Purva Kulkarni

I turn complex problems into products people actually want to use.

SAFe AI Empowered Product Manager Founder at Meal Melody Implementation Solutions Consultant

Featured Work

Consumer AI · Solo Build

A meal discovery app for 50+ global cuisines. Scan your pantry or fridge to cook from what you already have, get recipes adapted to your diet and preferences, and follow along with a multilingual AI chef that chats, listens, and reads recipes aloud while you cook.

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Outcomes

+45%

DAU lift after beta iteration

−30%

Load time reduction

50+

Global cuisines supported

What I Owned

Scoped MVP, wrote PRDs and user stories, designed full UI/UX
Shipped multilingual, voice-enabled AI chef
Ran A/B tests on onboarding-to-dashboard flow and AI prompt variants across beta user segments
Conducted research with 20+ beta users; turned signal into shipping decisions

Stack

Lovable Supabase Claude Code Gemini APIs React TypeScript

Selected Projects

CASE PROJECT

PM Experience Program · Electronic Arts

Player Segmentation & Engagement Analytics

Analyzed gaming industry KPIs including player retention, monetization metrics, and engagement funnels. Designed a player segmentation analysis roadmap and applied LTV / CAC / churn frameworks to build a product decision-making model grounded in real performance data.

Product Analytics Segmentation LTV / CAC

CASE PROJECT

Workforce Analytics Project · Zip Co.

Predictive Headcount Optimization Model

Led a 4-person team building a predictive analytics model to surface workforce optimization opportunities at Zip Co. Translated operational data into a prioritized headcount reallocation framework with ROI projections, packaged as a decision-ready strategic recommendation.

Predictive Modeling Workforce Strategy ROI Analysis

CASE PROJECT

Financial Operations Project · Netflix

Competitive Benchmarking & Growth Roadmap

Directed a 4-member team analyzing Netflix's financial performance against 3 major competitors. Surfaced subscriber growth trends, revenue risk signals, and market whitespace; synthesized findings into a prioritized growth roadmap with data-backed strategic levers.

Competitive Analysis Financial Strategy Growth Roadmap

CASE PROJECT

POS & Inventory Project · Chipotle

POS Organization & Inventory Optimization

Led a team to identify and prioritize operational inefficiencies in Chipotle's POS system and inventory workflows, framing findings around user pain points and business impact. Synthesized unstructured operational data into a prioritized action plan with decision-ready recommendations.

Operational Strategy Process Optimization Decision-Ready Insights

About

I turn complex problems into products people actually want to use.

As a SAFe® AI Product Manager and Implementation Solutions Consultant, I have built my career at the intersection of business complexity and user need, turning messy requirements into products that actually deliver. At UKG, that means owning 40+ enterprise implementations simultaneously, defining requirements, closing capability gaps, and influencing the roadmap for one of the largest HCM platforms in the world.

Then I decided to build something of my own.

Meal Melody is an AI-powered app that eliminates meal decision fatigue. You scan your pantry or fridge, and it instantly tells you what you can cook from what you already have, across 50+ global cuisines, with a personal AI chef to guide you step by step. I took it from idea to launch solo, wrote the PRDs, designed the UX, shipped AI-powered recipe customization with multilingual and voice capabilities, and used feedback from 20+ beta users to drive a 45% increase in daily active usage.

I am drawn to companies where product is taken seriously, where teams move with urgency, and where the work actually matters to the end user.

What I Bring to the Table

Product thinking focused on problem definition, solution design, and outcomes
Defining product requirements to guide feature development
Driving continuous value delivery through user insights and feature thinking
Prioritization and tradeoff decision-making across product constraints
Building scalable user-centric products within enterprise value streams
Data-informed product thinking

Off the Clock

Outside of work I recharge through yoga, traveling, and playing padel and tennis, along with watching football (soccer) and Formula 1. I have always been drawn to how teams build momentum and execute under pressure, and that mindset follows me into everything I work on.

40+

Enterprise implementations owned end-to-end

100%

On-time delivery across client portfolio

45%

DAU lift on Meal Melody iteration

4K+

HCM records migrated via API during M&A

Experience

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Founder & Product Lead

Meal Melody

Built a meal discovery app for 50+ global cuisines, with an AI pantry & fridge scanner, dietary personalization, and a multilingual voice-enabled AI chef. Solo from blank page to shipped, owning PRDs, UX, AI integration, engineering, A/B testing, and beta research.

Implementation Solutions Consultant

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)

Owned 40+ enterprise SaaS implementations end-to-end. De facto product owner translating client needs into engineering specs. 100% on-time delivery.

Business Analyst Intern

SidVin Systems

Agile sprint support and backlog grooming. Built reusable workflow documentation that reduced onboarding ramp for incoming team members.

Toolkit

Tools & Tech

SQL Python R HTML / CSS JIRA Tableau Salesforce ServiceNow Oracle Supabase Lovable Cursor Claude Code ChatGPT GitHub Canva WordPress

Languages

हिंदी

Hindi

Native

اُردُو

Urdu

Native

मराठी

Marathi

Native

English

Native

Türkçe

Turkish

Working

Português

Portuguese

Basic

Español

Spanish

Basic

Certifications

AI-Empowered SAFe® Product Owner / Product Manager

Scaled Agile

AI Product Manager ProfessionalIn Progress

Microsoft

Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner

IBM

AWS Academy Graduate

Amazon Web Services

Customer Experience Professional

UKG

Education

M.S. Information Systems

Digital Innovation & Business Transformation

Honors Presidential Scholarship · President's List · Dean's List

Georgia State University Robinson College of Business

B.S. Business Administration, Information Systems

Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics

Honors Presidential Scholarship · President's List · Dean's List

Georgia State University Robinson College of Business

Let's build something worth using.

Looking for a PM who's owned the full problem space, from enterprise complexity to consumer simplicity, and shipped both. I'd love to talk.

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