Apoorva Dawalbhakta

Associate Partner

Pune, Maharashtra, India9 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Expert in product and market strategy.
  • Proven track record in competitive intelligence.
  • Author of a philosophical trilogy.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic consultant specializing in enterprise technology and market dynamics.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyMarket Analysis

Other Skills

CollateralRelationship BuildingProduct VisionLeadershipFunctional ConsultingBusiness AnalysisTeam EffectivenessBusiness RequirementsCase StudiesBusiness Process ImprovementEconomic AnalysisOral CommunicationBusiness CommunicationsProcess EfficiencyPresentation Skills

About

I operate at the intersection of enterprise strategy, market intelligence, and product-led growth, helping organizations translate insights into decisive, market-facing action. With strong roots in analyst-led research, I bring deep grounding in market dynamics, competitive landscapes, and buyer behavior, and extend that foundation into product strategy, positioning, and go-to-market execution - especially in fast-evolving categories where clarity must precede alignment. My work spans product and market strategy, competitive intelligence, product marketing, and advisory-led consulting, supporting enterprise technology vendors and leadership teams in sharpening narratives, differentiating offerings, identifying growth vectors, and anticipating inflection points ahead of the curve. I combine analytical rigor with systems thinking and structured problem-solving, simplifying complexity into usable frameworks. Known for asking the right questions early and challenging comfortable assumptions, I help align insight with execution - driving clarity, momentum, and impact at scale. Beyond the corporate realm, I’m a long-time Hindustani Classical Musician (practicing Vocalist), along with being the Author of the Book 'Roots in Oblivion' (the 1st Book, in a 3 part trilogy in the making), and a practitioner of Yoga and Meditation - habits that keep my thinking grounded, balanced, imaginative, and perspective driven. With a consultant’s instinct for clarity, a strategist’s lens for scale, and a product marketer’s bias for adoption, I help clients unlock real momentum in a world where expectations outpace strategy! Open to collaborations and conversations that challenge the status quo and build what’s next!

Experience

9 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 10 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Qks group

2 roles

Associate Director (Research)

Promoted

Jan 2022Jan 2026 · 4 yrs

  • Responsible for guiding and managing a large team of analysts operating across multiple IT software and business systems domains
  • Responsible for planning and leading global strategic business research and consulting projects across diversified industry and technology domains.
  • Providing strategic guidance and potential road map alignment to clients on key business issues, market dynamics, technology trends, best practices, competitive landscapes and future scenarios.
  • Routinely engaging & interacting with professionals in key leadership roles (who operate & drive technology domains across industries), striving to establish a consistent & robust link between - the industry offerings, the market requirements and the end-user expectations, through an honest knowledge oriented approach.
CollateralRelationship BuildingProduct VisionLeadershipFunctional ConsultingBusiness Analysis+51

Senior Analyst

Sep 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Providing Strategic Outlook & Insights by conducting end-to-end Research and Consulting Assignments on Data Management, Analytics, and AI domain
  • Identifying the latest technology and market trends and its collective impact on the technology developments and market growth
  • Undertaking briefing sessions, surveys and interviews with leading technology vendors, end users and other stakeholders to gain ground-level insights on their experience in evaluating, deploying and maintaining the technologies
  • Subsequent detailed Technology and Vendor Evaluation on various performance parameters and providing detailed analysis of the competitive environment
  • SPARK Matrix™ Analysis
  • User Consulting involving Technology Planning and appropriate Vendor Selection Strategy
  • Major Trends, Industry Convergence Analysis and exploring possibility of Cross-Industry Experience Value Points
  • Understanding the client needs and providing holistic, nuanced & precise consulting for enhanced sustainable growth
CollateralProduct RequirementsRelationship BuildingProduct VisionFunctional ConsultingTeam Effectiveness+29

Rivoltech auto ltd.

Design & Marketing Engineer

Jul 2018Apr 2019 · 9 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Worked on the finer design aspects of critical components to bring down the price, increase the durability and overall usable capacity
  • Resultant precision of manufactured component increased, reducing inspection time by 50-60 % (thus reducing required man power)
Quality ReviewsOffice 365English

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Author of the Book - 'Roots in Oblivion [Part 1 of the Oblivion Series]

Jun 2018Nov 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos · India

  • o The book primarily revolves around philosophy, ancient mythology, ancient history, part fiction and human psychology
  • o It provides a curious analysis as to how we have evolved to the current state that we belong to, by trying to understand the roots that we hail from

Wiseguyreports (wgr) part of wiseguy research consultants pvt. ltd.

Research Associate (Automotive Domain)

Mar 2018Jun 2018 · 3 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Gathering secondary market data through the paid and free secondary resources
  • Designing or assisting in the development of questionnaires and moderator guides to ensure that necessary data is captured
Quality ReviewsOffice 365English

Rivoltech auto ltd.

Inplant Engineer

Jun 2013May 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Pune Area, India

  • We (a team of 4), aimed to bring about reduction in the human effort required at inspection stage.
  • For this, some suitable modifications in operating tool location, sequence of tool operation along with a minor change in conveyor belt speed were suggested by us.
Quality ReviewsOffice 365English

Capgemini

Software Engineer

Jan 2012May 2012 · 4 mos · Pune Area, India · On-site

Office 365English

Kirloskar oil engines limited

Engineering Project Intern.

Jul 2010May 2011 · 10 mos · Khadki, Pune.

  • Project Work involved reusing the exhaust air from the nick machine using a modification set up, which helped in reducing the man power, resulting in cost savings
  • Presented a Technical Paper on the same (Refer the Link and PDF)
Office 365

Education

MIT School of Business

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (P.G.D.M)

Jan 2016Jan 2018

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2007Jan 2011

Shikshan Prasarak Mandalis Sir Parshurambhau College Arts, Science & Commerce Tilak Road Pune 30

Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C.)

Jan 2005Jan 2007

Muktangan English School - India

Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.) — High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

Jan 1993Jan 2005

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