Akarsh Saxena

Product Manager

Hyderabad, Telangana, India3 yrs 6 mos experience

Key Highlights

Led development of AI-driven platform for commercialization.
Achieved 50% reduction in system breakdowns at BSES.
Pursuing M.Tech to deepen expertise in product design.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementProduct StrategyData AnalysisUser Experience (ux)

Other Skills

WireframingSoftware Product ManagementRoot CauseCross-functional Team LeadershipFinancial AccountingRoot Cause AnalysisA/B TestingSoftware DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesCompetitive AnalysisUser ResearchUX ResearchDesignUsabilityFigma (Software)

About

As a Product Manager at the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, I lead the development of an AI-driven platform that analyzes cutting-edge research portfolios to identify commercialization opportunities. My work includes implementing an innovative framework to assess over 250 high-impact research papers and 100 patents, fine-tuning language models to generate market potential analyses, and visualizing commercialization pathways through data-driven heatmaps. Currently pursuing an M.Tech in Product Design and Management at IIIT Hyderabad, I aim to deepen my expertise in creating innovative solutions and strategic frameworks for technology products. My motivation lies in leveraging my technical and analytical skills to drive impactful advancements in product strategy and design.

Experience

International institute of information technology hyderabad (iiith)

3 roles

Teaching Assistant

Jan 2026 – Present · 2 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Business Finance

Teaching Assistant

Aug 2025 – Dec 2025 · 4 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Business Fundamentals
Led tutorials on business and economics fundamentals, simplifying complex concepts and fostering an
inclusive, collaborative learning environment.
Collaborated with faculty to design project coursework requirements and evaluation rubrics, ensuring
alignment with real-world product design.

Product Manager

May 2025 – Aug 2025 · 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Led the end-to-end development of an AI platform that analyzes the institute's research portfolio to identify high-potential commercialization opportunities.
Weblink: https://yuvi-crypto.github.io/iiithtechnologyportfolio/#
Defined and implemented a novel AI-driven framework to strategically analyze a deep-tech portfolio of **250+ list A*/A research papers and 100+ patents**.
Productized research analysis by fine-tuning LLMs (Gemini, Grokk) to auto-generate one-page summaries detailing market potential, use cases, and risks for each technology.
Identified commercialization pathways by generating data-driven heatmaps to visualize the alignment of core technologies with 5 key sectors, including industries and UN SDGs.
Owned the full product lifecycle for the public-facing portfolio platform, from initial concept and development through to user acceptance testing and feedback.

WireframingSoftware Product ManagementProduct ManagementProduct Strategy

Bses delhi

Assistant Manager

Mar 2022 – Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India · On-site

Led cross-functional projects targeting root-level technical failures, achieving a 50% reduction in system breakdowns across 70+ substations, impacting over 1 million+ consumers in FY 2023–24.
Conducted root cause analysis on 200+ breakdown cases involving transformers, circuit breakers, and protection relays, resulting in a 30% decrease in repeat incidents through targeted interventions.
Built and managed a shutdown analytics dashboard from 5+ years of data, streamlined outage planning, and reducing unscheduled downtime by 25%.
Executed research and corrective planning for 60+ EHV interruption cases,
improving mean time to recovery (MTTR) by 15% and enhancing safety
compliance.
Designedapreventivemaintenanceframeworkintegratedwithpredictive
triggers from historical performance data, increasing maintenance
efficiency by 20%.
Createdastrategicroadmaptoensureuninterrupted24x7powersupply
for Delhi’s urban zones; aligned execution plans with regulatory bodies and internal leadership to meet key SLAs.

Data AnalysisUser Experience (UX)

B.l. agro industries ltd

Graduate Engineer Trainee

Aug 2021 – Mar 2022 · 7 mos · Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Root CauseCross-functional Team Leadership

Talent corner hr services pvt. ltd.

Equity Research Analyst

Jul 2020 – Sep 2020 · 2 mos

Conducted TAM analysis & designed KPI tracking system for 30+ portfolio companies (MAU +25%)
Contributed to 5+ research reports with senior analysts, enhancing cross-functional communication and stakeholder alignment.

Root CauseFinancial Accounting