Builder-first mindset

Hi, I'm Utkarsh — a customer-focused builder crafting products at the intersection of technology, data and design.

UCLA Anderson MBA candidate focused on Technology Leadership & Product Management. Previously a Senior Software Engineer at ServiceNow, where I spent 6+ years building automation frameworks and AI-powered prototypes for enterprise workflows.

AI · Product strategy · Prototyping · Enterprise software · GenAI

Utkarsh Rawat headshot

Selected work

Projects

A snapshot of products and prototypes that reflect how I think about AI, product strategy, and systems.

2025Product lead, Tech Innovation Challenge

Penny — AI Insights Engine for PNC

Reimagined product discovery for PNC product managers with an AI insights engine that surfaces customer needs, trends, and risks across data silos.

Product StrategyAICompetition Winner
2023Product-minded engineer / prototyper

ServiceNow CRM GenAI Recommendation Prototype

Built a GenAI-powered recommendation experience for CRM agents, using LLMs and workflow data to suggest next best actions inside ServiceNow.

GenAIEnterprisePrototyping
2020Product-minded engineer / workflow research

Vaccine Distribution Workflow Prototype

Researched vaccine distribution workflows used by U.S. government agencies like the CDC and built a prototype to streamline allocation, prioritization, and distribution tracking. Ranked in the top 10% in a national workflow automation hackathon.

HealthcareWorkflow DesignResearchHackathon
2018Developer / conversational AI prototype

Neo Health Assistant — AI Chatbot for Student Well-Being

Built an early conversational assistant to help students reflect on stress patterns, track mood over time, and access well-being resources. Experimented with intent classification and rule-based responses to explore how AI could support mental health conversations.

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AIChatbotsMental HealthPrototyping

Path so far

Timeline

Moments that shaped how I think about product, customers, and technology.

2015

Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi (IIT BHU)

Began my Mining engineering major journey at the prestigious IIT BHU, actively contributing as a Training & Placement Cell representative and Fine Arts and Aeromodelling Club member.

2018

Wipro Summer Intersnhip

Automated manual reporting workflows, helping save an estimated $1.1M in annual operational effort and accelerating activity tracking across teams.

2019

ServiceNow Full-time

Joined ServiceNow as an Associate Software Engineer working on CRM workflows and automation, a role that grew into a six-year journey building enterprise products and systems.

2023

Knowledge '23 Keynote demo

Built a GenAI-powered recommendation experience for CRM agents that was showcased during ServiceNow's Las Vegas Annual keynote to over 5,000+ enterprise customers.

2025

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Anderson Full-Time MBA

Moved to Los Angeles to pursue the full-time MBA at UCLA Anderson, building on my AI and systems experience to develop the leadership and product thinking

2025

Penny — AI Insights Engine

Designed Penny, an AI-driven insights engine for highly regulated Banking industry to enhance product discovery for PNC, earning 1st place among 50 MBA teams across top 16 business schools at the Tepper Tech Innovation Challenge.

Thinking

Writing

Essays and breakdowns on product, AI, and creativity are on the way.

Product, AI, and velocity

Essay in progress

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Enterprise UX for GenAI workflows

Notes

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Building fast with small teams

Outline

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Connect

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I'm always up to chat about product management, AI, and creative side projects.

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