Akshiv Baluja — Product Manager

Highly skilled and accomplished Product Manager, management consultant, with a proven track record of driving success and accelerating revenue growth for leading technology companies. Excel in defining product and go-to market strategy, and shipping high quality products and features to the market with the help of engineering, data science and design counterparts. Proficient in the latest Generative AI capabilities to create market leading experiences and product differentiation, and infusing AI in Product Management Tasks to boost efficiency. Awaiting US Patent decisions on two Gen AI based visual design innovations. Well versed with web and mobile platforms alike, including scaling new products from zero to one. Recognized for exceptional consultative expertise in product strategy, market assessment, and product marketing, resulting in impactful solutions that have shaped multi-billion-dollar sales pipelines. Adept at identifying white spaces in competitor offerings and introducing innovative features to secure high-value deals. Possessing a comprehensive understanding of cloud technologies, enabling the successful expansion of products in regulated cloud environments. Demonstrated ability to provide clarity and cross-organizational alignment while prioritizing engineering focus areas. An effective communicator and leader, praised for crafting compelling positioning narratives, training sales teams, and influencing stakeholders at all levels. Leverage strong analytical skills to assess market opportunities, customer segments, and product-market fit, driving strategic decisions. Backed by an MBA in Marketing and Strategy, combining technical acumen with business acuity to deliver exceptional results. Recognized with numerous awards for consistent excellence and dedication. From time to time, supporting candidates secure coveted business roles at industry giants, and admissions into top MBA colleges. Particularly helping candidates make a transition from consulting to product management, and explanation of different types of PM roles - Growth, Platform, B2C, B2B, Outbound, Customer, Technical Program Management

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Product Manager with expertise in AI integration and cloud technologies.

Location: Delhi, India

Experience: 11 yrs

Skills

Product Management
Go-to-market Strategy
Product Marketing
Business Strategy
Design Thinking
Cloud Computing
Cloud Strategy

Career Highlights

Proven track record in driving revenue growth.
Expert in integrating AI into product management.
Recognized for exceptional consultative expertise.

Work Experience

Microsoft

Senior Product Manager (4 yrs 5 mos)

Monitor Deloitte

Senior Consultant - Business Strategy (1 yr 3 mos)

Consultant - Business Strategy (1 yr 11 mos)

DBS Bank

Product Management Intern (4 mos)

Schneider Electric

Cloud Architect (11 mos)

Analyst (1 yr 9 mos)

Keysight Technologies

R&D Software Engineer Intern (5 mos)

Vodafone

Internship Trainee (1 mo)

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Indian School of Business

Bachelor's Degree at Vellore Institute of Technology

at Mount Carmel School, Anand Niketan, Delhi

Akshiv Baluja

Product Manager

Delhi, India11 yrs experience

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Key Highlights

Proven track record in driving revenue growth.
Expert in integrating AI into product management.
Recognized for exceptional consultative expertise.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Product Manager with expertise in AI integration and cloud technologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementGo-to-market StrategyProduct MarketingBusiness StrategyDesign ThinkingCloud ComputingCloud Strategy

Other Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Analyst ResearchArtificial Intelligence (AI)B2B MarketingBusiness AnalyticsBusiness CaseBusiness Growth StrategiesChange ManagementCloud SecurityCodingCompetitive IntelligenceConsultingCustomer InsightCustomer JourneysCustomer Success

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Experience

Microsoft

Senior Product Manager

Oct 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 5 mos · Delhi, India · Hybrid

Led multiple charters for Microsoft Designer, a graphic design app. Presently, the lead PM for Designer on iOS, Android and M365 Copilot App Create section on mobile. Launched multiple Generative AI powered mini-apps using Chat GPT, SDXL, and other in-house developed machine learning models, balancing performance, quality, user experience, and cost. Published the Designer Mobile App as Generally Available on Android play store and Apple app Store
Infuse generative AI in day to day workflows to boost personal and team productivity, and regularly publish best practices and use-cases with the broader organisation via learning sessions on the same.
Previous Focus Areas:
Improved the cost and the time to launch Microsoft 365 Regulated Cloud Offerings by introducing cross M365 and Azure platform investments that addressed process and tooling inefficiencies involved in the build out of M365 and Azure services. Charted out the associated thought leadership, multi-org alignment, adoption and change management.

Go-to-Market StrategyProduct MarketingCloud ComputingCustomer InsightResearchMarket Assessments+7

Monitor deloitte

2 roles

Senior Consultant - Business Strategy

Promoted

Jun 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

Growth transformation focused Business Strategy Consulting to Technology firms through Monitor Deloitte US (Deloitte’s Strategy Consulting Business).
Experienced in Product Marketing, Product Strategy, Go to Market Strategy, Market Assessment and, Customer and Competitive Insights. Helped stand up the competitive strategy function for a US based leading cloud provider.
Clients: US based leading Cloud Provider, Tech SaaS firms
Technology Focus: Data Analytics, AI & ML, and Cloud IaaS and Cloud Ops

MentoringGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Value EngineeringValuationB2B MarketingProduct Marketing+29

Consultant - Business Strategy

Jun 2018 – May 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

Cloud StrategyProblem SolvingAmazon Web Services (AWS)

Dbs bank

Product Management Intern

Aug 2017 – Dec 2017 · 4 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

A participant in DBS uni.corn program:
Worked on a customer engagement product for small and medium enterprise customers in India: Proposed a digital engagement product and associated go to market strategy, through a Design Thinking exercise.
The objective of the tool was to increase customer base, cross selling revenues and enhance customer engagement (DAU and Activity Time) as they interacted with the bank digitally. The proposed solution was an SME specific chatbot that addressed unmet needs of an SME, identified after persona identification and extensive customer and competitive research.

Design ThinkingCustomer InsightResearchMarket AssessmentsLeadershipStrategy+5

Schneider electric

2 roles

Cloud Architect

Apr 2016 – Mar 2017 · 11 mos

Worked as a Cloud Architect in the Cloud Architecture and Services Team with the following responsibilities -
Architecture, build, maintenance, optimization and operational automation of Cloud Infrastructure on AWS, Azure for Schneider Electric's global IT function
Cloud Program Management - Expand the cloud offering portfolio to increase adoption and incorporate new services
Cloud consulting to IT projects and line of business applications.
Consumption, capacity and service level tracking of the provisioned infrastructure in Cloud
Change management - run a technical change advisory board for the provisioned cloud infrastructure, migration planning, training and internal communications on cloud subjects
Technology watch - New technologies and products evaluation, pilot, enrollment and usage proposal

CodingIT StrategyCloud ComputingCloud SecurityLeadershipChange Management+6

Analyst

Jul 2014 – Apr 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos

I worked as a Cloud Engineer in Schneider Electric's Cloud Architecture and Services Team which is responsible for build and management of cloud environments across regions of operation.
My primary responsibilities include build and architecture of private Cloud Infrastructure, operational automation, systems engineering and integrating IaaS and PaaS solutions from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.
Alongside cloud architecture, I also counsel project teams on Cloud solutions and DevOps, enhance and optimize Cloud infrastructure and evaluate and introduce new technologies and solutions.

CodingIT StrategyCloud ComputingCloud StrategyProduct ManagementSQL+2

Keysight technologies

R&D Software Engineer Intern

Dec 2013 – May 2014 · 5 mos · Manesar, Haryana

Software development of customer specific modules, on top of Agilent / Keysight Advanced Design System (ADS), the leading Electronic Design Automation software for Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit design.
RFIC Design Project - CMOS Voltage Controlled Oscillator using (Generic Process Design Kit) gpdk 180nm.

Coding