AndyLeong
Lead Product Manager / AI Builder
Product leader with a track record of shipping products from 0 to 1. Started in marketing and growth at Unilever and Hootsuite, then moved into digital product and built conversational AI in insurance and banking. Currently building kneadmate. Open to senior PM roles at AI-first companies. Based in Singapore.
Where I've worked
Trained as a mechanical engineer. A final-year marketing elective hooked me and FMCG gave me the start. ESCP Europe gave me the depth.
- 2004 to 2008
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
MEng in Mechanical Engineering
- 2009 to 2010
Reckitt Benckiser, Kuala Lumpur
Management Trainee, my first taste of sales & marketing at scale
- 2011
ESCP Europe, London & Paris
MSc. Marketing & Creativity
- 2012 to 2014
Unilever Asia, Singapore
Regional Assistant Brand Manager for Lifebuoy and Vaseline for SEA markets
What I'm shipping
An event prep Telegram bot for introverts. Saves events, finds locations, estimates travel time, and sends timely prep, leave, and networking nudges. Built with Codex.
What I'm focusing on
Updated May 2026- 01Building kneadmate. The goal is first paying customers.
- 02Reading Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal.
- 03Learning to ship production-ready apps with AI tools, and build automations with AI agents.
- 04Based in Singapore, raising a toddler, baking sourdough on weekends.
Reach out
Looking for a builder PM, or building something interesting? Email is the fastest way to reach me. Otherwise find me on LinkedIn, GitHub, or X.