Product Manager · AI Automation · Consulting

Zaid Ahmed

Turning complex product problems into clear execution.

9+ years shipping digital products across telecom, broadband and SaaS — from zero-to-one MVPs to platform-wide roadmaps. Now building AI automation systems on the side and open to consulting, fractional PM, and mentoring engagements.

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9+years in product
Dev → PMengineer turned product owner
5AI side projects
Zaid Ahmed
ZA PRODUCT · JAIPUR
Currently at CIMET · Open to consulting

Selected Work

Case Studies

Real projects, real constraints, real outcomes. Details are anonymised where commercially sensitive.

01 · Operations

Closing the operational gaps that turn confirmed sales into cancellations

Separated product-solvable causes from process and external ones, sized and sequenced the fixes, and turned it into a funded plan with a full-year target.

Problem framingPrioritisationBusiness case
Read case study 02 · Automation

Automating work allocation so quality checks never wait on one person

Replaced a manual, single-manager assignment step with rules-based allocation using role permissions and partner assignments, rolled out line by line.

Workflow designRules enginePhased rollout
Read case study 03 · Integration

Replacing manual partner submissions with browser automation

A partner with no API meant every order was re-keyed by hand. We automated their portal, and I learned to run partner approvals in parallel with the build.

PlaywrightPartner managementDelivery
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Organisation and partner names anonymised. More detail happy to discuss in conversation.

Side Projects

Zappster AI Lab

Personal AI automation systems I'm building on n8n, Claude API and Google Sheets — finance, career and business intelligence pipelines.

Drive → parse → Claude → Sheets → Telegram

Finance OS

Ingests bank PDFs (Axis, HDFC, BoB) via Google Drive, extracts transactions with Claude API, categorises spend and sends weekly CFO-style reports to Telegram — including Shariah-compliant investment screening.

n8n Claude API Google Sheets
JSearch API → score → Claude → shortlist → Sheets

Career OS

Job collector + JD analyser that pulls listings via RapidAPI, scores fit against a personal brief, flags Halal-compliant roles and generates tailored application bullets — all automated nightly.

n8n RapidAPI Automation
Upstox API → screen → Claude → signals → Telegram

Stock Screener & Trade Signal Agent

Portfolio reader pulling live data from Upstox API v2, running a Shariah-compliant screener and pushing buy/hold/review signals to Telegram each morning.

Upstox API Claude API Telegram Bot

All systems built on n8n (self-hosted) · Claude API · Google Sheets · Telegram · Source available on request for collaboration

Background

Career

From writing Android code line by line to owning multi-vertical product roadmaps — a nine-year arc from builder to strategist.

2015
Android Developer
TeleCrabs

Built mobile applications end-to-end. Learned to ship, to debug production issues, and to think about the user behind every screen.

2016 – 2018
Co-Founder & CTO
WebDream Solutions

Led technical strategy, team hiring and client delivery for a software studio. First real taste of product thinking — client needs rarely matched initial briefs.

2018 – 2019
Business Analyst
W3Care Technologies

Managed client relationships, requirements documentation and project scoping across multiple concurrent engagements.

2019 – 2020
Business Analyst
Spraynt Technologies

Led stakeholder workshops, gap analysis and delivery planning for SaaS clients. Refined the craft of translating business intent into technical specification.

2020 – Present
Technical Product Manager / Product Owner
CIMET — Energy, Broadband & Mobile comparison platform (Australia)

Product owner for the broadband and mobile vertical: roadmap planning, partner and retailer integrations, stakeholder reporting and delivery across engineering, operations, sales, marketing and partnerships. Recent work includes sales-leakage reduction, QA workflow automation and partner submission automation.

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Expertise

What I bring

Product
Roadmapping User Stories OKRs Feature Prioritisation A/B Testing Product Analytics PRD Writing Agile / Scrum
Analysis & Data
Requirements Gathering SQL Gap Analysis Process Modelling SWOT / Business Cases Stakeholder Mapping
Technical & Tooling
n8n Automation Claude / LLM APIs Jira / Confluence Figma Android Dev (heritage) REST APIs Google Sheets

Work With Me

How I Can Help

Available for consulting engagements, fractional PM work, and mentoring. I typically respond within 24 hours.

Consulting

Fractional PM / Consulting

Need a senior PM without a full-time hire? I embed into your team to own roadmap, write specs, run discovery, and ship — for a defined period or project.

  • Product strategy & roadmapping
  • PRD and technical spec writing
  • Stakeholder alignment workshops
  • Process & tooling setup
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Mentoring

PM / BA Career Coaching

Switching careers or aiming for your first PM or BA role? I've navigated that path from dev to analyst to product owner — and I'll help you do it faster.

  • 1:1 coaching sessions (Topmate)
  • Resume & portfolio review
  • Interview preparation
  • Transition roadmap
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AI Automation

AI Workflow Consulting

I build practical AI automation pipelines for small teams — not hype, just systems that save real hours. Finance reporting, job matching, data extraction, notification bots.

  • n8n workflow design & build
  • LLM integration (Claude / GPT)
  • Google Sheets + Telegram pipelines
  • Documentation & handover
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No pitch deck, no strings. Just a conversation about what you're building.

Social Proof

What People Say

Zaid is knowledgeable, articulate and a pleasure to work with. He brings integrity and intelligence to his work — his overall presence had a positive impact on the company.
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Vishal Verma
AEM UI Developer
Nice to work with Zaid. He has vast knowledge across web and mobile development technology and translates it well into product thinking.
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Nitin Kumar
Senior Business Analyst
I loved talking to Zaid — he clearly answered every question I had. Having such a mentor means a lot for someone trying to break into product management.
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Aman Chaturvedi
Aspiring Product Manager

Writing

Latest from the Blog

Practical thinking on product management, AI automation and career transitions — updated automatically from the blog.

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Get in Touch

Let's Talk

Open to consulting engagements, fractional PM roles, AI automation projects, mentoring and friendly conversations. I respond within 24 hours — no bots.

meetme@zappster.in
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Availability

Currently open to part-time consulting and mentoring engagements alongside my full-time role. Typical turnaround on enquiries: 24 hours.