Akash Kumar — Chief Operating Officer

🔥 On a mission to get India employed, upskilled, and mentored! 🎙️ I am currently heading the Sales, Customer Success, and Operations departments of Instahyre as "Chief Operating Officer (COO)" As the Host of "Accompany Akki" Podcast channel, I bring together Founders, CXOs, and Industry Experts to share insights that help people land better jobs, grow in their careers, and stay ahead in today’s competitive world. Watch Podcasts with Successful Founders, CXOs & Achiever on Accompany Akki Youtube channel With my experience as COO at Instahyre, I have worked closely with 2,500+ companies, helping them build high-performing teams through AI-driven hiring solutions. My experience in HR, Tech, Sales, and Leadership has given me a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed in the professional world. 🔹 What I Do: ✅ Podcasting – Sharing real, actionable career advice from industry leaders. ✅ Hiring & Talent Strategy – Helping companies connect with the right talent. ✅ Growth & Leadership – Enabling professionals to accelerate their careers. 💡 Whether you're a job seeker, founder, or industry expert, let’s connect and make a real impact together! 🚀 In my personal time, I love to enjoy reading books and watching documentaries. I admire the life and investment principles of Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Benjamin Graham. Business and microeconomics are something that excites me every day with an inclination toward learning new concepts and ideas in technology and investing.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and HR Tech expert with strong leadership in sales and customer success.

Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Experience: 11 yrs 4 mos

Skills

Sales Management
Leadership
Business Development
Sales
Account Management

Career Highlights

Led sales and operations for a major hiring platform.
Hosted a podcast connecting industry leaders and job seekers.
Expert in building high-performing teams through AI solutions.

Work Experience

Instahyre

Chief Operating Officer (5 yrs 3 mos)

Entrepreneur In Residence (8 mos)

Senior Manager (1 yr)

jaro education

Business Development Manager- Deputy Branch Manager (6 mos)

Business Development Manager- Team Leader (1 yr 3 mos)

Business Development Manager (1 yr 1 mo)

At Salosa (Acquired by Quikr)

Business Development Manager (8 mos)

Viber

Digital Marketing Intern (1 mo)

ABV- Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, India

President of Student Activity Council (SAC) (10 mos)

Go Untucked

Marketing Intern (3 mos)

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA at ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management

Bachelor of Technology - BTech at ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management

Matriculatiuon at St. Xavier's College

Marketing at The Wharton School

Akash Kumar

Chief Operating Officer

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India11 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led sales and operations for a major hiring platform.
Hosted a podcast connecting industry leaders and job seekers.
Expert in building high-performing teams through AI solutions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and HR Tech expert with strong leadership in sales and customer success.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales ManagementLeadershipBusiness DevelopmentSalesAccount Management

Other Skills

Account PlanningBusiness AnalysisBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Client PresentationClient Relationship ManagementCommunicationCommunication SkillsConsultative Sales ManagementConsultative SellingCorporate CommunicationsCorporate RenewalCross SellingCustomer SatisfactionCustomer SuccessDemo

About

Experience

Instahyre

3 roles

Chief Operating Officer

Promoted

Dec 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

- Heading the organization's Sales, Customer Success, Operations, and HR Department.

Sales ManagementCustomer SuccessOperationsLeadership

Entrepreneur In Residence

Mar 2020 – Nov 2020 · 8 mos

Senior Manager

Mar 2019 – Mar 2020 · 1 yr

Heading the Business & Sales (B2B & B2C) Division of Instahyre
Providing Enterprise Software Solutions to all the clients of Instahyre
Directly handling Enterprise sales deals including all the major clients & their renewals
Train and motivate teams and ensuring a consistently high level of performance
Hire and grow team, while serving as a backup for team members if needed
Planning and deciding goals and metrics for the business.
Maintaining strong client relationship and high level of customer service

Business DevelopmentSalesClient Relationship Management

Jaro education

3 roles

Business Development Manager- Deputy Branch Manager

Aug 2018 – Feb 2019 · 6 mos

Motivating and leading members of the Sales team
Analyse Sales Statistics to define sales potential & using Competitive Analysis to skyrocket Sales.
Ensure customer satisfaction & resolve customer issues using proper Account Management.
Identifying potential customers and new business opportunities
Achieving stretched targets and managing sales in a result-focused environment
Maintaining strong client relationship and high level of customer service
Planning, evaluating, implementing and continuously improving all aspects of sales functions and processes
Monitor performance metrics of sales team & report data.
Consistent Lead generation & management, meeting Clients & closing the sale for IT Online Products.
Train, Motivate & mentor the team of Sales Executives for End to End Sales & Consultative Selling.

Sales ManagementAccount ManagementCustomer Satisfaction

Business Development Manager- Team Leader

Apr 2017 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

Handling the Team of Business Development Executives.
> Training, Mentoring & Managing the Employees for End to End Sales for Target & Revenue Generation.
> Acquiring new client and maintaining relationship with clients
> Understanding the requirement and need of the client
> Manage and coordinate advertising promotional activities
> Analysis of current trend and market competitors
> Responsible for business development through sales
> Relationship Management.
> Market Research and lead generation
> Product training and brand promotion
> Branding and product management
> Corporate Events B2B
> Product presentations

Business DevelopmentSalesClient Relationship Management

Business Development Manager

Feb 2016 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

> Acquiring new client and maintaining relationship with clients
> Understanding the requirement and need of the client
> Manage and coordinate advertising promotional activities
> Analysis of current trend and market competitors
> Responsible for business development through sales
> Relationship Management.
> Market Research and lead generation
> Corporate Events B2B
> Product presentations

Business DevelopmentSalesClient Relationship Management

At salosa (acquired by quikr)

Business Development Manager

May 2015 – Jan 2016 · 8 mos · Gurgaon, India

Working as a Business Developer in the company Salosa (Renamed At Home Diva: Acquired by Quikr).
Getting clients on-board with the company and signing Contracts with Beauty professionals and make-up artists.
Handling inquiries from existing and new clients by conducting promotional events & marketing activities to develop new contacts.
B2B Business Development

Business DevelopmentSales

Viber

Digital Marketing Intern

Dec 2014 – Jan 2015 · 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

Worked as an Intern as Viber Brand Ambassador for a period of 2 months. It was facilitated by recruitment partner Letsintern.com.
The work was to digitally promote the campaign of Viber.
The work involved planning & executing Email Journeys, promoting the campaign on different channels, Marketing Automation.

Abv- indian institute of information technology and management, gwalior, india

President of Student Activity Council (SAC)

Jul 2014 – May 2015 · 10 mos · Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

Organizing various cultural and technical events in Academic year 2014-2016

Go untucked

Marketing Intern

May 2014 – Aug 2014 · 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

The Work Profile was Marketing, Business Development and Operations.
Responsibilities include:
Marketing Communication
Competitive analysis
Product Analysis & Research
Marketing Research
Digital Marketing
Website designing
Channel sweeping for products (on Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal, Homeshop18, Shopclues,etc.)
Cold-calling
Client handling