Manahil Arshad

Product Owner with 3+ years of experience delivering enterprise SaaS products, leading Agile development, and translating customer needs into scalable, data-driven solutions that drive business growth. Promoted within one year for exceptional ownership and execution; Mechatronics engineer with expertise in AI, analytics, workflow automation, and cross-functional product leadership.

Product Owner Executive at Aerodyne Group (2023-11 – Present)

• Increased user engagement by 25% by redesigning feature workflows using customer feedback and iterative product improvements.
• Reduced customer onboarding time by 25% by simplifying onboarding journeys and improving first-session user experiences.
• Improved sprint delivery predictability by 20% by leading backlog prioritization, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives across engineering, UX, and QA teams.
• Reduced communication delays by 30% by implementing a structured customer feedback process integrated into Agile sprint planning.
• Reduced feature delivery cycle time by 20% by prioritizing high-impact initiatives using customer usage analytics and business KPIs.
• Defined and maintained the product roadmap for an enterprise SaaS platform supporting 10+ enterprise clients.
• Presented executive product demonstrations and onboarding sessions that strengthened stakeholder confidence across multiple product releases.
• Partnered with cross-functional teams to align business objectives, customer requirements, and technical implementation throughout the product lifecycle.

Data Annotation & Analytics Executive at Aerodyne Group (2022-11 – 2023-11)

• Reduced manual processing effort by automating 5+ annotation workflows using Python scripting and web automation techniques.
• Improved AI dataset quality by leading 3D model annotation initiatives supporting enterprise machine-learning pipelines.
• Reduced new-hire ramp-up time by onboarding and mentoring 8+ team members, improving team productivity and delivery consistency.
• Increased annotation accuracy by translating complex customer requirements into standardized quality guidelines across multiple enterprise projects.

Freelance CAD Design Engineer at Remote (2022 – Present)

• Delivered industrial CAD solutions from concept to final production-ready models for engineering clients.
• Designed complex SolidWorks assemblies including a medical-grade patient lifter and a detailed Jeep model.
• Managed end-to-end client engagements including requirements gathering, design reviews, revisions, and successful project delivery.

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics Engineering – National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) (2018-10 – 2022-10)