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title: "Himanshi H - Product in Dubai | Tal"
description: "Meet Himanshi H, AI Product Management Leader | Mentor & Startup Advisor based in Dubai. AI stack includes claude code, livekit, and ollama."
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# Himanshi H on Tal

## Headline

AI Product Management Leader \| Mentor & Startup Advisor

## About

An accomplished leader in product management with over 10\+ years of global experience\. I excel in guiding products from concept to launch, turning innovative ideas into market successes\. My expertise is rooted in over five years of experience at Rakuten, where I’ve led the strategic development and scaling of consumer\-focused products, including the pioneering Rakuten Link mobile app, Symworld platform and digital transformation of Rakuten Ichiba \- Japan's biggest B2B2C eCommerce with over 50K merchants and 100M users\. My skill set is a unique blend of product management and user\-centric design, ensuring that each product not only fulfils market needs but also provides a seamless user experience\. I am also a top\-tier mentor at ADPList and a recognised speaker at industry\-leading events like Mind the Product, Product Tank in London, and nurturing the next generation of product leaders and advising upcoming startups\.

## Location

Dubai

## AI stack

claude code

livekit

ollama

opencode

## Work experience

Product at Adyen, Feb 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 5 mos, Amsterdam Area, •Led a team of 3 product managers to improve onboarding, KYC & payment methods for platforms • Managed the onboarding experience for millions of sellers for top platforms \- Wix, Lightspeed etc\. •Led product strategy, achieving a streamlined onboarding process and higher platform conversion\. • Managed API onboarding experience and product offerings, shortening integration time\.

Mentor at adplist\.org, Aug 2023 \- Present · 2 yrs 11 mos, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Ranked in the top 1% of ADPList Super Mentors in September 2023\. Top 50 female mentors in generalist product management\.

Head of Product \(Fractional\) at Drift, Aug 2023 \- Oct 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos, Remote, ● Advising the founders on product strategy, a credible path to a billion\-dollar valuation, and MVP ● Built the investment pitch with co\-founder\(s\) to get into the Avant Now accelerator ● Launched the first MVP and supported on user research, feedback

Director of Product Management at Rakuten, Aug 2022 \- Apr 2023 · 9 mos, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Managed a team of 6 Product owners, Product leaders & Business analysts to deliver Symworld marketplace to Rakuten Mobile & other customers\. \* Amplified product performance by training PMs in India, Japan, the UK, Germany, and the USA, on roadmap planning, prioritisation, A/B testing and communication guidelines via lectures \* Owned and maximised P&L by defining and strategising the product vision, go\-to\-market, business plan and the 5\-year roadmap for the product to align with customer goals\. \* Secured a seven\-figure USD grant from Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication to fund Rakuten’s Open RAN experience centre in Weybridge, United Kingdom, through strategic business planning and proposal formulation\.

Manager Product Management at Rakuten, Aug 2021 \- Aug 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, \* Boosted revenue of the Link app by 44% in 2022 by successfully delivering Advertisement and Super Point Screen \(loyalty program\) within 6 months demonstrating quick time to market \* Created a new Wallet product along with the Rakuten Pay and compliance team to consolidate all payment and banking instruments under Rakuten \* Improved key competencies of Product managers by conducting skill gap analysis and implementing training plans for product development via mentorship and providing feedback\. \* Expanded the team by hiring and onboarding new PMs & data analysts\.

Trainer, Product Management at Rakuten, Mar 2020 \- Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Product Manager at Unbxd Inc, Sep 2017 \- Jun 2018 · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Developed and implemented the roadmap for SaaS Product \- eCommerce Recommendations\. Created a business plan to reach $2 M annual revenue with customers in the US and India\. \* Additional $400,000 in annual revenue by implementing Recommendations to 20\+ clients\. \* Spearheaded onboarding initiatives for two major Indian clients, contributing to a combined annual revenue of $50,000 for implementing recommendations, search and category navigation \* Successfully reduced processing time by 25% for 3 tech teams by implementing agile practices to deliver features on time \* Conducted user & usability studies with major eCommerce players in the US for feedback & requirement gathering for new & existing lines of products

## Education

Bachelor of Technology \(B\.Tech\.\), Delhi Technological University \(Formerly DCE\)

High School, Science Stream, kendriya vidyalaya

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