Headline

Quality Assurance Engineer @cognizant|| Aspiring Associate Product Manager | PM Fellow @Airtribe | Product Execution | SQL & Analytics | Healthcare |

About

I am an Aspiring Associate Product Manager with a strong foundation in Product Workflows and hands-on experience with complex systems and product delivery in Agile environments. With a background in QA and automation, I have developed a deep appreciation for building reliable, user-centric products by connecting business goals, technology, and customer needs. Throughout my experience, I have worked closely with cross-functional teams across product, engineering, and business stakeholders to analyze requirements, identify gaps, and improve product outcomes. My work has involved functional and automation testing, workflow analysis, and translating user and business problems into structured solutions, helping improve delivery quality and product decision-making. My transition into Product Management is driven by curiosity about why products are built, not just how they are tested. I enjoy breaking down ambiguous problems, conducting research, defining product strategies, and designing solutions grounded in user behavior and data-driven insights. Through multiple end-to-end product case studies, I have practiced product discovery, growth strategy, prioritization frameworks, and experimentation thinking across domains such as Healthtech, fintech, quick commerce, and SaaS. I am passionate about building products that simplify complexity, create meaningful user impact, and balance usability with business value. My goal is to contribute as an Associate Product Manager who bridges technology, user empathy, and strategic thinking to deliver scalable and impactful solutions.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

antigravity

claude code

claude

gemini

github copilot

notion

Work experience

Quality Assurance Engineer at Cognizant, Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos, •Enabled timely delivery in Agile Scrum sprints by supporting sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and ensuring on-time completion of 20+ tickets per sprint with aligned testing priorities and client expectations. •Conducted root-cause and pattern analysis on recurring claim issues using SQL and production data, generating product insights that informed prioritization, feature improvements, and workflow refinements. •Performed internal user research by gathering feedback from configuration, ops, and automation teams to understand pain points in claim processing, translating these into clear product requirements and problem statements. •Mapped end-to-end user journeys for claim adjudication to identify friction points such as pricing mismatches, data-load failures, and rule-engine inconsistencies—directly contributing to product discovery discussions. •Evaluated the impact of rule-engine logic through data validation of CPT codes, provider IDs, and pricing outcomes, providing evidence-based recommendations to PMs for logic updates and system enhancements. •Synthesized defect trends and audit reports into actionable insights that supported roadmap inputs, helping product and engineering focus on high-impact improvements. •Collaborated with product managers during backlog grooming, sharing researched insights, validating acceptance criteria, and aligning problem severity with business impact for prioritization. •Supported early MVP validation for automation improvements by testing L1/L2 workflows, assessing usability gaps, and proposing enhancements that improved reliability by reducing failures by 25%.

PM Fellow @Airtribe at Airtribe, Sep 2025 - Mar 2026 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Worked on a product case study covering problem discovery, market research, and feature prioritisation to prototype creation and analytics, applying strategic frameworks and data-driven insights throughout the process.

Software Intern at Cognizant, Sep 2023 - Jun 2024 · 10 mos, • Gained hands-on experience in Java, Selenium WebDriver, and TestNG by automating functional test cases for web applications. • Practiced API testing using Postman and validated request-response flows for insurance modules. • Configured Jenkins pipelines to simulate CI/CD automation, improving test execution efficiency. • Developed automation projects for car insurance workflows, including policy creation and claim validation, enhancing process accuracy and speed.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, PES college of Engineering, Mandya

Pre - university, PCMB, Mandavya excellence pu college mandya