Background, principles & career progression

A short, honest bio.

Four years shipping AI-native B2B SaaS in regulated domains. Based in Bengaluru, open to Hyderabad or remote.

Experience

4 yrs shipping AI-native SaaS

Track record

2 companies, one thread

Documented

9 case studies

Domains

GRC, FDA SaMD, retail

Who I am

I've spent four years shipping AI-native B2B SaaS across healthcare GRC, clinical workflows, and enterprise retail. My background is in applied product thinking, the unglamorous parts: discovery, prioritization, regulatory sign-off, and killing the things that shouldn't ship.

I've spent most of my career in domains where compliance is existential and the metrics have to be defended, not invented. That's shaped how I work: controlled automation over autonomous agents, behavior over opinion, and a written kill memo over a polite silence.

✦ The core creed
"I prefer controlled automation over autonomous agents, behavior over opinion, and a written kill memo over a polite silence."
KrishnaS Hemanth · Product Owner
Experience

Two companies. One thread: AI under constraints.

Product Owner
Symplr · Enterprise Healthcare GRC SaaS · Bengaluru
Aug 2025 – Present
  • AI quote automation, built solo on Claude via AWS Bedrock: quotes per analyst up 11.7%/month, line items per quote up 30% with handling time flat, ~99.9% accuracy, in production.
  • $5–7M in savings identified for an enterprise hospital client through a clinical AI POC.
  • 67 NPS on the spend management product; built weekly SLA triage across QA, Engineering and CS.
  • Phoenix legacy rebuild: 60–70% of a 20-year-old, 366-screen platform rebuilt as a modern AI-first web app.
+11.7%Quotes / analyst / mo
$5–7MSavings identified
67NPS, spend product
Stack:Claude on AWS Bedrock · FastAPI · React · .NET 8 · Postgres/pgvector
Senior Business Analyst
Quantiphi · AI-first digital engineering
Feb 2022 – Aug 2025
  • 0→1 clinical AI platform (FDA SaMD, multi-tenant): NLP accuracy 68→88%, $500K+ ARR in 6 months.
  • 4,000+ manual hours/year eliminated via clinical workflow automation.
  • Recommended termination of a $1M AI initiative in discovery: PHI/PII compliance blockers, negative ROI.
  • 42% cart abandonment reduction on an enterprise retail platform via UX research + A/B testing.
$500K+ARR in 6 months
$1MKilled on purpose
+42%Conversion lift
Colleagues say

"Empathy-driven leadership that few senior leaders ever develop - and he has it early in his career."

I've worked with Hemanth for the past year, and I can say without hesitation that he is one of the most talented Product Owners I've had the pleasure of working with. Hemanth has complete command of his product space and is exceptionally well organized.

What sets him apart is his leadership. During a recent challenging quarter, he shields his team when things are hard and gives them the spotlight when things go well. That's empathy-driven leadership that few senior leaders ever develop, and he has it early in his career.

His technical and AI capabilities are equally impressive. He pairs that skill with strong requirements gathering, stakeholder management, and a genuine talent for solving hard problems calmly and methodically. Hemanth is going to be a senior executive leader someday soon. I'm certain of it.

July 2026 · Senior to KrishnaS, did not manage him directly
Credentials, education & recognition

Independently verifiable.

Dream Team & You Make a Difference

Symplr, cross-functional collaboration, AI POC delivery.

Kaizen & SPOT

Quantiphi, process improvement and operational excellence, exceptional delivery.

SAFe 5.0 POPM

Certified Product Owner / Product Owner, Scaled Agile.

Product School PM Certificate

Product Management Certification, Product School.

Google Associate Cloud Engineer

Production deployment and cloud infrastructure fundamentals.

M.Tech & B.Tech

Industrial Biotechnology, NIT Karnataka (Surathkal) · Biotechnology, NIT Andhra Pradesh.

Colleagues say
Alex Marciante
Senior Product Management Executive
July 2026 · Senior to KrishnaS, did not manage him directly

I've worked with Hemanth for the past year, and I can say without hesitation that he is one of the most talented Product Owners I've had the pleasure of working with. Hemanth has complete command of his product space and is exceptionally well organized.

What sets him apart is his leadership. During a recent challenging quarter, he shields his team when things are hard and gives them the spotlight when things go well. That's empathy-driven leadership that few senior leaders ever develop, and he has it early in his career.

His technical and AI capabilities are equally impressive. He pairs that skill with strong requirements gathering, stakeholder management, and a genuine talent for solving hard problems calmly and methodically. Hemanth is going to be a senior executive leader someday soon. I'm certain of it.

MB
Markus Blank
Improve diagnosis & care through collaborative innovation
August 18, 2026 · Markus was Krishnasai's client

I have had the pleasure of working with Hemanth and have consistently been impressed by his unique combination of product vision, analytical rigor, and execution excellence.

Hemanth brings a rare ability to bridge business needs, technology capabilities, and customer value. As a Product Owner in the AI space, he demonstrates a deep understanding of how to translate complex problems into practical, impactful solutions. What sets him apart is his structured, data-driven approach to decision-making combined with a strong focus on stakeholder alignment and delivering measurable outcomes.

Beyond his technical and product expertise, Hemanth is a highly collaborative professional who earns the trust of teams through his positive attitude, ownership mindset, and commitment to excellence. He consistently raises the bar, challenges the status quo constructively, and approaches every initiative with both strategic thinking and attention to detail.

Any organization looking to accelerate AI-driven innovation, product transformation, or customer-centric product development would greatly benefit from Hemanth's leadership and expertise. I would gladly recommend him and look forward to seeing the continued impact he will make throughout his career.

Let's build what actually ships.