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Henry Arinze

Software Product Manager @ HP

Deciding what to build, then getting it built.

I turn sprawling backlogs and ambiguous requirements into clear, prioritized platform bets, then ship them with engineering. A PM who isn't afraid to open the codebase: computer science by training, two summers as a software engineer at Goldman Sachs, now building product at HP.

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PreviouslySoftware Engineering @ Goldman Sachs
backlog items brought under one prioritization framework
70K+backlog items brought under one prioritization framework
increase in projected platform value
$3Mincrease in projected platform value
of manual testing eliminated with an agentic-AI MVP
60 hrsof manual testing eliminated with an agentic-AI MVP
active users on a product I led from zero
1,500active users on a product I led from zero

Ex-SWE · PM

A PM who ships code, too.

My engineering background isn't a footnote. It's how I de-risk decisions, earn trust with engineers, and move faster.

  1. 01

    Prototypes before slide decks

    At HP I built an agentic-AI MVP to test our new prioritization scoring across 50+ sandbox cases. It hit 96% accuracy before launch and removed 60 hours of manual testing.

  2. 02

    Fixes the math myself

    When a legacy cost-estimation tool was producing unreliable numbers, I rebuilt its calculation logic in a week. It became 30% more accurate and now guides $250K in investment decisions.

  3. 03

    Fluent in the stack

    Shipped production React screens and REST APIs as a Goldman Sachs engineer. I can read the PR, talk trade-offs with engineers, and scope work realistically.

01

Experience

  1. HP

    Sept 2025 to Present

    Vancouver, WA

    Software Product Manager

    Owning prioritization and portfolio governance for an enterprise platform.

    • Architected a 3-layer WSJF prioritization framework in Jira to manage a 70,000+ item backlog, resolving cross-team misalignment and increasing feature delivery speed by 20%.
    • Built an agentic-AI MVP to validate the new scoring logic across 50+ sandbox test cases, eliminating 60 hours of manual testing and reaching 96% pre-launch accuracy.
    • Unified fragmented intake workflows so high-impact initiatives are resourced and aligned with the long-term product vision.
    • Turned ambiguous requirements into platform bets through quantitative research and customer feedback, lifting roadmap execution velocity 25% and contributing to a $3M increase in projected platform value.

  2. HP

    May to Aug 2024

    Vancouver, WA

    Software Product Management Intern

    Shipped fixes to a cost-estimation tool leadership relied on.

    • Rebuilt the calculation logic of a legacy cost-estimation tool in one week, improving accuracy by 30% and enabling leadership to optimize $250K in product investments.
    • Guided cross-functional teams from concept to release, cutting cycle time 20% through roadmap prioritization.
    • Used user feedback and quantitative research to align stakeholders on core requirements, raising user satisfaction 15% and reducing post-launch iterations 22%.

  3. Goldman Sachs

    Summers 2022 & 2023

    Dallas, TX

    Software Engineering Intern

    Designed and built customer-facing React experiences.

    • Designed Figma prototypes for a full UX/UI redesign and led the Origination screens from concept to React implementation, simplifying onboarding by 25%.
    • Replaced hardcoded data with real-time API calls and conditional rendering, cutting front-end load time 20%.
    • Built and tested REST APIs that reduced maintenance overhead by 20%.
Henry is an outstanding intern. He worked hard on his project, was conscientious, diligent and professional. Additionally, Henry quickly took on a leadership role among the other interns, became the point person for a team of other interns… What impressed me the most is that Henry found the time to help and mentor an external engineering student who is interested in Goldman Sachs.
Deika ElmiLead Cybersecurity Manager @ AT&T · Former Goldman Sachs VPWorked with Henry at Goldman Sachs, 2022
02

Projects

Crop Calendar

2022 to 2025

Lead Product Manager & Front-End Engineer · AIT Code For Impact

An interactive crop calendar that combines real-time, location-based data with local grocery pricing so people know what's in season and what it costs near them.

1,500 active users and $5K in localized market value within six months of launch.

  • 0→1
  • Product vision
  • React

In progress

New product case studies with research, PRDs and shipped prototypes are on the way.

Follow along on GitHub
03

Skills & background

Product

  • Product strategy
  • Roadmapping
  • Prioritization (WSJF)
  • Product discovery
  • User research
  • Customer interviews
  • Metrics & KPIs / OKRs
  • A/B testing
  • PRDs
  • Backlog management
  • Stakeholder management
  • Portfolio governance
  • Go-to-market
  • Agile / Scrum
  • Product lifecycle

Technical

  • Python
  • SQL
  • Data analysis
  • React.js
  • REST APIs
  • Google Apps Script

AI

  • Agentic AI
  • AI prototyping
  • Prompt engineering

Tools

  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Figma
  • Miro
  • Notion
  • Claude / ChatGPT

Education

University of California, Merced

B.S. Computer Science and Engineering · May 2025

Leadership

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)

UC Merced Chapter Advisor · 2022 to Present

Guiding succession planning and knowledge transfer so each new leadership team starts strong.

04 · Contact

Have a product problem worth solving?

I'm always happy to talk product, platforms, or how to make a roadmap people actually believe in.

henryscollege000@gmail.com