12 weeks to 3, and generated £150K+ ARR through strategic partnerships. I combine technical depth in AI/ML with business acumen to deliver measurable outcomes.

I solve complex problems at the intersection of AI technology and business value, turning ambiguous challenges into products that customers love and businesses profit from.

Product Leadership

Led product initiatives from conception to launch, achieving 85% on-time delivery

AI Integration

Spearheaded AI-driven features with 80% adoption in month one

Data-Driven

Leveraged analytics and metrics to drive product decisions and optimize user experience

Case Studies

8 product initiatives from problem to impact — AI integration, enterprise onboarding, growth platforms, and automation at scale

HowNow AI/ML • Personalization

AI-Driven Skills Profile Launch

Spearheaded an AI-powered personalization model achieving 80% adoption in month one with sustained engagement

80% Adoption Rate
90 days Sustained Engagement
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HowNow Process • SaaS

Enterprise Onboarding Transformation

Redesigned onboarding flows reducing time to value by 75% for enterprise clients

75% Time Reduction
12→3 weeks Time to Value
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HowNow Partnerships • Revenue

Partner Ecosystem Expansion

Built content partnerships generating £150K ARR and cutting churn by 15%

£150K ARR Generated
15% Churn Reduction
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HowNow AI/ML • Data Science

AI-Powered Taxonomy Cleanup

Leveraged AI embeddings to standardize 40K+ taxonomy items improving discoverability

40K+ Items Processed
60% Dataset Reduction
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NDS Global Enterprise • AI

Enterprise Chatbot Platform

Led chatbot deployment for 100K+ users achieving 90% adoption with change management

90% Adoption Rate
$1.2M Annual Savings
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NDS Global Automation • HR Tech

Onboarding Automation System

Implemented automation saving $1.6M annually and freeing 10,875 hours of workforce capacity

$1.6M Annual Savings
87.5% Time Reduction
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Selekt Growth • Product-Led

Growth Platform Launch

Launched cross-marketing platform growing DAU from 1.5K to 4K with 20% MoM growth

167% DAU Growth
20% MoM Growth Rate
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Selekt No-Code • Product Design

Visual Chatbot Builder

Designed no-code builder increasing freemium conversion from 8% to 54%

575% Conversion Increase
94% Faster Time to First Bot
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Skills & Expertise

Product Management

Product Strategy & Roadmap
Prioritization (RICE, WSJF)
Discovery & User Research
Human-Centered Design
PRD & Spec Writing
A/B Testing & Experimentation
Metrics (OKRs, KPIs)
Data-Driven Decisions
AI Product Development
Enterprise SaaS
Partnership Strategy
Go-to-Market Strategy
Freemium & Pricing
Content Strategy

Technical & AI

Generative AI & LLMs
Prompt Engineering
RAG & Embeddings
Vector Similarity (Cosine)
AI Evaluations
NLP & Dialogflow
ML (Collaborative Filtering)
API Design & Integration
Process Automation
Web Accessibility
Product Analytics
SQL & Data Analysis
Python

Tools & Platforms

Jira
Linear
ClickUp
Notion
Miro
Figma
Postman
Mixpanel
Google Analytics
HubSpot
Salesforce
Elasticsearch
MongoDB
OpenAI API
Power Automate / n8n
ServiceNow
Workday
DocuSign

Leadership & Communication

Stakeholder Management
Executive Communication
Cross-functional Leadership
Change Management
Storytelling & Influence
Vendor & Partner Negotiation
Risk Management
Mentoring & Coaching

Professional Experience

Product Manager

HowNow · AI-powered LXP
June 2022 – Oct 2025
  • Launched AI Skills Profile with 80% month-one adoption and 65% return rate inside 90 days.
  • Cut enterprise onboarding from 12 weeks to 3 weeks and trimmed CS effort by 70% through automation.
  • Scaled partner ecosystem (8 priority integrations) adding £150K ARR and reducing churn by 15%.
  • Lifted platform engagement 25% by improving search relevance 40% and standardizing 40K→16K taxonomy items.
  • Built OKR + PRD operating rhythm delivering 25+ launches with 85% on-time performance.

Lead Consultant

NDS Global
Jan 2020 – Jun 2022
  • Rolled out enterprise chatbots to 100K+ employees, hitting 90% adoption and 65% automated query deflection.
  • Built onboarding automation replacing 45 manual steps, yielding ~$1.6M annual savings and 10,875 hours reclaimed.
  • Reduced response time from 48 hours to under 2 minutes through conversational routing and knowledge bases.
  • Shipped analytics suite three weeks early, driving a 40% spike in usage and upsell conversations.
  • Authored implementation playbooks that cut post-launch support tickets by 35%.

Business Analyst

Selekt
Nov 2018 – Jan 2020
  • Launched growth marketplace scaling DAU from 1.5K to 4K with 20% MoM expansion for five straight months.
  • Designed referral + partner widgets (800 embeds) that generated 60% of new acquisition organically.
  • Built visual chatbot builder reducing time to first bot from 4 hours to 15 minutes and lifting activation to 78%.
  • Drove freemium-to-paid conversion past 50% and 120% MRR growth via experiment-led pricing journeys.

Business Analyst

EKA Enterprise
Apr 2018 – Nov 2018
  • Spearheaded optimization of website onboarding flows, reducing new customer setup time by roughly 30%.
  • Analyzed customer feedback and usage data to surface friction points and drive continuous improvements.
  • Partnered with cross-functional teams to streamline operations and elevate the user experience.
  • Built and presented onboarding efficiency reports that kept leadership decisions data-driven.

Content Development Editor

Packt Publishing
Sep 2016 – Apr 2018
  • Led 15–20 IT book projects spanning Python, DevOps, and Cloud; coordinated 50+ authors and kept 95% on-time publication.
  • Orchestrated editorial, design, and marketing workflows by mapping milestones to author deliverables for frictionless handoffs.
  • Established progress dashboards to track throughput and bottlenecks, reducing delays in peer review and design stages.
  • Standardized proofreading/copy-editing templates and version control, boosting consistency and cutting rework cycles by ~20%.

Let's Connect

Open to product leadership roles in AI/ML, SaaS, and enterprise software. Let's discuss how I can drive impact for your team.