Akshay Kakani — Product Manager
Akshay is currently working at Dunzo with the primary focus on cost side of the PnL, constantly striving towards achieving positive unit economics. He is responsible for developing and implementing product strategies aimed at driving down delivery costs, while improving the post order user experience & delivery partner experience on the platform. This has helped him gain a deep understanding of the challenges the Quick Commerce world is facing, specially in hyperlocal grocery delivery, in a highly competitive market. Akshay carries with him a unique & diverse set of experiences across sectors like E-commerce, Travel, D2C, Gaming & Payments. Solving for some of the core product problems while fostering an empowering work environment for his team has prepared him to take up bigger challenges on product & people front. Akshay is an MBA graduate from S P Jain Institute of Management & Research and Johnson Business School, Cornell University. He is an Economic Times Young Leader Awardee - 2017. Akshay also invests in & guides pre-seed startups on product strategy & MVP roll-out.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager specializing in Q-commerce and E-commerce sectors.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 11 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Product Management
- Customer Experience
- Business Growth Strategies
- Analytical Skills
- Problem Solving
Career Highlights
- Expert in product management for Q-commerce.
- Awarded Economic Times Young Leader in 2017.
- Guides startups on product strategy and MVP roll-out.
Work Experience
Agoda
Fintech Product @Agoda (2 yrs 3 mos)
Dunzo
Principal Product Manager (Q-commerce / hyperlocal) (1 yr 4 mos)
Bewakoof.com
Product Head - Growth & Customer Acq/Retention (E-commerce / D2C) (1 yr 6 mos)
Paytm
Senior Product Manager (7 mos)
Product Manager (1 yr 10 mos)
Johnson & Johnson
Management Internship (2 mos)
Ingersoll Rand India
Engineer (1 yr 10 mos)
Team Unwired
Member of Engine and Transmission team (2 yrs)
Indian Cultural Association, NIT Calicut
Art Secretary (1 yr 1 mo)
VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (A Volvo Group and Eicher Motors Joint Venture)
Intern (2 mos)
Education
Marketing Immersion Program at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) at National Institute of Technology Calicut
at Shri R. K. Daga Maheshwari Academy
Master of Business Administration - MBA at SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research
