Ishraq Alim

About Ishraq Alim

I’m a product manager with 10+ years of experience building products across Digital…

Experience

1. Associate Product Manager

   Messari

   Jul 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

   At Messari, I lead product development for core initiatives that power how investors, analysts, and institutions understand the crypto ecosystem. I’ve owned products across both user-facing and internal domains, including:Token Unlocks V2 – A flagship analytics tool for tracking token release schedules. I led the product redesign and rollout, resulting in a 25% increase in usage within 4 weeks and a 40% increase in user retention. I also developed prompt frameworks to allow front-end engineers to surface dynamic LLM-generated insights directly in the product.Copilot – Messari’s internal AI research assistant. I designed and implemented the automated LLM evaluation framework, including prompt chains that score and benchmark research output, leading to improved QA processes and a 15% reduction in tooling cost.Network Metrics – I launched and scaled protocol-specific dashboards focused on adoption, user activity, and economic health. This involved synthesizing on-chain and off-chain data to deliver actionable insights.Data Integrations – I managed multiple vendor relationships and data onboarding efforts for stablecoin, protocol, and network data. This included contract negotiation, API ingestion pipeline coordination, and cross-functional delivery with engineering and ops. These integrations led to an 18% increase in lead generation and improved sales traction.Beyond feature delivery, I’ve contributed to operational scaling by- Creating runbooks and structured onboarding processes for analysts and new tools- Collaborating with design and marketing to launch and promote new features- Prioritizing workstreams based on usage data, feedback, and internal research needs

Education

• University of Toronto

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Faculty of Medicine: Physiology and Neuroscience

  2008 — 2013

• University of Toronto

  B.Sc. (Honours) with Distinction, Genetics and Biotechnology

  2002 — 2006

• Queen's University

  Master of Science (MSc), Neuroscience

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• Immunohistochemistry
• Confocal Microscopy
• Cell Biology
• Cell Culture
• Microscopy
• Teaching
• Animal Models
• Science
• Biochemistry
• Molecular Biology
• Fluorescence Microscopy
• Neuroscience
• Western Blotting
• Scientific Writing
• Data Analysis
• Research
• Microsoft Office