A Product Person.

iterate to learn — systems thinking — trust

anica bhargava

Systems Thinking: With a degree and professional experience in software engineering, I prioritize and evaluate tasks with all stakeholders in mind. Whether its downstream impacts and feature scalability or business and management expectations, I ensure everyone’s needs are addressed.

Learn Continuously: To create the best product for your user, you have to iterate and learn, and then iterate again. Continuously testing your product and letting results drive your next move is my user-obsessed methodology.

Trust: I want our product to be the only product the user wants to use. Users should trust that we will deliver the best, understand them best, and be there at any time to help. With trust, we will always be the product they go to.

August 2020 - October 2025

New York City, NY

CitiGroup

Assistant Vice Principle | Front-End Engineer & Product Manager

  • Accomplished project manager driving complex initiatives, cross-functional improvements, and migrations into OneTouch for legacy High Touch applications dating back over 20 years.

  • Lead end-to-end program delivery across stakeholders, engineering teams, traders, clients, and external partners, translating ambiguous business needs into structured roadmaps, and on-time, on-scope releases

  • Championed adoption of modern delivery practices, driving team migration to CI/CD pipelines through Jenkins integrated with OpenShift, improving release reliability and deployment cadence

October 2018 - Present

in progress: From Girls to Leaders: How Agency Builds Climate Resilience

SwaTaleem

Senior Volunteer | Project Manager & Writer

  • Lead project owner and manager for annual impact reporting at an international non-profit focused on advancing educational opportunities for girls in underserved communities across India

  • Delivered five 30-page annual impact reports managing designers, discussing scope with stakeholders, managing timelines, and overseeing content development, editing, and final publication

  • Created report narratives and visual concepts to communicate organizational growth, program outcomes, and strategic initiatives to donors, partners, and leadership

October 2025 - Present

New York City, NY

Brewy

Title | Product Owner & Designer

  • Brewy is an up and coming coffee enthusiast app. I am the product owner and designer, working with the co-founder on a weekly basis to prepare for launch.

  • For user research, I also host home coffee shops, conduct interviews, and collect feedback to help us iterate.

wedding diaries

A 2026 bride who channeled her love for traditions, people, and community at her multi-day multi-cultural wedding. Wedding diaries is a recount of the craziest year in my life. Click to see my projects and portfolio, and book a free consultation today!

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If you are interested in collaborating or have a professional opportunity for me, please do not hesitate to reach out.

I am currently searching for product manager positions and freelance work across industries, and I would love to hear from you!