Adit Maniktala🇮🇳
Tech Product Manager at Avask
About Adit Maniktala
Tech Product Manager at Avask
"Why do people do what they do?" I've been chasing that question my whole career. Same question works on systems and companies: what are people actually rewarded for here, and why does that keep producing this outcome? Most product problems are incentive problems wearing a costume.
What I'm good at naturally: seeing how the pieces of a system fit together and where the pressure is really coming from. Taking a mess and turning it into something you can act on by Friday. Translating technical work for people who don't want a technical answer, and business context for engineers who think they don't need one.
Experience: started as a software engineer at Optum (UnitedHealth Group), became a tech lead, then a PM. Five years there building an enterprise API marketplace and an LLM support agent. Then a banking PM role at NatWest, an MBA at Warwick, compliance product work at Avask, and a stretch at Antler building an AI venture, where I spoke to 50+ people across orgs about how they were actually using AI versus how they said they were.
What I can help with:
Breaking into PM, including from engineering How to think about AI for your org, team, or product, without the theatre Go-to-market: who you're selling to and why they'd bother switching Reading the system you work in: incentive
Expertise
Sessions with Adit Maniktala
- General Mentorship Session (30 min)
What mentees say
“I had a great mentoring session with Adit. He is incredibly professional, supportive, and generous with his knowledge and experience. Our conversation was insightful and genuinely valuable to me. Adit shared practical advice, thoughtful perspectives, and useful insights that helped me see things more clearly.”
“The session was very informative and helpful. The feedback was practical and gave me a better understanding of how to structure and improve my responses. I really appreciated Adit's guidance and the insights shared throughout the session.”
“Very helpful and genuine guidance”