Kunal Kawale
Product Guy. Engagement Addict. Coin Dropper. | Head of Product @ Goama | I Put the ‘Fun’ in Funnel
- Role
- Head of Product at Goama
- Location
- Pune, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kunal Kawale
Hi, I’m Kunal, Head of Product at Goama, where we don’t just build features, we build fun. For the past decade, I’ve been turning boring buttons into dopamine loops crafting gamified experiences that hook users, scale fast, and actually feel good to use. My playground? Everything from hyper-casual gaming to fintech dashboards and even healthtech workflows.(Yes, I’ve gamified both medical compliance and payment flows wild, right?)Currently leading a kickass team of product folks, designers, and engineers at Goama to bring gamification into everyday apps across 13+ countries and 40M+ users. Whether it’s launching Nurture experiences, dynamic prize tournaments, or Web3-infused mechanics—we’re making everyday engagement feel like a side quest worth chasing. Ex-founder. Built for regulated industries too (healthcare ≠ boring). Passionate about Octalysis, UX psychology, and behavior design. Believer that a well-placed coin drop can change everything.Always up for jamming on product strategy, behavioral loops, or why retention starts way before your first email drip.Let’s connect. Especially if you want to make your product more playful, more sticky, or just plain awesome.
Experience
Head of Product
Dec 2019 — Present · SG
Set the overall product strategy and vision, ensuring alignment with company goals while driving growth, retention, and monetization.• Drove product vision, roadmap, and P&L for a global gamification platform with 100M+ users across 24 countries.• Led a gaming studio that built and launched 150+ casual games, achieving 15M+ MAUs and significant retention uplift.• Scaled monetization (ads + IAP) to deliver 3x revenue growth YoY while maintaining a seamless player experience.• Translated vision into gameplay systems, balanced economies, progression loops, and guided live-ops strategy.• Introduced AI and GenAI features to boost personalization and cut content delivery cycles by 30%.• Gathered and analyzed player data, customer feedback, and market insights to inform roadmap decisions and increase engagement.• Championed voluntary Web3 features, enhancing ownership, community participation, and loyalty.• Managed and prioritized the product roadmap, aligning features and projects with business goals and market demand.• Built and scaled cross-functional teams of 40+(PMs, engineers, designers, ops); set OKRs, mentored talent, and fostered high performance.• Partnered with sales, BD, and marketing teams to align product launches with enterprise partnerships and go-to-market strategy.• Monitored and analyzed product performance metrics to identify opportunities for optimization and innovation.• Stayed at the forefront of industry trends in gaming, gamification, and emerging tech, applying insights to strengthen product strategy.
Education
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Boys Military School
SSC, SSC
2003 — 2008
Welingkar Institute of Management
Master of Business Administration - MBA, E-Business
2014 — 2016
KJ College of Engg and Management Research
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science
2010 — 2014
Govt College of arts and Science
HSC, HSC
2008 — 2010
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