Vishnu Vijay
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I'mVishnu

Product Manager

I build CRMs, lead-management systems and distribution platforms that move millions in business— currently shaping products at Edelweiss Life from Bangalore

currently building Pixel-art portrait of Vishnu Vijay and overthinking, from Bangalore

About me

I turn messy, ambiguous problems into products people actually use.

As a Product Manager at Edelweiss Life, I lead SaaS platforms from concept to launch — running stakeholder interviews and competitive analysis to define the roadmap, then driving the build with engineering and design. I specialize in CRMs, in-house distribution apps and custom dialer systems, and I care most about closing the loop between user feedback and what ships next.

Quick facts

48+
Months in product
30%
Lift in adoption rates
6+
Zero-to-one products shipped
2
Companies - HDFC Life and Edelweiss Life

projectsshowcase

Shipped

SME — Need Analysis Tool

A guided needs-analysis PWA that walks small and medium businesses through their risk profile and recommends appropriate cover. Built for an HDFC Life distribution context with offline-friendly performance.

Role

Drove the product from discovery to launch — stakeholder interviews, competitive analysis, roadmap and feature prioritization.

Outcomes

  • Launched as a PWA serving SME advisors across India
  • Standardized need-analysis flow for business insurance recommendations
Product ManagementInsurancePWAHDFC Life
Shipped

Insta Insure

A platform surfacing pre-approved, personalised insurance offers to existing bank customers — turning a slow underwriting journey into an instant, digital purchase experience.

Role

Owned the end-to-end journey for pre-approved offers, aligning bank and insurer stakeholders. Worked on Bank API for customer validation and better offer generation for customers — removing third-party API dependency.

Outcomes

  • Enabled instant, pre-approved insurance offers inside the bank journey
  • Simplified issuance for eligible customers
  • Designed fallback journey for non-eligible customers
InsurancePre-approved offerHDFC BankPlatform
In production

Distribution Application

An in-house distribution application unifying lead management, CRM and a custom dialer for sales teams — with third-party integrations to keep the funnel and follow-ups in one place.

Role

Led end-to-end product development — discovery, roadmap, prioritization and launch.

Outcomes

  • 30% improvement in adoption and user satisfaction via feedback loops
  • Unified lead-to-login platform from Bank CRM to Edelweiss Life Login system through API integrations and SSO logins
SaaSCRMDistributionB2B

thelibrary

Case studies, PRDs, guesstimates and decks — the actual documents, viewable right here.

Case Study

Google Maps — Product Case Study

A product teardown of Google Maps — what works, where it falls short, and how it could evolve.

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Case Study

Netflix — Case Study 2026

A strategic deep-dive into Netflix's product and business positioning heading into 2026.

PDF · view inline
PRD

Insta Insure — pre-approved offers

Requirements doc for the pre-approved sum-assured journey.

Coming soon
Guesstimate

Market sizing — chai in Mumbai

A structured market-sizing walkthrough, assumptions to answer.

Coming soon

myapproach

48+ months of shipping gets you a few grey hairs — and some hard-won lessons.

01

Start from the problem

I interview stakeholders and study the competition before writing a single requirement, so the roadmap solves the real problem — not the loudest one.

02

Navigate ambiguity

Most of the interesting work has no clear brief. I'm comfortable framing the question, making a call, and adjusting as evidence comes in.

03

Ship and learn

I bias toward getting something real in front of users quickly, then use feedback loops to improve adoption and satisfaction release over release.

04

Bridge business and tech

I translate between leadership, sales and engineering — keeping everyone pointed at the same outcome and unblocking delivery.

05

Own the whole lifecycle

Discovery, definition, delivery and adoption — I stay accountable end-to-end rather than handing off at the spec.

06

Build for scale

CRMs and distribution tools have to grow with the org. I design flows and integrations that hold up as teams and volume expand.

don't just takemy word

Kind words from the people I've built with — managers, engineers and stakeholders.

Nilesh Nikam

Nilesh Nikam

Stakeholder · Edelweiss Life
I had the pleasure of working with Vishnu on multiple initiatives at Edelweiss Life Insurance. He is dedicated and customer-focused Digital Product Manager with strong analytical skills and …
Akhil Reghunath

Akhil Reghunath

Manager · HDFC Life
I had the pleasure of working with Vishnu at HDFC Life and was impressed by his proactive attitude, ownership, and enthusiasm for driving new initiatives. He consistently looked for opportun…
SV

Sunil Vazhapally

Vendor Project Management Lead
I managed the delivery team on our side during the API integration project with Vishnu's team at Edelweiss Life, and he was one of the more straightforward client-side PMs I've worked with —…
Sudesh Gupta

Sudesh Gupta

Head of IT Product · Edelweiss Life
I worked closely with Vishnu on the lead management platform rollout for our field operations team, and what stood out most was how well he bridged the gap between business ambition and tech…
Nilesh Nikam

Nilesh Nikam

Stakeholder · Edelweiss Life
I had the pleasure of working with Vishnu on multiple initiatives at Edelweiss Life Insurance. He is dedicated and customer-focused Digital Product Manager with strong analytical skills and …
Akhil Reghunath

Akhil Reghunath

Manager · HDFC Life
I had the pleasure of working with Vishnu at HDFC Life and was impressed by his proactive attitude, ownership, and enthusiasm for driving new initiatives. He consistently looked for opportun…
SV

Sunil Vazhapally

Vendor Project Management Lead
I managed the delivery team on our side during the API integration project with Vishnu's team at Edelweiss Life, and he was one of the more straightforward client-side PMs I've worked with —…
Sudesh Gupta

Sudesh Gupta

Head of IT Product · Edelweiss Life
I worked closely with Vishnu on the lead management platform rollout for our field operations team, and what stood out most was how well he bridged the gap between business ambition and tech…

myworld

A short snapshot of the things I need to function in this world.

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Coffee, always
Coffee, always
Photography & cinematography
Photography & cinematography
Royal Enfield Himalayan rides
Royal Enfield Himalayan rides
📊
Dashboards I overcheck
🎧
Lo-fi while writing PRDs
Notion everything
Notion everything
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Dosa Supremacy
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Roadmaps, literal & product

let's build the next thing