Ammar Waqar
@ammarwaqar
AI-First Product Builder turning ambiguous problems into production LLM apps and measurable business value.
What I'm looking for
I’m an AI-First Product Builder with 11+ years of tech experience scaling SaaS products—then pivoting from a scaling startup Chief Product Officer to a hands-on, rapid-execution product partner. I collapse the traditional PM-to-Engineer handoff by combining rigorous product discovery, deep user empathy, and AI-assisted execution.
When the problem is unclear, I take it from 0 to 1 and ship. Recently, I built an enterprise custom supply chain MVP in a rapid 7-week continuous sprint using an AI-first stack (Next.js, Supabase, Cursor), launched an enterprise backend from scratch (NestJS) with AI-generated code, and took a B2B AI SaaS validation platform from 0 to 1 by orchestrating multi-chain LLM data pipelines via the Vercel AI SDK to output feature PRDs.
I also bring proven cross-functional product leadership and measurable outcomes. At Nemetschek, I reduced implementation effort by 60% with a scalable embedding and integration strategy for an enterprise AI Assistant and enabled 14 subsidiary brands to leverage proprietary RAG data with a unified prioritization framework; at Bitwala, I drove 60% monthly revenue growth, 50% MAU growth, and 20% CSAT improvement through KPI tracking and 50+ user interviews.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
AI Product Builder
Independent Builder Portfolio
Mar 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)
Founded and built AI-first products end-to-end, delivering multiple launches including a supply chain MVP in a 7-week sprint and a B2B AI validation platform from 0 to 1. Developed custom backend and frontend systems using modern web and agentic AI tooling.
Managed AI product and UX for B2B AEC integrations, designing an embedding and integration strategy to reduce implementation effort by 60%. Built a unified approach enabling 14 subsidiary brands to use proprietary RAG data and coordinated a shared PoC across the portfolio.
Chief Product Officer
Bitwala
Jul 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year)
Led B2C fintech/crypto/DeFi product strategy, achieving 60% monthly revenue growth, 50% higher MAUs, and increased CSAT through KPI tracking and 50+ user interviews. Accelerated MVP time-to-market by 40%, improved engineering productivity by 30% via Agile framework adoption, and supported GTM to maintain a nearly 3:1 CLTV/CAC ratio.
Product Manager & Spinoff CTO
iEngineering
Nov 2018 - Jul 2023 (4 years 8 months)
Built and launched a B2B AI road asset management startup from 0 to 1, delivering a production-ready product 40% under budget using rapid prototyping and discovery. Drove revenue growth through modular delivery, secured multi-year partnership opportunities, and launched a SaaS DRM portal to acquire enterprise customers.
Worked as a Research & Development iOS Engineer supporting iOS development initiatives at Wells Fargo.
iOS Engineer
EdCast
Mar 2016 - Oct 2016 (7 months)
Worked as an iOS Engineer at EdCast.
Worked as a Testing Engineer at Apple.
Education
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University of South Florida
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
2013 - 2014
Earned a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida from 2013 to 2014.
National University of Sciences and Technology
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering
2008 - 2012
Earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics Engineering at NUST from 2008 to 2012.
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