Candidate profile
AI Product Manager
Description
Shantanoo Patel is a Product Manager with 8+ years of experience bridging technical depth with customer empathy. Currently Head of Product at Hopstack (AI supply chain), where they built the product organization from scratch, drove 4x ARR growth, and achieved 95%+ retention across 50+ enterprise customers. Proven track record includes reducing implementation time by 80% (15 weeks to 3 weeks), increasing feature adoption from 40% to 85%, leading a 70+ integration platform, and conducting 500+ demos and 25+ warehouse deployments. Possesses a strong technical foundation, demonstrated by firmware optimization achieving 16x performance gains at LG and 4 patents in IoT/sensor fusion. Their approach involves hypothesis-driven discovery, ruthless prioritization (killed 30+ low-value features), and applying the 80/20 rule for speed-to-value. Capable of architecting and implementing solutions in production, and working directly with operations teams to ensure adoption. Seeking Product Manager roles at high-growth startups or established tech companies building AI, robotics, or developer tools, with a preference for teams that value customer obsession, rapid iteration, and pragmatic technical choices. Experience includes Head of Product in Logistics, LG Electronics R&D (autonomous retail/IoT), and other engineering experience with Fortune 500 IoT deployments.