ADITYA
NANDAN
I turn massive enterprise complexity into elegant, scalable products.
I turn massive enterprise complexity into elegant, scalable products.
Who I am
I'm a Product Manager with 11 years of experience at BlackRock, where I've worked on some of the most complex, high-stakes products in global finance — from investment platforms to internal tools used by thousands of portfolio managers worldwide.
Finance taught me things that most tech PMs don't get to learn early: how to build for massive scale, how to ship in highly regulated environments without losing speed, and how to align deeply opinionated stakeholders around a single vision.
I'm now making a deliberate move into tech and I'm sharing what I've learned, what I'm reading, and what I genuinely believe about the craft of product management. If any of that resonates, I'd love to connect.
My product manifestos
Alignment is a feature, not a phase
Shipping great products requires more than good ideas. I've spent years building consensus across engineering, design, business stakeholders and I've learned that alignment, done right, is itself a product decision.
Complexity is the enemy.
I've worked in one of the most complex industries in the world. That experience taught me just how powerful simplicity really is and how hard you have to fight for it.
Always ask why and then ask it again
Great products aren't built from feature lists. They're built from understanding what people actually need, which is rarely the first thing they say.
My approach
Product Management is a creative endeavor for me and a craft that I approach, keeping following tenets in mind
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Optimize for Simplicity
I love taking massive, complex workflows and turning them into lean, intuitive experiences.
My job is to strip away the noise so users can actually enjoy the tool.
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Vision Management
Product Management = Vision Management.
Focus on where you want to - and align every decision and deliverable with a long-term vision.
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(User + Problem) Focus
Users can tell you what they want—but they may not always know the real solution they are looking for.
The real issue is almost always one layer deeper than the first answer.
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AI as Stakeholder
Most teams are still treating AI like a feature to be bolted on at the end.
AI needs a seat at the table from day one as a stakeholder whose capabilities and limitations actively shape what you build and how you build it.
What people are saying
"Adi doesn't just hand over rigid requirements and disappear. He partners closely with design to make sure complex data and workflows feel effortless to the end user — and he'll push back thoughtfully if something isn't serving the user well."
— Product Designer
"Most internal tools feel like they were built for the person who requested them, not the person using them. This one was different."
— Users
"Adi is that rare PM who genuinely understands technical constraints. His specs turn ambiguous edge cases into clear, executable logic — which means fewer back-and-forths and more time actually shipping."
— Engineering Lead
"Adi navigated incredibly complex regulatory and stakeholder hurdles to chart a product roadmap that drove real, measurable business impact. He has a rare ability to hold the big picture while staying across the detail."
— Senior Executive
Great products come from curious people. These are the books that have genuinely shaped how I think about building, not just the classics everyone lists, but the ones I actually return to. Each one comes with a note on why it stuck.
What I'm reading
Let’s chat!
Whether you want to talk product strategy, or explore whether there's a fit for a senior PM who thinks in systems and ships with empathy, I'd genuinely love to hear from you.
I'm currently open to Product Management opportunities in tech. Drop me a note below.