Akash Aggarwal, PMP®

CEO

Gurugram, Haryana, India9 yrs 1 mo experience

Key Highlights

Over 8 years of experience in Project Management.
Successfully co-founded a startup with significant revenue growth.
Expertise in strategic planning across multiple sectors.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in EdTech and FinTech sectors with a focus on project management and operational excellence.

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Business Continuity PlanningCoaching & MentoringService DeliveryKey Performance IndicatorsOperational ExcellenceProgram ManagementLean Six SigmaDigital TransformationCourse DesignAnalytical SkillsContent StrategyWeb ConferencingProject TeamsFree ThinkingEvent Marketing

About

Hello, welcome to my profile! I am a Project Management & Strategic Planning professional with eight-plus years of expertise spanning the EdTech, FinTech, and Aviation sectors. Demonstrated success in spearheading strategic initiatives, leveraging astute business acumen and leadership prowess to deliver impactful solutions. Currently, I hold the position of Head - Strategy and Operations, Director's Office at Masters' Union. During my bachelor's degree, I co-founded a travel startup that achieved an annual turnover of 5CR within just 3 years. Eventually, the startup caught the attention of a private investor in Kolkata, India, leading to its acquisition. Throughout my career, I have embraced diverse professional experiences, from successfully managing my own company to achieving top sales performance with an international airline. I then transitioned to assisting clients in the USA in making their dream home purchases. Currently, I find great fulfillment in transitioning from helping students achieve their dream business school admissions to joining a business school myself to help them excel in their careers! My academic achievements include a Bachelor's in Commerce from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, India, with a specialization in Marketing, and an MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management, Mumbai, India, with a specialization in Project Management. I am also Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified by IASSC, CSSC, and MSME. Feel free to contact me at aggarwal.akash07@gmail.com.

Experience

9 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

2 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 10 mos

Current Experience

Masters' union

2 roles

Head - Strategy & Operations - Director's Office

Promoted

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

General Manager - Corporate Relations

Jul 2024 – Jan 2025 · 6 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

E-gmat

Business Strategy Consultant

Jun 2022 – Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Key Projects Handled -
1. Part of the Strategy Team, assisting 200+ students achieve success on the GMAT exam in the last 2 years with a success rate of 90%.
2. Analyzed student emails and created a repository of “Email Templates” on OneNote to reduce average response time from 11 minutes to 6.5 minutes.
3. Quantified the metrics for student success and created a Student Success Probability Calculator on Microsoft Excel, with an accuracy of more than 95%.
4. Led the project of creating the entire Sales process for the team, including implementation of Sales CRM as Bigin after thorough research and trying demos of different software.
5. Maintaining C-Level Relationships with other EdTech companies for white labeling of the in-house tech platform.
6. Spearheading digital transformation initiatives by introducing Mixpanel for comprehensive report generation and automating processes through Smartsheet and PowerApps.
7. Collaborated with stakeholders to gather and document business requirements, facilitating successful project outcomes.

Better.com

Project Business Analyst

Sep 2020 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

1. Converting 25+ new home loans every month for the company in the US market.
2. Account Management of home loan applicants while fostering client relationships and contributing to increased business revenue by 15% QoQ.
3. Conducting quantitative research techniques such as Sensitivity Analysis to forecast the demand of incoming loan applications every quarter.
4. Cross-functional collaboration with internal teams to streamline processes and ensure loans closed within the deadline of 20 days and within the budget of the applicant.
Key Projects Handled -
1. Founded "Project Gupshup" after which 85% of the participants were retained in the company for more than 1 year.
2. Designed a centralized guidelines website on Google sites "Be Better" which reduced the error rates by 65%.
3. Built a dashboard on Google Sheets which helped in improving TATs by 40% in production levels.

British airways

Sales Advisor

Mar 2017 – Aug 2020 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Gurgaon, India

1. Generated monthly revenue of 350,000 Pounds consistently.
2. Managed travel and lifestyle accounts for (HNIs) across US, UK, and Southeast Asia markets. Achieved an outstanding Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 9.5 while consistently fostering strong client relationships, resulting in maintaining churn rates below 5%.
3. Implemented an Excel-based productivity calculator to facilitate departmental operations that helped employees monitor and maintain their productivity levels consistently at or above 86%.
Key Projects Handled -
1. Created a productivity/incentives calculator on Microsoft Excel which helped increase the productivity of employees by 10%.
2. Part of Emerging Leaders Program through which mentored new joiners in the company through continuous improvement plans.

Binani cement ltd

Marketing Intern

Oct 2015 – Nov 2015 · 1 mo · Kolkata & Gurgaon, India

1. Investigated the factors contributing to a 50% decrease in market share of Binani Cement in the state of Haryana.
2. Recognized as the top project out of 200 submissions, with copies sent to dignitaries including Shri Braj Binani, Shri Joey Ghose, and Shri K K Taparia.